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Liquid metal ion sources

Liquid metal ion sources. Niloofar Sadeghi. What is Liquid Metal Ion Source?. “needle-type” liquid metal ion source (LMIS): Its principle of operation is based on the formation of a liquid metal cone at the apex of a needle wetted by a film of liquid metal. The cone is maintained by the

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Liquid metal ion sources

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  1. Liquid metal ion sources Niloofar Sadeghi

  2. What is Liquid Metal Ion Source? • “needle-type” liquid metal ion source (LMIS): • Its principle of operation is based on the formation of a liquid metal cone at the apex of a needle wetted by a film of liquid metal. The cone is maintained by the • combined action of electric field • stress, surface tension and liquid • flow. • Typical needle apex radii • are 1-1Opm.

  3. What is Liquid Metal Ion Source? • “Capillary-type” liquid metal ion source (LMIS): • It employs a capillary tube filled with liquid metal, at the nozzle of which a liquid cone forms. It is from the apex of this cone, whether formed at the apex of a needle • or at the nozzle of a capillary, • that the ions are field-emitted. • Do not normally display the • stability that the needle type does

  4. What is Liquid Metal Ion Source? • A Taylor cone is formed under the application of a strong electric field. As the cone's tip get sharper, the electric field becomes stronger, until ions are produced by field evaporation.

  5. Why LMIS?

  6. Operation principle of LMIS

  7. Operation principle of LMIS Electrostatic energy and surface tension energy

  8. Requirements For The Ideal LMIS • A Low Melting Temperature • Low Volatility at the Melting Temperature • High Relative Bulk Concentration of Ion Species of Interest • Low Surface Free Energy and Good Wetting • Low Solubility of Alloy in Substrate • Low Solubility of Substrate in Alloy • Favourable Mechanical, Electrical , and Vacuum Properties

  9. Comparison of Various Ion Sources

  10. Thank you!

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