Young's Interference of Electrons in Field Emission Patterns

C. Oshima; K. Mastuda; T. Kona; Y. Mogami; M. Komaki; Y. Murata; T. Yamashita; T. Kuzumaki; Y. Horiike

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.038301

Young's Interference of Electrons in Field Emission Patterns

C. Oshima, K. Mastuda, T. Kona, Y. Mogami, M. Komaki, Y. Murata, T. Yamashita, T. Kuzumaki, and Y. Horiike

Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 038301 – Published 4 January 2002

Abstract

We have observed interference fringes of electrons in field emission patterns from multiwalled carbon nanotubes at 60 K. The observed fringe pattern is reproduced by calculations based on the formula of Young's interference of two beams. Three-beam interference has also been detected over short time periods. We discuss the reason why Young's interference appears in the electron emission pattern in accelerating fields.

Received 9 April 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.038301

Authors & Affiliations

C. Oshima, K. Mastuda, T. Kona, Y. Mogami, M. Komaki, Y. Murata, and T. Yamashita

Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, JapanKagami Memorial Laboratory for Material Science and Technology, Waseda University, 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan

T. Kuzumaki and Y. Horiike