A backend field emission device may include a field emission device in a backend of line (BEOL) layer, such as an interconnect layer. In one example, a backend field emission device includes a first electrode coupled with a first conductive interconnect, a second electrode coupled with a second conductive interconnect, an airgap between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a third electrode between the first electrode and the second electrode and coplanar with the airgap.