ULTRASHARP TIPS FOR FIELD-EMISSION APPLICATIONS PREPARED BY THE VAPOR LIQUID SOLID GROWTH TECHNIQUE

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GIVARGIZOV, EI
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1993年 / 11卷 / 02期
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10.1116/1.586882
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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A technique for preparation of ultrasharp tips, preferentially of silicon, useful for field-emission research and applications is described. Regular arrays of tips, as well as triodelike microstructures (''Spindt cathodes''), can be prepared in such a way. In addition, high-aspect-ratio tips suitable for field-ion microscopy and field-electron microscopy can be prepared by this technique. Finally, a version of the technique allowing to prepare special-shape probes for scanning tunneling microscopes and related instruments is given.
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