Field emission properties of ta-C films with nitrogen doping

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作者
Park, KC
Moon, JH
Chung, SJ
Jung, JH
Ju, BK
Oh, MH
Milne, WI
Han, MK
Jang, J
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemoon-ku
[2] Korea Inst. of Sci. and Technology, Seoul
[3] University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, Trumpington Street
[4] School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1997年 / 15卷 / 02期
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10.1116/1.589332
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have studied the electron emission characteristics of tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films with different nitrogen content. With increasing N content in ta-C, the room-temperature conductivity as well as the emission current decreases and then increases, resulting in minima. The Fermi level shifts toward the conduction band and, thus, the work function decreases by N doping in ta-C, however, the emission currents of doped ta-C films are less than those of undoped ta-C. (C) 1997 American Vacuum Society.
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