Low-field electron emission from undoped nanostructured diamond

被引：372

作者：

Zhu, W ^{[1
]}

Kochanski, GP ^{[1
]}

Jin, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Lucent Technol, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 1998年 / 282卷 / 5393期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.282.5393.1471

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Strong and sustained electron emission at low electric fields was observed in undoped, nanostructured diamond. Electron emission of 10 milliamperes per square centimeter was observed at applied fields of 3 to 5 volts per micrometer, These are the Lowest fields ever reported for any field-emitting material at technologically useful current densities. The emitter consists of a layer of nanometer-size diamond particulates, which is heat-treated in a hydrogen plasma. These emission characteristics are attributed to the particles' high defect density and the low electron affinity of the diamond surface. Such emitters are technologically useful, because they can be easily and economically fabricated on large substrates.

引用

页码：1471 / 1473

页数：3

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