Enhanced electron emission from phosphorus-doped diamond-clad silicon field emitter arrays

被引:23
作者
Ku, TK [1 ]
Chen, SH [1 ]
Yang, CD [1 ]
She, NJ [1 ]
Wang, CC [1 ]
Chen, CF [1 ]
Hsieh, IJ [1 ]
Cheng, HC [1 ]
机构
[1] CHUNG HUA POLYTECH INST,HSINCHU,TAIWAN
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10.1109/55.491831
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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
Undoped and phosphorus (P)-doped diamond-clad Si field emitter arrays have been successfully fabricated using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) technology. The electron emission from the blunt diamond-clad microtips are much higher than those for the pure Si tips with sharp curvature due to a lower work function, Furthermore, the characteristics of emission current against applied voltage for the P-doped diamond-clad tips show superior emission at lower field to the undoped ones, After the examination of Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and electrical characteristics of as-grown diamond, such a significant enhancement of the electron emission from the P-doped diamond-clad tips is attributed to a higher electron conductivity and defect densities.
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