A study of stable low-field electron emission from diamond-like films

被引:22
作者
Dadykin, AA
Naumovets, AG
Andreev, VD
Nachalnaya, TA
Semenovich, VA
机构
[1] NATL ACAD SCI UKRAINE, INST PHYS, UA-252022 KIEV 22, UKRAINE
[2] NATL ACAD SCI UKRAINE, INST SUPERHARD MAT, UA-254074 KIEV 74, UKRAINE
关键词
diamond-like films; semiconducting films; low-field electron emission; negative electron affinity;
D O I
10.1016/0925-9635(95)00501-3
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We have obtained and studied a stable low-field (approximately 10(5) V cm(-1)) electron emission from diamond-like a-C and i-C films deposited onto Ni and W tips and onto flat Si, Ni and Cr substrates. The films 10 to 500 nm thick were fabricated in an r.f. discharge (CH4 + H-2 mixture, 13.56 MHz). The Fowler-Nordheim plots of the emission current from the films represent broken lines and are similar in shape to the emission characteristics of other semiconducting films such as ZnS, NiO and SiO2 also examined in this work.
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