Negative electron affinity observed in boron-doped p-type diamond films by scanning field emission spectroscopy

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Wang, WN
Fox, NA
Steeds, JW
Lin, SR
Butler, JE
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[1] CHUNG SHAN INST SCI & TECHNOL, TAYUAN, TAIWAN
[2] USN, RES LAB, WASHINGTON, DC 20375 USA
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10.1063/1.363809
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Field emission properties of boron-doped diamond films were studied by combined scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy and scanning field emission spectroscopy. A detailed spatial correlation between field emission sites and diamond morphology, surface work function, and diamond quality can be established by this technique. A possible indication of negative electron affinity of the (111) faces near the (111)/(111) and (111)/(100) grain boundaries and high defect sites of boron doped p-type diamond films were observed by field emission I-V (current-voltage) measurement. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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