Negative-electron-affinity effect on the surface of chemical-vapor-deposited diamond polycrystalline films

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Krainsky, IL
Asnin, VM
Mearini, GT
Dayton, JA
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[1] NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.R7650
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Strong negative-electron-affinity effects have been observed on the surface of as-grown chemical-vapor-deposited diamond using secondary-electron emission. The samples were randomly oriented polycrystalline diamond films terminated with hydrogen. The effect appears as an intensive peak in the low-energy part of the spectrum of the electron energy distribution and may be described in the model of effective negative electron affinity.
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