A STUDY OF STABLE LOW-FIELD ELECTRON-EMISSION FROM DIAMOND-LIKE FILMS

Authors
DADYKIN AA NAUMOVETS AG ANDREEV VD NACHALNAYA TA SEMENOVICH VA
Citation
Aa. Dadykin et al., A STUDY OF STABLE LOW-FIELD ELECTRON-EMISSION FROM DIAMOND-LIKE FILMS, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 5(6-8), 1996, pp. 771-774
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS → ACNP
ISSN journal
09259635
Volume
5
Issue
6-8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
771 - 774
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-9635(1996)5:6-8<771:ASOSLE>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
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 deposit ed onto Ni and W tips and onto flat Si, Ni and Cr substrates. The film s 10 to 500 nm thick were fabricated in an r.f. discharge (CH4 + H-2 m ixture, 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, Ni O and SiO2 also examined in this work.