PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AMORPHIC DIAMOND FILMS PRODUCED BYPULSED-LASER ABLATION OF GRAPHITE

Authors
JOHNSON SE ASHFOLD MNR KNAPPER MP LADE RJ ROSSER KN FOX NA WANG WN
Citation
Se. Johnson et al., PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AMORPHIC DIAMOND FILMS PRODUCED BYPULSED-LASER ABLATION OF GRAPHITE, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 6(5-7), 1997, pp. 569-573
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS → ACNP
ISSN journal
09259635
Volume
6
Issue
5-7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
569 - 573
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-9635(1997)6:5-7<569:PACOAD>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Amorphic diamond (a-D) films have been grown by pulsed laser depositio n using an ArF excimer laser to ablate material from a dense, ultrapur e graphite rod. Deposition rates have been investigated as a function of incident pulse energy and of time. The resulting films have been an alysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and by laser Raman spectr oscopy, and their electron emission characteristics tested. We confirm the potential of a-D films for use as a cold cathode material. (C) 19 97 Elsevier Science S.A.