Electron field emission from diamond-like carbon, a correlation with surface modifications

Authors
Grant, P Py, C Mossner, C Blais, A Tran, H Gao, M
Citation
P. Grant et al., Electron field emission from diamond-like carbon, a correlation with surface modifications, J APPL PHYS, 87(3), 2000, pp. 1356-1360
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00218979 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1356 - 1360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(20000201)87:3<1356:EFEFDC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We report a series of experiments characterizing the emission obtained from near-amorphous carbon deposited by excimer laser ablation. We found that v acuum arc discharge and material transfer are responsible for morphology mo difications that greatly enhance emission. When the morphology of the mater ials are well controlled, we find that our carbon has a work function one h alf that of silicon. [S0021-8979(00)06803-1].