Xu NS, She JC, Huq SE, Chen J, Deng SZ, Chen J. Microfabrication and characterization of gated amorphous diamond-based field emission electron sources.
Ultramicroscopy 2001;
89:111-8. [PMID:
11770735 DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3991(01)00111-5]
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Abstract
Gated field emission electron sources of amorphous diamond (a-D) coated Si tips and a-D diodes on a rough Si substrate were studied, detailing the deposition and characterization of the thin film, the fabrication processes and the emission behavior of the electron sources. Mechanisms responsible for the emission process of the a-D coated devices are proposed. A comparison of the field emission performance of the two types of devices is presented. In addition, future improvements of the a-D diode on a rough Si cathode are discussed.
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