Electron emission characterization of diamond thin films grown from a solid carbon source
1996
Abstract Diamond films of various morphologies and compositions have been deposited on silicon substrates by a plasma-enhanced chemical transport (PECT) process from a solid carbon source. Electron emission efficiency of these diamond films is related to their morphology and composition. The electric field required to excite emission in a boron-doped polycrystalline diamond film ranged between 20 to 50 MV m −1 . In an undoped conducting nanocrystalline diamond composite film, the field was as low as 5–11 MV m −1 . The cold field electron emission of these films is confirmed from the Fowler-Nordhelm plots of the data. Enhancement of electron emission by band-bending and by the nanocrystalline microstructure are discussed. New diamond emitters made of nanocrystalline boron-doped diamond composite are proposed.
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