Title :
Effect of diamond growth parameters on field emission current
Author :
Hong, D. ; Aslam, Dean M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
The field emission characteristics of diamond films grown by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) with different deposition parameters are studied. Electric fields to initiate emission, measured at J=0.01 mAcm-2, are in the range of 0.1~0.4 MV/cm depending upon growth conditions. Diamond films with low diamond/graphite peak (sp 3/sp2 ratio), wider diamond peak at 1332 cm-1 and low resistivity show emission at low fields
Keywords :
chemical vapour deposition; diamond; electron field emission; elemental semiconductors; semiconductor growth; semiconductor thin films; vacuum microelectronics; C; chemical vapor deposition; diamond growth parameters; field emission characteristics; field emission current; hot filament CVD; low field emission; Anodes; Conductive films; Conductivity; Current density; Doping; Grain size; Low voltage; Powders; Semiconductor films; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 1996. IVMC'96., 9th International
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3594-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVMC.1996.601834