Title :
Analysis of operation of diamond-based cold cathodes with different design parameters
Author :
Zhirnov, V.V. ; Pal, A.F. ; Suetin, N.V.
Author_Institution :
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
Operation of diamond cold cathodes depends on a number of parameters, including cathode geometry, thickness of diamond coating, doping level and type, surface properties of the coating, etc. In this paper, criteria for optimal diamond-based cathodes were analyzed
Keywords :
cathodes; diamond; doping profiles; electron field emission; vacuum microelectronics; C; cathode geometry; coating surface properties; design parameters; diamond coating thickness; diamond cold cathodes; diamond-based cold cathodes; doping level; doping type; operation analysis; optimal diamond-based cathode criteria; Cathodes; Coatings; Conducting materials; Dielectric materials; Doping; Equations; Geometry; Space charge; Thermal conductivity; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 2001. IVMC 2001. Proceedings of the 14th International
Conference_Location :
Davis, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7197-6
DOI :
10.1109/IVMC.2001.939762
