Enhancing electrical conductivity and electron field emission properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond films by copper ion implantation and annealing
Journal Article
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· Journal of Applied Physics
- Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102 (India)
Copper ion implantation and subsequent annealing at 600 °C achieved high electrical conductivity of 95.0 (Ωcm){sup −1} for ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films with carrier concentration of 2.8 × 10{sup 18} cm{sup −2} and mobility of 6.8 × 10{sup 2} cm{sup 2}/V s. Transmission electron microscopy examinations reveal that the implanted Cu ions first formed Cu nanoclusters in UNCD films, which induced the formation of nanographitic grain boundary phases during annealing process. From current imaging tunneling spectroscopy and local current-voltage curves of scanning tunneling spectroscopic measurements, it is observed that the electrons are dominantly emitted from the grain boundaries. Consequently, the nanographitic phases presence in the grain boundaries formed conduction channels for efficient electron transport, ensuing in excellent electron field emission (EFE) properties for copper ion implanted/annealed UNCD films with low turn-on field of 4.80 V/μm and high EFE current density of 3.60 mA/cm{sup 2} at an applied field of 8.0 V/μm.
- OSTI ID:
- 22278088
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 115; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
ANNEALING
CARRIER MOBILITY
CONCENTRATION RATIO
COPPER IONS
CURRENT DENSITY
DIAMONDS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELECTRONS
FIELD EMISSION
GRAIN BOUNDARIES
NANOSTRUCTURES
THIN FILMS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
TUNNEL EFFECT
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
ANNEALING
CARRIER MOBILITY
CONCENTRATION RATIO
COPPER IONS
CURRENT DENSITY
DIAMONDS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELECTRONS
FIELD EMISSION
GRAIN BOUNDARIES
NANOSTRUCTURES
THIN FILMS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
TUNNEL EFFECT