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Fabrication and characterization of diamond field emitter diode with built-in anode

Conference ·
OSTI ID:230012
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  1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Diamond field emitter diodes with built-in anode are designed, fabricated and characterized. Boron-doped p-type polycrystalline diamond film grown by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) is used as an emitter material. A four mask fabrication process is employed using diamond film technology compatible with Si integrated circuit (IC) processing. Photoresist is used as a sacrificial layer to produce a vacuum gap between anode and cathode. Current versus voltage (I-V) data, measured at 10{sup -6} Torr, shows Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) field emission behavior. The current density measured at 0.2MV/cm is approximately 0.5A/cm{sup 2}.

OSTI ID:
230012
Report Number(s):
CONF-950840--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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