Enhanced field emission of diamondlike carbon films due to cesiation
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)
A treatment that lowers the threshold field for field emission and increases the emission site density from a nominally n-type diamondlike carbon film is described. The film was deposited using an rf plasma of methane and nitrogen gases. The treatment involved deposition of cesium followed by a low temperature anneal. Field emission measurements were used to characterize the threshold field and emission site density before and after cesium treatment. Ultraviolet photoemission was used to study the effect of cesium on the work function. Dramatic improvements to field emission by cesiation cannot be generalized to all diamondlike samples, as similar treatment of a type IIb single-crystal (p-type) diamond did not produce as pronounced an improvement in turn-on field or emission site density. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 538427
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 82; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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