Monochromatic electron photoemission from diamondoid monolayers

Journal Article · Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1141811· OSTI ID:936736

Yang, Wanli; Yang, Wanli L; Fabbri, J D; Willey, T M; Lee, J R.I.; Dahl, J E; Carlson, R M.K.; Schreiner, P R; Fokin, A A; Tkachenko, B A; Fokina, N A; Meevasana, W; Mannella, N; Tanaka, K; Zhou, X J; van Buuren, T; Kelly, M A; Hussain, Z; Melosh, N A; Shen, Z -X

We found monochromatic electron photoemission from large-area self-assembled monolayers of a functionalized diamondoid, [121]tetramantane-6-thiol. Photoelectron spectra of the diamondoid monolayers exhibited a peak at the low-kinetic energy threshold; up to 68percent of all emitted electrons were emitted within this single energy peak. The intensity of the emission peak is indicative of diamondoids being negative electron affinity materials. With an energy distribution width of less than 0.5 electron volts, this source of monochromatic electrons may find application in technologies such as electron microscopy, electron beam lithography, and field-emission flatpanel displays.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,Berkeley, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: Advanced Light Source Division
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 936736
• Report Number(s): LBNL-884E
• Journal Information: Science, Vol. 316, Issue 1460
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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