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Diamond Particles on Silicon Tips: Preparation, Structure, and Field Emission Properties

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Wide Band Gap Electronic Materials

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Abstract

Negative electron affinity (NEA) of diamond as a property inherent in the material is known for a time [1]. Quite recently, the property has attracted a strong interest for applications in vacuum microelectronics and in other fields of modern science and technology [2]. Tentative applications in field-emission displays (FED) is probably one of the most popular.

Diamond particles with sizes in the micrometer range were deposited onto sharpened Si tips. A marked tendency for deposition of the particles on very end of the tips was observed. Field emission studies of the tips with the particles have shown that the emitters have a decreased work function.

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  1. Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117333, Russia

    E. I. Givargizov, A. N. Stepanova, L. L. Aksenova, E. V. Rakova, P. S. Plekhanov, V. V. Zhirnov & A. N. Kiselev

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  1. University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    Mark A. Prelas  & Tina Stacy  & 

  2. Florida A&M University/Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

    Peter Gielisse

  3. Rockford Diamond Technology, Inc., Columbia, Missouri, USA

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Givargizov, E.I. et al. (1995). Diamond Particles on Silicon Tips: Preparation, Structure, and Field Emission Properties. In: Prelas, M.A., Gielisse, P., Popovici, G., Spitsyn, B.V., Stacy, T. (eds) Wide Band Gap Electronic Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0173-8_5

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