Electron emission from the pyramidal-shaped diamond after hydrogen and oxygen surface treatments

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1678-1681

  Yamada, T ^a   Ishihara, H ^b   Okano, K ^c   Koizumi, S ^d   Itoh, J ^e  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; SEMICONDUCTING DIAMONDS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EMISSION CURRENT; FOWLER-NORDHEIM MODEL; VACUUM MICROELECTRONICS;

ELECTRON EMISSION;

EID: 0031223212     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.589353     Document Type: Article

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