Effect of diamond-like carbon coating on the emission characteristics of molybdenum field emitter arrays

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2232-2237

  Jung, Jae Hoon ^a   Ju, Byeong Kwon ^a   Kim, Hoon ^a   Lee Hi, Yun ^a   Chung, Suk Jae ^b   Jang, Jin ^b   Oh, Myung Hwan ^c  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emission current; Emission stability; Hydrogenfree dlc; Mo fea's pecvd

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND FILMS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

MOLYBDENUM FIELD EMITTER ARRAYS;

GATES (TRANSISTOR);

EID: 0032186897     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.725258     Document Type: Article

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