High sp3 content hydrogen-free amorphous diamond: An excellent electron field emission material

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-76

  Mao, Dongsheng ^a   Zhao, Jun ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Wang, Xi ^a   Liu, Xianghuai ^a   Zhu, Yukun ^b   Li, Qiong ^b   Xu, Jingfang ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron field emission; Hydrogen free amorphous diamond film; sp3; Work function

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041781293     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02917060     Document Type: Article

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