Field emission of micro aluminum cones coated by nano-tips of amorphous diamond

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1610-1614

  Kan, Ming Chi ^a   Huang, Jow Lay ^a   Sung, James C ^b   Lii, Ding Fwu ^c   Yau, Bao Shun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cathodic arc; Field emission; Nano tips of amorphous diamond; Stability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CATHODIC ARCS;

DIAMONDS;

DIAMOND;

EID: 0142216075     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-9635(03)00250-4     Document Type: Article

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