Enhanced electron field emission from micropatterned pyramidal diamond tips incorporating CH4/H2/N2 plasma-deposited nanodiamond

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 4-8, 2006, Pages 1126-1131

  Subramanian, K ^a   Kang, W P ^a   Davidson, J L ^a   Takalkar, R S ^a   Choi, B K ^a   Howell, M ^a   Kerns, D V ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN W OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor deposition; Field emission; Nanocrystalline diamond; Nitrogen incorporation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITROGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

COLD FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; FIELD EMISSION; MOLD TRANSFER TECHNIQUE; NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; NITROGEN INCORPORATION;

DIAMOND FILMS;

EID: 33745269758     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2005.12.047     Document Type: Article

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