Arrays of vacuum microdiodes using uniform diamondlike-carbon tip apexes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  She, J C ^c   Hao, H ^c   Xu, N S ^a   Deng, S Z ^c   Chen, J ^c   Huq, S E ^b   Wang, L ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

CHARGE NEUTRALIZERS; EMISSION CURRENT DENSITY; MICRODIODES; VACUUM MICRODIODES;

DIODES;

EID: 33845430958     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2402940     Document Type: Article

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