Field emission observed from metal-diamond junctions revealed by atomic force microscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Furkert, S A ^a   Wotherspoon, A ^a   Cherns, D ^a   Fox, N A ^a   Fuge, G M ^a   Heard, P J ^a   Lansley, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIAMONDS; NANOPARTICLES; SUBSTRATES;

NANODIAMOND PARTICLES;

FIELD EMISSION;

EID: 34250646702     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2746079     Document Type: Article

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