Journal article
Electron emission induced modifications in amorphous tetrahedral diamondlike carbon
Applied Physics Letters, v 72(18), pp 2244-2246
01 May 1998
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Abstract
The cold-cathode electron emission properties of amorphous tetrahedral diamondlike carbon are promising for flat-panel display and vacuum microelectronics technologies. The onset of electron emission is, typically, preceded by {open_quotes}conditioning{close_quotes} where the material is stressed by an applied electric field. To simulate conditioning and assess its effect, we combined the spatially localized field and current of a scanning tunneling microscope tip with high-spatial-resolution characterization. Scanning force microscopy shows that conditioning alters surface morphology and electronic structure. Spatially resolved electron-energy-loss spectroscopy indicates that the predominant bonding configuration changes from predominantly fourfold to threefold coordination. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}
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- Title
- Electron emission induced modifications in amorphous tetrahedral diamondlike carbon
- Creators
- T.W Mercer - Drexel UniversityN.J DiNardo - Drexel UniversityJ.B Rothman - University of PennsylvaniaM.P SiegalT.A Friedmann - Sandia National Laboratories CaliforniaL.J Martinez-Miranda - University of Maryland, College Park
- Publication Details
- Applied Physics Letters, v 72(18), pp 2244-2246
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000073362300016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0001286587
- Other Identifier
- 991019167781804721
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- Physics, Applied