Approach for a self-assembled thin film edge field emitter

作者:Tsai JTH*; Teo KBK; Milne WI
来源:Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 2002, 20(1): 1-4.
DOI:10.1116/1.1426368

摘要

A self-assembled thin film edge emitter has been fabricated. The unique fabrication process requires only a tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) thin film with one photolithography step to generate a three-dimensional structure. A high emission site density was achieved compared with that obtained from a flat ta-C film emitter using the same measurement technique. In the high field regime the emission obtained was based on the Fowler-Nordheim emission mechanism. Using the Fowler-Nordheim equation we calculated the field enhancement factor of this emitter to be 80. The potential of ta-C thin films as hard masks for silicon etching in KOH solution was also investigated.

  • 出版日期2002-2