Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
1999-09-08
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
22 pages, 8 figures, submitted to J. Vac. Sc. Techn. B
Scientific paper
10.1116/1.1322043
A modified cathodic arc technique has been used to deposit carbon nitride thin films directly on n+ Si substrates. Transmission Electron Microscopy showed that clusters of fullerene-like nanoparticles are embedded in the deposited material. Field emission in vacuum from as-grown films starts at an electric field strength of 3.8 V/micron. When the films were etched in an HF:NH4F solution for ten minutes, the threshold field decreased to 2.6 V/micron. The role of the carbon nanoparticles in the field emission process and the influence of the chemical etching treatment are discussed.
Alexandrou I.
Amaratunga Gehan A. J.
Baxendale M.
Kiely Christopher J.
Rupesinghe N. L.
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