nano-composite carbon nitride films

نویسندگان

  • I. Alexandrou
  • M. Baxendale
  • G. A. J. Amaratunga
  • N. L. Rupesinghe
  • C. J. Kiely
چکیده

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/μm. When the films were etched in an HF:NH4F solution for ten minutes, the threshold field decreased to 2.6 V/μm. The role of the carbon nanoparticles in the field emission process and the influence of the chemical etching treatment are discussed.

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تاریخ انتشار 1999