金刚石基底上氮化硼薄膜的场发射特性研究

 利用射频磁控溅射方法,在金刚石膜上沉积了氮化硼薄膜。红外光谱分析表明,氮化硼薄膜的结构为六角氮化硼。在超高真空系统中测量了样品的场发射特性,沉积在金刚石膜上的氮化硼薄膜的阈值电场为12 V/μm,最大发射电流密度为272 μA/cm²。并且沉积在金刚石膜上的氮化硼薄膜的场发射特性明显优于金刚石薄膜本身的场发射特性。这说明,氮化硼薄膜可以有效地改善金刚石膜的场发射特性。场发射Fowler-Nordheim（F-N）曲线表明,电子发射是通过遂穿表面势垒完成的。     

可低压驱动的金刚石薄膜冷阴极特性研究

通过在金刚石薄膜表面沉积超薄金属薄膜作为栅极的方法,在10V左右的低压下观察到场发射现象,其发射电子的发散角度为10°左右,接近于面发射;而孤立的金刚石颗粒几乎观测不到场发射。金刚石薄膜的场发射可能来自晶间相。     

金刚石薄膜场发射进展

评述了国际上金刚石薄膜场发射的研究进展和存在的问题，主要包括金刚石薄膜场发射现象，场发射的可能机制和改善场发射的措施。     

用热丝CVD技术制备场发射冷阴极金刚石薄膜

以甲烷和氢气的混合气体为原料,用热丝化学汽相淀积法,在(100)硅衬底上800℃温度时异质生长出适合场发射的金刚石薄膜.然后用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪、透射电子显微镜和喇曼光谱仪等对其进行了分析,结果表明,所制备的薄膜是多晶金刚石,而且在(111)晶相择优生长.在扫描电子显微镜下(111)晶粒的外形几乎都是四面体结构,具有很多尖端,可以加强一定电压下的电场,所以所制备的薄膜能够满足低压场发射的要求.     

单颗粒CVD金刚石的场发射

利用改造的扫描电子显微镜(SEM)设备，在SEM腔体中利用钨(W)探针测试了单颗粒金刚石的I-V与场发射特性，结果表明结晶良好的金刚石的I-V特性服从欧姆定律，而孤立的菜花状金刚石颗粒(cauliflower-like diamond)的I-V特性基本符合Pool-Frenkel输运特性.场发射特性表明，结晶良好的金刚石薄膜基本没有场发射，而孤立的菜花状的金刚石颗粒具有一定的场发射.CVD金刚石的场发射过程中，缺陷对电子的输运起主导作用.     

用人工神经网络预测场发射开启电场

１　引言由于金刚石薄膜具有高硬度、高熔点、热导率大、化学稳定性好、负电子亲合势等特别优异的性质,对其场发射特性的研究引起了人们极大的关注,目前,关于金刚石薄膜场发射特性的研究已有很多报道,金刚石薄膜不仅具有极低的场发射开启电场,而且,具有很高的场发射电流密度,因而被认为是最理想的场发射冷阴极材料,近年来成为真空微电子学领域的研究热点,并已成功地应用于场发射平板显示器．在薄膜场发射的应用中往往?.. 关键词：     

电化学方法制备ZnO纳米颗粒掺杂类金刚石薄膜及其场发射性能研究

采用液相电化学沉积技术制备了ZnO纳米颗粒掺杂的类金刚石(DLC)薄膜, 研究了ZnO纳米颗粒掺杂对DLC薄膜场发射性能的影响. 利用X射线光电子能谱、透射电子显微镜、Raman光谱以及原子力显微镜分别对薄膜的化学组成、 微观结构和表面形貌进行了表征. 结果表明: 薄膜中的ZnO纳米颗粒具有纤锌矿结构, 其含量随着电解液中Zn源的增加而增加. ZnO纳米颗粒掺杂增强了DLC薄膜的石墨化和表面粗糙度. 场发射测试表明, ZnO纳米颗粒掺杂能提高DLC薄膜的场发射性能, 其中Zn与Zn+C的原子比为10.3%的样品在外加电场强度为20.7 V/μm时电流密度达到了1 mA/cm². 薄膜场发射性能的提高归因于ZnO掺杂引起的表面粗糙度和DLC薄膜石墨化程度的增加.     

甲烷-氢混合气相生长金刚石薄膜

目前,金刚石的合成主要是以石墨为原料,采用高温高压法合成金刚石小颗粒.尽管从五十年代起,许多研究工作者以碳氢化合物为原料想在低气压下合成金刚石薄膜.但一直到七十年代初,S.Aissenbera[1]和C·Weissma-netl[2]等才用离子淀积法生长出了类金刚石薄膜(即膜的大部分为非晶碳结构). 八十年代以来,B.V.Spitsyn[3]提出的化学输运法,S.Matsumoto[4]提出的热丝化学气相淀积(CVD)法,Mutsukazu Kamo[5]等提出的微波等离子体CVD法和A.Sawabe[6]提出的电子促进CVD法,都是以碳氢化合物为原料,混合大量氢气,才生长出真正的金刚石颗粒和薄膜.…     

氮气氛下(100)织构金刚石薄膜的成核与生长研究

利用热丝化学气相沉积法研究了氮气浓度对金刚石薄膜成核和生长的影响.实验发现氮气的 加入对金刚石成核密度影响不大,但促进了已形成的金刚石核的长大.适量的氮气不仅使金 刚石生长速率得到很大的提高,而且稳定了金刚石薄膜(100)面的生长,使金刚石薄膜具有 更好的(100)织构.利用原位光发射谱对衬底附近的化学基团进行了研究.研究表明,氮气的 引入使得金刚石生长的气相化学和表面化学性质发生了很大变化.含氮基团的萃取作用提高 了金刚石表面氢原子的脱附速率,从而提高了金刚石膜的生长速率.而含氮基团的选择吸附 使金刚石 关键词： 氮气 金刚石薄膜 织构 原位光发射谱     

类球状微米金刚石聚晶膜场发射的稳定性

在覆盖金属钛层的陶瓷上,利用微波等离子体化学气相沉积(MPCVD)法制备出类球状微米金刚石聚晶膜。通过二极管结构测试了聚晶膜的场致电子发射特性,利用扫描电子显微镜、拉曼光谱、XRD分析了场发射前后薄膜的结构和表面形貌的变化。发现在高场、大电流密度的场发射中,对类球状微米金刚石聚晶薄膜中的金刚石聚晶颗粒影响很小,而对金刚石聚晶颗粒间的非晶碳层影响很大。对类球状微米金刚石聚晶变化机理进行了研究。     

两步化学沉积法制备ZnO薄膜及其场发射特性

在低温常压条件下,以ITO玻璃为衬底,采用电化学法与湿化学法结合的两步化学沉积法制备了团簇状ZnO薄膜。利用XRD,SEM分析了薄膜结构和表面形貌,并采用二极管结构在高真空条件下对薄膜进行了场发射性能测试。稳定发射后,开启电场为3.0 V/μm。当电场为5.8 V/μm时,电流密度为583.3 μA/cm²。研究表明:两步化学沉积法低温制备ZnO薄膜是可行的,且该薄膜具有良好的场发射性能。     

Enhanced field emission characteristics of boron doped diamond films grown by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition

Boron doped diamond films were synthesized on silicon substrates by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) technique. The effect of B₂O₃ concentration varied from 1000 to 5000 ppm on the field emission characteristics was examined. The surface morphology and quality of films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The surface morphology obtained by SEM showed variation from facetted microcrystal covered with nanometric grains to cauliflower of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) particles with increasing B₂O₃ concentration. The Raman spectra confirm the formation of NCD films. The field emission properties of NCD films were observed to improve upon increasing boron concentration. The values of the onset field and threshold field are observed to be as low as 0.36 and 0.08 V/μm, respectively. The field emission current stability investigated at the preset value of ∼1 μA is observed to be good, in each case. The enhanced field emission properties are attributed to the better electrical conductivity coupled with the nanometric features of the diamond films.     

A comparative study of field emission properties of carbon nanotube films prepared by vacuum filtration and screen-printing

A comprehensive comparative study of electron field emission properties of carbon nanotube (CNT) films prepared by vacuum filtration and screen-printing was carried out. Field emission performance of vacuum filtered CNT films with different filtered CNT suspension volumes was systematically studied, and the optimum electron emission was obtained with a low turn on field of ∼0.93 V/μm (at 1 μA/cm²) and a high field enhancement factor β of ∼9720. Comparing with screen-printed CNT films, vacuum filtered CNT films showed better electron emission performance, longer lifetime, and greater adhesive strength to substrates. This work reveals a potential use of vacuum filtered CNT films as field emission cathodes.     

Field emission from a-GaN films deposited on Si (100)

Amorphous gallium nitride (a-GaN) films have been deposited on Si (100) substrates using ion-assisted deposition. The deposited films were characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). XRD confirms the amorphous nature of the films and AFM showed nanostructures in the films. The field electron emission from the film was obtained in a probe-hole field emission microscope, and the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics were studied. The corresponding Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) plots showed a linear behaviour. A current density of 0.1 A/cm² has been obtained for 1.2 V/μm electric field. The field emission current-time (I-t), curves were recorded at a current level of 500 nA for 3 h. The field emission behaviour is compared with that of crystalline GaN as reported in literature.     

Effects of microwave plasma treatment on the field emission properties of printed carbon nanotubes/Ag nano-particles films

The effects of Ar microwave plasma treatment on field emission properties of the printed carbon nanotubes (CNTs) cathode films using Ag nano-particles as binder were investigated. The field emission J-E characteristics were measured at varied plasma treatment time. Significant improvement in emission current density, emission stability and uniformity were achieved for the Ar treated CNTs films, even though the plasma treatment increased the turn on electric field slightly. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and Raman spectroscopy revealed the microstructural changes of CNTs after the plasma treatment. The improved field emission properties of CNTs film can be attributed to the generation of a high density of structural defects after treatment, which increased greatly the possible emission active sites. Besides, the formation of the sharpened and open-ended CNTs tips is all helpful for improving the field emission properties of the treated CNTs.     

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nano/microfibers thin films by catalyst free solution route

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nano/microfibrous thin films were successfully synthesized by a catalyst free solution route on glass and Si substrates. X-ray diffraction study revealed the formation of ZnO nanofibers of hexagonal crystalline structure. The texture coefficient of different planes varied with annealing temperature and that of the (0 0 2) plane was the highest for films annealed at temperature 873 K. Scanning electron micrograph showed the well formation of ZnO nano/microfibers with an average diameter 500 nm and having an average aspect ratio 150. UV–Vis–NIR spectroscopic study for the films deposited on glass substrates showed the high transmittance in the visible and near-infrared region. It was also observed that the band gap energy decreased as the films were annealed at higher temperature. The band gap energies of nanostructured ZnO thin films were determined to be in the range 3.03–3.61 eV. The photoluminescence study showed an UV emission peak at 397 nm, a visible blue–green emission peak at 468 nm and a green emission peak at 495 nm. Field emission properties of nanofiber ZnO thin film showed considerably low turn-on field around 1.4 V/μm. The emission current was as high as 70 μA at the field of 3.6 V/μm.     

Field electron emission from amorphous carbon thin films grown by RF magnetron sputtering

Using a RF magnetron sputtering, amorphous carbon (a-C) and N-doped a-C (a-C:N) thin films were fabricated as field electron emitter. These thin films were deposited on Si(0 0 1) substrate at several temperatures. The field emission property was improved for a-C thin films grown at higher substrate temperatures. Furthermore, a-C:N film exhibits field emission property better than that of undoped a-C film. These results are explained in terms of the change in surface morphology and structural properties of a-C film.     

掺杂对碳纳米管拉曼光谱及场发射性能的影响

采用高温热解法在860℃分别制备出了镓、氮以及硼和氮掺杂的碳纳米管,提纯后利用丝网印刷工艺分别将它们制备成薄膜,并测试了它们的拉曼光谱与场发射性能。测试结果表明,掺杂纳米管的缺陷密集度比纯碳纳米管明显增大,而它们的场致电子发射性能则与掺杂元素的性质密切相关。镓和氮掺杂的纳米管均具有非常优异的场发射性能,而硼和氮共掺杂的纳米管的场发射性能很差。掺杂引起碳纳米管费米能级附近能态密度的变化及功函数的降低是其具有优异场致电子发射性能的主要原因。     

Columnar growth of crystalline silicon films on aluminium-coated glass by inductively coupled plasma CVD at room temperature

Silicon films were grown on aluminium-coated glass by inductively coupled plasma CVD at room temperature using a mixture of SiH₄ and H₂ as the source gas. The microstructure of the films was evaluated using Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. It was found that the films are composed of columnar grains and their surfaces show a random and uniform distribution of silicon nanocones. Such a microstructure is highly advantageous to the application of the films in solar cells and electron emission devices. Field electron emission measurement of the films demonstrated that the threshold field strength is as low as ～9.8V/μm and the electron emission characteristic is reproducible. In addition, a mechanism is suggested for the columnar growth of crystalline silicon films on aluminium-coated glass at room temperature.     

Effect of N2 ambient annealing on the field emission properties of HfNxOy thin films

HfN_xO_y thin films were deposited on Si substrates by direct-current sputtering. The influence of N₂ ambient annealing on the morphology, structure and field emission properties of the HfN_xO_y thin films was studied systematically. Scanning electron microscopy indicates that both the as-deposited and the annealed films are composed of nanoparticles, and the particle sizes of these films do not change much before and after annealing. Atomic force microscopy shows that the surface of the as-deposited films is smooth while that of the annealed films becomes rough, with many protrusions. X-ray diffraction patterns demonstrate that the as-deposited films are amorphous while the samples annealed at over 500 °C are polycrystalline. It is found that the field electron emission properties of the annealed films are better than those of the as-deposited films. The film annealed at 800 °C shows the best field emission properties. The mechanism for the improvement of the field electron emission property of the annealed thin films is also discussed. PACS 73.61.-r; 79.70.+q; 81.05.-t