Boron-doped microcrystalline diamond (BMD) and nanocrystalline diamond (BND) thin films were grown on Si substrates by microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition, and their field emission properties were evaluated. BND exhibited a lower turn-on field and higher field enhancement factor than BMD. Furthermore, in a long-term emission stability test, BND showed only a 4% increase in the current density after 12 h of emission, whereas the current density of BMD decreased by similar to 59%. These results indicate that BND is a more stable and viable current emitter than BMD.
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Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Phys, Nanoscale Transport Phys Lab, Private Bag 3, ZA-2050 Johannesburg, Wits, South AfricaUniv Witwatersrand, Sch Phys, Nanoscale Transport Phys Lab, Private Bag 3, ZA-2050 Johannesburg, Wits, South Africa
Bhattacharyya, Somnath
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B,
2025,
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Azevedo, A. F.
Souza, F. A.
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Souza, F. A.
Matsushima, J. T.
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Matsushima, J. T.
Baldan, M. R.
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