Dwivedi, Neeraj and Kumar, Sushil and Carey, J. David and Tripathi, R. K. and Malik, Hitendra K. and Dalai, M. K. (2013) Influence of Silver Incorporation on the Structural and Electrical Properties of Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5 (7). pp. 2725-2732. ISSN 1944-8244

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Abstract

A simple approach is proposed for obtaining low threshold field electron emission from large area diamondlike carbon (DLC) thin films by sandwiching either Ag dots or a thin Ag layer between DLC and nitrogen-containing DLC films. The introduction of silver and nitrogen is found to reduce the threshold field for emission to under 6 V/mu m representing a near 46% reduction when compared with unmodified films. The reduction in the threshold field is correlated with the morphology, microstructure, interface, and bonding environment of the films. We find modifications to the structure of the DLC films through promotion of metal-induced sp(2) bonding and the introduction of surface asperities, which significantly reduce the value of the threshold field. This can lead to the next-generation, large-area simple and inexpensive field emission devices.

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Subjects:	Materials Science Nanoscience/ Nanotechnology
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Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2020 09:44
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2020 09:44
URI:	http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/3164

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