Patterned uniformly orientated silicon nanocrystallite films and efficient field emission characteristics

  • Ke Yu*
  • , Ziqiang Zhu
  • , Weimin Wang
  • , Shaoqiang Chen
  • , Qiong Li
  • , Qun Chen
  • , Wei Lu
  • , Jian Zi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Patterned uniformly (100)-orientated silicon nanocrystallite (SiNC) films were fabricated based on hydrogen ion implantation technique and typical electrochemical anodic etching method. The surface morphology and microstructure characteristics of the films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and atomic force microscopy. The efficient field emission with low turn-on field of about 3.2 V/μm at current density of 0.1 μA/cm2 was obtained. The emission current density from the SiNC films reached 1 mA/cm2 under a bias field of about 11 V/μm. The experimental results demonstrate that the SiNC films have great potential applications for flat panel displays.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)555-558
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume129
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2004

Keywords

  • A. Silicon nanocrystallites
  • E. Electron field emission

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