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Investigations on the long-term performance of gated p-type silicon tip arrays with reproducible and stable field emission behavior

  • The authors report on the fabrication and characterization of p-type Si tip arrays with an integrated gate electrode for applications as field emission electron sources. After the reactive ion etching of the emitters, the combined thermal dry and wet oxidation was used for both the sharpening of the emitters and for the realization of an enhanced insulation layer. Au was evaporated in a self-aligned process as gate electrode. Arrays of 16 Si tips were fabricated with tip heights of about 3 μm and tip radii of about 20 nm with integrated gate electrode concentrically positioned ≈2 μm below the tip apex. Integral measurements with an additional anode showed improved field emission properties with a reproducible and stable emission behavior. A fast activation of the tips, low onset voltages of about 30 V, and moderate field emission currents up to 0.55 μA were noticed. The field emission parameters were calculated using the Fowler–Nordheim characteristics. A pronounced saturation regime was observed, and current fluctuations of less than ±1% were investigated for 30 min. Long-term measurements were carried out for a period of more than 8 h. In the first 6 h of operation, the authors observed a drift of the emission current from 0.35 to 0.55 μA caused by an increased emission surface.

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Author:Christian PrommesbergerORCiD, Christoph LangerORCiD, Robert Damian ŁawrowskiORCiD, Rupert SchreinerORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4972519
Parent Title (English):Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2017
Release Date:2021/05/06
Volume:35
Issue:1
Article Number:012201
Institutes:Fakultät Angewandte Natur- und Kulturwissenschaften
Fakultät Angewandte Natur- und Kulturwissenschaften / Labor Mikrosensorik
Begutachtungsstatus:peer-reviewed
research focus:Sensorik