Electron field emission from silicon nanowires
- 20 September 1999
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 75 (12), 1700-1702
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.124794
Abstract
Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) were synthesized using laser ablation. A continuous SiNW film was prepared by grinding the pieces of sponge-like SiNWs to powder, then dispersing and sticking the powder onto a Si wafer. The field emission characteristics of the SiNW film were studied based on current–voltage measurements and the Fowler–Nordheim equation. The electron field emission increased with decreasing diameter of SiNWs. A hydrogen plasma treatment of the SiNW film aimed at reducing the oxide overlayer improved the emission uniformity of the film.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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