{"title":"Novel wet transfer technology of manufacturing flexible suspended two-dimensional material devices","authors":"Yingtao Wang, Mona Savalia, Xian Zhang","doi":"10.1116/6.0003087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003087","url":null,"abstract":"With the rise of two-dimensional (2D) materials, their excellent optical, electronic, and thermal properties different from bulk materials make them increasingly widely studied and commercialized. 2D materials’ exceptional physical properties and unique structures make them an ideal candidate for next-generation flexible and wearable devices. In this work, we created a manufacturing method to successfully transfer monolayer, bilayer, and trilayer graphene onto the flexible substrate, with trenches of micron size to suspend graphene. Thermal transport measurements have been characterized to prove the suspended region. The achievement of manufacturing 2D materials in suspended condition will allow us to study their intrinsic physical properties at a mechanical strain, as well as contribute to novel flexible and wearable electronic devices and sensors.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"98 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139014068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Bhattacharya, M. Turchetti, Matthew Yeung, P. Donald Keathley, Karl K. Berggren, Jim Browning
{"title":"Effect of ultraviolet light on field emission performance and lifetime of lateral field emitter devices","authors":"R. Bhattacharya, M. Turchetti, Matthew Yeung, P. Donald Keathley, Karl K. Berggren, Jim Browning","doi":"10.1116/6.0003142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003142","url":null,"abstract":"Lateral field emission devices have been characterized before and after ultraviolet (UV) light exposure. Two types of planar device structures, diode and bowtie, were studied. These nanoscale devices have 9–15 nm tip-to-tip (bowtie) or tip-to-collector (diode) dimensions with the tips fabricated from Au/Ti. Typical currents of 2–5 nA per tip at 6 V were measured. It was observed that after UV exposure, the collected current was reduced by >28% for the case of a bowtie device; whereas the current was reduced by >39% for the case of a diode device. This reduction can be attributed to water vapor desorption on the dielectric surface between the structures, which in turn reduces surface leakage. The Fowler–Nordheim plot showed a straighter line after UV exposure. After the I-V test, the UV-exposed devices were placed on lifetime tests in a vacuum of <10−8 Torr and were biased at 5 V DC. After 2600 h, an abrupt current decrease was observed: ∼25% for the case of the bowtie and ∼28% for the case of the diode device. Scanning electron microscope images of the bowtie and diode devices showed damage to the tips.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"242 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139020934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytic study of exposure contrast over feature edge in electron-beam lithography","authors":"Soo-Young Lee","doi":"10.1116/6.0003029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003029","url":null,"abstract":"In electron-beam (e-beam) lithography, the location of a feature edge may vary with experiment due to the stochastic nature of the e-beam exposure and resist-development processes. From the viewpoint of consistent reproducibility of a circuit pattern, it is essential to enhance the stability of a feature edge in the e-beam lithographic process. A fundamental metric affecting the stability is the exposure contrast over the feature edge, and therefore, it is important to understand the dependency of exposure contrast on significant parameters. However, the computer simulation for the dependency analysis is time-consuming and needs to be repeated. In this study, a new method has been developed by deriving closed-form mathematical expressions of exposure contrast for the cases of a single feature and a uniform pattern of multiple features. The mathematical expressions enable the fast analysis of exposure contrast without simulation, and therefore, can serve as a useful tool in e-beam lithography.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"320 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139021951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giridhar Tulasi Ram Sankabathula, S. Valluri, Nick Norden, Stephen Binderup, A. Sumant, R. Divan, O. Mohsen, Philippe Piot, V. Korampally
{"title":"Shape tuning of large area silicon nanotip arrays through reactive ion etching","authors":"Giridhar Tulasi Ram Sankabathula, S. Valluri, Nick Norden, Stephen Binderup, A. Sumant, R. Divan, O. Mohsen, Philippe Piot, V. Korampally","doi":"10.1116/6.0003130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003130","url":null,"abstract":"Nanostructures formed in silicon form an important class of structures that span a broad spectrum of application areas. Of these, columnar structures of silicon featuring tiplike apexes have their own niche applications. The ability to afford shape tunability for these structures further enhances their application potential. In this paper, we present our findings on the large area fabrication of silicon nanotips defined through microsphere lithography and shape tuned through a combination of different reactive ion etching (RIE) techniques. The self-sharpening mechanism of the tips when using nonplanar etch masks (microspheres) under anisotropic etching conditions is elucidated. We further show that depending on the manner of etching (continuous versus discrete multistep etch), identical anisotropic etching recipes produce vastly different tip morphologies. Hourglass-shaped silicon tips were obtained when silicon was subjected to anisotropic followed by isotropic etching conditions. Sharp silicon tips with tip apex radii on the order of 2 nm have been successfully realized when the RIE shape tuned tips were subjected to a series of oxidative sharpening steps.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139021265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun Zhang, Chenhui Liu, Chenchen Song, Xudi Wang, Rui Huang
{"title":"Investigation on the heat transfer characteristics of flexible vacuum glass based on cross-laminated microcavities","authors":"Jun Zhang, Chenhui Liu, Chenchen Song, Xudi Wang, Rui Huang","doi":"10.1116/6.0002937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002937","url":null,"abstract":"Vacuum glass is a key component of energy-efficient buildings. At present, the traditional vacuum glass (VG) has some problems, such as side edge heat transfer, poor thermal insulation in small sizes, high cost of indium alloy edge sealing, and poor adaptability to the rigid structure to environments, which limits its application in buildings. Vacuum interlayer heat transfer is thickness-independent. Therefore, increasing the transfer path and thermal resistance of the support structure under micrometer gaps achieves effective thermal insulation. In this study, a vacuum glass with a cross-laminated microcavity structure was proposed. The cross-laminated structure has a total thickness of several hundred micrometers and is made of polycarbonate. The heat transfer and stress-strain of the cross-laminated vacuum glass (CLVG) and VG are investigated. The results indicate that the CLVG accomplished a lower heat transfer coefficient compared with the VG at a size smaller than 30 × 30 cm2. In addition, the CLVG is edge-effect-free. As a flexible structure, the CLVG can be easily applied to existing buildings. This study contributes to the exploration of new structures for the vacuum glass.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"93 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139016634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaimin Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Qiming Wang, Jingzhi Zhang, Shiman Li, Yunsheng Qian, Feng Shi, G. Jiao, Lei Yan, Cheng Feng
{"title":"Effects of H+ ion bombardment on GaAs photocathode surface with Cs-O and Cs-F activation layers","authors":"Kaimin Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Qiming Wang, Jingzhi Zhang, Shiman Li, Yunsheng Qian, Feng Shi, G. Jiao, Lei Yan, Cheng Feng","doi":"10.1116/6.0003173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003173","url":null,"abstract":"To characterize the degree of damage to the GaAs photocathode surface caused by H+ ion back bombardment in the electron-bombarded complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (EBCMOS), Stopping Range of Ions in Matter software based on the Monte Carlo method was used to investigate the effect of H+ ions with different incident energies on the surface of Cs-O (Cs-F) activated GaAs photocathode. During the simulations, different Cs/O (Cs/F) ratios ranging from 1:1 to 4:1 were considered. The sputtering rates, backscattering electrons, and longitudinal and lateral displacements along with vacancies/ions were investigated. According to the analysis of sputtering rates and vacancies, the optimal Cs/O ratio and Cs/F ratio are 3:1 and 4:1, respectively. With the increase in the incident energy, the backscattering rates decrease, the peak value of the H+ ion distribution decreases, while the corresponding peak position increases, and the peak value of the vacancy distribution increases first and then decreases, while the corresponding peak position increases. In addition, the projected ranges, and lateral and longitudinal displacements increase with the increase in incident energies, while the projected ranges may far exceed the straggle lengths and make the ion trajectory become more and more concentrated in the high incident energy region. This work helps to understand the degeneration mechanism of the GaAs photocathode operating in EBCMOS.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"327 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139022881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atif Rasheed, Christopher Benjamin, Ibrahim G. Elhoussieny, Y. Ramachers, Gavin R. Bell
{"title":"Calibrated in-vacuum quantum efficiency system for metallic and III-V thin-film photocathodes","authors":"Atif Rasheed, Christopher Benjamin, Ibrahim G. Elhoussieny, Y. Ramachers, Gavin R. Bell","doi":"10.1116/6.0002904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002904","url":null,"abstract":"The construction and calibration of a high vacuum system for thin film growth and in situ quantum efficiency (QE) measurement are described. Surface cleaning by in situ argon ion sputtering and annealing is supported. The QE measurement is based on an external 265 nm LED and in situ positively biased collector grid. The system is applied to two metallic and two semiconducting photocathodes: polycrystalline silver and copper, and single crystal InP and InSb. Surface cleaning protocols are shown to have a dramatic effect on the QE for all of these materials. The maximum QE values achieved for clean InSb and InP are around 8 × 10−5, for Cu 9 × 10−5 and for Ag 2 × 10−4.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"24 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138623490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Full-band modeling of AM and FM interband cascade laser frequency combs","authors":"Michael Povolotskyi, I. Vurgaftman","doi":"10.1116/6.0003176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003176","url":null,"abstract":"A numerical model for the simulation of frequency combs in interband cascade lasers is developed. The approach is based on slowly varying amplitude approximation for electromagnetic field and semiconductor Bloch equations for the electron gas. The electron gas nonequilibrium distribution function is computed explicitly. Effects of both radiative and nonradiative recombination are considered. The model is applied to both amplitude modulated and frequency modulated combs.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"114 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138989815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of annealing on focused ion beam induced surface damages in silicon analyzed by micro-Raman spectroscopy","authors":"Yoshiharu Goshima, S. Kashiwagi, Takahiro Namazu","doi":"10.1116/6.0002895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002895","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we describe Raman spectroscopic study for evaluating the influence of vacuum annealing on the surface modification of the focused ion beam (FIB) induced damaged layer on a single crystalline Si (c-Si) substrate. The damaged layer consisting of amorphous silicon (a-Si) with implanted Ga ions is formed after irradiating FIB onto the c-Si surface. After vacuum annealing at 700 °C for 10 s, the Raman spectrum peak of poly crystalline Si (p-Si) appears. With increasing annealing time, the spectral parameters, peak shift, peak intensity, and full width at half maximum (FWHM), for p-Si and c-Si change. Through the comparison between the phase fraction of a-Si, p-Si, and c-Si in the FIB damaged layer and the mechanical properties of the FIB-processed Si nanowires obtained in the quasistatic tensile testing, a recovery of the damaged layer by annealing is discussed.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125140932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sergey Filippov, F. F. Dall’Agnol, Eugeni O. Popov, A. G. Kolosko, T. A. de Assis
{"title":"Maximizing the performance of a field emission device by profiling the emitter’s height distribution","authors":"Sergey Filippov, F. F. Dall’Agnol, Eugeni O. Popov, A. G. Kolosko, T. A. de Assis","doi":"10.1116/6.0003016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003016","url":null,"abstract":"Electrostatic depolarization in clusters of emitters regularly spaced and with uniform height causes the emission to concentrate on the outer corners, suppressing the relative emission contribution from center emitters. In this Letter, we performed extensive three-dimensional computer simulations to show that profiling the height distribution of the emitters significantly compensates for the electrostatic depolarization and homogenizes the emitted current per emitter. Importantly, a minimum standard deviation on the currents from individual emitters shows the route to find the ellipsoidal height profile to achieve optimized conditions. This implies a maximized macroscopic current extractable from the device since every emitter contributes approximately the same before burning out. Our findings are expected to guide developments on new field electron emission devices.","PeriodicalId":282302,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122455448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}