Mengjie Li, Ji Xu, Qilong Wang, Jian Zhang, Xiaobing Zhang
{"title":"Multiphoton Photo-Emission (MPPE) based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances by ZnO Nanorods Array with Au Particles","authors":"Mengjie Li, Ji Xu, Qilong Wang, Jian Zhang, Xiaobing Zhang","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203585","url":null,"abstract":"Here, we propose the optical-assisted emission mechanism based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances (LSPRs) enhancement effect to improve the electron emission performance of ZnO nanorod arrays (ZNAs). By preparing gold nanoparticles on the surface of ZNAs, we proved that the low strength of the driving electric field is outstanding performance in the application of Multiphoton photo-emission and the effects of optical assistance on field emission performance of modified Au-ZNAs were investigated.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122840252","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":"Mitigating the space charge effect in a thermionic energy converter by controlling the interelectrode distance in-situ","authors":"Mohab O. Hassan, K. Takahata, A. Nojeh","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203318","url":null,"abstract":"The space charge cloud formed near the surface of an electron emitter inhibits further electron emission and transport. This effect significantly reduces the conversion efficiency in thermionic energy converters (TEC). We devised a variable interelectrode distance TEC device with an yttria-coated iridium disc emitter and a tungsten sheet collector. By reducing the interelectrode gap from 550 $mumathrm{m}$ to 50 $mumathrm{m}$, we observed a two-orders-of-magnitude increase in the collector current.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"77 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127395217","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}
N. N. Patyukov, G. Demin, N. Filippov, N. A. Djuzhev, M. A. Makhiboroda, V. Bespalov
{"title":"A Study of Field Electron Emission in a Nanoscale Air-Channel Silicon Diode","authors":"N. N. Patyukov, G. Demin, N. Filippov, N. A. Djuzhev, M. A. Makhiboroda, V. Bespalov","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203201","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past few years, the rapid progress in the field of vacuum nanoelectronics is mainly associated with the emergence of technological methods for the formation of quasi-vacuum (air) nanoscale gap between the emitter and collector (less than 100 nm). Since the probability of ionization of gas molecules on such scales is negligible, it opens up the attractive prospects of creating field-emission devices with an air channel which operate in a THz range under atmospheric conditions. In this work, we experimentally demonstrate the field-emission behavior of a silicon diode with a nanoscale air channel of about 60 nm, which was fabricated on a sapphire substrate by means of focused ion beam (FIB) etching. Based on the density functional theory (DFT) formalism, we also perform the first-principles calculations of the field-emission current in a such diode for ultra-small air-channel lengths (up to the de Broglie wavelength), where a noticeable deviation of the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics from the classical Fowler-Nordheim equation was found. The results obtained can be used for the development of high-speed solid-state nanoelectronic devices with a nanoscale air channel.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"50 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133391378","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}
J. D. John, Noritoshi Miyachi, Kunitaka Enomoto, K. Okano, T. Masuzawa, T. Yamada, S. Okano, D. Zahn, D. Chua
{"title":"Physical properties of amorphous Selenium superlattice structures for future X-ray detectors","authors":"J. D. John, Noritoshi Miyachi, Kunitaka Enomoto, K. Okano, T. Masuzawa, T. Yamada, S. Okano, D. Zahn, D. Chua","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203484","url":null,"abstract":"Superlattices exhibit desirable electronic properties such as resonant tunneling. However, there is a high technology barrier for fabricating such structures, using methods such as molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). We fabricated multilayer structures of amorphous materials using the technologically simple method of rotational evaporation, and observed physical characteristics related to superlattice structures. The multi-layer structure was confirmed using Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (TOF-SIMS). The energy band structure of the superlattice was measured using Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS). The results show minibands associated with superlattice structures, and oscillations in the transport properties. Using Current-Voltage (I-V) characterization, we could clearly observe such oscillations. From these results, quantum features associated with superlattices could be observed in multilayer amorphous Se fabricated using the rotational evaporation.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132680338","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}
D. Westholm, J. Wei, G. Bertolini, O. Gürlü, D. Pescia, U. Ramsperger
{"title":"Non-topographic contrast in constant-current Scanning Field-Emission Microscopy (SFEM)","authors":"D. Westholm, J. Wei, G. Bertolini, O. Gürlü, D. Pescia, U. Ramsperger","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203360","url":null,"abstract":"Scanning Tunneling Microscopy is performed in the conventional (tunneling) and in the field-emission regime. Images of W(110)-surfaces with and without some carbon content are taken in the constant current mode, in which the tip-target vertical distance displaces to compensate for the changes of the tunneling, respectively, field emission current. In the field emission regime, we observe tip-target displacements that are not related to the topographic contrast.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114305475","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":"Facetless electron emission source for reducing virtual source size","authors":"Soichiro Matsunaga, Y. Sohda","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203311","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual source size of an electron source is key for the high spatial resolution of electron microscopy. A small source size has been achieved by using small crystal facets; however, the emission current is reduced when the facet area is decreased. To achieve a small source size while maintaining a large emission current, we conceived of the novel idea of a facetless electron source with a curved emission surface. Computational simulations of electron trajectories revealed that the virtual source, which is the spot at which back-projected trajectories are focused, of a facetless source was smaller than that of the conventional source with a facet and that the brightness of the facetless source was approximately four times larger. To achieve electron emission from a curved surface, we fabricated a facetless source by coating amorphous carbon on a metallic electron source. Electron emission from the coated surface showed a homogeneous pattern, which is clear evidence for emission from the curved surface of the facetless source.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128944677","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}
S. Edler, J. Biba, W. Hansch, M. Bachmann, F. Düsberg, C. Langer, A. Schels, Marinus Werber, A. Pahlke
{"title":"Silicon Field Emitters fabricated by Dicing-Saw and TMAH-Etch","authors":"S. Edler, J. Biba, W. Hansch, M. Bachmann, F. Düsberg, C. Langer, A. Schels, Marinus Werber, A. Pahlke","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203262","url":null,"abstract":"A novel silicon field emission source is presented, which is fabricated by saw dicing and TMAH-etching. Samples with different tip densities were investigated. Due to the fabrication process a higher tip density leads to a lower tip height. Very similar characteristics were observed for all different geometries. Emission currents of 10 $mumathrm{A}$ are obtained at electrical fields of 6 - 8 $mathrm{V}/mu mathrm{m}$. The changes in the characteristics after 10 h at a regulated current of 10 $mumathrm{m}mathrm{A}$ and a pressure of 10–5 mbar were investigated. The observed shift in necessary field reduces with the number of tips and is lower in p-type compared to n-type samples.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132199912","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":"Low energy electron transmission through suspended graphene layers","authors":"G. Rughoobur, L. Jain, A. Akinwande","doi":"10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC49440.2020.9203389","url":null,"abstract":"We measured the transmission of low energy $(< 250$ eV) electrons through suspended graphene membranes. Different number of graphene layers (1, 2 and 5) were characterized using electrons generated from a low voltage Si field emitter array. Biasing the membranes at a different voltage allowed us to control the energy of electrons impinging on the graphene layer. We demonstrate that for electron energies lower than 100 eV, the number of collected electrons even exceeds the number of incident electrons, which could be because of secondary electrons generated in the graphene layers.","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130495289","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":"Local Organizing, Scientific Advisory and Program Committee","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/ivnc49440.2020.9203365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ivnc49440.2020.9203365","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":292538,"journal":{"name":"2020 33rd International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC)","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123490422","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}