Close-packed silicon field emitter arrays with integrated anode fabricated by electron-beam lithography

Abstract

Design, fabrication, and characterization of close-packed field emitter tips enclosed in an Si trench and stand-alone arrays are presented. The two types of field emitter arrays (FEAs) are fabricated using a combination of high-throughput electron-beam lithography, plasma etching, and anode bonding integration technology. The field emitter array inside the trench shows a higher turn-on voltage compared to the stand-alone array. Without any tip sharpening, a current of 7.5 μA was observed at 300 V from FEAs inside the trench, while a higher current of 12.5 μA was observed at the same voltage for the stand-alone array.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 19, 2022
Source ID
10.1116/6.0002295

Entities

People

  • Saeed Mohammadi
  • Shabnam Ghotbi

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Purdue University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems