Abstract
The Ni silicide nanowires were grown by physical vapor deposition. The morphological changes of silicide formation were observed on a gradient Ni film thickness, which visualized the critical thickness is 60-80 nm to grow nanowires. The field emission measurement provided uniform characteristics and high field enhancement factors were obtained to be 3180 and 3002 from the Ni silicide nanowires grown on a Si substrate and a tungsten plate, respectively. By using a conductive tungsten plate, the emission current was enhanced to be 172.5 μA/cm2 comparing to 76.5 μA/cm2 from a Si substrate at 5 V/μm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1709-1712 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Microelectronic Engineering |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Aug |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge the financial support from Daedeok Innopolis and Center for Nanoscale Mechatronics and Manufacturing of the 21C Frontier Research Program by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Korea and National Science Foundation (ECS-0324893) in USA.
Keywords
- Field emission
- Growth condition
- Ni silicide nanowires
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering