Implementation of nanodiamond field emission microelectronic integrated devices and circuits

Author

Kang, W.P. ; Hsu, S.H. ; Raina, S. ; Howell, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

13-17 July 2015

Firstpage

4

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This article reviews recent development of the vertically configured vacuum field emission integrated devices utilizing nanodiamond microtip emitters and their further implementation into circuits. The device design, fabrication and characterization of the nanodiamond vacuum field emission functional devices including transistor and triode are discussed. The realization of the basic circuit building block - differential amplifier - is also reported, indicating the feasibility of vacuum-based ICs. These developments provide a promising method for accomplishing vacuum-based microelectronics.

Keywords

diamond; field emission; nanostructured materials; vacuum microelectronics; nanodiamond field emission microelectronic integrated devices; nanodiamond microtip emitters; nanodiamond vacuum field emission functional devices; vacuum field emission integrated devices; vacuum-based IC; vacuum-based microelectronics; Arrays; Diamonds; Differential amplifiers; Logic gates; Nanoscale devices; Silicon; Transistors; Integrated devices; Nanocrystalline diamond; Vacuum field emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2015 28th International

Conference_Location

Guangzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-9356-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVNC.2015.7225368

Filename

7225368