Title :
Characteristics of nanosilicon ballistic cold cathode in liquids as an active electrode
Author :
Ohta, Toshiyuki ; Gelloz, Bernard ; Koshida, Nobuyoshi
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ. of A&T, Tokyo
Abstract :
This paper reports a concept of the ballistic emitter operation for its possible use in liquids. The nc-Si cold cathodes were fabricated on n-type Si wafers or polycrystalline Si films. It is concluded that the ballistic emitter provides useful means not only for hydrogen generation, but also for control of pH values, redox potentials, and electrochemical activity of solutions including biological media.
Keywords :
ballistic transport; cathodes; electron emission; nanoelectronics; silicon; Si; ballistic electron transport; ballistic emitter operation; biological media; electrochemical activity; hydrogen generation; n-type silicon wafers; nanosilicon ballistic cold cathode; pH values; polycrystalline silicon films; redox potentials; Annealing; Cathodes; Current measurement; Electrodes; Electron emission; Hydrogen; Liquids; Silicon; Substrates; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2007. IVNC. IEEE 20th International
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1133-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1134-4
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2007.4480938
