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Investigation of an NEA Diamond Vacuum Microtriode Array

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

C. W. Hatfield ,
G. L. Bilbro ,
A. S. Morris ,
P. K. Baumann ,
B. L. Ward  and
R. J. Nemanich
C. W. Hatfield
Affiliation:
ECE Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
G. L. Bilbro
Affiliation:
ECE Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
A. S. Morris
Affiliation:
ECE Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
P. K. Baumann
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695
B. L. Ward
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695
R. J. Nemanich
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695
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Abstract

The properties and characteristics of vacuum microtriodes based on NEA diamond surfaces were modelled. Specifically, an NEA diamond vacuum microtriode array was investigated using electrical measurements, electron optics software, and microwave circuit simulation. Data for emission current versus applied voltage for various anode-to-cathode distances for diamond NEA surfaces was analyzed and various parameters were extracted. Electron optics software was used to determine Fowler-Nordheim and space-charge-limited DC I-V characteristics for each microtriode. Microwave circuit simulation was done to determine the behavior of arrays of these vacuum microtriodes in an RF amplifier circuit.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 423: Symposium E – III-Nitride, SiC, and Diamond Materials for Electronic , 1996 , 33
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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