• 文献标题:   Graphene enhanced field emission from InP nanocrystals
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   IEMMO L, DI BARTOLOMEO A, GIUBILEO F, LUONGO G, PASSACANTANDO M, NIU G, HATAMI F, SKIBITZKI O, SCHROEDER T
  • 作者关键词:   field emission, graphene, heterojunction, indium phosphide
  • 出版物名称:   NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0957-4484 EI 1361-6528
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Salerno
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1088/1361-6528/aa96e6
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

We report the observation of field emission (FE) from InP nanocrystals (NCs) epitaxially grown on an array of p-Si nanotips. We prove that FE can be enhanced by covering the InP NCs with graphene. The measurements are performed inside a scanning electron microscope chamber with a nano-controlled W-thread used as an anode. We analyze the FE by Fowler-Nordheim theory and find that the field enhancement factor increases monotonically with the spacing between the anode and the cathode. We also show that InP/p-Si junction has a rectifying behavior, while graphene on InP creates an ohmic contact. Understanding the fundamentals of such nanojunctions is key for applications in nanoelectronics.