Effect of O2Exposure on Silicon Field Emitter Arrays Style

Reza Farsad Asadi, Tao Zheng, Girish Rughoobur, Ranajoy Bhattacharya, Jim Browning, Akintunde I. Akinwande, Bruce Gnade

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Abstract

The impact of Oxygen (O2) exposure on Silicon Field Emitter Arrays (Si-FEA) was studied. A 50×50 array of Silicon field emitters was tested at 1000V DC anode and 45V DC gate voltage in 6×10-10 Torr before 10-7 Torr partial pressure of O2 was introduced into the chamber. The results indicate that the anode current degradation rate is approximately 0.1 percent per Langmuir of O2 exposure. This study can provide guidelines for the vacuum packaging requirements of Si-FEAs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication36th IEEE International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages134-136
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9798350301434
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event36th IEEE International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2023 - Cambridge, United States
Duration: 10 Jul 202313 Jul 2023

Publication series

Name36th IEEE International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2023

Conference

Conference36th IEEE International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCambridge
Period10/07/2313/07/23

Keywords

  • Accelerated life testing
  • O2 exposure
  • Reliability
  • Silicon Field Emitter Arrays (Si-FEA)
  • Vacuum packaging

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