Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface

The work function and electron affinity of fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surfaces prepared by exposure to dissociated XeF2 have been determined using synchrotron-based photoemission. After vacuum annealing to 350°C a clean, monofluoride terminated C(100):F surface was obtained for which an elect...

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Main Authors: Rietwyk, K., Wong, S., Cao, L., O’Donnell, Kane, Ley, L., Wee, A., Pakes, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Institute of Physics 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47684
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author Rietwyk, K.
Wong, S.
Cao, L.
O’Donnell, Kane
Ley, L.
Wee, A.
Pakes, C.
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Cao, L.
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description The work function and electron affinity of fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surfaces prepared by exposure to dissociated XeF2 have been determined using synchrotron-based photoemission. After vacuum annealing to 350°C a clean, monofluoride terminated C(100):F surface was obtained for which an electron affinity of 2.56 eV was measured. This is the highest electron affinity reported for any diamond surface termination so far, and it exceeds the value predicted by recent density functional theory calculations by 0.43 eV. The work function of 7.24 eV measured for the same surface places the Fermi energy of 0.79 eV above the valence band maximum.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-476842018-03-29T09:07:10Z Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface Rietwyk, K. Wong, S. Cao, L. O’Donnell, Kane Ley, L. Wee, A. Pakes, C. The work function and electron affinity of fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surfaces prepared by exposure to dissociated XeF2 have been determined using synchrotron-based photoemission. After vacuum annealing to 350°C a clean, monofluoride terminated C(100):F surface was obtained for which an electron affinity of 2.56 eV was measured. This is the highest electron affinity reported for any diamond surface termination so far, and it exceeds the value predicted by recent density functional theory calculations by 0.43 eV. The work function of 7.24 eV measured for the same surface places the Fermi energy of 0.79 eV above the valence band maximum. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47684 10.1063/1.4793999 American Institute of Physics restricted
spellingShingle Rietwyk, K.
Wong, S.
Cao, L.
O’Donnell, Kane
Ley, L.
Wee, A.
Pakes, C.
Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface
title Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface
title_full Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface
title_fullStr Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface
title_full_unstemmed Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface
title_short Work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface
title_sort work function and electron affinity of the fluorine-terminated (100) diamond surface
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47684