Grain boundary transport in x-ray irradiated polycrystalline diamond
Grain boundary transport in x-ray irradiated polycrystalline diamond
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X 射线照射多晶金刚石中的晶界输运
DOI:
10.1063/1.1565191
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
D. M. Trucchi
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作者:
G. Conte;M. Rossi;S. Salvatori;F. Fabbri;S. Loreti;P. Ascarelli;E. Cappelli;D. M. Trucchi
The transport properties of a “thin” polycrystalline diamond film are analyzed after the sample exposure to 8.06-keV x-ray radiation. Structure and morphology of the as-grown film have been evaluated by Raman, x-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The transport properties have been investigated by measuring dark current–voltage characteristics in the temperature range of 60 to 360 K. Ohmic transport has been evidenced on the as-grown film up to 1.16×105 V/cm. After irradiation, nonlinear contributions to the dark current have been evidenced and related to field-assisted thermal ionization of traps. Below 200 K, hopping mechanisms have been observed. Correlations have been found among x-ray irradiation, density of traps involved in the transport processes, and the nonhomogeneous nature of the sample. A simple model of the grain boundary structure is proposed to explain the observations.