Project detail

Applications of graphite-based field emission composite emitters in scanning electron microscopy

Duration: 01.03.2024 — 28.02.2025

Funding resources

Brno University of Technology - Vnitřní projekty VUT

- whole funder (2024-01-01 - 2025-12-31)

On the project

Following the obtained results from a previous IGA project (CEITEC VUT/FEKT-J-23-8307), graphite-based field emission cathodes will be tested as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) probes. The best performance was obtained when graphite microlayer was applied on a substrate of glass microtips. These probes were able to operate at 1 and 10^-4 Pa and to scan the topography of a ~20 µm2 gold layer. The glass-graphite probes were higher in performance than tungsten polycrystalline probes, which requires in-situ cleaning before STM measurements.

Mark

CEITEC VUT/FEKT-J-24-8567

Default language

Czech

People responsible

Fohlerová Zdenka, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Košelová Zuzana, Mgr. - fellow researcher
Sobola Dinara, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. - fellow researcher
Allaham Mohammad Mahmoud, M.A., M.Sc. - principal person responsible

Units

Central European Institute of Technology BUT
- beneficiary (2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31)
Advanced Ceramic Materials
- internal (2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31)
Department of Microelectronics
- internal (2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31)
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication
- internal (2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31)

Results

Mohammad M. Allaham. Comprehensive Analysis of E478 Single-Component Epoxy Resin and Tungsten-E478 Interface for Metallic-Polymer Composite Electron Source Applications. ACS OMEGA, 2024, vol. 9, no. 28, p. 30975-30985. ISSN: 2470-1343.
Detail

KOŠELOVÁ, Z.; BURDA, D.; ALLAHAM, M.; FOHLEROVÁ, Z.; KNÁPEK, A. From deformation to performance: WO3-coated tungsten emitters created by anodization. In 2024 37th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC). IEEE, 2024. p. 79-80. ISBN: 979-8-3503-7975-4.
Detail

KOŠELOVÁ, Z.; KNÁPEK, A.; FOHLEROVÁ, Z. Optimization of Tungsten Anodization for Thin WO₃ Layers for Aplication in Cold Field Emission Cathodes. Proceedings of 14th solid state surfaces and interfaces. Bratislava: Comenius University Bratislava, 2024. p. 31-34. ISBN: 978-80-223-5941-2.
Detail

KNÁPEK, A.; ALLAHAM, M.; KOŠELOVÁ, Z.; BURDA, D.; PODSTRÁNSKÝ, J.; MOUSA, M.; SOBOLA, D. Comparative analysis of surface layer functionality in STM and AFM probes: Effects of coating on emission characteristics. Journal of Electrical Engineering, 2024, vol. 75, no. 4, p. 268-274. ISSN: 1339-309X.
Detail

KOŠELOVÁ, Z.; KNÁPEK, A.; FOHLEROVÁ, Z. Analysing Geometrical Effects on Electric Field Distribution in Silicon-Based Pyramid for Cold Field Emission. 10th IMAPS FLASH CONFERENCE 2024. 10. 2024. p. 54-55. ISBN: 9788021462793.
Detail

ALLAHAM, M.; DARADKEH, S.; AL-BRAIKAT, H.; DALLAEV, R.; BURDA, D.; KOŠELOVÁ, Z.; AL-AKHRAS, M.; JABER, A.; MOUSA, M.; SOBOLA, D.; KOLAŘÍK, V.; KNÁPEK, A. Comprehensive analysis of charge carriers dynamics through the honeycomb structure of graphite thin films and polymer graphite with applications in cold field emission and scanning tunneling microscopy. SURFACES AND INTERFACES, 2024, vol. 53, no. October 2024, p. 1-15. ISSN: 2468-0230.
Detail