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Frontiers of Optoelectronics

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Front Optoelec Chin    2011, Vol. 4 Issue (4) : 462-466    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-011-0135-z
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Electroforming characteristics of SED emitter in Al-AlN granular films
Haifeng LIANG(), Wen REN
Key Laboratory for Optical Measurement and Thin Film of Shannxi Province, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710032, China
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Abstract

The Al-AlN granular film was proposed as a cathode emitter of surface-conduction electron-emission display (SED) and the effect of Al-AlN granular films’ resistivity on electroforming in experiment and simulation methods was studied. Electroforming could be successfully completed with appropriate Al-AlN granular film resistivity between 1.98 and 15.10 mΩ·cm, and the corresponding turn-on voltage of electroforming increased from 6.2 to 10.5 V with the resistivity increasing. In addition, a temperature profile on Al-AlN emitter was simulated and the temperature decreased from middle to two sides, which were corresponding to surface morphology of Al-AlN emitter after electroforming.

Keywords electroforming      Al-AlN granular films      surface-conduction electron-emission display (SED)      resistivity     
Corresponding Author(s): LIANG Haifeng,Email:hfliang2004@163.com   
Issue Date: 05 December 2011
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Haifeng LIANG,Wen REN. Electroforming characteristics of SED emitter in Al-AlN granular films[J]. Front Optoelec Chin, 2011, 4(4): 462-466.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foe/EN/10.1007/s12200-011-0135-z
https://academic.hep.com.cn/foe/EN/Y2011/V4/I4/462
Fig.1  Schematic of electroforming set-up
Fig.2  Relation of device conduction current and device cathode voltage with resistivity of 1.98 mΩ·cm
Fig.3  Relation of device conduction current and device cathode voltage with resistivity of 7.00 mΩ·cm
Fig.4  Relation of device conduction current and device cathode voltage with resistivity of 15.10 mΩ·cm
Fig.5  Surface morphology of Al-AlN emitter after electroforming
Fig.6  Temperature profile on Al-AlN granular films emitter
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