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EnglishThe Deep Ion Beam Lithography technique has been extensively adopted in recent years for the fabrication of graphitic electrodes in bulk diamond with a wide range of technological applications. Particularly, it has been recently shown that a high current can be driven in devices consisting of micrometer-spaced sub-superficial graphitic electrodes. This effect has been exploited to stimulate electroluminescence from color centers placed in the active region of the device. A deep understanding of the conduction mechanisms governing charge transport in micro-regions of defective diamond comprised between graphitic electrodes is necessary in order to fully exploit the functionality of these opto-electronic devices, as well as to assess the ion-beam-micromachining of diamond as a convenient technique for the fabrication of solid-state micro-devices. In this work, a temperature-dependent characterization of the electrical properties of a sub-superficial graphite diamond-graphite junction is presented and discussed. The ohmic behavior observed at low bias voltages is ascribed to a donor level with an activation energy of (0.217 +/- 0.002) eV, a value compatible with previous reports on nitrogen-related defects. A transition to a high-current regime above a critical voltage V-c was also observed, and interpreted in terms of the Space-Charge-Limited Current model. The temperature-dependent measurements allowed to investigate the role of charge trapping in the charge injection mechanism of the junction. By fitting the temperature dependence in the high-current regime it was possible to determine the relevant trap level of the associated Poole-Frenkel mechanism, leading to a value of (0.278 +/- 0.001) eV from the conduction band. The Poole-Frenkel conduction model in high-current regime enabled also a preliminary investigation in the effects of ion implantation on the modification of the dc dielectric constant of diamond. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Electrical characterization of a graphite-diamond-graphite junction fabricated by MeV carbon implantation / Tcherni, S. D.; Skukan, N.; Picollo, F.; Battiato, A.; Grilj, V.; Amato, G.; Boarino, L.; Enrico, E.; Jaksic, M.; Olivero, P.; Forneris, J.. - In: DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS. - ISSN 0925-9635. - 74(2017), pp. 125-131.
| Titolo: | Electrical characterization of a graphite-diamond-graphite junction fabricated by MeV carbon implantation |
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 |
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| Citazione: | Electrical characterization of a graphite-diamond-graphite junction fabricated by MeV carbon implantation / Tcherni, S. D.; Skukan, N.; Picollo, F.; Battiato, A.; Grilj, V.; Amato, G.; Boarino, L.; Enrico, E.; Jaksic, M.; Olivero, P.; Forneris, J.. - In: DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS. - ISSN 0925-9635. - 74(2017), pp. 125-131. |
| Abstract: | The Deep Ion Beam Lithography technique has been extensively adopted in recent years for the fabrication of graphitic electrodes in bulk diamond with a wide range of technological applications. Particularly, it has been recently shown that a high current can be driven in devices consisting of micrometer-spaced sub-superficial graphitic electrodes. This effect has been exploited to stimulate electroluminescence from color centers placed in the active region of the device. A deep understanding of the conduction mechanisms governing charge transport in micro-regions of defective diamond comprised between graphitic electrodes is necessary in order to fully exploit the functionality of these opto-electronic devices, as well as to assess the ion-beam-micromachining of diamond as a convenient technique for the fabrication of solid-state micro-devices. In this work, a temperature-dependent characterization of the electrical properties of a sub-superficial graphite diamond-graphite junction is presented and discussed. The ohmic behavior observed at low bias voltages is ascribed to a donor level with an activation energy of (0.217 +/- 0.002) eV, a value compatible with previous reports on nitrogen-related defects. A transition to a high-current regime above a critical voltage V-c was also observed, and interpreted in terms of the Space-Charge-Limited Current model. The temperature-dependent measurements allowed to investigate the role of charge trapping in the charge injection mechanism of the junction. By fitting the temperature dependence in the high-current regime it was possible to determine the relevant trap level of the associated Poole-Frenkel mechanism, leading to a value of (0.278 +/- 0.001) eV from the conduction band. The Poole-Frenkel conduction model in high-current regime enabled also a preliminary investigation in the effects of ion implantation on the modification of the dc dielectric constant of diamond. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11696/57202 |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |
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