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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Amit Tiwari, Professor Jon Goss, Professor Patrick Briddon, Professor Nick Wright, Dr Alton Horsfall, Dr Mark Rayson
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The presence of adsorbate species on diamond surfaces, even in small concentrations, strongly influences electrical, chemical, and structural properties. Despite the technological significance, coverage of diamond by transition metals has received relatively little attention. In this paper, we present the results of density functional calculations examining up to a monolayer of selected metals (Cu, Ni, Ti, and V) on the (001) diamond surface. We find that addition of carbide forming species (Ti and V) results in significantly higher adsorption energies at all surface coverages relative to those of the non-carbide-forming species. For monolayer coverage by Cu or Ni, and submonolayer coverage by Ti and V, we find large, negative electron affinities. We propose that based upon the electron affinities and binding energies, metal-terminated (001) diamond surfaces are promising candidates for electron emission device applications.
Author(s): Tiwari AK, Goss JP, Briddon PR, Wright NG, Horsfall AB, Rayson MJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Physical Review B
Year: 2012
Volume: 86
Issue: 15
Print publication date: 01/10/2012
ISSN (print): 1098-0121
ISSN (electronic): 1550-235X
Publisher: American Physical Society
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.155301
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.155301
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