Review Article

An Overview on Structure and Field Emission Properties of Carbon Nitride Films

Table 2

Optimal sp2/sp3 ratio of amorphous carbon films which can be used as a reference of films.

ratioPreparation methodTurn-on electric field ( )Highest current densityReference

DLC films0.85–1.0Microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD)10 V/ m (defined as the low-end electric field to emit electrons)[28]
a-C1.25 MPCVD4.8 V/ m (0.28 mA/cm2)[29]
Metal-DLC1.0Electrochemical deposition6.5 V/ m (1 μA/cm2)1.2 mA/cm2 (23.5 V/ m)[30]
Metal-DLC1.2016Electrochemical deposition8.4 V/ m (1 μA/cm2)163.89  A/cm2 (12.455 V/ m)[31]