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Jodie Corbridge Gillespie

2014

Secondary electron emission

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Secondary Electron Emission Of Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon: The Role Of Evolving Bandgap, Jodie Corbridge, Jr Dennison, Neal Nickles Apr 2014

Secondary Electron Emission Of Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon: The Role Of Evolving Bandgap, Jodie Corbridge, Jr Dennison, Neal Nickles

Jodie Corbridge Gillespie

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Effects Of Bandgap On Secondary Electron Emission For Graphitic Carbon Semiconductiors, Jodie Gillespie, Jr Dennison Apr 2014

Effects Of Bandgap On Secondary Electron Emission For Graphitic Carbon Semiconductiors, Jodie Gillespie, Jr Dennison

Jodie Corbridge Gillespie

Preliminary data indicates a relationship between bandgap width and magnitude of secondary electron (SE) yield. Our work extends this research to investigate the correlation of small bandgap width to SE yield. These trends are compared with current semiempirical models of two limiting cases, conductors and large bandgap semiconductors. Specifically, five graphitic amorphous carbon (g-C) samples of decreasing bandgap width were produced by vacuum annealing from 0C-1050C. Preliminary data shows a 30of g-C above nanocrystalline graphite. Measurements include SE yields, backscattered yields and electron emission spectra, as well as characterization with SEM, photoyields, AES, resistivity, and Raman spectroscopy. SE yields were …