Abstract
Boron has been adsorbed onto molybdenum field emitter surfaces by the thermal decomposition of boron triiodide at corrected partial pressures of 1.4 x 10-9 Torr to 4.5 x 10-9 Torr. Based on field emission work function data and an analytical work function versus adsorbate-coverage relationship, a quantitative measure of the monolayer coverage of boron on molybdenum has been determined; this value is 6.3 x 1014 atoms/cm2/monolayer. A parameter, β, is defined which is a measure of the effective yield of adsorbed boron on molyb-denum from BI3. β is formulated in terms of the free energy of dissociation of the BI3 molecule on and the free energy of desorption of the BI3 molecule from the molybdenum surface. These energies were determined from the data to be -34.4 ± 2 kcal/mole and 4.5 ± 4 kcal/mole, respectively. © 1974 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
Recommended Citation
R. E. Moore and P. D. Ownby, "Thermal Decomposition Of Boron Triiodide On Molybdenum Field Emitter Surfaces," Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 13, no. S2, pp. 71 - 74, IOP Publishing, Jan 1974.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAPS.2S2.71
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Materials Science and Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1347-4065; 0021-4922
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Article - Journal
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English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1974
