Negative differential resistance in MIM devices from vacuum to atmospheric pressure

Peter D. Hooper; G. McHale; Michael I. Newton

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Negative differential resistance in MIM devices from vacuum to atmospheric pressure

Peter D. Hooper^*, G. McHale, Michael I. Newton

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When a thin gold film is electroformed under an oil diffusion-pumped vacuum, the device subsequently displays a voltage controlled negative differential resistance (NDR) with electroluminescence (EL) and electron emission (EE). In this work we present experimental data, showing a device continuing to exhibit NDR when taken from vacuum to atmospheric pressure in either argon or nitrogen gas. NDR is observed over many voltage cycles with an accompanying EL, which is in contrast to the suppression of NDR which occurs on the first cycle for a deice in air at atmospheric pressure; NDR can only then be re-established by returning the device to vacuum. Therefore, as NDR can be achieved at atmospheric pressure in argon or nitrogen gas this indicates it is the presence of oxygen that inhibits the NDR conduction mechanism when a voltage is applied at atmospheric pressure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editors	Benedykt W. Licznerski, Andrzej Dziedzic
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	38-41
Number of pages	4
Volume	2780
ISBN (Print)	0819421669, 9780819421661
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238186
Publication status	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes
Event	Metal/Nonmetal Microsystems: Physics, Technology, and Applications - Polanica Zdroj, Pol Duration: 11 Sept 1995 → 11 Sept 1995

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Conference	Metal/Nonmetal Microsystems: Physics, Technology, and Applications
City	Polanica Zdroj, Pol
Period	11/09/95 → 11/09/95

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Hooper, PD, McHale, G & Newton, MI 1996, Negative differential resistance in MIM devices from vacuum to atmospheric pressure. in BW Licznerski & A Dziedzic (eds), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. vol. 2780, SPIE, pp. 38-41, Metal/Nonmetal Microsystems: Physics, Technology, and Applications, Polanica Zdroj, Pol, 11/09/95. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238186

Negative differential resistance in MIM devices from vacuum to atmospheric pressure. / Hooper, Peter D.; McHale, G.; Newton, Michael I.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. ed. / Benedykt W. Licznerski; Andrzej Dziedzic. Vol. 2780 SPIE, 1996. p. 38-41.

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