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Increased surface flashover voltage in microfabricated devices

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: With the demand for improved performance in microfabricated devices, the necessity to apply greater electric fields and voltages becomes evident. When operating in vacuum, the voltage is typically limited by surface flashover forming along the surface of a dielectric. By modifying the fabrication process, we have discovered it is possible to more than double the flashover voltage. Our finding has significant impact on the realization of next-generation micro- and nano-fabricated devices and for the fabrication of on-chip ion trap arrays for the realization of scalable ion quantum technology.

Source: Applied Physics Letters

DOI: 10.1063/1.4824012

Authors: R. C. Sterling, M. D. Hughes, C. J. Mellor, W. K. Hensinger

Institutions: University of Sussex, University of Nottingham

Language: English

Topic: Semiconductor materials and devices

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Nuffield Foundation, European Commission, University of Sussex, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council