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Modulating the work function of carbon by N or O addition and nano-tip fabrication # W.T. Zheng,* Chang Q. Sun, and B. K. Tay Department of Materials Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P.R. China School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technology University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore More information: .sg/home/ecqsun/rtf/SSC-WF.pdf Abstract A model is presented towards measures lowering the work function for high-efficiency electron emission. It is suggested that an oxide or nitride tetrahedron formation creates nonbonding lone pairs that induce the anti-bonding dipoles associated with density of states that added to a position above the Fermi level and that nano-fabrication could densitify the charges in the confined region due to the coordination number (CN)- imperfection-induced bond contraction. However, over dosing N or O may cause hydrogen-like bond formation with “dipole/+” valence state that could recovers the reduced work function. Closely packed nanotips also recover the work function to that of a flat surface. It is anticipated that the work function of a surface can be lowered by proper co-doping O or N with metals of low-work function to the miniaturized tips. Predictions agree with various experimental observations. PACS: 73.30.+y, 81.05.Uw, 81.07.Bc, 68.37.Vj Key Words: Electron emission, work function, chemisorption, nanostructures *E-mail: wtzheng@ # Corresponding author, E-mail: ecqsun@.sg; URL: .sg/home/ecqsun/ 1