Abstract
The effect of moderate heating (200–300 °C) in vacuum on the photoemission from air-exposed hydrogen-terminated chemical vapor deposited diamond films was studied in the photon spectral range of 140–210 nm (8.9–5.9 eV). A three- to fivefold enhancement was observed, stable in high vacuum and in some high purity gases, but unstable in air. The surfaces were also examined by x-ray induced photoelectron spectroscopy and ultraviolet induced photoelectron spectroscopy before and after the heating process and upon exposure to air and to oxygen. The results provide good evidence that the strong dipole originating from H2O molecules absorbed on the diamond surface is responsible for the observed effect. A simple model is presented for quantitative estimation of the effect.
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