Quantum efficiency enhancement of bialkali photocathodes by an atomically thin layer on substrates
Authors:
Hisato Yamaguchi,
Fangze Liu,
Jeffrey DeFazio,
Mengjia Gaowei,
Lei Guo,
Anna Alexander,
Seong In Yoon,
Chohee Hyun,
Matthew Critchley,
John Sinsheimer,
Vitaly Pavlenko,
Derek Strom,
Kevin L. Jensen,
Daniel Finkenstadt,
Hyeon Suk Shin,
Masahiro Yamamoto,
John Smedley,
Nathan A. Moody
Abstract:
We report quantum efficiency (QE) enhancements in accelerator technology relevant antimonide photocathodes (K2CsSb) by interfacing them with atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) crystal layers. The enhancement occurs in a reflection mode, when a 2D crystal is placed in between the photocathodes and optically reflective substrates. Specifically, the peak QE at 405 nm (3.1 eV) increases by a relativ…
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We report quantum efficiency (QE) enhancements in accelerator technology relevant antimonide photocathodes (K2CsSb) by interfacing them with atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) crystal layers. The enhancement occurs in a reflection mode, when a 2D crystal is placed in between the photocathodes and optically reflective substrates. Specifically, the peak QE at 405 nm (3.1 eV) increases by a relative 10 percent, while the long wavelength response at 633 nm (2.0 eV) increases by a relative 36 percent on average and up to 80 percent at localized hot spot regions when photocathodes are deposited onto graphene coated stainless steel. There is a similar effect for photocathodes deposited on hexagonal boron nitride monolayer coatings using nickel substrates. The enhancement does not occur when reflective substrates are replaced with optically transparent sapphire. Optical transmission, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) revealed that thickness, crystal orientation, quality and elemental stoichiometry of photocathodes do not appreciably change due to 2D crystal coatings. These results suggest optical interactions are responsible for the QE enhancements when 2D crystal sublayers are present on reflective substrates, and provide a pathway toward a simple method of QE enhancement in semiconductor photocathodes by an atomically thin 2D crystal on substrates.
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Submitted 2 October, 2019;
originally announced October 2019.
Free-standing bialkali photocathodes using atomically thin substrates
Authors:
Hisato Yamaguchi,
Fangze Liu,
Jeffrey DeFazio,
Mengjia Gaowei,
Claudia W. Narvaez Villarrubia,
Junqi Xie,
John Sinsheimer,
Derek Strom,
Vitaly Pavlenko,
Kevin L. Jensen,
John Smedley,
Aditya D. Mohite,
Nathan A. Moody
Abstract:
We report successful deposition of high quantum efficiency (QE) bialkali antimonide K2CsSb photocathodes on graphene films. The results pave a pathway towards an ultimate goal of encapsulating technologically-relevant photocathodes for accelerator technology with an atomically-thin protecting layer to enhance lifetime while minimizing QE losses. A QE of 17 % at ~3.1 eV (405 nm) is the highest valu…
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We report successful deposition of high quantum efficiency (QE) bialkali antimonide K2CsSb photocathodes on graphene films. The results pave a pathway towards an ultimate goal of encapsulating technologically-relevant photocathodes for accelerator technology with an atomically-thin protecting layer to enhance lifetime while minimizing QE losses. A QE of 17 % at ~3.1 eV (405 nm) is the highest value reported so far on graphene substrates and is comparable to that obtained on stainless steel and nickel reference substrates. The spectral responses of the photocathodes on graphene exhibit signature features of K2CsSb including the characteristic absorption at ~2.5 eV. Materials characterization based on X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) reveals that the composition and crystal quality of these photocathodes deposited on graphene is comparable to those deposited on a reference substrate. Quantitative agreement between optical calculations and QE measurements for the K2CsSb on free suspended graphene and a graphene coated metal substrate further confirms the high quality interface between the photocathodes and graphene. Finally, a correlation between the QE and graphene quality as characterized by Raman spectroscopy suggests that a lower density of atomistic defects in the graphene films leads to higher QE of the deposited K2CsSb photocathodes.
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Submitted 12 February, 2019; v1 submitted 27 February, 2018;
originally announced February 2018.