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TUPHA003 | Sputter Growth of Alkali Antimonide Photocathodes: An in Operando Materials Analysis | 1965 |
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Funding: Work supported by U.S. DoE, under KC0407-ALSJNT-I0013 and SBIR grant # DE-SC0009540. NSLS was supported by DOE DE-AC02-98CH10886, CHESS is supported by NSF & NIH/NIGMS via NSF DMR-1332208 Alkali antimonide photocathodes are a strong contender for the cathode of choice for next-generation photon sources such as LCLS II or the XFEL. These materials have already found extensive use in photodetectors and image intensifiers. However, only recently have modern synchrotron techniques enabled a systematic study of the formation chemistry of these materials. Such analysis has led to the understanding that these materials are inherently rough when grown through traditional sequential deposition; this roughness has a detrimental impact on the intrinsic emittance of the emitted beam. Sputter deposition may provide a path to achieving a far smoother photocathode, while maintaining adequate quantum efficiency. We report on the creation and vacuum transport of a K2CsSb sputter target, and its use to create an ultra-smooth (sub nm roughness) cathode with a 2% quantum efficiency at 532 nm. |
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DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2015-TUPHA003 | |
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