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http://dx.doi.org/10.5757/JKVS.2008.17.6.566

A Reliable Field Emission Performance of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube Field Emitters  

Jung, S.I. (Department of Nanoscale Semiconductor Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee, S.B. (Department of Nanoscale Semiconductor Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.17, no.6, 2008 , pp. 566-575 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the field emission characteristics from the planar field emitters made of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) synthesized by a catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) method. Transmission electron microscopy, Thermogravimetric and Raman analysis showed that the carbon materials have a low defect level in their atomic carbon structure, pointing to the synthesis of high-purity DWCNTs. For field emission properties of DWCNTs, the turn-on field of DWCNTs was $1.9\;V/{\mu}m$ and the current density was about $74\;mA/cm^2$ at $8.1\;V/{\mu}m$, which is sufficient for the applications of field emission displays and vacuum microelectronic devices. The DWCNT field emitters also exhibited a uniform field emission pattern and good field emission stability in a diode configuration.
Keywords
Double-walled carbon nanotube; Field emission; Saturation-like behavior; Adsorbate;
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