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Generation of high field emission current from carbon nanotubes

  • Lim, Seong-Chu;Heong, Hee-Jin;Choi, Ha-Kyu;Song, Young-Il;Kim, Gil-Yong;Lee, Young-Hee
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.07b
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    • pp.1020-1022
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    • 2005
  • We have fabricated a high electron source from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using hot-press method. Using hot-press method, we are able to control the tube density and the morphology of CNT films. We propose that the high emission current is due to the solid adhesion between the CNTs and substrates and uniform morphology of CNT film.

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Hygro-thermal wave propagation in functionally graded double-layered nanotubes systems

  • She, Gui-Lin;Ren, Yi-Ru;Yuan, Fuh-Gwo
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.641-653
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, wave propagation is studied and analyzed in double-layered nanotubes systems via the nonlocal strain gradient theory. To the author's knowledge, the present paper is the first to investigate the wave propagation characteristics of double-layered porous nanotubes systems. It is generally considered that the material properties of nanotubes are related to the porosity and hygro-thermal effects. The governing equations of the double-layered nanotubes systems are derived by using the Hamilton principle. The dispersion relations and displacement fields of wave propagation in the double nanotubes systems which experience three different types of motion are obtained and discussed. The results show that the phase velocities of the double nanotubes systems depend on porosity, humidity change, temperature change, material composition, non-local parameter, strain gradient parameter, interlayer spring, and wave number.

Synthesis of self-aligned carbon nanotubes on a Ni particles using Chemical Vapour Deposition

  • Park, Gyu-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2000.02a
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    • pp.64-64
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    • 2000
  • Since its discovery in 1991, the carbon nanotube has attracted much attention all over the world; and several method have been developed to synthesize carbon nanotubes. According to theoretical calculations, carbon nanotubes have many unique properties, such as high mechanical strength, capillary properties, and remarkable electronical conductivity, all of which suggest a wide range of potential applications in the future. Here we report the synthesis in the catalytic decomposition of acetylene at ~65 $0^{\circ}C$ over Ni deposited on SiO2, For the catalyst preparation, Ni was deposited to the thickness of 100-300A using effusion cell. Different approaches using porous materials and HF or NH3 treated samples have been tried for synthesis of carbon nanotubes. It is decisive step for synthesis of carbon nanotubes to form a round Ni particles. We show that the formation of round Ni particles by heat treatment without any pre-treatment such as chemical etching and observe the similar size of Ni particles and carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes were synthesized by chemial vapour deposition ushin C2H2 gas for source material on Ni coated Si substrate. Ni film gaving 20~90nm thickness was changed into Ni particles with 30~90nm diameter. Heat treatment of Ni fim is a crucial role for the growth of carbon nanotube, High-resolution transmission electron microscopy images show that they are multi-walled nanotube. Raman spectrum shows its peak at 1349cm-1(D band) is much weaker than that at 1573cm-1(G band). We believe that carbon nanotubes contains much less defects. Long carbon nanotubes with length more than several $\mu$m and the carbon particles with round shape were obtained by CVD at ~$650^{\circ}C$ on the Ni droplets. SEM micrograph nanotubes was identified by SEM. Finally, we performed TEM anaylsis on the caron nanotubes to determine whether or not these film structures are truly caron nanotubes, as opposed to carbon fiber-like structures.

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Effects of the Distribution of Nickel-Nitrate and the Substrate Temperature on the Synthesis of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (기판 상에 합성한 탄소나노튜브의 성장에 미치는 촉매금속 입자의 분포와 기판온도의 영향)

  • Lee, Gyo-Woo;Jung, Jong-Soo;Hwang, Jung-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.215-222
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    • 2004
  • Synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on a nickel-nitrate-deposited substrate using an ethylene fueled inverse diffusion flame was illustrated. The deposition of nickel-nitrate particles on substrates was used for the smaller-diameter nanotubes than those formed in our previous studies. Also the effect of temperature variations on the size of formed nanotubes was investigated. The diameters of formed multi-walled carbon nanotubes were ranging from 15 to 100 nm in the several radial locations. In case of using a nickel-nitrate-deposited substrate, the smaller-diameter carbon nanotubes were synthesized than those in case of using the substrate with melted nickel-nitrate. In the formation region of carbon nanotubes, the diameter of formed nanotubes was tend to be decrease as the radial distance form the flame center was increased, that is the decreased substrate temperature.

Investigation on the Adsorption Features of Humic Acid on Carbon Nanotubes (탄소나노튜브의 휴믹산 흡착특성에 관한 기초연구)

  • Lee, Sun-Hwa;Kim, Dong-Su
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.520-524
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    • 2004
  • As a feasibility study for the application of carbon nanotubes to the treatment of environmental pollutants, the adsorption characteristics of humic acid on carbon nanotubes has been investigated. The dispersion features of carbon nanotubes in aquatic environment were investigated by measuring the variation of their electrokinetic potentials with pH, and the effects of some dispersants on their dispersion features were also examined. Under the experimental conditions, humic acid was observed to mostly adsorb on nanotubes within a few minutes and reach the equilibrium state within about one hour. The adsorption features of humic acid on nanotubes were found to follow the Freundlich model better than the Langmuir Model. Humic acid adsorbed on carbon nanotubes endothermically and the change of enthalpy in adsorption reaction was estimated to be ca. 18.37kJ/mol at standard state. The entropic change in adsorption reaction for humic acid was ca. 0.0503kJ/mol at standard state and the activation energy for adsorption was also estimated based on the change of rate constants with temperature. FT-IR investigations showed that the functional groups such as alcohol, ester, and aromatics existing in the chemical structure of humic acid might work as the bridge in its adsorption on nanotubes.

Growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on Co-Ni alloy metal (Co-Ni 합금위에서 수직방향으로 정렬된 탄소나노튜브의 성장)

  • Lee, Cheol-Jin;Kim, Dae-Woon;Lee, Tae-Jae;Park, Jeong-Hoon;Son, Kwon-Hee;Lyu, Seung-Chul;Song, Hong-Ki;Choi, Young-Chul;Lee, Young-Hee
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.07d
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    • pp.1504-1507
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    • 1999
  • We have grown vertically aligned carbon nanotubes in a large area of Co-Ni codeposited Si substrates by the thermal CVD using $C_2H_2$ gas. Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes, Synthesis of carbon nanotubes for mass production has been achieved by several methods such as laser vaporization arc discharge, and pyrolysis. In particular, growth of vertically aligned nanotubes is of technological importance for applications to FED. Recently, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes have been grown on glass by PECVD Aligned carbon nanotubes can be also grown on mesoporous silica and Fe patterned porous silicon using CVD. Despite such breakthroughs in the growth, the growth mechanism of the alignment are still far from being clearly understood. Furthermore, FED has not been clearly demonstrated yet at a practical level. Here, we demonstrate that carbon nanotubes can be vertically aligned on catalyzed Si substrate when the domain density reaches a certain value. We suggest that steric hindrance between nanotubes at an initial stage of the growth forces nanotubes to align vertically and then nanotubes are further grown by the cap growth mechanism.

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Growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on a large area Si substrates by thermal chemical vapor deposition

  • Lee, Cheol-Jin;Park, Jung-Hoon;Son, Kwon-Hee;Kim, Dae-Woon;Lyu, Seung-Chul;Park, Sung-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2000.02a
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    • pp.212-212
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    • 2000
  • Since the first obserbvation of carbon nanotubes, extensive researches have been done for the synthesis using arc discharge, laser vaporization, and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Carbon nanotubes have unique physical and chemical properties and can allow nanoscale devices. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes with high quality on a large area is particularly important to enable both fundamental studies and applications, such as flat panel displays and vacuum microelectronics. we have grown vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on a large area of Si substrates by thermal chemical vapor deposition using C2H2 gas at 750-950$^{\circ}C$. we deposited catalytic metal on Si susbstrate using thermal evaporation. The nanotubes reveal highly purified surface. The carbon nanotubes have multi-wall structure with a hollow inside and it reveals bamboo structure agreed with base growth model. Figure 1 shows SEM micrograph showing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes whih were grown at 950$^{\circ}C$ on a large area (20mm${\times}$30mm) of Si substrates. Figure 2 shows TEM analysis was performed on the carbon nanotubes grown at 950$^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. The carbon nanotubes are multi-wall structure with bamboo shape and the lack of fringes inside the nanotube indicates that the core of the structure is hollow. In our experiment, carbon nanotubes grown by the thermal CVD indicate base growth model.

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The Effect of Wall Thickness of ZnO Nanotubes on the Ethanol Gas Sensing Performance (산화아연 나노튜브의 벽 두께에 따른 에탄올 가스 검출특성)

  • Kang, Wooseung
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.225-229
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    • 2017
  • ZnO nanotubes were synthesized to investigate the effect of wall thickness on the ethanol gas sensing performance. The wall thickness of the nanotubes was varied from approximately 20 to 60 nm. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and SAED (Selected Area Electron Beam Diffraction) analyses showed that the synthesized nanotubes were polycrystalline structured ZnO with the diameter of approximately 200-300nm. The ZnO nanotubes sensor with an optimum wall thickness of 51.8nm showed approximately 8 times higher response, compared to that with 21.14nm wall thick nanotubes, to the ethanol concentration of 500 ppm at the temperature of $300^{\circ}C$. The wall thickness of 51.8nm was found to be a little larger than 46nm, which was theoretically derived Debye length. Along with the study of the wall thickness effect on the performance of the sensors, the mechanisms of gas sensing of the polycrystalline ZnO nanotubes are also discussed.

Surface Characteristics of Direct Fluorinated Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes

  • Seo, Min-Kang;Park, Soo-Jin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.30 no.9
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    • pp.2071-2076
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    • 2009
  • The single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) were directly fluorinated with fluorine ($F_2$) gas in a temperature range 20 ~ 400 ${^{\circ}C}$. The surface properties and morphology of the SWCNTs were investigated in terms of fluorination temperature. As a result, Raman spectra showed a pair of bands at 1340 and 1590 $cm^{-1}$ peculiar to disordered $sp^2$-carbons. These results indicated that C-F bonds were formed on the rear surfaces of the nanotubes by fluorination, while the external surfaces as well as the layers between the internal and external surfaces retained their $sp^2$-hybridization. XPS analysis exhibited that fluorine atoms were bonded to carbon atoms on internal surfaces (rear surfaces) of the nanotubes and the amount of fluorine attached on the nanotubes was increased with increasing the fluorination temperature. Consequently, the direct fluorination of carbon nanotubes led to functionalization and modification of pristine nanotubes with respect to surface and morphological properties.