DocumentCode
2533101
Title
Modeling of the behavior of random carbon nanotubes during field emission
Author
Sinha, Niraj ; Yeow, John T W
Author_Institution
Dept. of Syst. Design Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
fYear
2005
fDate
24-27 July 2005
Firstpage
371
Lastpage
376
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as promising electron emitters in recent years because of their low threshold electric field for emission and a high emission current density. These features make them attractive for many technological applications such as cold cathode electron sources for a variety of vacuum electronic devices. In this paper, we model the behavior of randomly oriented CNTs during field emission under the influence of external electric field.
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; current density; electron field emission; C; cold cathode electron sources; electron emitters; field emission; high emission current density; low threshold electric field; random carbon nanotubes; vacuum electronic devices; Brightness; Carbon nanotubes; Cathodes; Current density; Design engineering; Electron beams; Electron sources; Energy resolution; Fluctuations; Stability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2398-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICMENS.2005.75
Filename
1540855
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