• DocumentCode
    2901223
  • Title

    Single walled nanotube fiber cathode emission property modification and evaluation

  • Author

    Lockwood, Nathaniel P. ; Tang, Wilkin ; Fairchild, Steven B.

  • Author_Institution
    Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, MN, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    24-26 April 2012
  • Firstpage
    557
  • Lastpage
    558
  • Abstract
    High direct currents of 2.0 mAmps for a 15 micron diameter single walled nanotube (SWNT) fiber were achieved. Highly aligned, dense SWNT morphology in the fiber was demonstrated to reduce threshold emission and improve resilience to Joule heating. SWNT fibers were exposed to ion bombardment and the effects on emission were evaluated.
  • Keywords
    cathodes; nanofibres; nanotubes; Joule heating; SWNT fibers; current 2 mA; direct currents; highly aligned dense SWNT morphology; ion bombardment; single walled nanotube fiber cathode emission property modification; size 15 micron; threshold emission; Carbon nanotubes; Cathodes; Morphology; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; CNT; SWNT; SWNT fiber; carbon nanotubes; cathodes; field emission; single walled nanotube;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2012 IEEE Thirteenth International
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0188-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0187-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262276
  • Filename
    6262276