DocumentCode
1858976
Title
Nano-ZnO cold cathodes for controlling plasma switches
Author
Cheng, An-Jen ; Tzeng, Yonhua ; Seymore, Chris ; Kirkici, Hulya ; Park, Minseo ; Chen, Yu-Chun ; Koppisetty, Kalyan ; Kim, Hyungwook ; Liu, Chao
Author_Institution
Auburn Univ., AL, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
11-15 July 2005
Firstpage
497
Abstract
Electron beam generated by a cold cathode coated with ZnO nanoneedles and other forms of nanomaterials was used to turn on a pseudospark plasma switch for pulsed power applications. A pseudospark switch filled with gases between 10 and 60 mtorr is designed and tested. Electron field emission current generated by the ZnO oxide coated cold cathode was sufficient to turn on a high voltage plasma switch.
Keywords
II-VI semiconductors; electron field emission; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; oxide coated cathodes; plasma switches; sparks; zinc compounds; 10 to 60 mtorr; ZnO; cold cathodes; electron beam; electron field emission current; nanomaterials; nanoneedles; pseudospark plasma switch; pulsed power applications; Cathodes; Electron beams; Gases; Nanomaterials; Plasma applications; Power generation; Pulse generation; Switches; Testing; Zinc oxide;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nanotechnology, 2005. 5th IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9199-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NANO.2005.1500809
Filename
1500809
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