• DocumentCode
    1921264
  • Title

    4.1: Field emission spectroscopy of carbon nanotube cathodes

  • Author

    Bornmann, B. ; Mingels, S. ; Navitski, A. ; Lützenkirchen-Hecht, D. ; Müller, G.

  • Author_Institution
    FB C - Phys., Bergische Univ. Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    26-30 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    We have constructed a measurement system for field emission spectroscopy (FES) of cold cathodes. Its commissioning with a tungsten needle yielded an electron energy resolution of less than 50 meV. Combined FES and current-field measurements on column arrays of entangled multiwall carbon nanotubes resulted in a work function of Φ = 4.86 ± 0.4 eV which confirms the literature data.
  • Keywords
    carbon nanotubes; cathodes; field emission; carbon nanotube cathodes; cold cathodes; electron energy resolution; field emission spectroscopy; measurement system; tungsten needle; Apertures; Carbon nanotubes; Cathodes; Current measurement; Energy resolution; Logic gates; Needles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2010 23rd International
  • Conference_Location
    Palo Alto, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7889-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7888-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVNC.2010.5563216
  • Filename
    5563216