A lateral carbon nanotube based field emission triode

We are investigating techniques for fabricating lateral CNT-based field emission devices for the purpose of creating diodes, triodes, and ultimately integrated circuits. Our goal is to create CNT-based field emission devices that offer both integration and production advantages over the more typical vertical emission sources, such as those used in display technologies. Since field-emitted current is a very strong function of the applied electric field, these devices will undoubtedly find potential use in applications requiring large gain.