Title :
Enhanced field emission stability of thin multi-walled carbon nanotube emitter by adopting the sonication treatment
Author :
Chen, Guohai ; Jung, Seung Il ; Shin, Dong Hoon ; Lee, Cheol Jin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Micro/Nano Syst., Korea Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
In this study, we tried to cut thin multi-walled CNTs (thin-MWCNTs) using a tip sonication method and investigated the cutting effect of CNTs from their microstructure and also evaluated field emission properties.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; crystal microstructure; field emission; C; chemical vapor deposition; field emission properties; microstructure; thin multiwalled carbon nanotube emitter; tip sonication treatment; Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; Current density; Current measurement; Density measurement; Electronic mail; Microstructure; Oxidation; Shape; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2009. IVNC 2009. 22nd International
Conference_Location :
Shizuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3587-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3588-3
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2009.5271648
