Secondary nanotube growth on aligned carbon nanofibre arrays for superior field emission

Paul C.P. Watts; Stephen M. Lyth; Simon J. Henley; S. Ravi P Silva

doi:10.1166/jnn.2008.069

Secondary nanotube growth on aligned carbon nanofibre arrays for superior field emission

Paul C.P. Watts, Stephen M. Lyth, Simon J. Henley, S. Ravi P Silva

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Abstract

We report substantial improvement of the field emission properties from aligned carbon nanotubes grown on aligned carbon nanofibres by a two-stage plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) process. The threshold field decreased from 15.0 to 3.6 V/μm after the secondary growth. The field enhancement factor increased from 240 to 1480. This technique allows for superior emission of electrons for carbon nanotube/nanofibre arrays grown directly on highly doped silicon for direct integration in large area displays.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2147-2150
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2008.069
Publication status	Published - Apr 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Bioengineering
Chemistry(all)
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics

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