Field emission from carbon nanotubes: Perspectives for applications and clues to the emission mechanism

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-254

  Bonard, J M ^a   Salvetat, J P ^a   Stockli T ^a   Forro L ^a   Chatelain A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; LUMINESCENCE OF ORGANIC SOLIDS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 0032655482     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003390050998     Document Type: Article

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