Enhanced field emission from printed carbon nanotubes by mechanical surface modification

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3552-3554

  Vink, T J ^a   Gillies, M ^a   Kriege, J C ^a   Van de Laar, H W J J ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HOMOGENOUS EMISSION; ORGANIC MATRIX MATERIALS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0242666826     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1622789     Document Type: Article

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