In situ characterization of individual carbon nanotube field emitters with single crystalline Cu tips

Proceedings of 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 442-445

  Dong, Lixin ^a,b   Tao, Xinyong ^c   Zhang, Li ^d   Nelson, Bradley J ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaobin ^c  

^a IEEE

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Cu tipped carbon nanotube; Field emission; Nanomanipulation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COPPER; COPPER ALLOYS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FIELD EMISSION; METALLIZING; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANONEEDLES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NEMS;

CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD EMITTERS; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CHEMICAL VAPORS; FIELD EMISSION (FE) PROPERTIES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU CHARACTERIZATION; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; TURN ON VOLTAGES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 46249126340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NEMS.2006.334795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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