Self filling of Ni nanoparticles in amorphous AlN nanotubes and its field emission property

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3988-3992

  Thapa, R ^a   Saha, B ^a   Das, N S ^a   Maiti, U N ^a   Chattopadhyay, K K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum nitride; Field emission; Nanoparticle; Nanotube; VLS technique

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM NITRIDE; AMORPHOUS FILMS; FIELD EMISSION; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

AVERAGE DIAMETER; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH RESOLUTION; NI NANOPARTICLES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID TECHNIQUES; VLS TECHNIQUE;

NICKEL;

EID: 77649232211     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.01.062     Document Type: Article

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