Stabilization of carbon nanotube field emitters

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 222, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 95-99

  Mann, M ^a   Teo, K B K ^a   Milne, W I ^a   El Gomati, M M ^b   Wells, T ^b   Tessner, T ^c   Ovsyanko, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon; Emission; Field; Nanotubes; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD EMITTERS; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; EMISSION; EMISSION CURRENT; FIELD; FIELD EMITTER; GROWTH PROCESS; HIGH QUALITY; IN-FIELD;

CARBON NANOTUBES; FIELD EMISSION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; STABILIZATION;

AMORPHOUS CARBON;

EID: 78651523097     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/17403499JNN146     Document Type: Article

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