Improved field emission from multiwall carbon nanotubes with nano-size defects produced by ultra-low energy ion bombardment

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4760-4766

  Hazra, Kiran S ^a   Koratkar, Nikhil A ^b   Misra, Devi S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ATOMS; EMISSION CURRENT DENSITY; HYDROGEN IONS; IRRADIATION PROCESS; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; NANO-SIZE DEFECTS; NANOTUBE STRUCTURE; NANOTUBE WALLS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TURN-ON ELECTRIC FIELD; ULTRA LOW ENERGY;

DEFECTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD EMISSION; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 80051796653     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.06.085     Document Type: Article

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