Characterization and field emission properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with fine crystallinity prepared by CO 2 laser ablation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6958-6962

  Yuge, Ryota ^a   Toyama, Kiyohiko ^a   Ichihashi, Toshinari ^a   Ohkawa, Tetsuya ^a   Aoki, Yasushi ^a   Manako, Takashi ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Field emission

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS; GRAPHITE; LASER ABLATION; YARN;

BORON-CONTAINING; CONTINUOUS WAVE MODES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; FIELD EMISSION DEVICES; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; GRAPHITE TARGET; OXIDATIVE STABILITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84861096303     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.03.143     Document Type: Article

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