The effect of surface treatments on the field emission characteristics of patterned carbon nanotubes on KOVAR substrate

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Lee, Keunsoo ^a   Lee, Yang Doo ^a   Kang, Byung Hyun ^a   Dong, Ki Young ^a   Baek, Jinho ^a   Fai, Vincent Lau Chun ^a   Kim, Won Seok ^b   Yang, Cheol Min ^c   Ju, Byeong Kwon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hyosung Co   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Field emission characteristics; KOVAR; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Roughness factor; Surface treatment

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLESS PLATING; ELECTROPHORESIS; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOTUBES; NICKEL COATINGS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATION PROCEDURES; CONVENTIONAL PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; DEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTROPHORESIS DEPOSITION; FIELD-EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; KOVAR; PALLADIUM COATINGS; ROUGHNESS FACTOR;

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCOATING; NICKEL; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; FIELD EMISSION; MATERIAL COATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84862740214     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0890-9     Document Type: Article

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