Excellent field emission characteristics from few-layer graphene-carbon nanotube hybrids synthesized using radio frequency hydrogen plasma sputtering deposition

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4732-4737

  Deng, Jian Hua ^a   Zheng, Rui Ting ^a   Yang, Yu Mei ^a   Zhao, Yong ^b   Cheng, Guo An ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS-GROWN; DEFECT NUCLEATION; FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; FIELD-EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; GOOD STABILITY; HYDROGEN PLASMAS; LOW WORK FUNCTION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SHARP EDGES; THRESHOLD FIELDS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GROWTH;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GRAPHENE; RADIO WAVES; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

FIELD EMISSION;

EID: 84863724071     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.05.065     Document Type: Article

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