Field emission properties and reliability of ZnO nanorod, nanopagoda, and nanotip current emitters

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 746-750

  Yao, I Chuan ^a   Lin, Pang ^a   Tseng, Tseung Yuen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Field emission properties; nanopagoda; nanotip; oxygen plasma treatment; reliability; ZnO nanorod

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES; NANOPAGODA; NUMBER DENSITY; OXYGEN PLASMA TREATMENTS; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SOLUTION METHODS; STABLE EMISSIONS; TIP ANGLE; TURN-ON FIELD; ZNO NANOROD; ZNO NANOTIPS;

FIELD EMISSION; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; NANORODS; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; RELIABILITY; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOTIPS;

EID: 84863770063     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2012.2195502     Document Type: Article

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