Vapor-solid growth of few-layer graphene using radio frequency sputtering deposition and its application on field emission

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3727-3733

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

^a Beijing Normal University ^*  (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Few layer graphene; Field emission; Hybrid vapor solid growth; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

DEFECT NUCLEATION; FE PROPERTIES; FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE; FIELD EMITTER; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; GOOD STABILITY; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; RADIO FREQUENCY SPUTTERING; SHARP EDGES; SI WAFER; THRESHOLD FIELDS; VAPOR-SOLID GROWTH;

ASPECT RATIO; FIELD EMISSION; GRAPHENE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SILICON WAFERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

VAPORS;

EID: 84864677278     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn300900v     Document Type: Article

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