Decoration of cesium iodide nano particles on patterned carbon nanotube emitter arrays to improve their field emission

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Shahi, Monika ^a,b   Gautam, S ^a   Shah, P V ^a   Rawat, J S ^a   Chaudhury, P K ^a   Harsh, ^a,c   Tandon, R P ^b  

^a SOLID STATE PHYSICS LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cesium iodide NPs; CNTs; Effective work function; Field emission; Field enhancement factor

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CESIUM IODIDE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EVAPORATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBON NANOTUBE EMITTERS; CNTS; EFFECTIVE WORK FUNCTION; FIELD EMISSION MEASUREMENTS; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; RAMAN CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; CESIUM; CESIUM IODIDE NANOPARTICLE; IODIDE; IRON; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; EMITTER ARRAY; EVAPORATION; FIELD EMISSION; HEATING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84873742069     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1497-5     Document Type: Article

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