Enhanced field electron emission properties of hierarchically structured MWCNT-based cold cathodes

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Gautier, Loïck Alexandre ^a   Le Borgne, Vincent ^a   Al Moussalami, Samir ^b   El Khakani, My Ali ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b pDevices Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold cathode; Field electron emission; Hierarchical structuring; Plasma enhanced vacuum deposition; Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COLD CATHODE TUBES; ELECTRON EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILICON;

COLD CATHODES; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; ENHANCED FIELD ELECTRON EMISSION; FIELD ELECTRON EMISSIONS; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURING; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS;

EID: 84897798996     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-55     Document Type: Article

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