Hexagonal Boron Nitride Coated Carbon Nanotubes: Interlayer Polarization Improved Field Emission

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 26, 2015, Pages 14456-14462

  Chang, Han Chen ^a   Tsai, Hsin Jung ^a   Lin, Wen Yi ^a   Chu, Yung Chi ^a   Hsu, Wen Kuang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ab initio calculation; boron nitride; carbon nanotubes; field emission; Fowler Nordheim equation; interlayer polarization; Mulliken charge

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; CALCULATIONS; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARGE TRANSFER; COATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD EMISSION; NITRIDES; POLARIZATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS); YARN;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; B ATOMS; C ATOMS; COATED TUBES; FOWLER-NORDHEIM EQUATIONS; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE; HIGHLY STABLES; MULLIKEN CHARGES;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 84936861308     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b03492     Document Type: Article

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