Synthesis and enhanced field emission of zinc oxide incorporated carbon nanotubes

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 71, Issue , 2017, Pages 79-84

  Kennedy, J ^a,b   Fang, F ^a   Futter, J ^a   Leveneur, J ^a,b   Murmu, P P ^a   Panin, G N ^c   Kang, T W ^c   Manikandan, E ^d  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b MACDIARMID INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^d SREE BALAJI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Field emission; Nanocomposites; Optical property; ZnO nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

COLD CATHODE TUBES; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ARC-DISCHARGE METHOD; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; COLD CATHODE MATERIAL; DEFECT EMISSION; DEGREE OF DISORDER; ENHANCED FIELD EMISSION; STABLE EMISSIONS; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO) NANOSTRUCTURES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 85007400937     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2016.12.007     Document Type: Article

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