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Field emission vacuum electronic devices utilizing ultrathin carbon nanotube sheet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Hai H. Van
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; High-Performance Materials Institute, Florida State University, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, FL 32310, U.S.A.
Mei Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; High-Performance Materials Institute, Florida State University, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, FL 32310, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Novel field emission (FE) devices are introduced employing lateral architecture. Ultrathin multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) sheet were utilized to fabricate the emitter. Effects of basic configuration of sheets, including the orientation of CNTs and sheet thickness were examined. The novel device achieved the threshold field (the electric field at which current density reach 1 mA/cm2) of 0.67 V/µm and enhancement factor larger than 20,000.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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