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Characterization of the field emission properties of individual thin carbon nanotubes
- Source :
- Applied Physics Letters. 85:1607-1609
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- AIP Publishing, 2004.
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Abstract
- Electron emission measurements were conducted on individual carbon nanotubes. The nanotubes had a closed end and their surfaces were thoroughly cleaned. It is shown conclusively that individual carbon nanotube electron emitters indeed exhibit Fowler–Nordheim behavior and have a work function of 5.1±0.1eV for the nanotubes under investigation, which had diameters of 1.4 and 4.9nm.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology
Carbon nanotube
Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect
Characterization (materials science)
law.invention
Optical properties of carbon nanotubes
Condensed Matter::Materials Science
Field electron emission
Potential applications of carbon nanotubes
law
Work function
Ballistic conduction in single-walled carbon nanotubes
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10773118 and 00036951
- Volume :
- 85
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........07a9cf6f043e856cab5a99b8ade334e0
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1786634