M.S. MOUSA, E.S. BANI ALI
Abstract. Glass microemitters with internal carbon nanotubes show a switch-on emission current in the range of (1 to 20 μA) and stable saturation current. Nanocly TM NC 7000 Thin Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes with a high aspect ratio (>150) were used in this study. Measurements were made under ultra-high vacuum conditions at a base pressure of 10–9 mbar. Fowler-Nordheim plots of the current-voltage characteristics are shown, and current switch-on phenomena are noted.
Keywords
Cold Field Electron Emission, Fowler-Nordheim Plots, Field Electron Microscope, Carbon Nanotubes, Glass Microemitters
Published online 12/10/2016, 4 pages
Copyright © 2016 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: M.S. MOUSA, E.S. BANI ALI, ‘Switch-on henomena and field electron emission from MWCNTs encapsulated in glass’, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 1, pp 186-189, 2016
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291197-47
The article was published as article 47 of the book Dielectric Materials and Applications
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