Published August 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Field emission properties of low-density carbon nanotubes prepared on anodic aluminum-oxide template

  • 1. Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Suwon (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Anodic aluminum-oxide (AAO) templates were fabricated by two-step anodizing an Al film. After the Co catalyst had been electrochemically deposited onto the bottom of the AAO template, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grown by using catalytic pyrolysis of C2H2 and H2 at 650 .deg. C. Overgrowth of CNTs with low density on the AAO templates was observed. The field-emission measurements on the samples showed a turn-on field of 2.17 V/μm and a field enhancement factor of 5700. The emission pattern on a phosphor screen was quite homogeneous over the area at a relatively low electric field.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
2
Series
19 refs, 4 figs
Journal Page Range
p. L252-L255
ISSN
0374-4884