Comptes Rendus
no. 9
Electron field emission from carbon nanotubes
[Emission sous champ des nanotubes de carbone]

Présenté par : Guy Laval

Yuan Cheng1 ; Otto Zhou1 
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy and Curriculum in Applied and Materials Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 4 (2003) no. 9, pp. 1021-1033.

Les nanotubes de carbone se sont récemment avérés être d'excellents systèmes pour l'émission de champ. Leur bas seuil de champ électrique pour l'émission et leur forte densité de courant d'émission les rendent intéressants pour des applications technologiques. Dans cette revue, nous présentons les récents développements sur la compréhension des nanotubes de carbone en tant qu'émetteurs sous champ ainsi que les problèmes reliés à leur utilisation comme cathodes froides dans les composants microélectroniques sous vide. L'accent est mis sur les caractéristiques de l'émission de cathodes macroscopiques et leurs relations avec les propriétés des nanotubes de carbone sous-jacentes.

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have recently emerged as a promising class of electron field emitters. They have a low threshold electric field for emission and a high emission current density which make them attractive for technological applications. In this article we review recent progress on understanding of CNT field emitters and discuss issues related to applications of CNT-based cold cathodes in vacuum microelectronic devices. The emphasis is on the emission characteristics of macroscopic CNT cathodes and their relations with the underlying materials properties.

Publié le :
DOI : 10.1016/S1631-0705(03)00103-8
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, Electron field emission
Mot clés : Nanotubes de carbone, Emission sous champ
Yuan Cheng 1 ; Otto Zhou 1

1 Department of Physics and Astronomy and Curriculum in Applied and Materials Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA 
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