Carbon nanotube, ; Field emission, ; Defectivelayer, ; Non-linear F–N plot, ; High temperature
Publication Date
2013-12
Journal
PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, v.54, pp.30 - 33
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Abstract
Vertically alignedmulti-walledcarbonnanotubes(MWCNTs)weresynthesizedonNi-coatedSi
substratesbythermalchemicalvapordeposition,andthen,the field emissionbehavioroftheMWCNTs
wereinvestigatedwithincreasingtemperature.Beforethe field emissionmeasurements,ahighvoltage
annealing wascarriedoutfortheemitters,whichresultedintheformationofdefectivelayeratthe
emitting tips.Wehaveobservedlargelyincreasedemissioncurrentsandnon-linearFowler–Nordheim
(F–N) plotsathightemperatures.Weproposethattheseunusual field emissionbehaviorsareattributed
to thedefectivelayersformedonMWCNTtipsbyhighvoltageannealing.