Title :
Emission properties of selectively grown carbon nanotubes for electron emitter in microwave power amplifier
Author :
Jae-Hee Han ; Tae Young Lee ; Do Yoon Kim ; Ji-Beom Yoo ; Chong-Yun Park ; Jin Ju Choi ; Taewon Jung ; In Taek Han ; Jong Min Kim
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanotubes & Nanostruct. Composites, Sung Kyun Kwan Univ., Suwon, South Korea
Abstract :
In this paper, we report a systematic study on the field emission properties of CNTs depending on various catalyst metals (such as Ni, Co) and buffer layers (such as Cr, Mo, and TiN), which provide high conductivity, for high field-emission current.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; current density; electrical conductivity; electron field emission; plasma CVD coatings; C; CNTs; buffer layers; conductivity; electron emitter; field emission properties; field-emission current; microwave power amplifier; selectively grown carbon nanotubes; Carbon nanotubes; Cathodes; Electron guns; Fabrication; Microwave amplifiers; Plasma applications; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Power amplifiers; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 2003. Technical Digest of the 16th International
Conference_Location :
Osaka, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-8181-9515-4
DOI :
10.1109/IVMC.2003.1223100