Title :
New Method of Ccarbon Nanofibers Synthesis for Field Emission Applications
Author :
Bormashov, V.S. ; Sheshin, E.P. ; Tkachev, A.G. ; Negrov, V.L.
Author_Institution :
Moscow Inst. of Phys. & Technol.
Abstract :
A new method for carbon nanomaterials production based on the catalytic pyrolysis of butane-propane mixture was proposed. The filament carbon nanofibres all had curved shapes and typically had diameters from 8 to 80 nm, and lengths of up to 1 mum. A field emission cathode based on the synthesized carbon nanofibres was produced by screen printing. Field emission curves and Fowler-Nordheim curves were extracted by a diode-type tester. Results show that the cold cathodes exhibited low turn-on fields, and high uniformity and emission stability
Keywords :
carbon fibres; catalysis; cathodes; cold-cathode tubes; electron field emission; nanoelectronics; nanostructured materials; pyrolysis; vacuum microelectronics; 1 mum; 8 to 80 nm; C; Fowler-Nordheim curves; butane-propane mixture; carbon nanomaterials; catalytic pyrolysis; curved nanofibre shape; diode-type tester; emission stability; field emission cold cathodes; field emission curves; filament carbon nanofibres; nanofibre diameter; nanofibre length; screen printing; turn-on fields; Anodes; Carbon dioxide; Cathodes; Conducting materials; Costs; Glass; Nanomaterials; Nanotubes; Production; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2006 and the 2006 50th International Field Emission Symposium., IVNC/IFES 2006. Technical Digest. 19th International
Conference_Location :
Guilin
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0401-0
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2006.335475
