Title :
Laser ablation of thin carbon nanotube films on glass substrates as transparent field emitters
Author :
Lyth, Stephen M. ; Henley, Simon J. ; Silva, S.R.P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Surrey, Guildford
Abstract :
This paper reports the transparent field-emitters, produced by spin-coating acid-oxidised multiwall carbon nanotubes (o-MWNT) onto indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated glass slides via an o-MWNT ink. We report substantial changes in the morphology of the o-MWNT layer and an improvement in the FE properties after exposing the films to laser pulses of differing intensity. It is envisaged that this technique could be scaled up as an industrial process for producing truly large area, transparent and cheap FE substrates.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; laser ablation; nanotube devices; spin coating; field emitters; glass substrates; indium tin oxide; laser ablation; laser pulses; spin-coating acid-oxidised multiwall carbon nanotubes; thin carbon nanotube films; Carbon nanotubes; Glass; Laser ablation;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2007. IVEC '07. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kitakyushu
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0633-1
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2007.4283349
