scholarly journals Research Progress of Carbon Nanotubes Field-Emission Current Saturation

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (08) ◽  
pp. 223-234
Author(s):  
晨 林
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Field Emission ◽  
Emission Current ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Field Emission Current ◽  
Current Saturation

Field Emission Properties of Individual Carbon Nanotubes in Nanorobotic Manipulation and Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 597-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumihito Arai ◽  
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Pou Liu ◽  
Lixin Dong ◽  
Toshio Fukuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Field Emission ◽  
Emission Current ◽  
Emission Properties ◽  
Field Emission Properties ◽  
Field Emission Current ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Beam Induced Deposition ◽  
Afm Cantilever

Field emission properties of individual multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were studied in nanorobotic manipulation and electron-beam-induced deposition (EBID). Nanotube emitters are constructed by picking up and assembling individual nanotubes on a commercially available atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilever or a tungsten probe. The relationship between field emission current and interelectrode distance was obtained by changing the distance between the tip of the nanotube emitter and the counterpart anode, which can be potentially applied as the principle for an approaching sensor to detect nanometer scale distance by observing field emission current in real time. Field emission current on a microampere scale from a CNT emitter was shown to be strong enough for EBID without obviously degrading emitters. Deposit topology was related to current density or the emitter shape, suggesting that information on emitter geometry could be obtained from EBID deposits. Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) analysis of deposits from W(CO)6showed that the tungsten mass exceeds 80% on the average among compositions. Much higher voltage may degrade the emitter, and saturated current may be used to adjust the emitter length in a controlled way.

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