Carbon nanotube high-current-density field emitters

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2005-05-24

2010-11-16

Macchiarolo, Peter (Department: 2879)

Electric lamp and discharge devices

Discharge devices having a thermionic or emissive cathode

C977S789000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07834530

ABSTRACT:
High-current density field emission sources using arrays of nanofeatures bundles and methods of manufacturing such field emission sources are provided. Variable field emission performance is provided with the variance in the bundle diameter and the inter-bundle spacing, and optimal geometries for the lithographically patterned arrays were determined. Arrays of 1-μm and 2-μm diameter multi-walled carbon nanotube bundles spaced 5 μm apart (edge-to-edge spacing) were identified as the most optimum combination, routinely producing 1.5 to 1.8 A/cm2at low electric fields of approximately 4 V/μm, rising to >6 A/cm2at 20 V/μm over a ˜100-μm-diameter area.

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