High field emission reproducibility and stability of carbon nanosheets and nanosheet-based backgated triode emission devices

The authors have characterized field emission properties of freestanding, 1nm thick graphene layers, called carbon nanosheets (CNSs), which were grown perpendicular to the growth surface using a radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. The CNSs are metallic impurity-free...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2006-10, Vol.89 (18)
Main Authors: Wang, Sigen, Wang, Jianjun, Miraldo, Peter, Zhu, Mingyao, Outlaw, Ronald, Hou, Kun, Zhao, Xin, Holloway, Brian C., Manos, Dennis, Tyler, Talmage, Shenderova, Olga, Ray, Mark, Dalton, Jay, McGuire, Gary
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Language:English
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Summary:The authors have characterized field emission properties of freestanding, 1nm thick graphene layers, called carbon nanosheets (CNSs), which were grown perpendicular to the growth surface using a radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. The CNSs are metallic impurity-free and have uniform height distribution (standard deviation of 200h at 1.3mA emission current level. Over this time, no degradation has been observed, the variability of the individual I-V curves is small among 7216 voltage cycles, and the standard deviation at the maximum current was no more than 2.3%. A nanosheet-based backgated triode emission device has been developed to take advantage of the nanosheet field emission performance. Prototype devices have confirmed triode operation and stable electron emission.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.2372708