Carbon nanotubes as cold cathodes

To communicate, spacecraft and satellites rely on microwave devices, which at present are based on relatively inefficient thermionic electron sources that require heating and cannot by switched on instantaneously. Here, Teo et al describe a microwave diode that uses a cold-cathode electron source co...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2005-10, Vol.437 (7061), p.968-968
Main Authors: Teo, Kenneth B. K., Minoux, Eric, Hudanski, Ludovic, Peauger, Franck, Schnell, Jean-Philippe, Gangloff, Laurent, Legagneux, Pierre, Dieumegard, Dominique, Amaratunga, Gehan A. J., Milne, William I.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Electrodes
Microwaves
Nanotechnology
Nanotubes
Spacecraft
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Summary:To communicate, spacecraft and satellites rely on microwave devices, which at present are based on relatively inefficient thermionic electron sources that require heating and cannot by switched on instantaneously. Here, Teo et al describe a microwave diode that uses a cold-cathode electron source consisting of carbon nanotubes and that operates at high frequency and at high current densities.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/437968a