Field emission from single-walled carbon nanotubes modified by annealing and CuCl doping

In this article, we present a comparative study of field emission (FE) properties of the films of pristine, annealed and CuCl-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The current-voltage dependencies and emission site distributions were measured in the diode configuration with a flat phosphor...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2016-10, Vol.109 (14)
Main Authors: Kleshch, Victor I., Tonkikh, Alexander A., Malykhin, Sergey A., Redekop, Eugene V., Orekhov, Andrey S., Chuvilin, Andrey L., Obraztsova, Elena D., Obraztsov, Alexander N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Anodic coatings
Apexes
Applied physics
Comparative studies
Copper chloride
Doping
Emission analysis
Field emission
Nanotubes
Oxidation
Properties (attributes)
Raman spectra
Raman spectroscopy
Single wall carbon nanotubes
Spectrum analysis
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Summary:In this article, we present a comparative study of field emission (FE) properties of the films of pristine, annealed and CuCl-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The current-voltage dependencies and emission site distributions were measured in the diode configuration with a flat phosphor-coated anode. A significant increase of the threshold field was observed after annealing and doping of the films. It was explained by the selective oxidation of the small-diameter nanotubes confirmed by the Raman spectroscopy. The FE properties of annealed and filled SWCNTs were found to coincide with each other. At the same time, their Raman spectra differ significantly indicating the strong p-type doping induced by encapsulated CuCl. The obtained result reveals that the CuCl filling leads to significant changes in macroscopically averaged electronic properties but do not change the local work function at the apexes of emitting nanotubes, which is important for the further development of SWCNTs-based FE cathodes.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4964273