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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 86, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.1879106
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We report Raman scattering and field emission properties of rutile RuO2 nanorods obtained by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. The RuO2 nanorods have lengths up to several micrometers and diameters in the range of 10-50 nm. The nanosize dependencies of the peak shift and the broadening of the three first-order Raman modes agree well with those calculated on the basis of the phonon confinement model. The unique geometrical features of RuO2 nanorods exhibit a strong effect on field enhancement ( beta similar to 1153), which results in, a low threshold field (E-th similar to 4.9 V//mu m) defined at the beginning of emission. The low turn-on field for driving a current of 10 mu A/cm(2) is about 10.3 V mu/m, which is comparable with amorphous carbon film. Our results indicate that RuO2 nanorods provide an excellent alternative for field emitter due to several advantages, including nanometer structure, natural conductor, enhanced resistance to oxidation, and long-term stability. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
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