Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 256, Issue 24, Pages 7600-7605Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.06.010
Keywords
Carbon nanotube (CNT); Field emission; Composite plating; pH value
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- National Science Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan) [NSC 95-2221-E-005-111]
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Field emission properties of carbon nanotube field emission cathodes (CNT-FECs) produced using composite plating are studied. The experiment uses a CNT suspension and electroless Ni plating bath to carry out composite plating. The CNTs were first purified by an acid solution, dispersed in a Ni electrobath, and finally co-deposited with Ni on glass substrates to synthesize electrically conductive films. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy results show that the field emission characteristics and graphitic properties of CNT-FECs depend on the pH value of the electrobath. Experiments show that the optimum electrobath pH value is 5.4, achieving a field emission current density of 1.0mA/cm(2) at an applied electric field of 1.5V/mu m. The proposed CNT-FECs possess good field emission characteristics and have potential for backlight unit application in liquid crystal displays. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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