Journal
CARBON
Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 41-46Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.08.009
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- National Science Foundation NIRT [DMI-0609115]
- Robert A. Welch Foundation [AT-1617, AT-0029]
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Strong, conducting, transparent carbon nanotube sheets were prepared by solid-state draw from well-ordered, aligned multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) forests [Zhang et al., 2005] [1]. Study of electron field emission from such transparent MWCNT sheets shows threshold fields of less than 0.5 V/mu m with current densities high enough for display applications. Step-like field emission current increase and hysteresis behavior in I-V curves has been observed. The origin of such behavior is discussed in terms of mechanical rearrangement of the nanotube network in high electric field. Studied MWCNT transparent sheet field emission cathodes have several advantages when used as multi-functional electrodes. They are high current, high stability, transparent, and flexible field emission sources and can be used in an inverted geometry, with cathode being in front of the light emitting plate. At the same time transparent CNT sheets may serve as a transparent conducting electrode for electrical connection and pixel addressing in field emission displays (FEDs). Also, these sheets can be used as an optical polarizer in FEDs. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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