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Field-emission behavior of a carbon-nanotube-implanted Co nanocomposite fabricated from pearl-necklace-structured carbon nanotube/Co powders

  • Seung I. Cha*
  • , Kyung T. Kim
  • , Salman N. Arshad
  • , Chan B. Mo
  • , Kyong H. Lee
  • , Soon H. Hong
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The fabrication of pearl-necklace-structured CNT/Co powders, in which spherical Co nanoparticles are threaded into penetrating CNTs, using a polyol-based process, is discussed. The key technology used for the process involves attaching Co atoms to the CNT surfaces in a controlled way by homogenously dispersing the nanotubes in a solvent. The Co nanoparticles are sintered with the CNTs implanted perpendicular to the substrate, thereby standing upright on the surface. The CNT-implanted Co nanocompasite emitters exhibit a low turn-on electric field and produce a high current density due to the low electrical resistance between the CNTs and the metal electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)553-558
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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