In-situ studies of electron field emission of single carbon nanotubes inside the TEM

被引:58
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作者
Jin, CH
Wang, JY
Wang, MS
Su, J
Peng, LM [1 ]
机构
[1] Peking Univ, Key Lab Phys & Chem Nanodevices, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
[2] Peking Univ, Dept Elect, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Beijing Lab Electron Microscopy, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
carbon nanotubes; electron microscopy; field emission;
D O I
10.1016/j.carbon.2004.11.038
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Electron field emission characteristics of individual multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were investigated in situ inside the transmission electron microscope (TEM). For a single MWCNT it was found that while field-emission can hardly occur from the side of the nanotube, a curved nanotube may result in finite side emission and the best emission geometry is the top emission geometry. Current-voltage (I-V) measurements made at different vacuum conditions and voltage sweeps emphasize the importance of the adsorbates on the electron field emission of MWCNTs. For a contaminated MWCNT, although the field emission current was reduced, the stability of its emission was improved. A current of up to several tens of mu A was observed for a single MWCNT, but it was found that long time emission usually results in drastic structure damage that may lead to sudden emission failure. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1026 / 1031
页数:6
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