Gas adsorption and high-emission current induced degradation of field emission characteristics in solution-processed ZnO nanoneedles

被引：12

作者：

Dardona, Sameh ^{[1
]}

Peles, Amra ^{[1
]}

Wrobel, Gregory ^{[2
]}

Piech, Martin ^{[1
]}

Gao, Pu-Xian ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] United Technol Res Ctr, Dept Phys Sci, E Hartford, CT 06108 USA

[2] Univ Connecticut, Inst Mat Sci, Dept Chem Mat & Biomol Engn, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2010年 / 108卷 / 12期

关键词：

ZINC-OXIDE; NANOSTRUCTURES; CONDUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE; NANORODS; EXPOSURE; EMITTER; OXYGEN; TIP;

D O I：

10.1063/1.3512904

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The effects of gas adsorption and high current on the field emission characteristics of ZnO nanoneedles grown directly from metal electrodes have been systematically investigated. Exposure of nanoneedles to H-2, N-2, or O-2 gas degraded the field emission characteristics, with O-2 having the strongest impact. Complete recovery of emission current following H-2 and N-2 treatment was accomplished by vacuum annealing at 450 degrees C. Meanwhile, changes induced by O-2 adsorption were irreversible. First-principle calculations revealed electronic structure modifications through change of work function and charge density distribution upon gas exposure. It is suggested that the emission current degradation originates from shifts in the Fermi level caused by charge transfer from nanoneedle surface to gas adsorbates. Moreover, field emission degradation has been observed at high currents as a result of surface melting at the nanoneedles apex caused by resistive heating. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3512904]

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