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 | Nanotech 2003 Vol. 3
Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 3
Chapter 7: Nano Devices and Systems |
| | Electron Field Emission Properties of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Modeling and Simulations | | Authors: | A. Buldum and J.P. Lu | | Affilation: | The University of Akron, US | | Pages: | 297 - 300 | | Keywords: | carbon nanotubes, field-emission, modeling | | Abstract: | Carbon nanotubes have novel physical properties and they are promising materials for future technological applications. One of the most promising future applications is employing carbon nanotubes in electron field emission devices. Recent experiments showed that nanotubes have excellent field emission properties with high current density at low electric fields. Here, we present theoretical investigations that include geometrical effects and electronic structure of nanotubes. The electric field is dramatically enhanced near the cap of a nanotube with large variation of local field distribution. It is found that the deviation of Fowler-Nordheim behavior is due to the variation of local field in the electron-tunneling region. The maximum current per nanotube is at the order of 10 microA. Atomic scale aspects of field emission and simulated emission patterns will also be presented. |  | View paper | | ISBN: | 0-9728422-2-5 |
| Pages: | 560 |
| Hardcopy: | $125.00 |
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