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Paper NT+EL+NS-FrM7
Fabrication and Electron Field Emission Properties of Carbon Nanotube Films by Electrophoretic Deposition

Friday, November 2, 2001, 10:20 am, Room 133

Session: Nanotubes: Field Emission
Presenter: G.Z. Yue, University of North Carolina
Authors: G.Z. Yue, University of North Carolina
B. Gao, University of North Carolina
Q. Qiu, University of North Carolina
Y. Cheng, University of North Carolina
H. Shimoda, University of North Carolina
L. Fleming, University of North Carolina
O. Zhou, University of North Carolina
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Carbon nanotubes have recently attracted considerable interests as electron field emitters for potential vacuum microelectronic applications such as field emission flat panel displays. Compared to the conventional field emitters, they show lower emission threshold fields and enhanced high current capabilities. However, their utilization in practical devices has been hindered, in part, by difficulties in processing. In this paper, we demonstrate that the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method can be utilized effectively to deposit pre-formed carbon nanotubes on various substrates with good homogeneity and packing density. The films show very good emission stability at high current densities.