Low Temperature Materials Growth and Processing Development for Flat Panel Display Technology Applications.

Abstract

A thin catalyst film of nickel (0.4 nm thick) on a silicon substrate was reduced in hydrogen at 875 deg C for 30 minutes. Carbon nanotubes were subsequently grown at 950-1000 deg C in less than 5 minutes. A more uniform electron emission was obtained in the vacuum testing station, compared to previous nanotube preparation techniques. Also the Fowler-Nordheim plots were more reproducible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA327508

Entities

People

  • C. N. Berglund

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectra
  • Experimental Data
  • Films
  • Flat Panel Displays
  • Fullerenes
  • Low Temperature
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Spectra
  • Thin Film Transistors
  • Thin Films
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene