Properties of Field Electron Emitter Based on Carbon Nanotubes Installed in the Small-Sized X-Ray Tube

Musatov, A. L.; Gulyaev, Yu. V.; Izrael’yants, K. R.; Ormont, A. B.; Chirkova, E. G.; Maslennikov, O.Yu.; Guzilov, I. A.; Киселев, Н.А.; Kukovitsky, E. F.

doi:10.1080/1536383x.2010.490145

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“…11) were installed into small-sized X-ray tube and have demonstrated stable characteristics of the emitter current in the direct current mode. 32,33 A distinguishing feature of cold cathodes produced in this manner is identity of their emission characteristics.…”

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Increased Carbon Chemical Vapor Deposition and Carbon Nanotube Growth on Metal Substrates in Confined Spaces

Kukovitsky

L’vov

2012

ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol.

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Experimental study of carbon deposition and carbon nanotube growth between stacked metallic substrates was conducted. The batch chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor was used with polyethylene as the carbon precursor. Increased carbon deposition was established on surfaces between stacked nickel substrates as compared to surfaces facing to open spaces. In general case carbon films deposited between substrates were not uniform giving rise to complicated profiles. The simple diffusion-reaction scheme gives carbon film thickness profiles closely resembling those experimentally observed. This similarity is considered as evidence of homogeneous-heterogeneous reaction sequences proceeding in narrow gap between catalytically active surfaces. Increased carbon nanotube growth was believed to occur as a result of the involvement of hydrocarbon radicals generated by the catalyst surface with subsequent release into the gas phase. Radicals accelerate gas-phase reactions providing reactive intermediates. Ultimately catalytic gas phase activation in the confined space promotes increased carbon formation. An explanation of the experimental results is proposed and a practical application was demonstrated.Carbon films and layers on supporting substrates are perspective components for an increasing number of potential applications. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is the preferred method to produce carbon films on substrates. For carbon materials obtained by CVD process carbon species and their properties are determined by the interacting influences of hydrodynamics and chemical kinetics, which in turn depend on the reactor type, process conditions (chemical precursor, temperature, temperature gradients, pressure), surface catalytic properties and may be affected also by extrinsic factors as gas or surface impurities, surface configuration and surface morphology. The vast majority of experimental works to produce carbon films or layers has been made using the crystalline silicon as a substrate. In particular, carbon nanotubes (CNT) are frequently being synthesized on silicon with coated catalyst (Ni, Fe, Co and alloys). This is commonly justified by the need for compatibility with technologies of modern microelectronics. There exist, however, many applications for which the use of metallic substrates is preferable to other materials or essential for device performance. The considerable effort has been devoted to the synthesis of CVD diamond films on metal substrates at low temperatures and pressures. 1-3 Such films have great potential for applications in microelectronic devices, as tools, heat sinks, hard coatings, corrosion and wear resistant surfaces. CVD techniques for producing diamond films require a means of activating gas-phase carbon-containing precursor molecules. Thermal or plasma activation procedures generate hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals which participate in surface chemical reactions resulting in film growth. In fact, the same procedures are now widely used in nanotube CVD processes to low synthesis temperature...

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Increased Carbon Chemical Vapor Deposition and Carbon Nanotube Growth on Metal Substrates in Confined Spaces

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L’vov

2012

ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol.

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“…Recently, field emitters using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been utilized as cold electron sources for high-resolution X-ray apparatuses [ 1 - 3 ]. To use CNTs as electron sources, the turn-on electric field that triggers the field-driven electron emission must be low, and the generated emission current level must be high.…”

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Effects of Al interlayer coating and thermal treatment on electron emission characteristics of carbon nanotubes deposited by electrophoretic method

Kim

Park

2014

Nanoscale Res Lett

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The effects of aluminum (Al) interlayer coating and thermal post-treatment on the electron emission characteristics of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were investigated. These CNTs were deposited on conical-shaped tungsten (W) substrates using an electrophoretic method. The Al interlayers were coated on the W substrates via magnetron sputtering prior to the deposition of CNTs. Compared with the as-deposited CNTs, the thermally treated CNTs revealed significantly improved electron emission characteristics, such as the decrease of turn-on electric fields and the increase of emission currents. The observations of Raman spectra confirmed that the improved emission characteristics of the thermally treated CNTs were ascribed to their enhanced crystal qualities. The coating of Al interlayers played a role in enhancing the long-term emission stabilities of the CNTs. The thermally treated CNTs with Al interlayers sustained stable emission currents without any significant degradation even after continuous operation of 20 h. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study suggested that the cohesive forces between the CNTs and the underlying substrates were strengthened by the coating of Al interlayers.

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Single stage synthesis of amorphous carbon covered nanotubes arrays

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Properties of Field Electron Emitter Based on Carbon Nanotubes Installed in the Small-Sized X-Ray Tube

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Increased Carbon Chemical Vapor Deposition and Carbon Nanotube Growth on Metal Substrates in Confined Spaces

Increased Carbon Chemical Vapor Deposition and Carbon Nanotube Growth on Metal Substrates in Confined Spaces

Effects of Al interlayer coating and thermal treatment on electron emission characteristics of carbon nanotubes deposited by electrophoretic method

Single stage synthesis of amorphous carbon covered nanotubes arrays

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