Charge transport effects in field emission from carbon nanotube-polymer composites
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Smith, RC, Carey, JD, Murphy, RJ, Blau, WJ, Coleman, JN and Silva, SRP (2005) Charge transport effects in field emission from carbon nanotube-polymer composites APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 87 (26). ? - ?. ISSN 0003-6951
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Abstract
Electron field emission measurements have been made on multiwall arc discharge carbon nanotubes embedded in a conjugated polymer host. Electron emission at low nanotube content is observed and attributed to an enhancement of the applied electric field at the polymer/nanotube/vacuum interface where the electron supply through the film is attributed to fluctuation induced tunneling in a disordered percolation network. A high network resistance is attributed to a polymer coating surrounding each nanotube, resulting in high resistance nanotube-polymer-nanotube tunnel junctions. The potential use of carbon nanotube-polymer composites for field emission based displays is also discussed. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Physics, Applied, Physics, THIN-FILMS, DISPLAYS, MATRIX, carbon nanotube composites, percolation controlled transport |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Electronic Engineering > Advanced Technology Institute > Nano-Electronics Centre |
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| ID Code: | 413 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Adam Field |
| Deposited On: | 27 May 2010 15:09 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2012 11:46 |
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