Fabrication of Vacuum Tube arrays with a sub-micron dimension using Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nano-Templates

  • Hwang, Sun-Kyu (Department of Chemical Engineering, Computer and Electrical Engineering Division Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Kun-Hong (Department of Chemical Engineering, Computer and Electrical Engineering Division, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 2003.07.09

Abstract

Vacuum tube arrays (VTA) with a submicron dimension were fabricated by using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nano-templates. The field emission characteristics of Ni nanowires show a turn-on voltage in the range of 11.0-14.0 V and a field enhancement factor in the range of 560-2790. The distance between the tips of Ni nanowires and the anode was much smaller than that between the tips and the anode of conventional designs.

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