The density control of carbon nanotubes using spin-coated nanoparticle and its application to the electron emitter with triode structure

  • Kim, Do-Yoon (Center for Nanotubes and Nanostructured Composites, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yoo, Ji-Beom (Center for Nanotubes and Nanostructured Composites, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Berdinski, A.S. (Center for Nanotubes and Nanostructured Composites, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Han, In-Taek (Materials Lab., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Ha-Jong (Materials Lab., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) ;
  • Jin, Yong-Wan (Materials Lab., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Min (Materials Lab., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
  • Published : 2005.07.19

Abstract

We studied the density control of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which were grown on the iron nanoparticles prepared from iron-acetate $[Fe(II)(CH_3COO)_2]$ solution using freeze-dry method. The density of CNTs was controlled for the enhancement of field emission. The patterning process of iron-acetate catalyst-layer for the fabrication of electronic device was simply achieved by using alkaline solution, TMAH (tetramethylammonium hydroxide). We applied this patterning process of catalyst layer to formation of the electron emitter with under-gate type triode structure.

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