Field Emission Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube Cathode Using Ag Nano-Powder as Bonding Materials

  • An, Young-Je (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ha, Sang-Hoon (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Young-Jun (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Chang, Ji-Ho (Semiconductor Physics, Korea Maritime University) ;
  • Lee, Hong-Chan (Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering, Korea Maritime University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Rae (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 2008.10.13

Abstract

Carbon nanotube (CNT) cathodes were fabricated using nano-sized silver powders as a bonding material. The effects of powder size on the field emission properties for the CNT cathode were investigated The better emission properties of CNT cathodes using smaller particles are due to a low sintering temperature of the bonding materials.

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