光电子技术与器件 其他

O462．4 2006065340一种有效提高CNTs/CNFs阴极场发射性能的热处理方法=A heat-treatment process for effectively enhancing field emission characteristics of CNTs/CNFs cathodes[刊,中]/郭平生(华东师范大学物理系功能纳米材料和器件应用研究中心,上海(200062)),孙卓…//光电子·激光．—2006,17(6)．—681-684报道了一种新的提高碳纳米管/碳纳米纤维(CNTs/ CNFs)丝网印刷阴极场发射性能的后处理方法。利用化学汽相沉积(CVD)方法制备的CNTs/CNFs作为阴极材料,采用丝网印刷工艺在玻璃基板上制备场发射阴极,在Hz和C_2 H_2混合气氛下500℃处理20 min,能有效提高其场发射性能,改善场发射显示器的发光均匀性。热处理后     

后处理工艺对钛基纳米金刚石涂层场发射特性的影响

采用胶带粘贴、金相砂纸摩擦、射频氢等离子体工艺对钛基纳米金刚石涂层进行了处理,分析了它们对样品的微观表征、场发射性能、发光效果的影响。首先通过电泳法将金刚石粉末移植到金属钛片上,然后经过真空热处理、表面后处理工艺形成了场发射阴极涂层,最后对样品进行了微观表征、场发射特性与发光测试。结果表明,胶带处理在场强达到10 V/μm时,场发射电流密度从50μA/cm~2增j加到72μA/cm~2;金相砂纸处理在10 V/μm场强下的场发射电流由48μA/cm~2提高到82μA/cm~2;适当的氢等离子体处理有助于降低表面功函数,使得金刚石表面的悬键被氢原子饱和,在其表面形成C—H键,进一步降低了电子亲和势,从而提高了样品的场发射性能和发光均匀性。     

纳米金刚石掺混纳米氧化锌的场发射特性

利用水热法制备了菊花状的氧化锌纳米棒,并进行表征,将纳米氧化锌掺入纳米金刚石中配制成电泳液,超声分散后电泳沉积到钛衬底上,再经热处理后进行场发射特性的测试.结果表明:未掺混的金刚石阴极样品的开启电场为7.3V/μm,在20V/μm的电场下,场发射电流密度为81μA/cm2;掺混后阴极样品的场发射开启电场降低到4.7~6.0V/μm,在20V/μm电场下,场发射电流密度提高到140~158μA/cm2.原因是纳米ZnO掺入后,增强了涂层的电子输运能力、增加了有效发射体数目,提高了场增强因子β,而金刚石保证了热处理后涂层与衬底的良好键合,形成了欧姆接触,降低了场发射电流的热效应.场发射电流的稳定性随掺混ZnO量的增加而下降,要兼顾场发射电流密度及其稳定性,适量掺入ZnO可有效提高纳米金刚石的场发射性能.     

钛基底的纳米金刚石掺混纳米碳管的场发射特性

在纳米金刚石场发射的基础上, 研究了纳米金刚石掺混纳米碳管的场发射特性。采用电泳沉积法形成了纳米金刚石与纳米碳管的复合涂层, 经热处理后制备出阴极样品, 然后进行微观表征, 再进行场发射特性测试与发光测试。结果表明, 与未掺混的纳米金刚石阴极样品相比, 复合涂层阴极样品的场发射开启电场明显减小, 场发射电流提高, 在较低的电场下阳极表面荧光粉就可以发光, 但发光不均匀, 出现了"边沿发光"的现象。分析了纳米金刚石掺混纳米碳管场发射性能提高的机理, 是由于纳米碳管掺入之后, 涂层的电子输运能力得到增强, 涂层中有效发射体的数目增加。最后, 解释了"边沿发光"现象的成因。     

纳米碳管的制备及其场发射性能研究

将Ni(NO3)2-Mg(NO3)2体系作为催化剂前驱体,在不同气源比例下用CVD催化裂解法制备纳米碳管,用SEM、TEM和喇曼光谱对其进行了表征和分析,制备出完整性好的纳米碳管.再用两种工艺和配方制备其场发射阴极,对阴极样品进行了场发射性能测试.结果表明,经过氢处理在Si基上制备的CNT阴极发光效果好,且具有良好的场发射性能.     

碳纳米管阴极的强流脉冲发射性能研究

采用丝网印刷和涂敷方法制备了两种碳纳米管阴极，并研究了两种阴极的强流脉冲发射特性，表征了阴极表面碳纳米管的形貌及分布.研究结果表明在脉冲宽度为100 ns、电压为1.64×10⁶ V的脉冲电场下，涂敷法制备阴极的场发射电流最高达5.11 kA，最高发射电流密度达260 A/cm².丝网印刷法制备阴极的场发射稳定性优于涂敷法制备阴极，但其发射电流低.阴极表面发射体的形貌与分布影响了阴极的脉冲发射性能.碳纳米管阴极的脉冲发射机理为爆炸电子发射.碳纳米管阴极可以作为强 关键词： 碳纳米管 阴极 脉冲发射 强电流     

激光烧蚀对碳纳米管薄膜场发射性能的影响

采用丝网印刷工艺制作了碳纳米管(CNTs)薄膜阴极.经适当能量激光烧蚀后,相互粘连的CNTs随表面粘附有机物的蒸发而分散开,管间隙增加、屏蔽效应减小,使得场发射性能大幅度提高,开启场强降低、场倍增因子β增大.Raman光谱分析表明,随激光能量增加,CNTs表面缺陷增多,成为新的场发射点,对其β增大的贡献加强.相对于两电极结构,三电极中平栅极结构场发射性能经激光烧蚀有更显著的改善.这说明激光烧蚀是提高CNTs场发射性能的有效方法. 关键词： 碳纳米管薄膜 场发射 激光烧蚀 Raman光谱     

大电流碳纳米管场发射阴极研究

报道了在较大发射面积上获得较大场发射电流的碳纳米管场发射阴极。为了加强场发射电流,在丝网印刷浆料中增加一种金属纳米颗粒,金属颗粒增强了碳纳米管发射体和衬底的接触,提高碳纳米管和衬底的粘附作用。利用改进后的丝网印刷方法制备了大电流碳纳米管场发射阴极,测得最大发射电流为68.0 mA,阴极有效发射面积约1.1 mm2,发射电流密度约6.2 A/cm2;并成功将改进方法制备的大电流场发射碳纳米管阴极应用于场发射真空器件原型。实验证明这种具有较大发射电流和较大发射电流密度的场发射能够满足部分大功率电子器件的需求。收稿日期:; 修订日期:     

六硼化镧薄膜场致发射的特性

阵列薄膜是在制备好的尖锥阵列上沉积其他材料的薄膜,以提高场发射阴极性能,它是一种有效的提高场发射阴极性能的方法。在n型硅片上先后采用氧化、光刻、干法刻蚀、氧化削尖等工艺,制备出曲率半径很小的硅尖锥场发射阵列,硅阵列中每个硅尖锥的底半径约2μm,锥高约1.04μm,每个硅尖之间间隔6μm,尖端的曲率半径约50nm,锥角约56°,尖锥阵列的密度约106/cm2。为了降低硅尖锥的功函数及提高抗离子轰击能力,通过电子束蒸发在硅尖阵列上沉积六硼化镧(LaB6)薄膜,薄膜的厚度大约50nm,锥尖曲率半径变为约111nm。X射线衍射(XRD)分析结果表明,电子束沉积在硅尖端的LaB6具有良好的结晶特性。硅尖锥及不同的真空度下阵列薄膜的场致发射I-V特性及电流发射稳定性的测试结果表明:沉积LaB6的薄膜阴极阵列的总发射电流达到125μA,是纯硅尖锥阵列125倍。并且硅阵列六硼化镧薄膜具有良好的场发射稳定性,是一种理想的薄膜场发射阵列。     

电化学刻蚀法制备LaB6场发射微尖锥阵列

采用电化学刻蚀方法,成功制备出单尖的六硼化镧、钼、钨及钨铼合金场发射冷阴极尖锥,并对这几种场发射单尖锥阴极的电子发射性能进行了测试比较.结果表明,LaB₆作为场发射阴极,具有良好的发射性能和稳定性.在〈111〉面单晶LaB₆基片上,用PECVD法沉积非晶硅作掩膜,制备出具有一定高度的LaB₆微尖锥场发射阵列,结果发现,LaB₆基底较为平整,尖锥阵列呈现出各向异性.该结论对LaB₆材料在场发射阴极方面的进一步研究具有重要的指导意义.     

Electron field emission from magnetic nanomaterial encapsulated multi-walled carbon nanotubes

The present work describes the field emission characteristics of nanoscale magnetic nanomaterial encapsulated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) fabricated over flexible graphitized carbon cloth. Ni/MWNTs, NiFe/MWNTs and NiFeCo/MWNTs have been synthesized by catalytic chemical vapor decomposition of methane over Mischmetal (Mm)-based AB₃ (MmNi₃, MmFe_1.5Ni_1.5 and MmFeCoNi) alloy hydride catalysts. Metal-encapsulated MWNTs exhibited superior field emission performance than pure MWNT-based field emitters over the same substrate. The results indicate that a Ni-filled MWNT field emitter is a promising material for practical field emission application with a lowest turn-on field of 0.6 V/μm and a high emission current density of 0.3 mA/cm² at 0.9 V/μm.     

Field emission properties of carbon nanotube cathodes produced using composite plating

Field emission properties of carbon nanotube field emission cathodes (CNT-FECs) produced using composite plating are studied. The experiment uses a CNT suspension and electroless Ni plating bath to carry out composite plating. The CNTs were first purified by an acid solution, dispersed in a Ni electrobath, and finally co-deposited with Ni on glass substrates to synthesize electrically conductive films. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy results show that the field emission characteristics and graphitic properties of CNT-FECs depend on the pH value of the electrobath. Experiments show that the optimum electrobath pH value is 5.4, achieving a field emission current density of 1.0 mA/cm² at an applied electric field of 1.5 V/μm. The proposed CNT-FECs possess good field emission characteristics and have potential for backlight unit application in liquid crystal displays.     

Electron field emission properties of conducting polymer coated multi walled carbon nanotubes

The present work describes the field emission characteristics of conducting polymer coated multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) field emitters fabricated over flexible graphitized carbon cloth. Nanocomposites involving the combination of MWNTs and conducting polymers polyaniline (PANI) and polypyrrole (PPy) have been prepared by in-situ polymerization method and have been characterized using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Using spin coating method, field emitters based on PANI/MWNTs and PPy/MWNTs over flexible graphitized carbon cloth have been prepared. The field emission characteristics have been studied using an indigenously fabricated set up in a vacuum chamber with a base pressure of 2 × 10⁻⁵ Pa and the results are discussed. Our results display that the field emission performance of the emitters depends strongly on the work function of the emitting material. Low turn on emission field of 2.12 V/μm at 10 μA/cm² and high emission current density of 1 mA/cm² at 3.04 V/μm have been observed for PANI/MWNTs field emitter.     

Carbon nanotube field emission cathodes fabricated with chemical displacement plating

A new approach for making field emission cathodes consisting of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is discussed. The authors used a chemical displacement technique to fabricate field emission cathodes by co-depositing CNTs/nickel composite onto the surface of a zinc-coated soda-lime glass. There are several advantages of this displacement method for preparing field emission cathodes such as the uniform distribution of CNTs in the composite cathodes, low cost of consumed CNTs, low cost of instrument and equipment, feasibility of large-area mass production, and stability of plating solution, which can be used for many times and still remain useful after a long-time storage. The results show that, after the CNT purification and dispersion processes, a CNT content of 1.0 g/L, a pH value of 7.0, and a temperature of 50 ± 3 °C are the optimal process conditions which give better CNT distribution in the CNTs/Ni composite emitter and better field emission performance. The CNTs/Ni composite deposited with a plating solution which has been used for tens of times has an emission effect similar to those deposited with a new solution.     

Preparation of Sn films deposited on carbon nanotubes

In this work carbon nanotubes were first grown on copper substrate by chemical vapor deposition method. The Sn deposits were then deposited on the surface of as-grown carbon nanotubes by three different methods: electroplating, electroless plating and displacing methods. The Sn deposits on CNTs surface were characterized by both scanning electron microscope and field emission scanning electron microscope. The compositions of Sn deposits were analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope. The results showed that both electroless plating and displacing deposits can but the electroplating deposits cannot cover on the surface of CNTs. Besides C, Sn, Ni and Pd, the electroless deposits also contain element of oxygen and the displacing deposits also contain elements of copper and oxygen.     

Silver nanocombs and branched nanowires formation in aqueous binary surfactants solution

The field emission characteristics of patterned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) the average diameter of which is 16?nm cathodes on substrates with different surface treatments were investigated. The surface treatments of the substrate were performed by nickel electroless plating and palladium coating, which is an activation procedure of electroless plating. CNTs were patterned on the surface-treated substrate with radius of 200???m through conventional photolithography process. Two deposition methods, electrophoresis deposition and spray deposition, were used to investigate the effects of deposition methods on field emission characteristics of the cathodes. It was revealed that the two deposition methods showed similar turn-on field trends, which means that the different surface morphologies of the substrates have more influence on the field emission characteristics than the different deposition methods performed in this study. Through the surface treatments, the roughness of the surface increased and cathodes with a high roughness factor showed better field emission characteristics compared to non-treated ones.     

Electron field emission properties of highly dense carbon nanotube arrays

In this paper, we have studied field emission properties of highly dense arrays of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) used as cathodes in diode-type field emission devices with a phosphor screen. For the high-density CNT emitters it is demonstrated that the emission sites are located on the CNT-cathode edges, which is direct experimental evidence of the ‘edge effect’. The results of computer simulations (using ‘ANSYS Electromagnetic’ software) are presented to confirm the experimental data and to analyze the effect of patterning on the electric field distribution for high-density CNT arrays. It is shown that selective-area removal of nanotubes in the arrays leads to the formation of additional edges characterized by the high field enhancement factor and enhanced emission from the CNT cathodes. In addition, scanning probe microscopy techniques are employed to examine surface properties of the high-density CNT arrays. For CNT arrays of ‘short’ nanotubes, the work function distribution over the sample surface is detected using a scanning Kelvin microscopy method.     

多壁碳纳米管阵列场发射研究

研究了Ar离子束轰击及温度对多壁碳纳米管阵列场发射性能的影响.经Ar离子轰击35min后，发现阵列顶端的Fe催化剂颗粒明显减少，弯曲的顶部被轰击掉，使碳纳米管的场发射电流明显减小而场发射像无明显改变.温度的增加引起碳纳米管的场发射电流也随之增加.还研 究了在透明阳极技术中涂在阳极的荧光粉对场发射电流的影响.对同一碳纳米管阵列样品，发现涂有荧光粉的透明阳极使测量到的场发射电流大幅度减小，只是未涂荧光粉阳极电流的 1/30左右.直接用二氧化锡导电膜作阳极时，测得样品的开启场强为1.0V/μm.沉积了荧光粉的二 关键词： 多壁碳纳米管 场发射     

碳纳米管/金刚石复合材料的场发射特性

采用微波烧结方法制备了碳纳米管/金刚石复合材料。将碳纳米管和纳米金刚石粉末混合后研磨压片,然后在微波等离子气相沉积系统中采用微波烧结。利用扫描电镜对复合材料的表面形貌和微观结构进行了分析,结果显示碳纳米管比较均匀地分散于复合材料中,并在表面形成了发射微尖。利用二极管结构在动态真空室中对复合材料的场发射特性进行了研究,复合材料有较好的场发射特性,电流密度接近15mA/cm2。     

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes mass-produced by dc arc discharge in He–H2 gas mixture

Uniform cathode deposits (longer than 15 mm), containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) inside, were produced by dc arc discharge evaporation with a computer-controlled feeder of a pure-carbon electrode without a metal catalyst in a He–H₂ gas mixture. The purification of MWNTs was carried out to remove amorphous carbon and carbon nanoparticles. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy observations and Raman scattering studies show that the MWNTs possess a high crystallinity and a mean outermost diameter of ∼ ∼10 nm. It has been confirmed that the current density in the electron field emission from a purified MWNT mat can reach 77.92 mA/cm², indicating that the purified MWNTs are a promising candidate electron source in a super high-luminance light-source tube or a miniature X-ray source.