Field emission performance of boron nitride nanotube emitters according to vacuum pressure

Ki Nam Yun, Jin Woo Jeong, Jun Tae Kang, Sora Park, Jae Woo Kim, Yoon Ho Song, Jun Soo Han, Cheol Jin Lee

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    Abstract

    Field emission performance of boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) fabricated by simple filtration-transfer method, were evaluated according to vacuum pressure to estimate its potential use for robust electron sources. Even though there is little change in the current density-electric field characteristics, the stability test for a relatively long time shows somewhat large degradation at a vacuum pressure of over 10-5 Torr. To investigate a key factor of the degradation, we changed the vacuum ambient from air to argon. Under argon ambient condition, the current degradation and fluctuation rates were almost the same as those measured under air ambient at a vacuum pressure of 10-5 Torr. Consequently, ion bombardment dominantly induced the current degradation of the BNNT field emitters rather than oxidation effect.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2018
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    ISBN (Electronic)9781538657171
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018 Nov 1
    Event31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2018 - Kyoto, Japan
    Duration: 2018 Jul 92018 Jul 13

    Publication series

    Name2018 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2018

    Other

    Other31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, IVNC 2018
    Country/TerritoryJapan
    CityKyoto
    Period18/7/918/7/13

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT & the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea, through NRF (2015M3A9E2066999, 2017M2A2A6A020705 21), Nano-Convergence 2020 project (R201602910), and ETRI R&D program (18ZB1260).

    Keywords

    • Boron nitride nanotube
    • cold cathode
    • field emitter
    • film emitter

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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