High-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes synthesized by catalytic decomposition of xylene over Fe-Mo/MgO catalyst and their field emission properties

  • Hui Zhang
  • , Dong Hoon Shin
  • , Heon Sang Lee
  • , Cheol Jin Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    High-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were synthesized over Fe-Mo/MgO catalyst by catalytic decomposition of xylene. The synthesized carbon material revealed bundled SWCNTs with few defects and amorphous carbon and revealed that the SWCNTs having diameters of about 0.84-1.60 nm dominated in the product. The product yield of the high-quality SWCNTs was about 63 wt % relative to the weight of the catalyst. The SWCNTs showed the low turn-on field 1.0 V/μm at a current density of 10-8 A/cm2 and the high emission current density of 2.0 mA/cm2 at an applied field of about 3.0 V/μm. The lifetime measurement of SWCNT emitter revealed good emission stability for 20 h during constant DC applied bias. It is considered that the SWCNTs produced by xylene can be used as effective field emitters.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)12954-12959
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
    Volume111
    Issue number35
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007 Sept 6

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • General Energy
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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