Abstract
The nitrogen (N) doping effect and field emission properties of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) were investigated. Diameter transformation and defect generation in the N-doped DWCNTs mainly depend on the amount of nitrogen employed. By applying N-doping into DWCNTs (1.5 N at.%), the average diameters of the DWCNTs were increased from 1.7 to 2.4 nm, and the crystallinity (IG/ID) was decreased from 13.5 to 5. Field emission properties were enhanced by the N doping into DWCNTs. The turn-on field, corresponding to a current density of 0.1 μA/cm2, was about 0.9 V/μm for the N-doped DWCNTs (1.5 N at.%). The field enhancement factor of the N-doped DWCNTs was higher than that of the undoped DWCNTs. It was found that the field emission properties were controlled by pyridine-like N in the graphite due to N-doping.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 169-177 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Carbon |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) NRL Program grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) (No. R0A-2008-000-20071-0) and by KBSI and by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy of Korea through a Components and Materials Technology Development project and by the Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science & Technology (KICOS) through a grant provided by the Korean Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) in K20601000002-07E0100-00220. The authors wish to thank Seung Il Jung for measurement of the field emission properties.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science