Stable and high current density electron emission using coniferous carbon nano-structured emitter
Stable and high current density electron emission using coniferous carbon nano-structured emitter
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DOI:
10.1016/j.diamond.2015.03.001
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发表时间:
2015-05-01
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4.1
通讯作者:
Suzuki, Ryoichi
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作者:
Kato, Hidetoshi;O'Rourke, Brian E.;Suzuki, Ryoichi
The electron emission properties of a coniferous carbon nano-structure (CCNS) based field emission electron gun have been measured. The CCNS was grown on a stainless steel substrate using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and biased to about 50 kV. Stable, high-current-density electron emission (102 mA/cm(2)) was measured continuously for more than 1300 h. This result compares favorably to printed and directly grown carbon nanotube (CNT) based emitters. A wide range of potential applications are foreseen for CCNS based electron emitters, such as high intensity X-ray sources. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.