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Stable field emission from hydrothermally grown ZnO nanotubes

  • A. Wei
  • , X. W. Sun
  • , C. X. Xu
  • , Z. L. Dong
  • , M. B. Yu
  • , W. Huang
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • Fudan University
  • Southeast University, Nanjing
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

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Abstract

Zinc oxide nanotube arrays were prepared by hydrothermal reaction in ammonia and zinc chloride solutions, and the field emission properties were tested. The turn-on field of the field emission was extrapolated to be about 7.0 Vμm at a current density of 0.1 μA cm2. Meanwhile, the emission current densities reached 1 mA cm2 at a bias field of 17.8 Vμm. The field enhancement factor Β was estimated to be 910. The field emission of the zinc oxide nanotubes showed good stability. The variation of emission current density was less than 10% during a 24 h test under a field of 15 Vμm.

Original languageEnglish
Article number213102
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume88
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 May 2006
Externally publishedYes

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