Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted much attention as electron emitters for field emission displays (FEDs) due to a combination of reasons including their extremely small diameters, chemical and mechanical stability, and good current carrying capacity. The longest vertically aligned CNTs with the smallest diameters, hence the largest electric field enhancement factor, are the most ideally suited for electron emission. Colour FED prototypes based on CNT emitters, previously reported have been working in the diode mode. Triode mode FEDs are needed to satisfy the requirements of the market in terms of power consumption, brightness, lifetime, colour, and cost. Plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) is a controllable and deterministic method for growing vertically well-aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs). 1-3 The ability to control the location, orientation, and dimension of the nanotubes is essential for their use in triode structures especially screen sizes up to 15 inches where high resolution is needed. Although controlled growth of CNTs using PECVD has shown very promising results, the challenge is to use this technology to grow well-aligned CNTs on large areas suitable for gating in a triode display.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 4th IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2003 - Proceedings |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 213-214 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 0780376994, 9780780376991 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Event | 4th IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2003 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: May 28 2003 → May 30 2003 |
Other
Other | 4th IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2003 |
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Country | Korea, Republic of |
City | Seoul |
Period | 5/28/03 → 5/30/03 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering