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Growth and field emission study of a monolithic carbon nanotube/diamond composite |
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| Authors: | Deepak Varshney Brad R. Weiner Gerardo Morell |
| Affiliation: | a Institute for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR 00931, USA b Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR 00931, USA c Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR 00931, USA |
| Abstract: | Carbon nanotube (CNT)/diamond composite has been fabricated by hot filament chemical vapor deposition on a silicon substrate using iron as catalyst. The material characteristics of this monolithic structure were examined by electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy. The composite material shows the presence of carbon nanotubes of several microns in length together with conspicuous diamond microcrystals of sizes ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 μm. The CNTs protrude from the diamond microcrystals and become entangled around them as they grow. This monolithic CNT/diamond composite provides an intrinsic heat dissipation mechanism for CNTs during field emission and exhibits low turn on field, large field enhancement factor, and an excellent current stability over a period of 44 h. |
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