Effect of high-energy ball milling on morphology and field emission properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

  • Laiqiang Luo
  • , Ke Yu
  • , Yongsheng Zhang
  • , Ziqiang Zhu*
  • , Shaoqiang Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The effects of grinding for different time in a vibrating mill with the mixture of Fe powder and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were studied. The morphology and structure of as-ground MWNTs were carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and High-resolution transmission electronic microscopy (HRTEM). The results showed that some closed ends of MWNTs were broken while ground for 8 hours, and the rate of broken ends increased with grinding time. The Field emission measurements demonstrated that the turn-on field of the sample decreased from 4.0 to 2.6V/μm after grinding.

Original languageEnglish
Article number27
Pages (from-to)120-123
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5774
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
EventFifth International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications - Shanghai, China
Duration: 31 May 20042 Jun 2004

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Field emission
  • High-energy ball milling

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