• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.08a
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• pp.651-654
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• 2002

We carried out 2-dimensional numerical calculations of electrostatic potential for triode field emitters with planar cathodes using the finite element method. As it turned out, the conventional triode structure with a planar cathode suffered from large gate current and wide spreading of emitted electrons. To circumvent these shortcomings, we proposed a new triode structure. By simply inserting a conducting layer of proper thickness on top of the cathode layer, we were able to modify the electric field distribution on the cathode surface so that low gate current and electron-focusing effect were achieved, simultaneously.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.1023-1028
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• 2003

The field emission characteristics are studied by simulation for carbon nanotube triode structures with a strip-shaped emitter and a gate hole aligned with it. Two structures, one with double-edge and the other with single edge are analyzed. They show good emission characteristics. Emissions of electrons are concentrated on the edges of emitter and the emitted current increases as the distance between emitter and gate decreases. For single-edged emitter, the emitted electrons form a narow strip-shaped beam which has a good directionality. These triode structures have advantages in that they can be easily fabricated and aligned for assembly.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.61 no.7
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• pp.1001-1006
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• 2012

This paper presents a carbon nanotube (CNT) triode-structure field emitter as an ion source in a micro time-of-flight mass spectrometer(TOF-MS). In the ion source by field emission, the electrons emitted from cathodes under an electric field accelerated to the anode and ionize gas molecules by impact before arriving the anode. The generated positive ions are to be accelerated to the ion collector. Whereas most of ions are drawn to the cathodes in diode field emitters, a grid in the triode field emitter prevents the ions from being drawn to the cathodes. The triode field emitter is fabricated by micromachining. The cathode is composed of six CNT cylinders. The total size of the fabricated device is $8.0{\times}7.3{\times}1.9mm^3$. The anode and the grid current of the fabricated CNT field emitter were measured for various anode and grid voltages. When the anode and the grid voltages are 1000 V and 990 V, respectively, the emission current passing through the ionization region is 8.6 ${\mu}A$, which is a sufficient emission current for ionization and mass spectrometry.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.542-546
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• 2004

We report a new fabrication process for high performance triode type CNT field emitters and their superior electrical properties. The CNT-based triode-type field emitter structure was fabricated by the conventional semiconductor processes. The keys of the fabrication process are spin-on-glass coating and trim-and-leveling of the carbon nanotubes grown in trench structures by employing a chemical mechanical polishing process. They lead to strong adhesion and a uniform distance from the carbon nanotube tips to the electrode. The measured emission property of the arrays showed a remarkably uniform and high current density. The gate leakage current could be remarkably reduced by coating of thin $SiO_{2}$ insulating layer over the gate metal. The field enhancement factor(${\beta}$) and emission area(${\alpha}$) were calculated from the F-N plot. This process can be applicable to fabrication of high power CNT vacuum transistors with good electrical performance.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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• v.33A no.12
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• pp.65-71
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• 1996

A novel lateral field emitter triode has been designed and fabricated. It has self-vacuum environmets and low turn-on voltage, so that the chief problems of previous field emission devices such as additional vacuum sealing process and high turn-on voltage are settled. An in-situ vaccum encapsulation empolying recessed cavities by isotropic RIE (reactive ion etch) method and an electron beam evaporated molybdenum vacuum seals are implemented to fabricate the new field emitter triode. The device exhibits low turn-on voltage of 7V, stabel current density of 2.mu.A/tip at V$_{AC}$ = 30V, and high transconductance (g$_{m}$) of 1.7$\mu$S at V$_{AC}$ = 22V. The superb device characteristics are probably due to sub-micron dimension device structure and the pencil type lateral cathode tip employing upper and lower LOCOS oxidation.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.173-178
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• 2007

Carbon nanotube cathodes(CNT cathodes) with a trench structure similar to gated structure of triode-type cathode were fabricated by a screen printing method using multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The effects of surface treatments on CNT cathodes were investigated for high efficiency field emission displays(FEDs). A liquid method easily removed the organic residue and protruded the CNTs. Field emission properties were measured by using a diode-type mode. The liquid method produced a turn-on field of $1.4V/{\mu}m$. The emission current density was measured about $3.1mA/cm^{2}$ at the electric field of $3V/{\mu}m$. The liquid method showed a high potential applicable to the surface treatment for triode-type FEDs.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.456-458
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• 2004

We proposed a novel triode-type carbon nanotube field emitter arrays in which extracted gate is surrounded by CNT emitters. We carried out 3-dimensional numerical calculations of electrostatic potential for the proposed CNT-FEAs using the finite element method and compared the results with those obtained from the structure of conventional CNT-FEAs. It was found that the proposed structure could reduce the turn-on voltage for electron emission and improve beam focusing.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.19-24
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• 2005

The density controlled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are grown on the iron acetate nanoparticles by using the freeze-dry method. The iron-acetate [Fe(II)$(CH_3COO)_2$] solution is used to prepare the catalytic iron nanoparticles. The density of CNTs is controlled in order to enhance the field emission process. Furthermore, the patterning of the iron nanoparticle catalyst-layer for the fabrication of electronic devices is simply achieved by using alkaline solution, TMAH (tetramethylammonium hydroxide). We applied this patterning process of catalyst layer to form the electron emitter with under-gate type triode structure.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1016-1019
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• 2005

We studied the density control of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which were grown on the iron nanoparticles prepared from iron-acetate [$Fe(II)(CH_3COO)_2$] solution using freeze-dry method. The density of CNTs was controlled for the enhancement of field emission. The patterning process of iron-acetate catalyst-layer for the fabrication of electronic device was simply achieved by using alkaline solution, TMAH (tetramethylammonium hydroxide). We applied this patterning process of catalyst layer to formation of the electron emitter with under gate type triode structure.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1455-1458
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• 2005

We studied the density control of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which were grown on the iron nanoparticles prepared from iron-acetate $[Fe(II)(CH_3COO)_2]$ solution using freeze-dry method. The density of CNTs was controlled for the enhancement of field emission. The patterning process of iron-acetate catalyst-layer for the fabrication of electronic device was simply achieved by using alkaline solution, TMAH (tetramethylammonium hydroxide). We applied this patterning process of catalyst layer to formation of the electron emitter with under-gate type triode structure.