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Title: Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate

Abstract

A device and method is presented for achieving a high field emission from the application of a low electric field. More specifically, the device includes a substrate wherein a plurality of nanostructures are grown on the substrate. The relationship of the nanostructures and the substrate (the relationship includes the number of nanostructures on the substrate, the orientation of the nanostructures in relationship to each other and in relationship to the substrate, the geometry of the substrate, the morphology of the nanostructures and the morphology of the substrate, the manner in which nanostructures are grown on the substrate, the composition of nanostructure and composition of substrate, etc) allow for the generation of the high field emission from the application of the low electric field.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1531625
Patent Number(s):
7666051
Application Number:
11/651,267
Assignee:
The Trustees of Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-00ER45805
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2007-01-09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Ren, Zhifeng, Jo, Sung Ho, and Banerjee, Debasish. Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Ren, Zhifeng, Jo, Sung Ho, & Banerjee, Debasish. Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate. United States.
Ren, Zhifeng, Jo, Sung Ho, and Banerjee, Debasish. Tue . "Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531625.
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