Field emission and current-voltage properties of boron nitride nanotubes

被引:96
作者
Cumings, J [1 ]
Zettl, A
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Geballe Lab Adv Mat, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Phys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[4] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Div Mat Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
boron nitride; nanotubes; field emission;
D O I
10.1016/j.ssc.2003.11.026
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We have measured electrical transport properties of boron nitride nanotubes using an in situ manipulation stage inside a transmission electron microscope. Stable currents were measured in a field emission geometry, but in contact the nanotubes are insulating at low bias. At high bias, the nanotubes show stable, reversible breakdown current. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:661 / 664
页数:4
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