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Fabrication of Vertically Aligned Single‐Crystalline Boron Nanowire Arrays and Investigation of Their Field‐Emission Behavior
Author(s) -
Liu Fei,
Tian Jifa,
Bao Lihong,
Yang Tianzhong,
Shen Chenming,
Lai Xinyu,
Xiao Ziming,
Xie Weiguo,
Deng Saozi,
Chen Jun,
She Juncong,
Xu Nisheng,
Gao Hongjun
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200800137
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , field electron emission , boron , fabrication , nanotechnology , substrate (aquarium) , thermal stability , optoelectronics , current density , chemical engineering , medicine , chemistry , physics , alternative medicine , oceanography , organic chemistry , pathology , quantum mechanics , geology , engineering , electron
Aligned single crystalline boron nanowire arrays are formed by thermal carbon reduction. The SEM image shows an array of boron nanowires (ca. 5 µm long) vertically aligned in high density on a Si substrate. These nanowires have a high enhancement factor, good emission stability, and can endure high current, which suggest they are an excellent candidate for field‐emission applications.