Cold cathode electron emission with ultralow turn-on fields from Au-nanoparticle-decorated self-organized Si nanofacets
Mahesh Saini, Ranveer Singh, K.P. Sooraj, T. Basu, Abhijit Roy, Biswarup Satpati, S. K. Srivastava, Mukesh Ranjan, T. Som
Abstract
Fabrication of highly dense conical nanostructures and their subsequent controlled metallization make them ideal candidates for enhancing cold cathode electron emission efficiency.
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