Abstract
Abstract Kerosene — the cheapest petroleum product, has now been found to produce amorphous carbon having the property of electron field emission at a pressure 1 Torr. The process of synthesis involves simple pyrolysis of kerosene vapour at 800–1000°C in argon atmosphere. Clay tiles and alumina pellets having nanopores are used as substrates so that the pyrolysis is achieved within the pores resulting in conducting carbon nanochannels across the substrates. Kerosene-pyrolyzed carbon deposited at 800°C for 2 h on a clay tile was able to yield an emission current of 1 μA/cm 2 at a low electric field of 1.4 V/μm, whereas that deposited at 1000°C for 3 h on an alumina pellet yielded 26 μA/cm 2 at an applied field of 5 V/μm. Field emission property of kerosene-pyrolyzed carbon has been discussed on the basis of XRD, SEM and Raman spectra analysis. The evidence of electron emission from this extremely cheap material at such a high pressure and low potential, and without any sophistication, makes it a promising candidate for further investigation for a prototype display device application.
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