title: Vertically aligned carbon nanopillars with size and spacing control for a transparent field emission display.
abstract: A top-down fabrication method is presented for vertically aligned carbon nanopillars (CNPs) using photolithography and pyrolysis. The modified backside exposure method of photolithography fabricates vertically aligned polymer (SU-8) nanopillars. The pyrolysis process, which transforms the polymer to amorphous carbon, reliably produces vertically aligned CNPs with widths ranging from 100 to 400 nm. The CNPs can be used as a transparent field emission cathode for a transparent display and light emission is observed.
authors.affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Seok Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chang Hwa
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008029:Lighting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054802:Molecular Imprinting / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon