Introduction to Field Emission from Carbon-Based Nanostructures (Nanostructure Science and Technology)

This book presents a detailed theoretical and experimental overview of electron field emission phenomena from carbon-based nanostructures and discusses many promising applications in different areas of technology. Electron emission from carbon nanostructures has become a very important field of research owing primarily to its scope of application in, e.g., new display technology, as well as its potential to provide deep insight into materials surfaces.

Beginning with basic introductions to nanoscience, nanostructures, and the fundamental theories of field-assisted electron emission, the book then looks at important aspects of instrumentation and measurement techniques of field emission phenomena. Subsequent chapters are devoted to looking at the various physical aspects of carbon as one of the most efficient field emitters, as well as the effect of electron field emission under the application of microwave fields. The final chapter is devoted to the different fields of applications benefitting greatly from field emission display technology, including various microscopic imaging techniques, sensors, nanolithography, mass spectrometers, and gas lasers.

This book is written so that students, researchers, and engineers involved in materials science with carbon-based nanotechnology will find it both useful and understandable.

Professor Kalyan Kumar Chattopadhyay is the head of the Department of Physics at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India. He coordinates the university's Nanoscience and Technology program and his research interests include nanoscience, nanotechnology, surface science, transparent electronics, and carbon nanostructures. He has over 27 years of teaching experience and 35 years of research experience. He has published over 450 research papers, supervised 50 students to their Ph.D. degrees, and is the author of four books. He is the recipient of various awards like MRSI Medal, Dr. Meghnad Saha Gold Medal from the Asiatic Society, Dr. J.N. Mukherjee memorial award from the Indian Chemical society, Shiskha Ratna Award from the Govt. of West Bengal etc. Due to his contribution in the field of physical science and nanotechnology he was elected as Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology and Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India. He was listed among the World’s top 2% scientists list published by the Stanford University in consecutive four years 2021, 22, 23 and 24.

Dr. Diptonil Banerjee is an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Teerthanker Mahaveer University. He completed his undergraduate and Master's degrees in Physics from the University of Calcutta, and his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University in Materials Science and Nanotechnology. He is currently working on carbon-based nanotechnology and related applications, as well as oxide-based nanostructures. He is the author of more than 120 research articles in different international journals of repute and has a h-index of 26. He has around 13 years of teaching as well as research experience. Around 10 PhD scholars are either being supervised or completed their degree under his supervision.  He has published a book on nanoscience and technology, and another on the removal of textile dyes from wastewater. Also he has supervised a couple of Government funded projects as project investigator.