patterned carbon nanotube line arrays were fabricated on silicon substrates by thermal chemical vapor deposition. Scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy were used to characterize the structure of the carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes were very uniform and about 50 nm in diameter and 2 m in length. The Raman spectrum showed that the carbon nanotubes were multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Field emission characteristics of the samples were characterized. It was found that the non-patterned carbon nanotube films
10 m and 2 m size carbon nanotube line arrays field emission characteristics were gradually improved with turn-on field of 3 V/m
2.1 V/m
1.7 V/m and emission current density at applied electric field 3.67 V/m were 2.57 mA/cm
2
4.65 mA/cm
2
7.87 mA/cm
2
respectively. The reasons may attribute to the field-screening effect and edge effect by analyzing the experimental results.
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