High performance field emission of carbon nanotube film emitters with a triangular shape

Abstract We report novel two-dimensional (2D) shaped carbon nanotube (CNT) field emitters using triangular-shaped CNT films and their field emission properties. Using the 2D shaped CNT field emitters, we achieved remarkable field emission performance with a high emission current of 22 mA (equivalent to an emission current density >10 5  A/cm 2 ) and long-term emission stability at 1 mA for 20 h. We also discuss the field emission behavior of the 2D shaped CNT field emitter in detail.