Hybrid composite including carbon nanotube and carbide-derived carbon, electron emitter including the hybrid composite, method of preparing the electron emitter, and electron emission device including the electron emitter

Abstract

Hybrid composites including carbon nanotubes and a carbide-derived carbon material, electron emitters including the hybrid composites, methods of preparing the electron emitters, and electron emission devices including the electron emitters are provided. Specifically, a hybrid composite includes at least one carbon nanotube and a carbide-derived carbon material. The carbide-derived carbon material is prepared by thermochemically reacting a carbide compound with a halogen-containing gas to extract substantially all of the elements except for the carbon in the carbide compound. Since the carbon nanotubes and the carbide-derived carbon material are hybridized and composited, a screen effect that may occur when large amounts of carbon nanotubes are used can be prevented, and an electron emitter including the hybrid composite has excellent electron emission capabilities, excellent uniformity, and a long lifetime.