Field emission patterns from carbon nanotubes calculated by time-dependent density functional theory

摘要

We calculated the field emission patterns of various types of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Regarding the near field regime, emission patterns of CNTs and hydrogen terminated CNTs (H-CNTs) well corresponds to the atoms located in the tube tip. We also found different focusing features; a focused-type and an unfocused-type. The beams from armchair (5,5) and (6,6) types are focused, while the beam from zigzag (9,0) types are unfocused.