Field Emission of Single‐Layer Graphene Films Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition

Homogeneous single-layer graphene films are fabricated using an electrophoretic deposition technique, and their field-emission properties are investigated. The graphene films show high density, uniform thickness, numerous edges normal to the film surface, and good interface contact and adhesion with the substrate, and consequently show excellent field-emission properties.

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