The behavior of the Folwer-Nordheim (FN) plot is investigated for large-area emitters arrays composed of perfectly aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The field emission currents are calculated based on the standard FN model using the Murphy-Good equation. The aspect ratio of the CNTs is varied such that the height of the CNT has predefined uniform or Gaussian distributions. Continuous degradation of the high-aspect-ratio CNTs is assumed to take place at predefined values of the scaled barrier field. The effects, on the FN plot behavior, of the size distribution and the scenario of the degradation of the emitter are determined and discussed. These factors are found to produce the two behaviors of the experimental FN plots, i.e. the upward and the downward bending behaviors. This work shows the possibility to expand the application of the standard FN model for the investigation of the field emission characteristics from nanoscaled emitters such as CNTs.
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