Figure 4. Comparison of experimental data with Richardson's law.

(a) J-T plots of the same CNT as that shown in Fig. 2a with Vcollect = 0 and 15 V. (b) ln(J/T2)−1/T plots of three CNTs with J in the unit of A m−2 and T in the unit of K. Solid symbols correspond to Vcollect = 0 V while hollow symbols correspond to Vcollect = 15 V. The length and diameter of CNTs are shown in (b). The dashed lines are Richardson plots with W = 3.9, 4.1 and 4.7 eV.