High current density and low turn-on field from aligned Cd(OH)2 nanosheets

High current density of 9.8 mA/cm2 was drawn at an applied field of 4.1 V/μm from aligned Cd(OH)2 nanosheets and low turn-on field of 1.4 V/μm was found for the emission current density of 10 μA/cm2. The aligned Cd(OH)2 nanosheets were synthesized by CBD technique on Cadmium foil. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on the field emission studies of Cd(OH)2 nanosheets. Simple synthesis route coupled with superior field emission properties indicates the possible use of Cd(OH)2 nanosheets for micro/nanoelectronic devices.