The present invention is directed towards metallized carbon nanotubes, methods
for making metallized carbon nanotubes using an electroless plating technique,
methods for dispensing metallized carbon nanotubes onto a substrate, and methods
for aligning magnetically-active metallized carbon nanotubes. The present invention
is also directed towards cold cathode field emitting materials comprising metallized
carbon nanotubes, and methods of using metallized carbon nanotubes as cold cathode
field emitters.