Abstract:
A field emission device is made by pre-activating ultra-fine diamond particles before applying them to the device substrate. This initial pre-activation increases manufacturing speed and reduces cost and reduces potential damage to the device substrate from exposure to high temperature hydrogen plasma. A method for making an electron field emission device comprises the steps of: providing particles comprising diamonds; having said diamonds predominantly comprising diamonds having maximum dimensions in the range of 5-10,000 nm; exposing said particles to a plasma-containing hydrogen at a temperature in excess of 300°C; adhering said particles to a substrate having a conductive portion; and disposing an electrode adjacent said diamond particles.
Abstract:
Enhanced field emitters are made by coating particulate substrates with low voltage emissive material such as defect-rich diamond. These methods permit the advantageous, low-cost combination of low voltage emission with sharp-featured geometry.
Abstract:
A novel and advantageous cathode structure for a field emission display apparatus is disclosed. A given pixel comprises a multiplicity of spaced apart emitter bodies (147) on a support (141). A given emitter body comprises diamond and/or rare earth boride, and has a relatively sharp geometrical feature that facilitates electron emission from the emitter body. Exemplarily the emitter body comprises in situ grown diamond, or it comprises a pre-existing diamond particle that was placed on the support. Such emitter bodies generally can be provided easily and at low cost, and typically have naturally occurring sharp geometrical features such as points and edges. We have also discovered that appropriately grown rare earth boride films of thickness 30 nm or less may substantially improve electron emission from emitter bodies, and some preferred embodiments of the invention comprise a cathode structure that comprises a thin layer of, e.g., LaB₆ on the emitter bodies. Exemplary methods of making cathodes according to the invention are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method is provided for manufacturing a cold cathode field emission device. The method comprises the steps of: providing a layer (11) of anodised alumina having a plurality of elongate pores (12) which are substantially orthogonal to major surfaces (13, 13′) of the layer (11); filling said pores completely with an electron emissive material, and then removing at least a part of said layer to form a defined surface (13˝) of said layer (11) and to produce a plurality of electron emissive spikes (16) extruding from and at an angle to said defined surface (13˝) wherein a plurality of electron emissive structures (17) are produced, each structure (17) comprising a plurality of electron emissive spikes (16) inclined to one another.
Abstract:
본 발명은 그래파이트 접착 물질을 이용한 전계 방출 소자의 제조방법에 관한 것이다. 전계 방출 소자의 음극을 형성하기 위한 페이스트(Paste) 제조 방법은, 용매에 전계 방출용 나노 물질 및 그래파이트 접착(Graphite adhesive) 물질을 혼합하여 분산시키는 단계; 나노 물질 및 그래파이트 접착 물질이 혼합된 혼합 용액을 건조시키는 단계; 및 건조된 혼합 물질에 결합제(Binder)를 혼합하여 페이스트를 제작하는 단계를 포함한다.
Abstract:
The present invention comprises nano obelisks and nanostructures and methods and processes for same. The nano obelisks of the present invention are advantageous structures for use as electron source emitters. For example, the ultra sharp obelisks can be used as an emitter source to generate highly coherent and high energy electrons with high current.
Abstract:
An electron emitting device comprising a first electrode (2) and an electron emitting part (24) provided on the first electrode (2) and constituted of particles or their aggregates (3), the particles (3) containing a carbonaceous material which has a carbon six-membered ring structure and contains, for example, graphite or carbon nanotube as its main component.
Abstract:
A field electron emission material has a substrate (1700) with an electrically conductive surface. Electron emission sites on the conductive surface each include a layer of electrically insulating material (1703) to define a primary interface region (1702) between the conductive surface and the insulating layer (1703), and a secondary interface region between the insulating layer (1703) and the vacuum environment. Each primary interface region (1702) is treated or created so as to enhance the probability of electron injection from the conductive surface into the insulating layer (1703). Each primary interface region (1702) after such treatment or creation is either an insulator or graded from conducting adjacent the conductive surface to insulating adjacent the insulating layer (1703).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a field electron emitter consisting of diamond and graphite-like carbon. According to the present invention said emitter has within its volume a uniform composition of diamond particles bonded by graphite-like carbon. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a field electron emitter by heat treating an intermediate body in gaseous hydrocarbon.