Abstract:
A method for fabricating an electron emitter is provided. The method is comprised of implanting ions into a diamond lattice (10) to form cones (11a) or other continuous regions of damaged diamond (11). These regions (11) are more electrically conducting than the surrounding diamond lattice, and have locally sharp tips (13) at or near the point of enntry of the ion into the diamond. The tips (13) may then also be additionally coated with a layer of a wide band-gap semiconductor. An electrically conducting material (16) may also be placed in proximity to the tips (13) to generate an electric field sufficient to extract electrons from the conducting tips (13) into either the region above the surface, or into the wide band-gap semiconductor layer (18) in contact with the tips (13). The surface of the wideband gap semiconductor (18) or diamond may be chemically modified to enhance the emission of electrons from the surface.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described for carbon tips with expanded bases. A method includes producing an expanded based carbon containing tip including: fabricating a carbon containing expanded base on a substrate; and then fabricating a carbon containing fiber on the expanded base. An apparatus includes a carbon containing expanded base coupled to a substrate; and a carbon containing fiber coupled to said carbon containing expanded base.
Abstract:
A field emitter cell (10) includes a thin film edge emitter (22) normal to a gate layer (18). The field emitter is a multilayer structure including a low work function material sandwiched between two protective layers. The field emitter may be fabricated from a composite starting structure including a conductive substrate layer (12), an insulation layer (16), a standoff layer (24) and a gate layer (18), with a perforation (20) extending from the gate layer into the substrate layer. The emitter material is conformally deposited by chemical beam deposition along the sidewalls of the perforation. Alternatively, the starting material may be a conductive substrate having a protrusion thereon. The emitter layer, standoff layer, insulation layer, and gate layer are sequentially deposited, and the unwanted portions of each are preferentially removed to provide the desired structure.
Abstract:
A field emission cathode (20) is provided comprising an emissive member (22) formed of a porous foam carbon material. The emissive member has an emissive surface (24) defining a multiplicity of emissive edges.
Abstract:
A vacuum diode is constructed in which the electrodes are coated with a thin film of diamond-like carbonaceous material (6). The cathode (4) and anode (8) are separated by spacers (5) and a rinseable material (7) where the rinseable material (7) is later removed.
Abstract:
Carbon cone and carbon whisker field emitters are disclosed. These field emitters find particular usefulness in field emitter cathodes and display panels utilizing said cathodes. The carbon cone and carbon whisker field emitters can be formed by ion beam bombardment (e.g., ion beam etching) of carbon materials (e.g., bulk carbon, carbon films or carbon fibers).
Abstract:
Annealed carbon soot is useful as an electron field emitter. Field emitting cathodes made up of annealed carbon soot attached to the surface of a substrate are also provided. The field emitters and field emitter cathodes are useful in vacuum electronic devices, flat panel computer and television displays, emission gate amplifiers, klystrons and lighting devices.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cold cathode electron source having a low emission start electrical field, and capable of obtaining a sufficient emission current.SOLUTION: In the cold cathode electron source having a cathode electrode and an electron emission part formed thereon, an activated metal oxide is used in the electron emission part. The part contributive to emission is formed anew in the metal oxide, and the part not contributive to emission or having an adverse effect is removed by the activation.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stably operating electron emitting element. SOLUTION: The electron emitting element 10 includes at least a structure 3 constituted of a conductive member, and a lanthanum boride layer 5 formed on the structure 3. An oxide layer 4 is formed between the structure 3 and the lanthanum boride layer 5. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of easily manufacturing an electron emitting element coated with a low work function material and having a favorable electron emitting characteristic to suppress a variation in electron emitting characteristic among the elements with high reproducibility. SOLUTION: In the method of manufacturing the electron emitting element, a metal oxide layer is formed on a surface of a structure before coating the underlying structure with the low work function material. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT