公开(公告)号：EP0758485A1

公开(公告)日：1997-02-19

申请号：EP95915412.0

申请日：1995-03-24

Applicant: FED CORPORATION

Inventor： JONES, Gary W.

IPC: H01J1 ,  H01J23 ,  H01J29 ,  H01J31 ,  H01J37 ,  H01J63

CPC classification number: H01J63/04 ,  H01J1/304 ,  H01J23/06 ,  H01J29/085 ,  H01J31/127 ,  H01J2201/30403 ,  H01J2201/30426 ,  H01J2201/319 ,  H01J2237/06341 ,  H01J2237/08 ,  H01J2237/0835

Abstract: A field emitter device (10) for selective emission of an electron and/or ion beam comprising a substrate member (12) having an array (14) of field emitter elements (16) thereon, in which the field emitter elements and/or substrate member have a varied conformation producing a beam of appropriate focused and/or directional character. Also disclosed is a display article (260) for producing an output in response to impingement of electron beams thereon, comprising a substrate member (262) on which is disposed an array of phosphor elements (264), with a diamond-like film coated on the phosphor elements to maintain the phosphor elements in position on the substrate member. Also disclosed is a field emission apparatus (210) comprising such field emitter device and display article, such as a flat panel display.