Electron emission devices and forming work function reducing layers thereon

    公开(公告)号:GB2162681A

    公开(公告)日:1986-02-05

    申请号:GB8514625

    申请日:1985-06-10

    Applicant: PHILIPS NV

    Abstract: An electron-emitting surface is provided with a coating of a material reducing the electron work function thereof by using a semiconductor body 20 which forms a heater element for releasing the material by decomposition or from a mixture producing the material, which product to be decomposed or mixture 21 is located on or in the semiconductor body 20. For example, a mass 21 of CsN3 may be located in a depression 33 in a p-n junction diode 20 which is reverse biassed to generate heat which releases Cs for depositing on and activating a semiconductor cathode (Figure 1, not shown). The depression 33 may be protected from attack by the Cs by a silicon oxide layer 30 and the remaining surface 32 protected by silicon nitride 34. The electron-emitter thus produced, e.g. of thermionic, semiconductor, field or photo cathode type, may be used in camera or display tubes, image converters, photomultipliers, microscopy, lithography, Auger spectrometry or thermionic converters.

    ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED ANODE/BEAM BLANKING UNIT

    公开(公告)号:DE3666897D1

    公开(公告)日:1989-12-14

    申请号:DE3666897

    申请日:1986-03-20

    Applicant: PHILIPS NV

    Abstract: A beam blanking device 4 in an electron beam apparatus is mechanically integral with an anode 3 of the apparatus. As a result, these components can be exactly positioned with respect to one another and a readily exchangeable unity is obtained. Preferably the anode/beam blanking unit with the electron gun 30 are combined in order to obtain a mechanical unity which can be mounted in the electron beam apparatus so as to be readily removable as one unit. For apparatus operating with a high potential of at the utmost about 1 KeV with decreased dimensions of the construction an extremely exact positioning and high frequency control can be realised.

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