Abstract:
A field emission device and a field emission display (FED) having dual cathode electrodes. The field emission device includes a substrate; a first cathode electrode formed on the substrate; a cathode insulating layer formed on the first cathode electrode, and having a first cavity that exposes a portion of the first cathode electrode; an electron emission source disposed on the first cathode electrode and being exposed by the first cavity; a second cathode electrode formed on the cathode insulating layer, and including a cathode hole aligned with the first cavity; a gate insulating layer formed on the second cathode electrode, and having a second cavity aligned with the first cavity; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer, and having a gate hole aligned with the second cavity.
Abstract:
A light-emitting device contains getter material (58) typically distributed in a relatively uniform manner across the device's active light-emitting portion. An electron-emitting device similarly contains getter material (112, 110/112, 128, 132, and 142) typically distributed relatively uniformly across the active electron-emitting portion of the device.
Abstract:
A method and an electron source are provided for generating polarized electrons for an electron microscope. The electron source includes a photoemissive cathode and a low-power drive laser. The geometry of the photoemissive cathode uses a generally planar emission surface, which is imaged to approximately 1/100 its initial size via electrostatic focusing elements. The virtual emitter, or image spot, then is used as an electron source by a conventional microscope column.
Abstract:
An electron gun for generating an electron beam is provided, which includes a secondary emitter. The secondary emitter includes a non-contaminating negative-electron-affinity (NEA) material and emitting surface. The gun includes an accelerating region which accelerates the secondaries from the emitting surface. The secondaries are emitted in response to a primary beam generated external to the accelerating region. The accelerating region may include a superconducting radio frequency (RF) cavity, and the gun may be operated in a continuous wave (CW) mode. The secondary emitter includes hydrogenated diamond. A uniform electrically conductive layer is superposed on the emitter to replenish the extracted current, preventing charging of the emitter. An encapsulated secondary emission enhanced cathode device, useful in a superconducting RF cavity, includes a housing for maintaining vacuum, a cathode, e.g., a photocathode, and the non-contaminating NEA secondary emitter with the uniform electrically conductive layer superposed thereon.
Abstract:
Provided are a composition for forming an insulating layer or an electron emission source, and an electron emission device including an insulating layer or an electron emission source, formed using the composition. By using nano-sized glass frit, an insulating layer having a small thickness and improved uniformity or an electron emission source having improved viscosity and uniformity can be obtained. An electron emission device including the insulating layer or the electron emission source has improved reliability and performance.
Abstract:
Provided are a field emission device and a field emission display device using the same. The field emission device includes a cathode portion having a substrate, a cathode electrode formed on the substrate, and a field emitter connected to the cathode electrode; a field emission-suppressing gate portion formed on the cathode portion around the field emitter and surrounding the field emitter; and a field emission-inducing gate portion having a metal mesh with at least one penetrating hole, and a dielectric layer formed on at least a part of the metal mesh, wherein the field emission-suppressing gate portion suppresses electrons from being emitted from the field emitter, and the field emission-inducing gate portion induces electrons to be emitted from the field emitter. According to this configuration, the conventional problems of the field emission device including a gate leakage current, electron emission caused by an anode voltage, electron beam divergence can be significantly improved.
Abstract:
An electron emission device includes electron emission regions formed on a first substrate, a driving electrode for controlling emission of electrons emitted from the electron emission regions, and a focusing electrode for focusing the electrons and having an opening through which the electrons pass. A first insulating layer is disposed between the driving electrode and the focusing electrode. The focusing electrode and the insulating layer satisfy at least one of the following two conditions: 1.0≦|Vf/t|≦6.0; and 0.2≦|Vf/Wh|≦0.4, where Vf (V) indicates the voltage applied to the focusing electrode, t (μm) indicates the thickness of the insulating layer, and Wh (μm) indicates the width of the opening of the focusing electrode.
Abstract:
An electron emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other with a predetermined distance therebetween, and an electron emission region formed on the first substrate. First and second electrodes are placed on the first substrate while being insulated from each other to control an electron emission of the electron emission region. An insulating layer is disposed between the first and second electrodes. An anode electrode is formed on the second substrate. A phosphor layer is formed on a surface of the anode electrode. The insulating layer has a multiple-layered structure including at least two layers differing from each other in electro-physical property.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for data recording using carbon nanotube electron sources is described. The present invention relates to using a Carbon Nanotube as a source for an electron beam suitable for real-time writing of data to a storage medium. Carbon nanotube electron emitters are used as electron sources for recording data marks onto various recording media. In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a substrate. The apparatus further includes a carbon nanotube mounted on the substrate. The apparatus also includes an extraction electrode mounted in proximity to a tip of the carbon nanotube.
Abstract:
An x-ray generating device includes a field emission cathode formed at least partially from a nanostructure-containing material having an emitted electron current density of at least 4 A/cm2. High energy conversion efficiency and compact design are achieved due to easy focusing of cold cathode emitted electrons and dramatic reduction of heating at the anode. In addition, by pulsing the field between the cathode and the gate or anode and focusing the electron beams at different anode materials, pulsed x-ray radiation with varying energy can be generated from a single device. Methods and apparatus for independent control of electron emission current and x-ray energy in x-ray tubes are also provided. The independent control can be accomplished by adjusting the distance between the cathode and anode. The independent control can also be accomplished by adjusting the temperature of the cathode. The independent control can also be accomplished by optical excitation of the cathode. The cathode can include field emissive materials such as carbon nanotubes.