Abstract:
A cold-cathode electron source having an improved utilization efficiency of an electron beam and a simple structure. The cold-cathode electron source comprises a gate electrode (4) provided on a substrate (2) through an insulating layer (3) and an emitter (6) extending through the insulating layer (3) and the gate electrode (4) and disposed in an opening of the gate. During the emission of electrons from the emitter (6), the following relationships are satisfied: 10 [V/μm]≧(Va−Vg)/(Ha−Hg)≧Vg/Hg; and Vg/Hg [V/μm]≧Va×10−4×(9.7−1.3×1n(Hg))×(1000/Ha)0.5, where Ha [μm] is an anode-emitter distance, Va [V] is an anode-emitter voltage, Hg [μm] is a gate-emitter distance, and Vg [V] is a gate-emitter voltage.
Abstract:
An electron emission device which increases the amount of electron emission without heightening the driving voltage for making the electron emission. The electron emission device includes a substrate, first electrodes formed on the substrate, electron emission regions electrically connected to the first electrodes, and second and third electrodes placed at planes different from the first electrodes. The second and the third electrodes receive the same voltage, and form the electric field for emitting electrons from the electron emission regions. Fourth electrodes may be placed at substantially the same plane as the first electrodes, and receive the same voltage as the second and the third electrodes.
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:
A field emission device and a field emission display using the same. The field emission device includes a concave cathode electrode and an emitter formed at a center thereof. A gate electrode and a focusing gate electrode above the gate electrode serve to focus and refocus the electron beam emanating from the emitter to produce a better focused electron beam leading to improved color purity.
Abstract:
A novel method of gating electron emission from field-emitter cathodes for radio frequency (RF) electrode guns and a novel cathode that provides a focused electron beam without the need for magnetic fields or a curved cathode surface are provided. The phase and strength of a predefined harmonic field, such as the 3rd harmonic field, are adjusted relative to a fundamental field to cause a field emission cathode to emit electrons at predefined times for the generation of high-brightness electron beams. The emission time is gated responsive to the combined harmonic and fundamental fields and the response of the FE cathode to the combined fields. A planar focusing cathode includes a selected dielectric material, such as a ceramic material, to provide an electron beam emission surface. Metal surfaces are provided both radially around and behind the dielectric material to shape the electric fields that accelerate and guide the beam from the cathode surface.
Abstract:
A field emission electron gun has a field emission cathode composed of a carbon fiber and a conductive base for supporting the carbon fiber, an extractor for causing the field emission of electrons, and an accelerator for accelerating the electrons. The carbon fiber contains at least one of trivalent and pentavalent elements. In particular, the trivalent and pentavalent elements are boron and/or nitrogen. The content of at least one of boron and nitrogen in the carbon fiber is 0.1% to 5% at an atomic weight ratio of the contained element to carbon. The diameter of the carbon fiber is 20 nm to 200 nm. Such an electron gun can have a high-brightness electron beam with a narrow energy width. The field emission electron gun is applied to various electron beam apparatus.
Abstract:
An electron emission device includes: a substrate; first and second electrodes insulated from each other and arranged on the substrate, the first and second electrodes having predetermined shapes; an electron emission region arranged on the substrate; and a first passivation layer covering at least one of the first and second electrodes and exposing at least a portion of the electron emission region. An electron emission display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other; first and second electrodes insulated from each other and arranged transversely to each other on the first substrate, the first and second electrodes having predetermined shapes; an electron emission region arranged on the substrate; a first passivation layer covering at least one of the first and second electrodes and exposing at least a portion of the electron emission region; and an image substrate having an anode electrode and a fluorescent layer formed on the second substrate.
Abstract:
By making a cathode substrate function as a cathode and applying a voltage to the cathode and an anode, an electron emission element emits an electron from an electron source provided on the cathode substrate, and irradiates the electron onto an electron irradiation surface formed on the anode surface. The electron source is thread-type and provided on the cathode substrate. A deflecting voltage generates the electric field around the electron source. The electron source including a charge receives a power from the generated electric field to curve. Therefore, an irradiation position of the electron moves on the electron irradiation surface. Since it becomes unnecessary to move the electron irradiation surface and the electron source, a configuration of the electron emission element or an apparatus including the electron emission element is not complicated, and can be miniaturized and simple. Further, since the electron source curves, a tip of the electron source and the electron irradiation surface can be close, and a size of a beam spot at the irradiation position can be maintained constant. Therefore, since a mechanism for correcting the size of the beam spot is unnecessary, the configuration of the electron emission element or the apparatus including the electron emission element can be much simpler.
Abstract:
An electron emitting device includes a first electrode located on a substrate, an insulating layer located on the first electrode, and a second electrode located on the insulating layer. The second electrode has a first surface and a second surface, which are substantially vertical to a direction that the first electrode and the insulating layer are laminated. The first surface of the second electrode is in contact with the insulating layer. A higher potential than that applied to the second electrode is applied to the first electrode to emit an electron from the second surface.
Abstract:
A method for creating an electron lens includes the steps of applying a polymer layer on an emitter surface of an electron emitter and then curing the polymer layer to reduce volatile content.