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Surface conduction electron-emitting device

US4956578A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1988
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2201/3165
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A surface conduction electron-emitting device includes a high-potential electrode provided on a substrate surface, an electron-emitting region provided in contact with the periphery of an exposed part of the high-potential electrode, and a low-potential electrode in contact with the periphery of the electron-emitting region. The low-potential electrode may project upward in the thickness direction of the substrate to a higher level than the high-potential electrode. A device for applying a voltage may further provided between the high-potential electrode and low-potential electrode. The low-potential electrode may be divided into plural numbers and potential may be applied to each of the low-potential electrodes independently.

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