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Field emission element and process for manufacturing same

US5584739A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 1994
Grant dateDec 17, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/31732
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for manufacturing a field emission element including a substrate, and an emitter and a gate each arranged on the substrate is provided. The emitter is formed at at least a tip portion thereof with an electron discharge section, which is formed of metal or semiconductor into a monocrystalline structure or a polycrystalline structure preferentially oriented in at least a direction perpendicular to the substrate by deposition.

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