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Electron field emitters comprising particles cooled with low voltage emitting material

US5623180A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1994
Grant dateApr 22, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2201/30457
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and apparatus for making enhanced field emitters by coating particulate substrates with low voltage emissive material such as defect-rich diamond. These methods permit the advantageous, low-cost combination of low voltage emission with sharp-featured geometry.

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