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Electron emission device with electron supply layer having reduced resistance

US6388376B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 1999
Grant dateMay 14, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB82Y10/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electron emission device comprises an electron-supply layer made of metal or semiconductor and disposed on an ohmic electrode; an insulator layer formed on the electron-supply layer; and a thin-film metal electrode formed on the insulator layer. The electron-supply layer is essentially composed of elements belonging to group IV and contains an additive of at least one material selected from atomic elements belonging to group III or V.

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