Electron source having first and second layers
US6741017B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/939
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a cold cathode electron source characterized in that a cold cathode material which can achieve electron emission in a low electric field (e.g., a carbon nanotube), necessary constituent elements are provided individually in uncalcined ceramic sheets (green sheets 21, 43, 46) and the sheets are laminated and calcined to form an integral structure. The electron source can be manufactured by forming through-holes 20 in a flat plate, charging a conductive paste 30 containing carbon nanotubes 31 dispersed therein into the through-holes 20 by vacuum suction, thereby causing to orient the carbon nanotubes 31 in the axis direction of the through-hoes 20. The electron source is useful for the low-cost manufacture of a device with a cold cathode electron source which can achieve ready vacuum evacuation and maintenance of the vacuum level, as well as a high emission current density at a low voltage.
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