EP0730780A4 - Amorphic diamond film flat field emission cathode - Google Patents

Amorphic diamond film flat field emission cathode

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EP0730780A4
EP0730780A4 EP19940905336 EP94905336A EP0730780A4 EP 0730780 A4 EP0730780 A4 EP 0730780A4 EP 19940905336 EP19940905336 EP 19940905336 EP 94905336 A EP94905336 A EP 94905336A EP 0730780 A4 EP0730780 A4 EP 0730780A4
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Prior art keywords
field emission
diamond film
emission cathode
flat field
film flat
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0730780A1 (en
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Nalin Kumar
Chenggang Xie
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Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J19/00—Details of vacuum tubes of the types covered by group H01J21/00
    • H01J19/02—Electron-emitting electrodes; Cathodes
    • H01J19/24—Cold cathodes, e.g. field-emissive cathode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J1/00—Details of electrodes, of magnetic control means, of screens, or of the mounting or spacing thereof, common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J1/02—Main electrodes
    • H01J1/30—Cold cathodes, e.g. field-emissive cathode
    • H01J1/304—Field-emissive cathodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J31/00—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes
    • H01J31/08—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes having a screen on or from which an image or pattern is formed, picked up, converted, or stored
    • H01J31/10—Image or pattern display tubes, i.e. having electrical input and optical output; Flying-spot tubes for scanning purposes
    • H01J31/12—Image or pattern display tubes, i.e. having electrical input and optical output; Flying-spot tubes for scanning purposes with luminescent screen
    • H01J31/123—Flat display tubes
    • H01J31/125—Flat display tubes provided with control means permitting the electron beam to reach selected parts of the screen, e.g. digital selection
    • H01J31/127—Flat display tubes provided with control means permitting the electron beam to reach selected parts of the screen, e.g. digital selection using large area or array sources, i.e. essentially a source for each pixel group
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/04—Electrodes; Screens; Shields
    • H01J61/06—Main electrodes
    • H01J61/067—Main electrodes for low-pressure discharge lamps
    • H01J61/0675—Main electrodes for low-pressure discharge lamps characterised by the material of the electrode
    • H01J61/0677—Main electrodes for low-pressure discharge lamps characterised by the material of the electrode characterised by the electron emissive material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J63/00—Cathode-ray or electron-stream lamps
    • H01J63/06—Lamps with luminescent screen excited by the ray or stream
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2201/00—Electrodes common to discharge tubes
    • H01J2201/30—Cold cathodes
    • H01J2201/304—Field emission cathodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2201/00—Electrodes common to discharge tubes
    • H01J2201/30—Cold cathodes
    • H01J2201/304—Field emission cathodes
    • H01J2201/30403—Field emission cathodes characterised by the emitter shape
    • H01J2201/30426—Coatings on the emitter surface, e.g. with low work function materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2201/00—Electrodes common to discharge tubes
    • H01J2201/30—Cold cathodes
    • H01J2201/304—Field emission cathodes
    • H01J2201/30446—Field emission cathodes characterised by the emitter material
    • H01J2201/30453—Carbon types
    • H01J2201/30457—Diamond
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2329/00—Electron emission display panels, e.g. field emission display panels
    • H01J2329/86—Vessels
    • H01J2329/8625—Spacing members
EP94905336A 1993-06-02 1993-12-06 Amorphic diamond film flat field emission cathode Withdrawn EP0730780A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US7115793A 1993-06-02 1993-06-02
US71157 1993-06-02
PCT/US1993/011845 WO1994028571A1 (en) 1993-06-02 1993-12-06 Amorphic diamond film flat field emission cathode

Publications (2)

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EP0730780A4 true EP0730780A4 (en) 1996-07-22
EP0730780A1 EP0730780A1 (en) 1996-09-11

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JP (1) JPH08510858A (en)
KR (1) KR100307042B1 (en)
AU (1) AU5897594A (en)
CA (1) CA2164294A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1994028571A1 (en)

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JPH08510858A (en) 1996-11-12
KR100307042B1 (en) 2001-12-17
CA2164294A1 (en) 1994-12-08
WO1994028571A1 (en) 1994-12-08
KR960702937A (en) 1996-05-23

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