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Title: Diamond fiber field emitters

Abstract

A field emission electron emitter comprising an electrode formed of at least one diamond, diamond-like carbon or glassy carbon composite fiber, said composite fiber having a non-diamond core and a diamond, diamond-like carbon or glassy carbon coating on said non-diamond core, and electronic devices employing such a field emission electron emitter.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [4];  [2]
  1. Wilmington, DE
  2. Santa Fe, NM
  3. Los Alamos, NM
  4. Landenburg, PA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870704
Patent Number(s):
5578901
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE); Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
diamond; fiber; field; emitters; emission; electron; emitter; comprising; electrode; formed; diamond-like; carbon; glassy; composite; non-diamond; core; coating; electronic; devices; employing; emission electron; electron emitter; diamond-like carbon; field emission; electronic devices; field emitter; glassy carbon; field emitters; electrode formed; carbon composite; carbon coating; electronic device; composite fiber; devices employing; emitter comprising; diamond fiber; /313/

Citation Formats

Blanchet-Fincher, Graciela B, Coates, Don M, Devlin, David J, Eaton, David F, Silzars, Aris K, and Valone, Steven M. Diamond fiber field emitters. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Blanchet-Fincher, Graciela B, Coates, Don M, Devlin, David J, Eaton, David F, Silzars, Aris K, & Valone, Steven M. Diamond fiber field emitters. United States.
Blanchet-Fincher, Graciela B, Coates, Don M, Devlin, David J, Eaton, David F, Silzars, Aris K, and Valone, Steven M. Mon . "Diamond fiber field emitters". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870704.
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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