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Title: Field emission chemical sensor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6629616

A field emission chemical sensor for specific detection of a chemical entity in a sample includes a closed chamber enclosing two field emission electrode sets, each field emission electrode set comprising (a) an electron emitter electrode from which field emission electrons can be emitted when an effective voltage is connected to the electrode set; and (b) a collector electrode which will capture said electrons emitted from said emitter electrode. One of the electrode sets is passive to the chemical entity and the other is active thereto and has an active emitter electrode which will bind the chemical entity when contacted therewith.

DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Application Number:
ON: DE84014233
OSTI ID:
6629616
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English