skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Compact ion accelerator source

Abstract

An ion source includes a conductive substrate, the substrate including a plurality of conductive nanostructures with free-standing tips formed on the substrate. A conductive catalytic coating is formed on the nanostructures and substrate for dissociation of a molecular species into an atomic species, the molecular species being brought in contact with the catalytic coating. A target electrode placed apart from the substrate, the target electrode being biased relative to the substrate with a first bias voltage to ionize the atomic species in proximity to the free-standing tips and attract the ionized atomic species from the substrate in the direction of the target electrode.

Inventors:
; ; ;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1130071
Patent Number(s):
8,709,350
Application Number:
13/451,459
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Apr 19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Schenkel, Thomas, Persaud, Arun, Kapadia, Rehan, and Javey, Ali. Compact ion accelerator source. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Schenkel, Thomas, Persaud, Arun, Kapadia, Rehan, & Javey, Ali. Compact ion accelerator source. United States.
Schenkel, Thomas, Persaud, Arun, Kapadia, Rehan, and Javey, Ali. 2014. "Compact ion accelerator source". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1130071.
@article{osti_1130071,
title = {Compact ion accelerator source},
author = {Schenkel, Thomas and Persaud, Arun and Kapadia, Rehan and Javey, Ali},
abstractNote = {An ion source includes a conductive substrate, the substrate including a plurality of conductive nanostructures with free-standing tips formed on the substrate. A conductive catalytic coating is formed on the nanostructures and substrate for dissociation of a molecular species into an atomic species, the molecular species being brought in contact with the catalytic coating. A target electrode placed apart from the substrate, the target electrode being biased relative to the substrate with a first bias voltage to ionize the atomic species in proximity to the free-standing tips and attract the ionized atomic species from the substrate in the direction of the target electrode.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1130071}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

Works referenced in this record:

Neutron Generating Device
patent-application, February 2009


Neutron Generator
patent-application, July 2011


Compact Ion Source Neutron Generator
patent-application, February 2013


7.3: Development of a compact neutron source based on field ionization processes
conference, July 2010


Observation of nuclear fusion driven by a pyroelectric crystal
journal, April 2005


Fabrication and electrical characterization of high aspect ratio silicon field emitter arrays
journal, January 2001

  • Rangelow, I. W.; Biehl, St.
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, Vol. 19, Issue 3
  • https://doi.org/10.1116/1.1371018

Tuning the Field Emission Properties of Patterned Carbon Nanotube Films
journal, February 2001


Effect of length and spacing of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on field emission properties
journal, May 2003


A compact neutron generator using a field ionization source
journal, February 2012


Development of a compact neutron source based on field ionization processes
journal, March 2011

  • Persaud, Arun; Allen, Ian; Dickinson, Michael R.
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Materials, Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena, Vol. 29, Issue 2
  • https://doi.org/10.1116/1.3531929

Works referencing / citing this record:

Compact ion source neutron generator
patent, October 2015