Abstract:
An electron emitter includes a coating layer of a mixture of carbon nanotubes and alkaline-earth metal oxides on an electrically conducting structure. The preferred carbon nanotubes are those having a diameter less than about 200 nm. A substantial portion of electron emission is liberated from the carbon nanotubes, thus lessening the requirement on the alkaline-earth oxides. Such an electron emitter is advantageously used in gas discharge devices to increase the energy efficiency thereof.
Abstract:
A display device comprising a CRT having a reduced number of components for automatic cutoff adjustment. The device needs an IC having a less number of connection pins. The device adds reference pulses to given portions within every field of video signals. The resulting cathode currents are converted into voltage pulses. These voltage pulses are compared with a reference voltage by a comparator. The output signal from this comparator is counted by forward-backward counters for three primary colors, respectively, and converted into analog form. Level shift circuits for the three primary colors, respectively, control the DC components of the video signals according to the output signals from the D/A converters. In this way, the cutoff characteristics of the CRT are controlled.
Abstract:
A coated coil emissive electrode of the type utilized in fluorescent lamps and a method for making such an electrode. The electrode includes a tungsten coil, a bonding layer of an emissive form of barium tungstate coating said tungsten coil, and a layer of porous barium oxide coating said barium tungstate, said barium tungstate bonding said barium oxide to said tungsten coil. The electrode is made by coating said tungsten coil wuth a mixture of barium peroxide, cellulose nitrate and butyl cellosolve and heating said coated coil to the exothermal decomposition temperature of said cellulose nitrate. The exothermal decompositon of said cellulose nitrate raises the temperature of the barium peroxide to its exothermal decomposition temperature thereby forming said bonding layer of the emissive form of barium tungstate and releasing bubbles of oxygen causing the pores in said barium oxide.
Abstract:
Circuit with a switch-off device for the operation of light sources The invention relates to a circuit with a switch-off device for the operation of light sources (Lp), have the following features: a self-commutated half-bridge inverter having a series circuit of an upper electronic switch and a lower electronic switch (T1, T2), which are joined at a half-bridge midpoint (M) and are connected between a supply voltage (+) and a ground potential, a start capacitor (C3) which is joined via a trigger element (DIAC) to a control electrode of the lower electronic switch (T2), and a switch-off device having an input (E) and an output, which are configured and connected so that they discharge the start capacitor (C3) if a switch-off signal is applied to the input (E). The switch-off device contains a time delay. In order to be able to keep the components in the time delay small, it is proposed that the switch-off device should comprise two successively connected transistor stages (T3, T4) with bipolar transistors, a first stage (T3) being configured as a collector circuit and a second stage (T4) being configured as an emitter circuit. The second stage (T4) may perferable be used to suppress start pulses.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of manufacturing an electron emission device. The method includes: forming electron emission sources including a carbon-based material; and emitting electrons from the electron emission sources in a chamber containing a gas. Accordingly, an electron emission display device employing the electron emission device can improve uniformity between pixels and increase device lifespan.
Abstract:
A cathode for an electron tube includes a base metal containing nickel as a major component and an electron-emissive material layer which is formed on the base metal and comprises an alkaline earth metal oxide including barium oxide as its main component, wherein the electron-emissive material layer further comprises a lanthanum-magnesium-manganese oxide. The cathode of the present invention is fully interchangeable with conventional oxide cathodes and has a longer lifetimes and an improved cut-off drift characteristic.