摘要:
A discharge light-emitting device includes an outer envelope filled with discharge gas and a pair of electrodes contained in the outer envelope is provided. At least one of the electrodes includes an electrically conductive substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer provided on the substrate, and a p-type diamond layer provided on the n-type semiconductor layer.
摘要:
Fine holes each having a diameter of scores of nanometers are formed in each of diamond thin films at an interval equal to the diameter of the fine hole, and metal electrodes each having a low resistivity are buried in the fine holes, and the distance between metal electrodes and the diamond thin films through which flows an electric current is set at an order of scores of nanometers so as to markedly lower the on-resistance. As a result, provided is a microswitch having a low on-resistance and utilizing the high reliability inherent in diamond.
摘要:
A field emission electron source includes a substrate. A wiring layer is formed on the substrate, and an insulation layer is formed over the wiring layer. In the insulation layer, a plurality of through holes are provided, and conductive via plugs are disposed in the through holes. A diamond layer is formed to cover tops of the insulation layer and the conductive via plugs.
摘要:
A discharge lamp having an enclosure in which a discharging gas is sealed, and a pair of electron-emitting members sealed in the enclosure and between which a voltage is applied. Each electron-emitting member has, at its surface, a plurality of conductive micro-tips and an electron-emitting film which supports the plurality of conductive micro-tips and is made of a material whose secondary emission efficiency is higher than that of the material for the conductive micro-tips with respect to the discharging gas.
摘要:
A discharge electrode emitting electrons into a discharge gas, encompasses an emitter and current supply terminals configured to supply electric current to the emitter. The emitter embraces a wide bandgap semiconductor having at 300 K a bandgap of 2.2 eV or wider. Acceptor impurity atoms and donor impurity atoms being doped in the wide bandgap semiconductor, the activation energy of the donor impurity atoms being larger than the activation energy of the acceptor impurity atoms.
摘要:
An electron emitting comprising an emitter electrode for emitting electrons when applied with an electric field, a gate electrode for extracting the electrons emitted from the emitter electrode, when applied with a voltage from a signal source, the voltage being positive with respect to the emitter electrode, an anode electrode connected to a load, for collecting the electrons extracted by the gate electrode, and for passing an anode current, and a gate resistor connected between the signal source and the gate electrode, for reducing a gate current flowing in the gate electrode, without changing an anode current flowing in the anode, and for lowering a gate voltage by utilizing a voltage drop cause by the gate current.
摘要:
A diamond film formation method includes forming, in a composite of a metal material and a semiconductor material, diamond nuclei on a surface of the metal material at a temperature below 650° C. in a first mixed gas containing at least carbon and hydrogen, and growing the diamond nuclei formed in the composite at a temperature below 750° C. in a second mixed gas containing at least carbon and hydrogen to form a diamond film.
摘要:
A discharge lamp encompassing a sealed-off tube filled with a discharge gas and a discharge electrode provided in the sealed-off tube. The discharge electrode embraces a supporting base and an electron-emitting layer formed of a wide bandgap semiconductor and provided on the supporting base, implemented by a plurality of protrusions, at least part of surfaces of the protrusions are unseen from a perpendicular direction to thereof above a top surface of the electron-emitting layer, dangling bonds of the wide bandgap semiconductor at the surfaces are terminated with hydrogen atoms.
摘要:
A thermal-electron source includes a substrate; and a thermionic cathode having conductivity, and being provided on the substrate, and including a plurality of microscopic pores on a surface of the thermionic cathode.
摘要:
A discharge electrode emitting electrons into a discharge gas, encompasses an emitter and current supply terminals configured to supply electric current to the emitter. The emitter embraces a wide bandgap semiconductor having at 300 K a bandgap of 2.2 eV or wider. Acceptor impurity atoms and donor impurity atoms being doped in the wide bandgap semiconductor, the activation energy of the donor impurity atoms being larger than the activation energy of the acceptor impurity atoms.