摘要:
An electron emitter that includes a metal film having a set of layers that are selected and arranged to adhere the metal film to a remainder of a structure of the electron emitter while avoiding electron loss in the metal film. A multiple layer metal film according to the present techniques enables a balance among adhesion properties, metal diffusion, and oxide properties that might otherwise hinder the performance of an electron emitter.
摘要:
A method is presented for forming pores within a central area of a semi-conductive or conductive surface. The method includes forming a semi-conductive or conductive surface on a substrate. This semi-conductive or conductive surface is formed in a manner ensuring that upon application of an electric field at the semi-conductive or conductive surface an intensity of the electric field at a central area of the surface is at least as great as an intensity of the electric field at a perimeter of the surface. Finally, the method includes anodizing the semi-conductive or conductive surface by generating the electric field at the semi-conductive or conductive surface to form a porous region within the semi-conductive or conductive surface.
摘要:
An electron source includes a planar emission region for generating an electron emission, and a focusing structure for focusing the electron emission into an electron beam.
摘要:
An electron emission device with nano-protrusions is described. Electrons are emitted from the nano-protrusions and directed by one or more conductors into beams. The beams may be shaped to be collimated, diverged, or converged. The shaped beams from one or more nano-protrusions may be focused onto a target spot through the use of additional electron optics.
摘要:
In an electron emitter based on Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor or Metal-Insulator-Metal emitters, field emission structures are enclosed within the emitter structure. The electron emitter may include a conductive substrate and an electron supply layer formed on the conductive substrate. The electron supply layer, for example undoped polysilicon, has protrusions formed on its surface. The sharpness and density of protrusions may be controlled. Above the electron supply layer and the protrusions, an insulator may be formed thereby enclosing the protrusions. A top conductive layer may be formed above the insulator. The enclosed protrusions are relatively insensitive to vacuum contamination. The thinness of the insulator allows high intensity electric fields at the protrusions to be generated with low applied voltage. Field-enhanced injection of electrons into the insulator and thence through the top conductive layer results. Furthermore, electron beam dispersion and divergence are minimized.
摘要:
An ultra-high-density data storage device that includes at least one energy beam emitter and a data storage medium that itself includes an organic material. The organic material may include one or more Langmuir-Blodgett layers and may include a conductive polymer. Localized presence or absence of localized disorder in the Langmuir-Blodgett layers may be used to detect data bits formed in the data storage medium. The presence or absence of one-dimensional conductivity in the organic material may also be used to read data bits formed in the data storage medium.
摘要:
An electron source includes a planar emission region for generating an electron emission, and a focusing structure for focusing the electron emission into an electron beam.
摘要:
An electron source includes a planar emission region for generating an electron emission, and a focusing structure for focusing the electron emission into an electron beam.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to a data storage device, comprising a plurality of electron emitters adapted to emit electron beams, the electron emitters each having a planar emission surface, and a storage medium in proximity to the electron emitter, the storage medium having a plurality of storage areas that are capable of at least two distinct states that represent data, the state of the storage areas being changeable in response to bombardment by electron beams emitted by the electron emitters.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to a data storage device, comprising a plurality of electron emitters adapted to emit electron beams, the electron emitters each having a planar emission surface, and a storage medium in proximity to the electron emitter, the storage medium having a plurality of storage areas that are capable of at least two distinct states that represent data, the state of the storage areas being changeable in response to bombardment by electron beams emitted by the electron emitters.