Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Bu-Chul Sin

Kyu-Nam Joo

Yoon-Chang Kim

Jong-Seo Choi

Sung-Hwan Moon

Seung-Kwon Han

Yoon-chang Kim

Dong-kyun Seo

Kyoung-Cheon Son

Dong-Kyun Seo

A metal cathode for an electron-emission device, and an indirectly heated cathode assembly employing the metal cathode where the metal cathode is formed of a quaternary alloy including 0.1-20% by weight barium (Ba), 0.1-20% by weight a metallic mobilizer facilitating Ba diffusion, a metal with a difference in atomic radius of at least 0.4 Angstrom from the atomic radius of platinum (Pt) or palladium (Pd), the metal being in the range of 0.01 to 30% by weight, and a balance of at least one of Pt and Pd. The metal cathode has a low operating temperature due to its reduced work function with improved current emission capability. The metal cathode can be used for a longer lifetime at high current density. Therefore, the metal cathode can be used effectively in electron-beam devices, such as a Braun tube or picture tube, satisfying larger size, longer life span, high definition, and high luminance requirements of the devices.

Metal cathode and indirectly heated cathode assembly having the same

An indirectly heated metal cathode for an electron tube includes a metal sleeve of an Mo material, a metal emitter disposed on the metal sleeve and including Pt or Pd as a main component; and a buffer layer between the metal sleeve and the metal emitter. The buffer layer prevents Mo, an element of the metal sleeve, from diffusing into the emitter during the operation of the metal cathode so that electron-emitting performance does not decrease rapidly with operating time due to an increase in a work function. Therefore, the metal cathode satisfies a long life span requirement for large scale and high definition electron tubes.

Metal cathode for electron tube

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