Bell Telephone Laboratories

David C Joy

Paul H Schmidt

Harry John Leamy

Martin L Kaplan

Stephen Duncan Ferris

Louis David Longinotti

Materials that change crystal structure upon radiation with a beam of electrons have been found. These materials, such as perylene dianhydride, naphthalene dianhydride, and perylene tetracarboxylic diimide based compounds undergo a transformation from one crystalline structure to another upon exposure to energetic electrons. This transformation causes a change in optical, electrical, and solubility properties. In this manner, these materials are useful as resists for delineating patterns, as optical storage media, and/or in processes for producing patterns of conductive materials such as employed in semiconductor technology.

Induced crystallographic modification of aromatic compounds

An electron source using an electron emissive material having a composition represented by the nominal atom formula La.sub.x (Nd.sub.y Pr.sub.1-y).sub.1-x B.sub.6 ; x less than 0.5 and greater than 0.2, y less than or equal to 1.0 and greater than or equal to 0.0, is described. The electron source is well suited for use in instruments such as scanning electron microscopes and electron beam exposure systems.

Low work function hexaboride electron source

An electron source using a single lanthanum hexaboride crystal oriented so the emitting surface is defined by a {110} crystal plane.

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