National Institute for Materials Science

Denka Company Limited

Jun Uzuhashi

Kazuhiro Hono

Jie Tang

Tadakatsu Ohkubo

Shuai Tang

Luchang Qin

Hiromitsu Chatani

Daisuke Ishikawa

Ta-Wei Chiu

A manufacturing method for an electron source according to the present disclosure includes steps of: (A) cutting out a chip from a block of an electron emission material, (B) fixing a first end portion of the chip to a distal end of a support needle, and (C) sharpening a second end portion of the chip. The step (A) includes forming first and second grooves which constitute first and second surfaces of the chip in the block by irradiating a surface of the block with an ion beam. The first end portion of the chip includes the first surface and the second surface with the surfaces forming an angle α of 10 to 90°. The step (B) includes forming a joint between the distal end of the support needle and the first end portion of the chip.

Electron source, manufacturing method therefor, and device comprising electron source

The present invention provides a simpler method for sharpening a tip of an emitter. In addition, the present invention provides an emitter including a nanoneedle made of a single crystal material, an emitter including a nanowire made of a single crystal material such as hafnium carbide (HfC), both of which stably emit electrons with high efficiency, and an electron gun and an electronic device using any one of these emitters. A method for manufacturing the emitter according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises processing a single crystal material in a vacuum using a focused ion beam to form an end of the single crystal material, through which electrons are to be emitted, into a tapered shape, wherein the processing is performed in an environment in which a periphery of the single crystal material fixed to a support is opened.

Emitter, electron gun in which same is used, electronic device in which same is used, and method for manufacturing same

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Jun Uzuhashi