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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
445 51 ;
Abstract
An electron emission cathode includes: an n-type semiconductor film including diamond particles partially projecting from a surface of the n-type semiconductor film; and an anode opposing the n-type semiconductor film with a vacuum interposed therebetween. Electrons are emitted by applying a voltage between the anode and the n-type semiconductor film.