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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirohisa Saito, Hyogo, JP;
Takashi Tsuno, Hyogo, JP;
Hiromu Shiomi, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kumazawa, Hyogo, JP;
Takahiro Imai, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/02 ;
Abstract
An electron-emitting element comprises a diamond substrate, and a diamond protrusion grown on a surface of the diamond substrate so as to have a pointed portion in a form capable of emitting an electron. Since the diamond protrusion formed by growth has a sharply pointed tip portion, it can fully emit electrons. Preferably, the surface of the diamond substrate is a {100} face, and the diamond protrusion is surrounded by {111} faces.