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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Robert Joseph Bouchard, Wilmington, DE (US);
Lap-tak Andrew Cheng, Newark, DE (US);
David Herbert Roach, Hockessin, DE (US);
John Gerard Lavin, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Robert Joseph Bouchard, Wilmington, DE (US);
Lap-Tak Andrew Cheng, Newark, DE (US);
David Herbert Roach, Hockessin, DE (US);
John Gerard Lavin, Swarthmore, PA (US);
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a process for improving the field emission of an electron field emitter comprised of an acicular emitting substance such as acicular carbon, an acicular semiconductor, an acicular metal or a mixture thereof, comprising applying a force to the surface of the electron field emitter wherein the force results in the removal of a portion of the electron field emitter thereby forming a new surface of the electron field emitter.