Title :
Reticulated vitreous carbon field emission cathodes for light source applications
Author :
Chakhovskoi, Andrei G. ; Hunt, Charles E. ; Forsberg, Gunnar ; Nilsson, Thomas ; Persson, Per
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
Field emission cathodes, fabricated from reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC), have been used in cathodoluminescent light source applications. Electron emission has been evaluated at different current levels (10 to 500 μA) for over 5000 hours in sealed glass devices
Keywords :
carbon; cathodes; cathodoluminescence; electron field emission; light sources; luminescent devices; vacuum microelectronics; vitreous state; 10 to 500 muA; 5000 hour; C; cathodoluminescent light source; electron emission; field emission cathode; reticulated vitreous carbon; sealed glass device; Anodes; Application software; Carbon dioxide; Cathodes; Electron sources; Light sources; Microelectronics; Surface morphology; Surface treatment; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Microelectronics Conference, 2001. IVMC 2001. Proceedings of the 14th International
Conference_Location :
Davis, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7197-6
DOI :
10.1109/IVMC.2001.939754
