Monday, July 7, 2008

Spindt-type cathodes with aligned carbon nanotube emitters

Ding, M.Q. Xinghui Li Guodong Bai Jinjun Feng Fuquan Zhang Fujiang Liao
Vacuum Electron. Res. Inst., Nat. Lab. for High-power Vacuum Electron., Beijing, China;

This paper appears in: Vacuum Electron Sources Conference, 2004. Proceedings. IVESC 2004. The 5th International

Publication Date: 6-10 Sept. 2004

On page(s): 117- 119
ISSN:
ISBN: 0-7803-8437-7
INSPEC Accession Number: 8324401
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IVESC.2004.1414156
Date Published in Issue: 2005-04-11 09:55:01.0

Abstract
Two kinds of Spindt-type cathode arrays with vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) emitters were fabricated. One process involved direct growth of CNTs from the bottom of each micro-cell and the other process was to grow CNTs on Mo tips in Spindt-type cathode arrays. The former had fairly good consistent emitters with a number of CNTs, whereas the latter showed a few or single CNTs in micro-sized cells could be formed.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1414156&isnumber=30641

China - and we all know this is where the action is (Da Ling, for example - not a successful example but an example, nevertheless!).

It would not surprise me in the least should Canon-Sony-FET's commercial offering be thusly constructed. What would surprise me is the presence of plain old unadulterated Spindt tips! Those do NOT work!! I assume this new offering does. Thus the NECESSITY of something to make it work - CNTs and/or carbon coat. That's my position and I am sticking to it! Till proved wrong.

Another thing that would not surprise me is Canon up to its neck in this, and I do not mean just supplying the IP. I do like surprises, however!!!!

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