| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a field emitter array used in various devices including a nanotube-based display and a microwave-amplifying device. In prior art, an electron accelerated by an electric field collides, for example, with a phosphor on the screen. Light is emitted as a positive ion drops out of the phosphor. Destruction or deformation of the emitter's structure can occur if the positive ion becomes accelerated and collides with the emitter, which results in instability or interruption of the emitter's operation. According to the present invention, coating a carbon nanotube with a very thin semiconductor or insulating material with a high degree of hardness can protect the carbon nanotube from the external particles (particularly, positive ions). The thin layer also provides for easy electron emission under low voltage, thereby greatly improving the uniformity and stability of electron emission.
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