Patent ID: 6060219
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A method of forming a surface conduction electron emitter comprising:providing a first electrode and a second electrode on a surface, the first and second electrodes being separated by a gap;providing a composition comprising particles and carrier material over the surface, a portion of the composition that is over the surface being within the gap, and another portion of the composition that is over the surface being over the electrodes;exposing the composition that is over the surface to a pattern of radiation to render the portion of the composition within the gap less soluble in a solvent than the portion of the composition that is over the electrodes; andafter exposing the composition to the radiation, exposing the composition that is over the surface to the solvent to remove an entirety of the portion of the composition that is over the electrodes while leaving the portion of the composition that is within the gap.