Patent ID: 6268229
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: H01J,H01L,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of emitting electrons from a field emission device comprising:providing a field emission device mounted on a substrate, wherein said field emission device comprises at least one electron emitting structure and a resistor element coupled with the emitting structure; andapplying an electric field to the emitting structure such that electric current is conducted through the resistor element to the emitting structure and electrons are emitted therefrom,wherein said resistor comprises amorphous Si.sub.x C.sub.1-x wherein 0<x<1 and the Si.sub.x C.sub.1-x incorporates at least one impurity selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, selenium, transition metals, boron, aluminum, phosphorus, gallium, arsenic, lithium, beryllium, sodium and magnesium.