Thermal-field type electron source composed of transition metal carbide material with artificial facet

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PATENT NO 9240301
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13851732

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An electron source is made from mixed-metal carbide materials of high refractory nature. Producing field-enhanced thermionic emission, i.e., thermal-field or extended Schottky emission, from these materials entails the use of a certain low work function crystallographic direction, such as, for example, (100), (210), and (310). These materials do not naturally facet because of their refractory nature. The disclosed electron source made from transition metal carbide material is especially useful when installed in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) performing advanced imaging applications that require a high brightness, high beam current source.

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APPLIED PHYSICS TECHNOLOGIES INC1600 NE MILLER STREET MCMINNVILLE OR 97128

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Mackie, William A McMinnville, US 3 10
Magera, Gerald G Hillsboro, US 10 61

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