Electron emission device
First Claim
1. An electron emission device comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode, the Cathode and Anode electrodes being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship;
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said Cathode electrode, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
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Abstract
An electrons'"'"' emission device is presented. The device comprises an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode, the Cathode and Anode electrodes being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship; the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said Cathode electrode, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
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61 Claims
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1. An electron emission device comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode, the Cathode and Anode electrodes being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship;
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said Cathode electrode, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An electron emission device comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode arranged in a spaced-apart relationship;
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to cause electron emission therefrom, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device by affecting an electric current between the Cathode and Anode electrodes, the switching being effectible by at least one of the following;
varying the illumination of the ;
the Cathode electrode, and varying an electric field between the Cathode and Anode electrodes.
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to cause electron emission therefrom, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device by affecting an electric current between the Cathode and Anode electrodes, the switching being effectible by at least one of the following;
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50. An electron emission device comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode, at least one Anode electrode, and at least one additional electrode arranged in a spaced-apart relationship;
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said at least one illuminated Cathode electrode towards said at least one Anode electrode;
the device being operable as a photoemission switching device by affecting an electric current between the Cathode and Anode electrodes, the switching being effectible by at least one of the following;
varying the illumination of the Cathode electrode, and varying an electric field between the Cathode and Anode electrodes.
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said at least one illuminated Cathode electrode towards said at least one Anode electrode;
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51. An electron emission device comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode, the Cathode and Anode electrodes being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship with a gas-medium gap between them;
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said at least one illuminated Cathode electrode, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
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52. An electron emission device comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode, at least one Anode electrode, and at least one additional electrode arranged in a spaced-apart relationship;
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said at least one illuminated Cathode electrode towards said at least one Anode electrode;
the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
- the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons'"'"' emission from said at least one illuminated Cathode electrode towards said at least one Anode electrode;
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53. An integrated device comprising at least one structure operable as an electrons'"'"' emission unit, said at least one structure comprising at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode that are carried by first and second substrate layers, respectively, which are spaced from each other by a spacer layer structure including at least one dielectric layer, the spacer layer structure being patterned to define a gap between the Cathode and Anode-electrodes, at least one of the first and second substrates being made of a material transparent with respect to certain exciting radiation to thereby enable illumination of the at least one Cathode electrode to cause electrons emission therefrom, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
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54. An integrated device comprising at least one structure operable as an electrons'"'"' emission unit said at least one structure comprising at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode that are carried by first and second substrate layers, respectively, which are spaced from each other by a spacer layer structure including first and second dielectric layers and an electrically conductive layer between the dielectric layers, the spacer layer structure being patterned to define a gap between the Cathode and Anode electrodes, at least one of the first and second substrates being made of a material transparent with respect to certain exciting radiation to thereby enable illumination of the Cathode electrode to cause electrons emission therefrom, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
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55. An integrated device comprising an array of structures operable as electrons'"'"' emission units, the device comprising a first substrate layer carrying the array of the spaced-apart Cathode electrodes, a second substrate layer carrying the array of the spaced-apart Anode electrode;
- and a spacer layer structure between said first and second substrates, the spacer layer structure including at least one dielectric layer and being patterned to define an array of gaps, each between the respective Cathode and Anode electrodes, at least one of the first and second substrates being made of a material transparent with respect to certain exciting radiation to thereby enable illumination of the Cathode electrode to cause electrons emission therefrom, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device.
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56. A method of operating an electron emission device as a photoemission switching device, the method comprising illuminating a Cathode electrode by certain exciting radiation to cause electrons'"'"' emission from the Cathode electrode towards an Anode electrode, and affecting the switching by at least one of the following:
- controllably varying the illumination of the Cathode, and controllably varying an electric field between the Cathode and Anode electrodes.
- 57. An electron emission device, comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one unit having at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode, the Cathode and Anode electrodes being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship with a gas-medium gap between them of a length substantially not exceeding a mean free path of electrons in said gas medium.
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61. An electron emission switching device, comprising an electrodes'"'"' arrangement including at least one unit having at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode, the Cathode and Anode electrodes being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship with a gas-medium gap between them of a length substantially not exceeding a mean free path of electrons in said gas medium.
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