Low work function electrode
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1. A low work function electrode, comprising a substrate coated with a thin layer of a compound comprising cations completed by a heterocyclic multidentate ligand coated upon said substrate.
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A substrate is coated with a compound comprised of a cation completed by a heterocyclic multidentate ligand, which provides a surface having a low work-function and facilitates the emission of electrons.
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- 1. A low work function electrode, comprising a substrate coated with a thin layer of a compound comprising cations completed by a heterocyclic multidentate ligand coated upon said substrate.
- 12. A vacuum thermionic device selected from the group consisting of vacuum diode heat pumps, vacuum diode thermionic converters, photoelectric converters, vacuum electronic devices, flat panel displays, integrated vacuum microcircuits, and vacuum microelectronic mechanical systems, in which an electrode comprising a substrate coated with a thin layer of a compound comprising cations complexed by a heterocyclic multidentate ligand coated upon said substrate forms part of said vacuum thermionic device.
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22. A method for making a low work function electrode comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a substrate, b) forming a layer of a heterocyclic multidentate ligand on the surface of said substrate, c) providing a source of cations, d) causing said cations to be complexed by said layer of a heterocyclic multidentate ligand. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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