Electron emitter, manufacturing method thereof, display, and electronic apparatus

Abstract

As a method of manufacturing an electron emitter having a pair of element electrodes formed on a substrate, a conductive film connected to both of the element electrodes, and an electron emission section formed in part of the conductive film, the method includes discharging a droplet of a function liquid containing a material for forming the conductive film onto a discharge surface of the substrate by a droplet device to adhere a liquid-state object to at least part of an area in which the conductive film is to be formed, drying the liquid-state object so as to make the liquid-state object become the conductive film, and forming an electron emission section in the conductive film by applying an current between the pair of element electrodes, wherein if accompanied by the drying to form the conduct film, the discharging the liquid-state object in a shape having a constricted part for forming a latent image section that has a relatively thin film thickness in a portion for forming the electron emitter.

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