Electron-emitting device, electron source, image display apparatus, and method for manufacturing electron-emitting device

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an electron-emitting device according to the present invention includes a step of preparing a carbon layer containing conductive metallic particles, a step of oxidizing a portion the conductive metallic particles, and a step of forming a dipole layer on a surface of the carbon layer. An electron-emitting device according to the present invention is manufactured by the manufacturing method for the electron-emitting device. An electron source according to the present invention includes a plurality of the electron-emitting devices. An image display apparatus according to the present invention includes the electron source and a image forming member which forms an image by an electron emitted from the electron source.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.