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AssigneesThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of California
InventorsWanli Yang, Jason D. Fabbri, Nicholas A. Melosh, Zahid Hussain, Zhi-Xun Shen
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Provided are electron emitters based upon diamondoid monolayers, preferably self-assembled higher diamondoid monolayers. High intensity electron emission has been demonstrated employing such diamondoid monolayers, particularly when the monolayers are comprised of higher diamondoids. The application of such diamondoid monolayers can alter the band structure of substrates, as well as emit monochromatic electrons, and the high intensity electron emissions can also greatly improve the efficiency of field-effect electron emitters as applied to industrial and commercial applications.
An electron emitter which comprises a diamondoid monolayer, wherein the emission process of the electron emitter involves electron tunneling emission, and the diamondoid layer comprises a silane derivatized higher diamondoid.
A method of altering the band structure of a substrate, which comprises:
A method of emitting monochromatic electrons, comprising applying a narrowly defined energy potential to an electron emitter comprised of a silane derivatized higher diamondoid monolayer on a substrate to effect the emission of monochromatic electrons by electron tunneling emission.
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