Patent 7495378 was granted and assigned to NGK Insulators on February, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A dielectric device of higher performance is provided. An electron emitter to which the dielectric device of the present invention is applied includes an emitter formed by a dielectric, and an upper electrode and a lower electrode to which a drive voltage is applied for the purpose of electron emission. The emitter includes an upper layer formed from plural dielectric particles, and a lower layer formed from plural dielectric particles, below the upper layer. The upper layer and/or lower layer are formed by aerosol deposition.