A highly stable long-life GaP-GaAlP heterojunction cold cathode

Abstract
By a new activation method, namely, activation by Cs, Sb, and O2, stabilized cold cathodes could be obtained, and continuous operation over 3000 h has been achieved with a GaP‐GaAlP cold cathode. It is found that a major source of rapid efficiency loss of the cold cathode is the loss of Cs and/or O2 from the cold‐cathode surface.