US 7,359,487 B1
Diamond anode
Bruce Newcome, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US)
Assigned to ReVera Incorporated, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/228,685.
Int. Cl. H01J 35/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 378—143  [378/119] 52 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anode for generating ionizing radiation comprising:
a diamond substrate, having a target side and a backside, and having a thermal conductivity higher than aluminum;
a metal carbide layer on the target side of the diamond substrate; and
an ionizing radiation producing layer over the metal carbide layer.