Abstract: Described herein is a method of preparing nano-carbon; a method of preparing an electron emitting source by supporting the soot; and an apparatus for preparing the same. A torch electrode 10 of an arc torch 1 as a first electrode is placed opposite to a material to be arced 2 using graphite as a second electrode. A voltage is applied between the torch electrode 10 and an edge portion of the material to be arced 2 to generate are discharge, to evaporate the edge portion of the material to be arced 2 exposed to the arc discharge, to generate soot. The soot thus generated is deposited on the surface of a substrate opposite to an arc discharge-generating area through a mask having a patterned opening.

Abstract: A method of instantaneously forming a surface of an arc-treated material mainly including graphite into nano-tubes due to arc discharge carried out using a unit like a welding arc torch or the like without necessarily requiring a processing container, resulting in the nano-tube being applied to an electron emission source. A torch electrode acting as a first electrode and the arc-treated material made of graphite and acting as a second electrode are arranged opposite to each other. A potential is applied between both electrodes to generate arc discharge therebetween. A mask having an opening pattern is arranged on the arc-treated material, so that only graphite positioned on portions of a surface of the arc-treated material corresponding to openings of the mask are exposed to arc, to thereby be formed into nano-tubes.

Abstract: There are provided a method of preparing nano-carbon comprising evaporating a material to be arced containing carbon as a main component by means of arc discharge which does not necessarily require a process container and so on, but uses an apparatus having a welding arc torch or an analogous structure to generate soot, a method of preparing an electron emitting source by supporting the soot, and an apparatus for preparing the same. A torch electrode 10 of an arc torch 1 as a first electrode is placed opposite to a material to be arced 2 using graphite as a second electrode. A voltage is applied between the torch electrode 10 and an edge portion of the material to be arced 2 to generate arc discharge, to evaporate the edge portion of the material to be arced 2 exposed to the arc discharge, to generate soot. The soot thus generated is deposited on the surface of a substrate opposite to an arc discharge-generating area through a mask having a patterned opening.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus capable of instantaneously forming a surface of an arc-treated material mainly consisting of graphite into nano-tubes due to arc discharge carried out using a unit like a welding arc torch or the like without necessarily requiring a processing container, resulting in the nano-tube being applied to an electron emission source. A torch electrode acting as a first electrode and the arc-treated material made of graphite and acting as a second electrode are arranged opposite to each other. A potential is applied between both electrodes to generate arc discharge therebetween. A mask having an opening pattern is arranged on the arc-treated material, so that only graphite positioned on portions of a surface of the arc-treated material 2 corresponding to openings of the mask are exposed to arc, to thereby be formed into nano-tubes.