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Field electron emission of cold-sprayed copper-silicon carbide composite coating on a steel substrate was investigated. Two types of copper powders morphologies, namely dendritic and spherical, were mixed with crushed silicon carbide ceramic, and used as a feedstock. The powder mixtures were sprayed on the substrates and formed coatings with the designed surface topography—(i) flat and (ii) wavy. The microstructure of the coatings as well as the ceramic contents were analyzed. Initial tests proved that field emission from the Cu-SiC composite coatings was possible and depended mostly on the copper powder morphology. It was found out that the additional SiC layer deposited onto the composite coating significantly increased the number of electron emitters and thus improved the intensity of field emission. The Fowler–Nordheim model was used to find the threshold electric field, Eth, and coefficient of electric field amplification, β. These important properties of Cu/SiC + SiC coatings were found to be in the range of Eth = 20 to 24 V/µm and β = 340 to 410, respectively.

Field Electron Emission Experiments with Cold-Sprayed Cu-SiC Composite Coatings