| CPC H01J 1/3048 (2013.01) [H01J 1/88 (2013.01); H01J 9/025 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A high current field emission cathode comprising:
a substrate;
an electrically resistive layer disposed on the substrate, the electrically resistive layer including a mixture of a nonconductive matrix material and a conductive filler material;
an adhesion promoting layer disposed on the electrically resistive layer; and
an electron emissive layer including a nanomaterial and disposed on the adhesion promoting layer.
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