The application discloses a gas-restraint type
carbon nanotube field
ionization thruster, which comprises a first pole plate, a second pole plate, a gas restraint plate, a sealing ring, a first shell and a second shell. The second pole plate is provided with
carbon nanotube clusters with gaps generated by
chemical vapor deposition and chemical point covering method, and the
carbon nanotube clusters have larger tip
electric field and higher
ionization efficiency than common emitters, but the distribution of the carbon
nanotube clusters is relatively sparse. The gas restraint device cooperates with the carbon
nanotube clusters of the emitters to ensure that the carbon
nanotube clusters have independent
ionization spaces, avoids the working medium gas from escaping into the gaps of the carbon nanotube clusters, and thus improves the ionization efficiency. Meanwhile, the gas restraint device can further shield the
electric field influence between the carbon nanotube clusters, avoids the mutual interference between different carbon nanotube clusters during propulsion, improves the
controllability of the thruster, and further improves the ionization efficiency. The device can reduce the waste of the working medium gas and improve the service life of the thruster.