A field-emission display with a self-focus cathode electrode
- 12 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 82 (20) , 3565-3567
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1575937
Abstract
A field-emission display (5-in.) using thick-film carbon nanotube emitters is fabricated. A thick-film insulating layer and an emitter layer are employed for low-cost manufacturing and scalability to a large panel. A self-focus cathode for this display is proposed. An auxiliary electrode in contact with the cathode electrode surrounds the emitter layer at the center of gate aperture. The structure has several advantages in manufacturing. According to simulation results, this self-focus cathode structure shows excellent focusing effects in spite of its simple manufacturing process and structure.Keywords
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