Title :
Planar microdischarge arrays
Author :
Frame, J.W. ; Eden, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
7/23/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Planar arrays of 400 μm diameter discharge devices fabricated on silicon with an anode-cathode spacing of 1 mm and device separations as small as 0.8 mm are reported. Operated in parallel with a single ballast and specific power loadings in the discharge up to ~40 kW cm-3, these arrays produce continuous emission from the atomic rare gases and transient molecules such as the rare gas-halide excimer, xenon-monoiodide (XeI)
Keywords :
arrays; electron field emission; gas-discharge displays; silicon; 0.8 mm; 1 mm; PDP; Si; XeI; anode-cathode spacing; atomic rare gases; continuous emission; field emission displays; parallel operation; planar microdischarge arrays; plasma displays; rare gas-halide excimer; single ballast; transient molecules;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981018
