High gamma coatings for plasma display panels: a comparison

Author

Bachmann, P.K. ; van Elsbergen, V. ; McGrath, C.

Author_Institution

Philips Res. Lab., Aachen, Germany

fYear

2001

fDate

25-27 June 2001

Firstpage

175

Abstract

Summary form only given. This contribution describes the basic operation principles of plasma display panels and the role of ion-induced secondary electron emission in igniting and sustaining plasmas in PDP cells. A reliable and reproducible method to measure gamma coefficients under panel-like conditions is explained. Gamma measurements for polycrystalline MgO films, MgO single crystals, NEA and PEA diamond, ta-C and AlN are compared and discussed in the framework of a simple ion-induced electron emission model based on band-gap and electron affinity of the participating surfaces and on the ionization energies of the rare gases Ne, Ar, and Xe used in our experiments. The potential of diamond, AIN, and ta-C as PDP cell coating alternatives to MgO is discussed.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; argon; carbon; diamond; electron affinity; energy gap; flat panel displays; magnesium compounds; neon; optical films; plasma displays; secondary electron emission; xenon; AlN; Ar; C; MgO; MgO single crystals; NEA diamond; Ne; PDP cells; PEA diamond; Xe; band-gap; diamond; electron affinity; gamma coefficients; high gamma coatings; ion-induced electron emission model; ion-induced secondary electron emission; ionization; ionization energies; operation principles; panel-like conditions; plasma display panels; plasmas; polycrystalline MgO films; rare gases; ta-C; Coatings; Crystals; Electron emission; Energy measurement; Gases; Ionization; Particle measurements; Photonic band gap; Plasma displays; Plasma measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Device Research Conference, 2001

Conference_Location

Notre Dame, IN, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7014-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DRC.2001.937920

Filename

937920