Field-emission display based on nonformed MIM-cathode array

Author

Suzuki, Mutsumi ; Kusunoki, Toshiaki ; Sagawa, Masakazu ; Tsuji, Kazutaka

Author_Institution

Hitachi Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

49

Issue

6

fYear

2002

fDate

6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1005

Lastpage

1011

Abstract

We developed nonformed metal-insulator-metal (MIM) cathodes and demonstrated their suitability for field-emission displays (FEDs). The MIM cathodes have an emission current density of 5.8 mA/cm² at an operation voltage of 9 V. The cathodes are operated in the nonformed state, and they exhibit no fluctuation in the emission current, even without a ballast resistor. At a cathode-anode separation of 2 mm and an acceleration voltage of 4 kV, the divergence of the emitted electron beam is 25 μm. These features make nonformed MIM cathodes suitable for high-voltage acceleration-type FEDs. We also fabricated a prototype 3.8-cm diagonal frit-sealed color display, and demonstrated its matrix-multiplexing operation

Keywords

MIM devices; brightness; cathodes; colour displays; current density; field emission displays; flat panel displays; photolithography; self-focusing; 3.8 cm; 9 V; beam broadening; beam divergence; cathode-anode separation; cathodoluminescence; diagonal frit-sealed color display; emission current density; field-emission display; flat panel displays; high-voltage acceleration-type displays; luminous efficiency; matrix-multiplexing operation; nonformed MIM-cathode array; photolithographic patterning; self-focusing; vacuum microelectronics; Acceleration; Cathodes; Current density; Electron beams; Electronic ballasts; Flat panel displays; Fluctuations; Metal-insulator structures; Resistors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TED.2002.1003720

Filename

1003720