Abstract: The present invention provides surface coated phosphors useful in field emission displays and vacuum fluorescent displays. The surface coated phosphor comprises a thin coating of rare earth oxide, e.g., yttrium oxide, disposed on an uncoated phosphor such as a sulfide phosphor. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a surface coated phosphor comprising contacting the uncoated phosphor with a rare earth hydroxide gel solution to obtain a rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor, drying the gel coated phosphor to remove solvent residues, and heat treating the dried rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor. The surface coated phosphors of the present invention have improved cathodoluminescence efficiency, coulombic aging resistance, chemical, and/or oxidative stability.

Abstract: A flat panel for a cathode ray tube for preventing a screen image from being shown concavely to a user or viewer includes a flat outer surface and a non-spherically formed inner surface, the non-spherically formed inner surface satisfying formula 1: y1?y2??(formula 1) wherein y1 represents a vertical distance between the outer surface and a refracted screen image on a central axis of the panel, and y2 represents a vertical distance between the outer surface and the refracted screen image in peripheral areas other than the central axis of the panel, and the panel has a high transmission ratio equal to or greater than about 60% for preventing degradation of luminance due to a difference in thickness between a central section and a peripheral section of the panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is carbonaceous active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery. Conducting a differential thermal analysis on the carbonaceous active material results in the displaying of at least two exothermic peaks overlapping to form shoulders.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery. The positive active material includes a core including at least one compound represented by Formula 1 and an active metal oxide shell formed on the core. Formula 1 LiA1−x−yBxCyO2 where 0≦x≦0.3, 0≦y≦0.01, and A is an element selected from the group consisting of Co and Mn; B is an element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, B, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu and Al; and C is an element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, B, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu and Al.

Abstract: The present invention provides surface coated phosphors useful in field emission displays and vacuum fluorescent displays. The surface coated phosphor comprises a thin coating of rare earth oxide, e.g., yttrium oxide, disposed on an uncoated phosphor such as a sulfide phosphor. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a surface coated phosphor comprising contacting the uncoated phosphor with a rare earth hydroxide gel solution to obtain a rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor, drying the gel coated phosphor to remove solvent residues, and heat treating the dried rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor. The surface coated phosphors of the present invention have improved cathodoluminescence efficiency, coulombic aging resistance, chemical, and/or oxidative stability.

Abstract: A lithium (Li) polymer battery is provided. The Li polymer battery includes: a positive plate including a positive collector having a plurality of openings and a positive active material layer on at least one surface of the positive collector; a negative plate including a negative collector in a foil form, and a negative active material layer on at least on surface of the negative collector; and a separator between the positive and negative plates, for insulating the positive and negative plates.

Abstract: A negative active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a graphite-like carbon material having an intensity ratio I(110)/I(002) of an X-ray diffraction peak intensity I(002) at a (002) plane to an X-ray diffraction peak intensity I(110) at a (110) plane of less than 0.2. The negative active material prepared by dissolving a coar tar pitch or a petroleum pitch in an organic solvent to remove insoluble components therefrom, heat-treating the pitch at a temperature in the range of 400 to 450° C. for 4 hours or more under an inert atmosphere to thereby produce at least 50 weight percent of mesophase particles based on the pitch, coking the pitch including mesophase particles, carbonizing the coked pitch, pulverizing the carbonized pitch; and graphitizing the pulverized pitch.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a panel on which a phosphor screen is formed, a cylindrical neck in which an electron gun assembly is arranged, and a funnel formed between the panel and the neck. The funnel has a substantially rectangular cone portion on which a deflection yoke is mounted. An anode button is provided on the funnel to supply a high voltage in the funnel, and an inner graphite layer is disposed on an inner surface of the funnel to form a path for the transmission of the high voltage. The inner graphite layer satisfies at least one of the following conditions on an inner surface of the cone portion: 0.9≦Td/Th≦1.36 0.9≦Td/Tv≦1.36 where Td is a thickness of the inner graphite layer disposed on inside corners of the cone portion, Th is a thickness of the inner graphite layer disposed on inside horizontal walls of the cone portion, and Tv is a thickness of the inner graphtie layer disposed on inside vertical walls of the cone portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides surface coated phosphors useful in field emission displays and vacuum fluorescent displays. The surface coated phosphor comprises a thin coating of rare earth oxide, e.g., yttrium oxide, disposed on an uncoated phosphor such as a sulfide phosphor. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a surface coated phosphor comprising contacting the uncoated phosphor with a rare earth hydroxide gel solution to obtain a rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor, drying the gel coated phosphor to remove solvent residues, and heat treating the dried rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor. The surface coated phosphors of the present invention have improved cathodoluminescence efficiency, coulombic aging resistance, chemical, and/or oxidative stability.

Abstract: An electron gun as for a cathode ray tube includes a plurality of electrodes biased at different potentials to electrostatically shape and focus the one or more electron beams produced thereby. A dynamic focus grid is driven by a substantial ac voltage signal at the horizontal line rate, which signal is undesirably coupled through parasitic capacitance to an intermediate grid located between the dynamic focus grid and the gun anode. A resistive biasing network includes a high value resistance to divide the anode potential to develop bias potential for the intermediate grid and a capacitance to ac couple the intermediate grid to ground potential. The resistance is formed in a single layer ceramic circuit and the capacitance is formed on the single layer ceramic circuit or on the tube neck. The ceramic circuit may be located in the tube neck on or with the electron gun.

Abstract: A light-emitting compound and a display device adopting the light-emitting compounds as a color-developing substance. When the display device adopts an organic layer formed of the light-emitting compound, such as a light-emitting layer or an electron transport layer, as a blue light-emitting material, it can display blue and has good luminous efficiency and driving voltage characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides surface coated phosphors useful in field emission displays and vacuum fluorescent displays. The surface coated phosphor comprises a thin coating of rare earth oxide, e.g., yttrium oxide, disposed on an uncoated phosphor such as a sulfide phosphor. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a surface coated phosphor comprising contacting the uncoated phosphor with a rare earth hydroxide gel solution to obtain a rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor, drying the gel coated phosphor to remove solvent residues, and heat treating the dried rare earth hydroxide gel coated phosphor. The surface coated phosphors of the present invention have improved cathodoluminescence efficiency, coulombic aging resistance, chemical, and/or oxidative stability.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube with a central axis includes a panel with an inner phosphor screen and a rear portion. A funnel is connected to the rear portion of the panel. The funnel sequentially has a body with a large-sized end and a small-sized end, and a cone portion with a large-sized end and a small-sized end. The large-sized end of the body is sealed to the rear portion of the panel. The small-sized end of the body meets the large-sized end of the cone portion at a point. The meeting point of the body and the cone portion becomes an inflection point of the funnel. The cone portion has a sectional shape varying from a circle to a non-circle like a rectangle while proceeding from the small sized end to the large sized end such that the cone portion is provided with a curvature radius Rh in the horizontal axis direction, a curvature radius Rv in the vertical axis direction, and a curvature radius Rd in the diagonal axis direction.

Abstract: A panel defining a front exterior of a cathode ray tube has an inner surface overlaid with a phosphor screen, and an outer surface overlaid with a tinted coating layer, wherein the tinted coating layer varies light transmission at the center and the periphery of the panel by being dark at the center and gradating brighter toward the periphery thereby preventing a difference in brightness of the panel between the center and the periphery thereof due to incremental growth in the volume of a black matrix and in the thickness of the panel toward the periphery.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a lithium-based secondary battery includes a graphite-like carbon material having an intensity ratio I(110)/I(002) of an X-ray diffraction peak intensity I(002) at a (002) plane to an X-ray diffraction peak intensity I(110) at a (110) plane of less than 0.2.

Abstract: Disclosed is negative electrode active material for lithium ion batteries and a method for manufacturing the same. The active material includes a crystalline carbon core; and an amorphous or turbostratic carbon shell evenly covering the crystalline carbon core, the carbon shell having a thickness of 10-2000 Å. The method includes the steps of chemically combining a crystalline carbon and an amorphous carbon precursor; removing remaining amorphous carbon precursor not reacted in the chemical combination; and heat-treating a chemical combination material of graphite and the amorphous carbon precursor obtained in the chemical combination.

Abstract: A light-emitting compound and a display device adopting the light-emitting compounds as a color-developing substance. When the display device adopts an organic layer formed of the light-emitting compound, such as a light-emitting layer or an electron transport layer, as a blue light-emitting material, it can display blue and has good luminous efficiency and driving voltage characteristics.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube and a plural beam electron gun therefor include a main lens that comprises a tubular focus grid G5 and a conductive coating on the inner surface of the tube neck. The neck coating extends from the region of focus grid G5 towards the faceplate of the cathode ray tube. Preferably, the exit of the focus grid G5 is non-planar and is curved or undulated and focus grid G5 includes an aperture plate intermediate its entrance and exit. The aperture plate preferably has an elliptical center beam opening and connected-semi-elliptical outer-beam openings, to better converge and focus the outer and center electron beams. Also preferably, the focus grid G5 is centrally located in the tube neck and at least partly surrounded by the conductive neck coating.

Abstract: A laser video projector using an optical pumping valve is provided. The video projector according to the present invention forms an image using an optical pumping valve including a laser resonator for resonating light of a certain wavelength, an optical pumping source for performing pumping so that the laser resonator can generate a laser beam, and an optical valve for filtering the laser beam emitted from the laser resonator so that the filtered laser beam forms a picture instead of a cathode ray tube (CRT).

Abstract: In a projection CRT, an image of high brightness is displayed on a screen as an electron beam emitted from an electron gun is scanned according to an image driving signal. The image is magnified and projected through a lens unit. Here, voltage of a direct current component of the image driving signal is lower than threshold voltage of the screen for scan time and also lower than threshold voltage of the electron gun for retrace time.