Abstract: A diode assembly for producing a pulsed fusion event in a z-pinch driver. The diode assembly includes an inner core formed of a fusionable fuel source material including a lithium compound formed of one or more lithium isotopes and one or more hydrogen isotopes. A lithium metal outer sheath is integrally formed around the inner core by decomposing a surface of the fusionable fuel source material.

Abstract: A film formation apparatus with which a deposited film to cover a deposition object having a three-dimensional curved surface can be formed and a method of forming a deposited film to cover a three-dimensional curved surface. The film formation apparatus includes a deposition source having deposition directivity, a deposition-source-moving mechanism which moves the deposition source, a deposition-object-holding mechanism which holds a deposition object having a three-dimensional curved surface, a deposition-direction-changing mechanism which changes the deposition direction, and a control portion which controls the deposition-source-moving mechanism and the deposition-direction-changing mechanism.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a display device in which unevenness generated under a light-emitting element does not impart an adverse effect on the light-emitting element. It is another object of the invention to provide a method for manufacturing a display device in which penetration of water into the inside of the display device through a film having high moisture permeability can be suppressed without increasing processing steps considerably. A display device of the present invention comprises a thin film transistor and a light-emitting element, the light-emitting element including a light-emitting laminated body interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode; wherein the first electrode is formed over an insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; and wherein a planarizing film is formed in response to the first electrode between the first electrode and the insulating film.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting component, having a substrate, a first electrode arranged on the substrate, a layer stack that is arranged on the first electrode and that has at least one organic layer and a second electrode arranged on the layer stack. The layer stack is suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation during operation. The component also has a receiver device, which is suitable for drawing energy from an alternating electromagnetic field and for converting this energy at least partially into electrical energy and for making this energy available to the layer stack.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) and a method of manufacturing the OELD are provided. The OELD includes a substrate, an anode electrode stacked on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer that is stacked on the anode electrode and has a plurality of protrusions on the organic light emitting layer, and a cathode electrode that covers the protrusions formed on the organic light emitting layer and is formed of a metal.

Abstract: In a method for making a pulsed high-voltage silicon quantum dot fluorescent lamp, an excitation source is made by providing a first substrate, coating the first substrate with a buffer layer of titanium, coating the buffer layer with a catalytic layer of a material selected from a group consisting of nickel, aluminum and platinum and providing a plurality of nanometer discharging elements one the catalytic layer. An emission source is made by providing a second substrate, coating the second substrate with a transparent electrode film of titanium nitride and coating the transparent electrode film with a silicon quantum dot fluorescent film comprising silicon quantum dots. A pulsed high-voltage source is provided between the excitation source and the emission source to generate a pulsed field-effect electric field to cause the nanometer discharging elements to release electrons and accelerate the electrons to excite the silicon quantum dots to emit pulsed visible light.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a PDP includes: a partition forming step to form a first partition (124) and a second partition (125) substantially perpendicular to the first partition (124) on an address-electrode dielectric layer (122) of a rear substrate (120); a base layer forming step to form a base layer after the partition forming step by moving a base-forming-agent applying nozzle (200) along a second groove formed between the second partitions (125) and applying a base forming agent (201) thereto; and a phosphor layer forming step to form a phosphor layer after the base layer forming step by moving a phosphor applying nozzle along a first groove formed between the first partitions (124) and applying a phosphor paste thereto.

Abstract: An electron beam apparatus in which a spacer having a high-resistance film coating a surface of a base material is inserted between a rear plate having electron emitting elements and row-direction wires, and a faceplate having a metal back. The row-direction wires and the metal back are electrically connected via the high-resistance film. An electric field near an electron emitting element near the spacer is maintained to substantially constant irrespective of the positional relationship between the spacer and the electron emitting element near the spacer. When a sheet resistance value of the high-resistance film on a first facing surface of the spacer that faces a row-direction wire is represented by R1, and a sheet resistance value of the high-resistance film on a side surface adjacent to the electron emitting element is represented by R2, R2/R1 is 10 to 200.

Abstract: An electrode sheet, a method of manufacturing the electrode sheet, and a plasma display panel having the electrode sheet. The electrode sheet includes: a plurality of electrodes arranged at substantially constant distances apart, each of the electrodes having a discharge space in its central region; an electrode line for connecting the electrodes along a first direction; and a dielectric enclosing the electrodes and the electrode line and connecting the electrodes along a second direction, wherein the electrodes and the electrode line are composed of magnesium (Mg), and the dielectric is composed of magnesium oxide (MgO).

Abstract: A preferred method for making a carbon nanotube-based field emission device in accordance with the invention includes the following steps: providing a substrate (22) with a surface; depositing a catalyst layer (24) on a predetermined area on the surface of the substrate; forming a carbon nanotube array (30) extending from the predetermined area; forming a cathode electrode (40) on top of the carbon nanotube array; and removing the substrate so as to expose the carbon nanotube array.

Abstract: A mercury vapor discharge fluorescent lamp is provided having a phosphor layer that has a yttria-based red emitting rare earth phosphor. The phosphor layer is prepared from an aqueous phosphor slurry that is coated onto the inner surface of the glass envelope of the lamp, then baked in a lehring oven to vaporize or decompose non-phosphor components of the slurry to leave behind the finished phosphor layer. The phosphor slurry contains a non-ionizing thickener, preferably polyethylene oxide, but does not contain any calcium carbonate or carbonate salts. The phosphor layer includes a yttria-based red emitting rare earth phosphor.

Abstract: An organic layer (1) is applied to a transparent carrier (2) in such a way that different partial regions with different refractive indices are formed in the layer. Owing to deflection at the phase boundaries within the layer, fewer photons remain trapped in the layer as a result of wave-guiding losses than in the case of homogeneous layers.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fluorescent lamp is provided. One of a dispersed metal oxide precursor sol prepared by a sol-gel reaction and a fluorescent substance slurry is coated on a glass tube having at least one open side and then the other of the fluorescent substance slurry and the dispersed metal oxide precursor sol is coated on the glass tube. Next, passivation and fluorescent layers are simultaneously formed by baking the coated layers. Then, air is exhausted out of the glass tube and a discharge gas is injected into the glass tube. Finally, the glass tube is sealed.

Abstract: A method of making an OLED device includes the steps of: providing a curved, rigid substrate; and forming one or more OLED elements on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electron emission material that is excellent in electron emission characteristics, a method of manufacturing the same, as well as an electron emission element. The method is a method of manufacturing an electron emission material including a carbon material obtained by baking a polymer film. In the method, a polyamic acid solution is prepared in which at least one metallic compound selected from a metal oxide and a metal carbonate is dispersed; the polyamic acid solution thus prepared is formed into a film and then is imidized to form a polyimide film including the metallic compound; and then the polyimide film thus formed is baked to form the carbon material. The electron emission material is formed so that it includes a carbon material, a protrusion having a concavity in its surface is formed at the surface of the carbon material, and the protrusion includes a metallic element.

Abstract: A measure for improving the light emission efficiency of a light emitting element without degrading characteristics of anode materials used in prior art is provided in manufacture of an upward emission type light emitting element. The present invention is characterized in that nitride or carbide of a metal element belonging to one of Group 4, 5, and 6 in the periodic table (hereinafter referred to as metal compound) is used as the material for forming an anode of a light emitting element. The metal compound has a work function equal to or larger than the work function of conventional anode materials. Therefore, injection of holes from the anode can be improved ever more. Also, with regard to conductivity, the metal compound is smaller in resistivity than ITO. It therefore can fulfil the function as a wire and can lower the drive voltage in the light emitting element compared to prior art.

Abstract: A phosphor screen substrate is provided in which withstand voltage properties are superior, white uniformity of display image is superior, and luminescence can be efficiently reflected toward the front side. A method for manufacturing such a phosphor screen substrate includes the steps of forming a resin layer on a phosphor layer disposed on a substrate, heating the resin layer to a temperature in the range of from a glass transition temperature of a resin forming the resin layer to the melting point thereof, and forming a metal film on the heated resin layer. The resin layer provided with the metal film thereon is removed by pyrolysis.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electron beam apparatus having an airtight container with electron-emitting devices contained therein and spacers provided in the airtight container comprising the coating step of providing a film on a spacer substrate to be the spacers, and characterized in that the coating step includes the applying step of applying liquid film material by emitting from an emitting portion in a predetermined direction to a part of a surface of the spacer substrate facing the emitting portion.

Abstract: Conductive or semiconductive binders, both inorganic and organic, are used for providing sufficient binding action to hold powder phosphor particles together, as well as to the glass screen of a field emission display device.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a high-brightness planar lamp, a reflecting plate is first provided, and several UV light sources are placed on the reflecting plate. Next, liquid macromolecular polymer is uniformly coated on the reflecting plate and the UV light sources, and fluorescent powder is then uniformly coated on the macromolecular polymer. In another method for manufacturing a high brightness planar lamp, a reflecting plate is first provided, and several UV light sources are placed on the reflecting plate. Next, fluorescent powder and liquid macromolecular polymer are mixed up and uniformly coated on the reflecting plate and the UV light sources. A solidification procedure is then performed. The solidification ways of the mixture of fluorescent powder and macromolecular polymer includes solidification by heating and solidification by illumination of UV light.

Abstract: A phosphor layer is formed efficiently in a gas discharge tube by drawing a mother material to fabricate a supporting member which is insertable in a small glass tube used for a gas discharge tube, forming a phosphor layer on the supporting member, and inserting and placing the supporting member in the small glass tube.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an organic electroluminescence display device includes the steps of forming a hole injection layer on a substrate; positioning a mold supporter over the hole injection layer, the mold supporter having a mold on a surface thereof disposed toward the hole injection layer, the mold having an opening; adhering the mold onto the hole injection layer; forming a hole transporting layer in the opening of the mold on the hole injection layer; separating the mold from the hole injection layer such that the hole transporting layer remains on the hole injection layer; forming an emissive layer on the hole transporting layer; forming an electron transporting layer on the emissive layer; and forming an electron injection layer on the electron transporting layer.

Abstract: An LED lamps capable of composing a display panel that is installed at any outdoor place and capable of displaying an image thereon with a high contrast under any working conditions at any place. The LED lamp comprises at least one LED chip for emitting visible light, a lead frame comprising a common part and separate parts for supplying electric power to each of electrode terminals of the LED chip and a transparent resin part disposed on the common lead frame for mounting the LED chip and converging light emitted from the LED chip, wherein the LED-chip-mounted surface is provided with an anti-reflection black-colored layer for absorbing light. The LED chip may be a four-element LED chip composed of an active layer of AlGaInP and the light-absorbing layer formed from any of black silver sulfide, silver oxide, iron oxide, chromium oxide, black silver paste and black copper paste.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spacer having a low-resistance film without using any exhaust device, and being interposed between a first substrate having an image forming member and a second substrate having an electron-emitting device. The method including the steps of preparing a spacer substrate with an edge including a tapered, chamfered or arcuated portion, preparing a liquid comprising a dispersed conductive material or dissolved conductive material, dipping the edge into the liquid, and drying and/or baking the spacer substrate after the dipping step.

Abstract: A full color three electrode surface discharge type plasma display device that has fine image elements and is large and has a bright display. The three primary color luminescent areas are arranged in the extending direction of the display electrode pairs in a successive manner and an image element is composed by the three unit luminescent areas defined by these three luminescent areas and address electrodes intersecting, these three luminescent areas. Further, phosphors are coated not only on a substrate but also on the side walls of the barriers and on address electrodes. The manufacturing processes and operation methods of the above constructions are also disclosed.

Abstract: A panel for a cathode ray tube having an inner surface with predetermined roughness, including a plurality of black matrix layers formed on the inner surface and a phosphor layer composed of red, green and blue phosphors between the black matrix layers, and the phosphor layer and the black matrix layer are formed on the inner surface of the panel after forming a transparent dielectric film, can prevent degradation of brightness and color purity of a screen caused as a result of grinding process which gives roughness to an inner surface of the panel in order to prevent mirror surface reflection on the inner surface of the panel caused by external light.

Abstract: A field emission type cold cathode device comprises a substrate, and a metal plating layer formed on the substrate, the metal plating layer contains at least one carbon structure selected from a group of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, the carbon structure is stuck out from the metal plating layer and a part of the carbon structure is buried in the metal plating layer.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube includes an evacuated envelope having a generally rectangular panel portion, a narrow neck portion having a circular cross-section and a funnel portion tapering down from a panel-portion side thereof toward a neck-portion side thereof for connecting the panel portion and the neck portion, a three-color phosphor screen formed on an inner surface of the panel portion, an electron gun housed in the neck portion, and an internal conductive film extending from an inner wall of the neck portion to an inner wall of the funnel portion. The funnel portion is provided with a yoke-mounting portion of generally truncated quadrilateral-pyramidal shape for mounting a beam deflection yoke therearound on the neck-portion side of the funnel portion. The internal conductive film is formed of a first part and a second part, the first part is formed of graphite, metallic oxide and potassium silicate, and the second part is formed of graphite and potassium silicate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an LED lamp includes dispersing color correction particles throughout a suspension media to a viscosity of substantially 2000 cP. In the case of correcting blue GaN LEDs to white light, the particles to be blended are phosphorus having a diameter of less than 20 microns. An LED die is mounted onto a stage and a nano-liter pipette is arranged such that an interface separation of approximately 1 millimeter is achieved between the tip of the pipette and the surface of the LED die. Once the relatively viscous suspension media covers the LED die, ultraviolet light is directed towards the suspension media to cure it. Heat is then applied to further cure the suspension media until solid as observed under a microscope.

Abstract: An image display panel is prepared which has in an in-plane thereof an image display area for displaying an image and a framing area surrounding the image display area. Light shielding ink is supplied from an ink supply source to at least a partial surface area of the framing area of the image display panel. In this case, the ink supply source is made not in contact with the image display panel. Even if the frame structure of an image display device such as a liquid crystal display is made narrow, the image quality in a peripheral area of the image display area becomes hard to be lowered.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing the formation of leachable mercury in mercury arc vapor discharge lamps which comprises coating at least one of the metallic components of the mercury arc vapor discharge lamps with at least one noble metal coating.

Abstract: Diamond microtip field emitters are used in diode and triode vacuum microelectronic devices, sensors and displays. Diamond diode and triode devices having integral anode and grid structures can be fabricated. Ultra-sharp tips are formed on the emitters in a fabrication process in which diamond is deposited into mold cavities in a two-step deposition sequence. During deposition of the diamond, the carbon graphite content is carefully controlled to enhance emission performance. The tips or the emitters are treated by post-fabrication processes to further enhance performance.

Abstract: A process method and system for making field emission cathodes exists. The deposition source divergence is controlled to produce field emission cathodes with height-to-base aspect ratios that are uniform over large substrate surface areas while using very short source-to-substrate distances. The rate of hole closure is controlled from the cone source. The substrate surface is coated in well defined increments. The deposition source is apertured to coat pixel areas on the substrate. The entire substrate is coated using a manipulator to incrementally move the whole substrate surface past the deposition source. Either collimated sputtering or evaporative deposition sources can be used. The position of the aperture and its size and shape are used to control the field emission cathode size and shape.

Abstract: An automation system for assembling photocathodes into vacuum tube housings so as to produce vacuum tube assemblies. Photocathodes are loaded, cleaned and otherwise processed in a first evacuated chamber. Similarly, vacuum tube housings are loaded, cleaned and otherwise processed in a second evacuated chamber. The first and second chambers are selectively interconnected wherein the photocathodes from the first chamber are transferred into the second chamber by an automated transfer mechanism. Once in the second chamber, the photocathodes are joined to the vacuum tube houses in an automation process, creating the final product vacuum tube assemblies.

Abstract: A cathode-ray tube panel, wherein the outer surface (12) of the cathode-ray tube panel (10) is made in the form of a roughened surface (14) having microscopic irregularities and the roughened surface is formed with a thin electrically conductive film (15) made of SnO.sub.2 and Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3, thereby making the panel both antistatic and antireflective.

Abstract: A CCD (12) or other photoelectronic device is bonded to an image tube housing (26) to provide a digital output from the image tube (19). The housing (26) and cathode (19) are degassed in chambers (44 and 42) at a high temperature and low pressure. A load lock chamber (46) is degassed and evacuated to remove contaminants. After cooling the chambers (42, 44 and 46) the CCD (12) is placed in the load lock chamber (46) which is then sealed and evacuated. After evacuation, a gate valve (54) is opened between the load lock chamber and the housing chamber (44) and the CCD is placed on a press station (63) of a metal bellow (64). The metal bellow (64) is extended to push the CCD (12) against an indium seal ring (36) on the housing (26), creating a seal between the CCD (12) and the housing (26).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a photomultiplier tube (10) comprising a tube body (20), a photocathode (30) and an electron multiplier element (40) destined to be placed at a small distance from the photocathode (30). According to the invention the tube (10) is provided with sliding means (50) of the electron multiplier (40) parallel to the axis (22) of the tube body (20), means (50) provided with abutments (53) situated in the proximity of the said window (31).

Abstract: An imaging device such as a silicon intensifier tube (SIT) has an envelope closed at one end by an input faceplate and at the other end by a camera section which includes a silicon target. A novel appendage processing assembly is in communication with the envelope for forming a photoemissive cathode on an interior surface of the input faceplate. The novel appendage processing assembly includes a conductive tubular sidearm which is attached to the envelope. A chamber is attached at one end of the sidearm. The chamber is closed at the other end by a stem portion having a plurality of conductive stem leads extending therethrough. A contact spring and a connecting rod are provided within the chamber to electrically connect the sidearm to one of the stem leads. At least one alkali metal vapor source and preferably three alkali vapor sources are disposed within the chamber and connected between two of the stem leads to permit electrical resistance heating of the vapor sources.

Abstract: An imaging tube for amplifying and observing a diminished light image and a streaking tube for analyzing the light intensity distributions of light sources with elapsing of time. In order to avoid adhesion of alkali metal to the micro-channel-plate in fabrication of the imaging tube and to avoid adhesion of alkali metal to the deflection electrode in the streaking tube, a separation wall and a lid movable on the separation wall are used.

Abstract: The method of making a display panel 10 comprising forming an assembly of a glass base plate having a set of longitudinal first slots in which anode electrodes are secured and having an array of cathode electrodes seated on the top surface of the base plate and oriented transverse to the anodes. An apertured electrode plate is disposed adjacent to the base plate and its electrodes, and a face plate assembly is prepared by providing a glass plate and forming on one surface, in order, a large-area electrode and one or more insulating layers, after which an apertured insulating layer is formed thereon by a photo-etching process. The face plate assembly carrying the apertured insulating layer is assembled with the other parts of the panel, and the panel is processed to completion.

Abstract: A method is proposed for preventing so-called halo-blocked apertures in color picture tubes. The halo-blocked apertures are caused by insulative negatively-charged particles attached to the inside surface of the shadow mask which deflect the transmitting portions of an electron beam. The method comprises depositing a conductive primary metal film on the insulative particle to render the particle conductive so that the particle cannot deflect the beam. This conductive film is applied during the initial tube processing after the tube has been agitated and oriented so as to dispose any loose insulative particles within the tube to a location where the conductive primary metal film can be deposited thereon, and prior to the step of depositing a getter material.

Abstract: A method is provided for making a lithium-sodium-antimony photocathode including the step of forming a base layer including antimony on a substrate. Sodium is then deposited onto the base layer at an elevated temperature to a first peak value of responsivity, thereby forming a sodium-antimony surface. Next, at room temperature, lithium is deposited onto the substrate containing the sodium-antimony surface until the lithium-sodium-antimony photocathode develops a hazy brown color. The photocathode is sensitized by heating the substrate to an elevated temperature until a second peak value of responsivity, greater than the first peak value, is obtained. Antimony, sodium and lithium are then alternately deposited on the photocathode in order to stabilize the second responsivity peak.