Abstract: A field emission electron source having carbon nanotubes includes a CNT string and a conductive base. The CNT string has an end portion and a broken end portion, the end portion is contacted with and electrically connected to the surface of the conductive base. The CNTs at the broken end portion form a tooth-shape structure, wherein some CNTs protruding and higher than the adjacent CNTs. Each protruding CNT functions as an electron emitter. Further, a method for manufacturing a field emission electron source is provided. The field emission efficiency of the field emission electron source is high.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electron-emitting device according to a present invention including the steps of: preparing a substrate having a carbon film, and a terminating a surface of the carbon film with hydrogen by irradiating a light or particle beam locally to a part of the carbon film in an atmosphere including hydrocarbon or hydrogen or in an atmosphere including both hydrocarbon and hydrogen.

Abstract: A field emission display device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The field emission display device may include a substrate, a transparent cathode layer, an insulation layer, a gate electrode, a resistance layer, and carbon nanotubes. The transparent cathode layer is deposited on the substrate. The insulation layer is formed on the cathode layer and has a well exposing the cathode layer. The gate electrode is formed on the insulation layer and has an opening corresponding to the well. The resistance layer is formed to surround the surface of the gate electrode and the inner walls of the opening and the well so as to block ultraviolet rays. The carbon nanotube field emitting source is positioned on the exposed cathode layer.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electron-emitting device including the steps of: preparing a base substrate provided with an insulating or semi-conducting layer in advance and exposing the layer to an atmosphere which contains neutral radical containing hydrogen. It is preferable that the insulating or semi-conducting layer contains metal particles; the insulating or semi-conducting layer is a film containing carbon as a main component; the neutral radical containing hydrogen contains any of H., CH3., C2H5., and C2H. or mixture gas thereof; compared with a density of a charged particle in the atmosphere, a density of the neutral radical containing hydrogen in the atmosphere is more than 1,000 times; and a step of exposing the insulating or semi-conducting layer to the atmosphere is a step of making a hydrogen termination by using a plasma apparatus provided with a bias grid.

Abstract: An electron-emitting device according to the present invention is characterized by that a gate electrode is located above a cathode electrode; a insulating member is located between the gate electrode and the cathode electrode; and the gate electrode and the insulating member are provided with openings, respectively, the openings being communicated with each other, wherein the insulating member is formed by layering three or more insulating layers including a first insulating layer, which is brought in contact with the gate electrode and has an opening, of which size is approximately the same as the size of the opening of the gate electrode; and a second insulating layer, which is located nearer to the side of the cathode electrode than the first insulating layer and has a larger opening than the opening of the gate electrode.

Abstract: An optoelectronic comprises a substrate (1), a first electrode (2) on the substrate (1), a radiation-emitting layer sequence (3) having an active region (30) that emits an electromagnetic primary radiation during operation, a second electrode, which is transparent to the primary radiation, on the radiation-emitting layer sequence (3), and an encapsulation arrangement (10) deposited on the second electrode (4). The encapsulation arrangement (10) has a layer stack having at least one first barrier layer (6) and at least one first wavelength conversion layer (5) that converts the primary radiation at least partly into electromagnetic secondary radiation. The encapsulation arrangement (10) is at least partly transparent to the primary radiation and/or to the secondary radiation.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a field emission electrode includes humidification processing to absorb water at a surface of an electron emission film emitting electrons as a result of application of a voltage, and voltage application processing to apply an aging voltage between the humidified electron emission film and an electrode provided facing the electron emission film.

Abstract: A field emission cathode and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In the present invention, the carbon nanotube is coated with an amorphous coating material so that the above-mentioned field emission cathode resists oxidization in a high electrical field and the structure thereof can be protected. Additionally, the field emission cathode can exhibit field emission performance in a low electrical field, and generate stable current as the electrical field increases so that the efficiency and stability of the field emission current can be enhanced.

Abstract: An exemplary method for manufacturing a field electron emission source includes: providing a substrate (102); depositing a cathode layer (104) on a surface of the substrate; providing a carbon nanotube paste, coating the carbon nanotube paste on the cathode layer; calcining the carbon nanotube paste to form a carbon nanotube composite layer (110); and, irradiating the carbon nanotube composite layer with a laser beam of a certain power density, thereby achieving a field electron emission source.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a field emitter, a patterned conductive layer is formed on a substrate, an upper surface of the conductive layer is coated with a mixture of a field emission material and metal powder, the mixture is thermally treated to improve adhesion of the mixture to the conductive layer, and a field emission material and a metal deposited on a portion of the substrate other than the conductive layer are removed. Accordingly, the lifespan and field emission characteristic of the field emitter are greatly improved, and a large area field emitter having excellent characteristics that cannot be realized in the conventional art is fabricated.

Abstract: A method of forming an electrode of a plasma display panel capable is developed in order to prevent short circuit between electrodes, and a plasma display panel manufactured according to the method. The plasma display panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate disposed to face each other; address electrodes formed on the lower substrate; a barrier rib disposed in a space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate to form a plurality of discharge cells; a phosphor layer formed inside each of the discharge cells; and sustain electrodes and scan electrodes formed on the upper substrate so that they are crossed with the address electrodes, wherein ends of neighboring address electrodes have a longitudinal positional difference.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes an optical cavity in resonance with an optical transition of a material disposed in the cavity. The device can form an exciton-polariton state.

Abstract: An electron source excellent in the uniformity in current emission distribution is provided certainly and at a low cost A process for producing an electron source having an electron emitting portion at one end of a rod which comprises a step of forming the electron emitting portion by machining, and a step of removing a damaged layer at the surface of the formed electron emitting portion by chemical polishing or electrolytic polishing.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a carbon nanotube field emission display includes the steps of: (a) dispersing a plurality of carbon nanotubes on an array of cathode electrodes formed on an insulative substrate; (b) forming an array of insulation beams on the array of cathode electrodes, the insulation beams being perpendicular to a lengthways direction of the cathode electrodes; (c) forming a plurality of gate electrodes on tops of the insulation beams; (d) making the carbon nanotubes located near opposite sides of each gate electrode stand vertically on the cathode electrodes; and (e) packing and sealing a phosphor screen and side walls. The gate electrodes have the dual functions of driving electron emission and focusing emitted electrons. Thereby the carbon nanotube field emission display has high resolution and good display quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a field emitter electrode using self-assembling carbon nanotubes as well as a field emitter electrode manufactured thereby. The method comprises anodizing an aluminum substrate to form an anodized aluminum oxide film having a plurality of uniform pores on the aluminum substrate, preparing an electrolyte solution having carbon nanotubes dispersed therein, immersing the anodized aluminum substrate in the electrolyte solution and applying a given voltage to the aluminum substrate as one electrode, so as to attach the carbon nanotubes to the pores, and fixing the attached carbon nanotubes to the pores.

Abstract: This invention discloses novel field emitters which exhibit improved emission characteristics combined with improved emitter stability, in particular, new types of carbide or nitride based electron field emitters with desirable nanoscale, aligned and sharped-tip emitter structures.

Abstract: Material for electrodes of low temperature plasma generators. The material contains a porous metal matrix impregnated with a material emitting electrons. The material uses a mixture of copper and iron powders as a porous metal matrix and a Group IIIB metal component such as Y2O3 is used as a material emitting electrons at, for example, the proportion of the components, mass %: iron: 3-30; Y2O3:0.05-1; copper: the remainder. Copper provides a high level of heat conduction and electric conductance, iron decreases intensity of copper evaporation in the process of plasma creation providing increased strength and lifetime, Y2O3 provides decreasing of electronic work function and stability of arc burning. The material can be used for producing the electrodes of low temperature AC plasma generators used for destruction of liquid organic wastes, medical wastes, and municipal wastes as well as for decontamination of low level radioactive waste, the destruction of chemical weapons, warfare toxic agents, etc.

Abstract: An anode electrode 20 in an anode panel constituting a cold cathode field emission display is constituted of anode electrode units 21 in the number of N (N?2), each anode electrode unit is connected to an anode-electrode control circuit 43 through one electric supply line 22, and VA/Lg<1 (kV/?m) is satisfied in which VA (unit:kilovolt) is a voltage difference between an output voltage of the anode-electrode control circuit and a voltage applied to a cold cathode field emission device, and Lg (unit:?m) is a gap length between the anode electrode units.

Abstract: Improved photocathodes are provided by a fabrication method including steps of wet chemically cleaning the photocathode emission surface (to reduce the level of cleaning-induced surface damage), two stage heat treatment (to complete the cleaning without desorbing nitrogen from the emission surface), followed by activation with Cs only, as opposed to Cs—O. The resulting photocathodes have improved performance (lifetime, brightness, efficiency) compared to conventional photocathodes, and are thus attractive candidates for demanding photocathode applications.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a mounting portion on which the light emitting element is mounted, and a sealing portion formed on the mounting portion for sealing the light emitting element. The sealing portion is formed of a glass material including a light diffusing particle for diffusing light emitted from the light emitting element. The sealing portion is shaped like a rectangular solid. The sealing portion is bonded to the mounting portion by hot pressing, and the light diffusing particle has a melting point higher than temperature during the hot pressing.

Abstract: An electron-emitting device of the present invention has an electron-emitting film, and the electron-emitting film is composed of a first layer made of a first material, and a plurality of particles made of a second material whose electric resistivity is lower than that of the first material and provided into the first layer. The first material contains oxygen and nitrogen. A method for manufacturing the electron-emitting device according to the present invention has a step of forming the electron-emitting film, and the electron-emitting film forming step includes a step of forming the plurality of particles made of a second material whose electric resistivity is lower than that of a first material into the first layer made of the first material containing oxygen and nitrogen.

Abstract: A field emission cathode includes a conductive substrate and a carbon nanotube film disposed on a surface of the conductive substrate. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of successive and oriented carbon nanotube bundles parallel to the conductive substrate, the carbon nanotubes partially extrude from the carbon nanotube film. A method for fabricating the field emission cathode includes the steps of: (a) providing a conductive substrate; (b) providing at least one carbon nanotube film, the carbon nanotube film including a plurality of successive and oriented carbon nanotube bundles joined end to end, the carbon nanotube bundles parallel to the conductive substrate, and (c) disposing the at least one carbon nanotube film to the conductive substrate to achieve the field emission cathode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a field emitter electrode and a method for fabricating the same. The method comprises the steps of mixing a carbonizable polymer, carbon nanotubes and a solvent to prepare a carbon nanotube-containing polymer solution, electrospinning (or electrostatic spinning) the polymer solution to form a nanofiber web layer on a substrate, stabilizing the nanofiber web layer such that the polymer present in the nanofiber web layer is crosslinked, and carbonizing the nanofiber web layer such that the crosslinked polymer is converted to a carbon fiber.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising at least one electroluminescent light source (2) with an electroluminescent layer (21) for emitting a primary radiation with an emission characteristic around a mean emission direction (5), and at least one light-converting element (3) for converting at least part of the primary radiation into a secondary radiation, wherein the shape of the light-converting element (3) is adapted to the emission characteristic of the electroluminescent light source (2) so as to generate a defined correlated color temperature as a function of a viewing angle (10).

Abstract: A light source comprising at least one light-emitting diode (2), which emits light, and a housing (5) arranged to receive at least a portion of said light is provided. The housing (5) comprises a translucent glass material and is provided with at least one recess (4) that comprises positioning and orientating means. The at least one light-emitting diode (2) is arranged in said at least one recess (4), is positioned and orientated by said positioning and orientating means and is bonded to said housing. By utilizing a fully inorganic approach for the housing, the temperature stability of the light source is improved.

Abstract: The step of forming an opening in an insulating layer to expose a carbon nanotube layer is performed using two types of dry etching different from each other in conditions. In the first-stage dry etching step, a hole is formed in the insulating layer to such a depth as not exposing the carbon nanotube layer. Thereafter, in the second-stage dry etching step, a bottom surface portion of the hole is removed, thus exposing an upper surface of the carbon nanotube layer. A method of manufacturing an electron emission source capable of improving performance of an electron emission portion is thus obtained.

Abstract: In an electron-emitting device having an electron-emitting member containing carbon as a main component, and an extraction electrode arranged near the electron-emitting member, electrons can be emitted by substantially only a region of the electron-emitting member close to the extraction electrode. Brightness nonuniformity and abnormal lights-on errors are reduced in an image forming apparatus in which the electron-emitting devices are constituted into an electron. The electron-emitting threshold field of the electron-emitting member is set low at a portion close to the extraction electrode and high at a portion apart from the extraction electrode.

Abstract: A method to fabricate an optical scattering probe and the method includes the steps of a) depositing an conductive layer on a substrate followed by depositing a noble metal layer on top of the conductive layer and then an aluminum layer on top the noble metal layer; b) anodizing the aluminum layer to form a porous aluminum oxide layer having a plurality of pores; and c) etching the plurality of pores through the aluminum oxide layer and the noble metal layer for forming a nano-hole array. In a preferred embodiment, the step of etching the plurality of pores through the aluminum oxide layer and the noble metal layer further comprising a step of widening the pores followed by removing the aluminum oxide layer for forming a plurality of noble metal column on top of the conductive layer.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a field emitter electrode includes the steps of: providing an electrolytic solution containing metal ions to an electrolytic bath; providing carbon nanotubes and a cationic dispersant for preventing the agglomeration of the carbon nanotubes to the electrolytic solution; and applying a predetermined voltage to a cathode drum and an insoluble anodic compartment, both of which are immersed in the electrolytic solution, and forming a metal film containing the carbon nanotubes along the surface of the cathode drum.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a field emission display includes: sequentially forming a cathode electrode, an insulating layer, and a gate material layer on a substrate; forming a metal sacrificial layer on an upper surface of the gate material layer; forming a through hole to expose the insulating layer in the metal sacrificial layer and the gate material layer; forming an emitter hole to expose the cathode electrode in the insulating layer exposed through the through hole; forming a gate electrode by etching the gate material layer constituting an upper wall of the emitter hole; and forming an emitter of Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) on an upper surface of the cathode electrode located below the through hole.

Abstract: An alignment unit and an alignment method for aligning needle-like structures. The alignment unit includes a substrate having a surface and grooves defined in the surface. The grooves are sized and arranged such that when the needle-like structures are received therein, the needle-like structures are aligned.

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 substrate is provided and is configurable into a base plate for a field emission display. A plurality of discrete, segmented regions of field emitter tips are formed by at least removing portions of the substrate. The regions are electrically isolated into separately-addressable regions. In another embodiment, a plurality of field emitters are formed from material of the substrate and arranged into more than one demarcated, independently-addressable region of emitters.

Abstract: Field emission devices comprising carbon nanotube mats which have been treated with laser or plasma are provided. Mats are formed from carbon nanotubes, also known as carbon fibrils, which are vermicular carbon deposits having diameters of less than about one micron. The carbon nanotube mats are then subjected to laser or plasma treatment. The treated carbon nanotube mat results in improved field emission performance as either a field emission cathode or as part of a field emission device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electron-emitting device, comprising a step for forming a polymer film between a pair of electrodes formed on a substrate, a step for giving conductivity to the polymer film by heating, and a step for providing potential difference between the pair of electrodes.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting device includes a substrate, a first electrode positioned on the substrate, an insulating layer that is positioned on the first electrode and includes an opening exposing a portion of the first electrode, an organic emissive layer positioned inside the opening, a second electrode positioned on the organic emissive layer, and an auxiliary electrode that is positioned on or under the insulating layer and electrically connected to the second electrode.

Abstract: An electron emission element includes a substrate, a first conductive layer provided on the substrate, an electron emission part formed on the first conductive layer, an insulating layer formed on the first conductive layer and having a first opening part arranged such that the electron emission part is located within the first opening part, and a second conductive layer formed on the insulating layer and having a second opening part such that the electron emission part is located within the second opening part, wherein an electric-field concentration part which concentrates an electric field is provided within the second opening part.

Abstract: A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor is applied to the carbon nanostructure at a preselected temperature for a preselected period of time so that a metallized nanostructure.

Abstract: This invention provides compositions of matter that contain an electron emitting substance and an expansion material. The expansion material may, for example, be an intercalation compound. When a film is formed from the composition, expansion of the expansion material typically causes rupturing or fracturing of the film. No further treatment of the surface of the film is typically required after expansion of the expansion material to obtain good emission properties. A surface formed from such a fractured film acts as an efficient electron field emitter and thus is useful in vacuum microelectronic devices.

Abstract: Evaporation and condensation of carbon is effected by arc discharge between an anode formed of a carbon electrode and a cathode disposed facing the carbon electrode 2 in an inert gas atmosphere, and at the same time, the generated carbon nanotubes are dispersed into an inert gas and transported along with the inert gas through a transporting tube, and a jet of the inert gas containing the carbon nanotubes is emitted from a nozzle, thereby forming carbon nanotubes on a target substrate. This provides a carbon nanotube manufacturing method wherein carbon nanotubes are generated with a simple process, and the CNT patterning process is simplified by forming a carbon nanotube film on a substrate, thereby reducing costs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a field emitter electrode, in which carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are aligned in the direction of a generated magnetic field. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of dispersing a solution of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) diluted in a solvent, on a substrate fixed to the upper part of an electromagnetic field generator, and fixing the carbon nanotubes aligned in the direction of an electromagnetic field generated from the electromagnetic field generator. According to the disclosed method, high-density and high-capacity carbon nanotubes aligned in the direction of a generated electromagnetic field can be fabricated in a simple process and can be applied as positive electrode materials for field emission displays (FEDs), sensors, electrodes, backlights and the like.

Abstract: A method for fabricating dielectric encapsulated electrodes. The process includes anodizing a metal to form a dielectric layer with columnar micropores; dissolving a portion of the dielectric layer and then anodizing the resultant structure a second time. The nanoporous structure that results can provide properties superior to those of conventional dielectric encapsulated metals. The pores of the dielectric may be backfilled with one or more materials to further tailor the properties of the dielectric.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for improving the field emission of an electron field emitter comprised of an acicular emitting substance such as acicular carbon, an acicular semiconductor, an acicular metal or a mixture thereof, comprising applying a force to the surface of the electron field emitter wherein the force results in the removal of a portion of the electron field emitter thereby forming a new surface of the electron field emitter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode plate of the field emission display and the fabrication method thereof. The emission layer is formed on the electrode layer within the trench in a self-aligned way by screen printing or ink-jetting. Since the emission layer is accurately aligned with the electrode layer, the pattern quality is improved and the overflow or disrupture problems in screen printing are alleviated.

Abstract: A field emission device manufactured by the disclosed method and employed in a display unit includes a glass substrate, an emitter electrode formed on the glass substrate, a carbon nanotube (CNT) emitter formed on the emitter electrode, and a gate stack formed around the CNT emitter. Electron beams are extracted from the CNT emitter and the extracted electron beams are focused onto a given position. The gate stack includes a mask layer that covers the emitter electrode provided around the CNT emitter, a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode sequentially formed on the mask layer, a focus gate insulating layer having double inclined planes facing the CNT emitter on the gate electrode, and focus gate electrode coated on the focus gate insulating layer.

Abstract: A method for depositing a coating of a nanostructure material onto a substrate includes: (1) forming a solution or suspension of containing the nanostructure material; (2) selectively adding “chargers” to the solution; (3) immersing electrodes in the solution, the substrate upon which the nanostructure material is to be deposited acting as one of the electrodes; (4) applying a direct and/or alternating current electrical field between the two electrodes for a certain period of time thereby causing the nanostructure materials in the solution to migrate toward and attach themselves to the substrate electrode; and (5) subsequent optional processing of the coated substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an electron-emitting device using a carbon fiber as an electronic member. A carbon fiber through which a cathode electrode and a control electrode are short-circuited is removed to obtain an electron-emitting device having a uniform electron emission characteristic. A first electrode including a plurality of fibers each containing carbon and a second electrode are prepared. Then, a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode with a state where a potential of the first electrode becomes higher than a potential of the second electrode to remove a carbon fiber through which the first electrode and the second electrode are short-circuited.

Abstract: Disclosed is an emitter composition of a field emission cell that is printed on a cathode substrate of a display to be applied to an electron emission source, including a carbon nanotube, a binder, glass frit, a dispersing agent and an organic solvent, characterized by further having 0.1–20 w % of diamond. Further, a manufacturing method of the emitter composition and a field emission cell using the emitter composition are also provided. In the current invention, since the field emission cell has the carbon nanotube and the diamond distributed simultaneously therein, it has a relatively high current density even at the same driving voltage, thereby improving emitting properties. In addition, the field emission cell is advantageous in terms of superior printability and stable field emission, while reducing various expenses required to operate and repair constitutive parts thereof.

Abstract: Described herein is a resistor layer for use in field emission display devices and the like, and its method of manufacture. The resistor layer is an amorphous silicon layer doped with nitrogen and phosphorus. Nitrogen concentration in the resistor layer is preferably between about 5 and 15 atomic percent. The presence of nitrogen and phosphorus in the silicon prevents diffusion of Si atoms into metal conductive layers such as aluminum, even up to diffusion and packaging temperatures. The nitrogen and phosphorus also prevent defects from forming at the boundary between the resistor layer and metal conductor. This leads to better control over shorting and improved resistivity in the resistor.

Abstract: A display device includes an electron-emitting device which is a laminate of an insulating layer and a pair of opposing electrodes formed on a planar substrate. A portion of the insulating layer is between the electrodes and contains fine particles of an electron emitting substance, that portion acting as an electron emitting region. Electrons are emitted from the electron emission region by applying a voltage to the electrodes, thereby stimulating a phosphorous to emit light.