title: Characterization of a high voltage flat panel display unit using nanotube-based emitters.
abstract: Details are given of an experimental investigation carried out to study the field electron emission characteristics of a field emission flat panel display unit using a carbon nanotube-epoxy composite as electron emission material. These include: (i) dependence of direct emission current-voltage characteristic on vacuum gap spacing, (ii) the variation of the proportion of emission current passing through an aperture hole of a gate electrode with changing structural parameters of the device, and (iii) the uniformity and display characteristics of a typical display unit. Our findings indicate that it is very likely for one to produce a near-market prototype high voltage field emission flat panel display, if more sophisticated fabrication and assembly technique is adapted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Guangdong Province Key Lab of Display Material and Technology, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen