AVS 46th International Symposium
    Flat Panel Displays Topical Conference Monday Sessions
       Session FP+VT-MoM

Paper FP+VT-MoM7
A Novel Electron Emission Flat Panel Display Using Cesiated Amorphous Diamond Planar Emitter Structure

Monday, October 25, 1999, 10:20 am, Room 604

Session: Field Emission Displays and Vacuum Packaging Issues
Presenter: S. Kim, SKION Corporation
Authors: S. Kim, SKION Corporation
M.H. Sohn, SKION Corporation
Y.S. Park, SKION Corporation
N.W. Paik, SKION Corporation
B. Lee, SKION Corporation
Y.H. Lee, Sung-Kyun-Kwan University, S.Korea
D.H. Lee, Sung-Kyun-Kwan University, S.Korea
Y.J. Sung, Sung-Kyun-Kwan University, S.Korea
G.Y. Yeom, Sung-Kyun-Kwan University, S.Korea
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Oxidized cesiated amorphous diamond films have been developed for electron emitters. The work function of the surface is as low as 1.05 eV. The work function, chemical composition and structure are found to be stable even after annealing at temperatures up to 700 degree C. A very low turn-on field of 5-7 V/µmm is obtained by a planar geometry field emission measurement. A unique Pierce-type planar electron extraction geometry has been developed for flat panel display applications. Unlike field emission from a sharp point, the structure produces a long focal length beam of the order of few centimeters. In this paper, the fabrication procedure of the emitter structure and its emission properties will be presented.