公开(公告)号：AU2776501A

公开(公告)日：2001-08-07

申请号：AU2776501

申请日：2001-01-08

Applicant: CANDESCENT TECH CORP

Inventor： PAN LAWRENCE S ,  SCHROPP DONALD R JR ,  CHAKAROV VASIL M ,  O'REILLY JOHN K ,  HOPPLE GEORGE B ,  SPINDT CHRISTOPHER J ,  BARTON ROGER W ,  NYSTROM MICHAEL J ,  RAMESH RAMAMOORTHY ,  DUNPHY JAMES C ,  PEI SHIYOU ,  NARAYANAN KOLLENGODE

IPC: H01J1/30 ,  H01J5/03 ,  H01J9/24 ,  H01J19/50 ,  H01J29/02 ,  H01J29/86 ,  H01J29/87 ,  H01J31/12 ,  H01J1/62

Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus comprising: a faceplate, a backplate disposed opposing said faceplate, said faceplate and said backplate adapted to be connected in a sealed environment such that a low pressure region exists between said faceplate and said backplate; a spacer assembly (900) disposed within said sealed environment, said spacer assembly supporting said faceplate and said backplate against forces acting in a direction towards said sealed environment, said spacer assembly tailored to provide a secondary electron emission coefficient of approximately 1 for said spacer assembly when said spacer assembly is subjected to flat panel display operating voltages, said spacer assembly further including a spacer structure (902); and a coating material (904) applied to at least a portion of said spacer structure, wherein said coating material is comprised of a layered material that is oriented with its basal plane parallel to a face of said spacer structure (902).