Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an electron emitter, the method includes discharging a droplet of a function liquid containing a material for forming the conductive film onto a discharge surface of the substrate by a droplet discharge device to adhere a liquid-state object to at least part of an area in which the conductive film is to be formed, drying the liquid-state to form the conductive film, and forming an electron emission section in the conductive film by applying an current between the pair of element electrodes, wherein when accompanied by the drying to form the conductive film, the discharging forms the liquid-state object in a shape having a constricted part for forming a latent image section that has a relatively thin film thickness in a portion for forming the electron emitter.
Abstract:
An image display apparatus includes: a rear plate having multiple electron-emitting devices; and a face plate having multiple anode electrodes and a common electrode electrically connected to the multiple anode electrodes, and facing the rear plate. The rear plate has a first conductive member at a position facing the common electrode, and the first conductive member is electrically connected via a resistive device to a second conductive member that is applied with a potential lower than a potential which is applied to the multiple anode electrodes.
Abstract:
A slit forming process with respect to a coated film, includes: forming a step pattern having an end part on a substrate; coating a liquid material for forming a coated film on the substrate in the manner of covering at least the end part of the step pattern; and forming the coated film by drying the coated liquid material, together with forming a slit at a position corresponding to the end part of the step pattern.
Abstract:
A manufacturing method of an electron-emitting device according to the present invention includes the steps of: preparing a substrate having a first electrode and a second electrode, and a conductive film for connecting the first electrode and the second electrode; and forming a gap on the conductive film by applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein a planar shape of the conductive film has a V-shape portion between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Abstract:
A conductive film of thickness of from 3 nm to 50 nm made from a metal or ally formed on a substrate, wherein the ratio of density thereof to bulk density of the metal or alloy is from 0.2 to 0.5, and the ratio of resistivity thereof to bulk resistivity of the metal or alloy is from 100 to 100000.
Abstract:
An image display apparatus of smaller beam deviation is provided by making smaller the absolute value of an angle formed by an initial velocity vector of an electron emitted from the first electron-emitting devices closest to a spacer 100 and a line parallel to the longitudinal direction of a spacer 100, rather than the absolute value of an angle formed by an initial velocity vector of an electron emitted from the second electron-emitting devices secondary closer to the spacer 100 and the line parallel to the longitudinal direction of the spacer 100.
Abstract:
A surface-conduction electron emitter includes a substrate, two electrodes disposed on the substrate and parallel to each other, and a plurality of line-shaped carbon nanotube elements fixed on at least one electrode. One end of each carbon nanotube element points to the other electrode. An electron source using the surface-conduction electron emitter includes a substrate, a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate and parallel to each other, and a plurality of line-shaped carbon nanotube elements fixed on at least one electrode. One end of each carbon nanotube element points to the other electrode.
Abstract:
An image formation apparatus is disclosed which includes, within an enclosure configured by a pair of substrates placed face to face and an external frame placed between the substrates, an electron source placed on one of the pair of substrates, an image formation material placed on the other substrate, and spacers placed between the substrates, characterized in that the spacers and the external frame is conductive and device is provided for electrically connecting the spacers and the external frame so that the equipotential surfaces between the spacers and the external frame are quasi-parallel when driven.
Abstract:
A method for forming patterned insulating elements on a substrate includes a plurality of exposure steps of exposing a photosensitive paste provided on the substrate through at least one mask having a predetermined pattern; a developing step of developing the exposed photosensitive paste to form a precursor pattern; and a firing step of firing the precursor pattern to form the patterned insulating elements. This method is applied to a method for forming an electron source and a method for forming an image display device including the electron source.
Abstract:
An electron emission device is provided which has sufficient on/off characteristics and is capable of efficiently emitting electrons with a low voltage. An electron emission device includes a substrate, a cathode electrode, a gate electrode, which are arranged on the substrate, an insulation layer covering the surface of the cathode electrode, and a dipole layer formed by terminating the surface of the insulation layer with hydrogen.