Amorphous semiconductors for cold cathodes: a route to large-area flat-panel displays

Journal of the Society for Information Display

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-21

  Silva, S R P ^a   Carey, J D ^a   Forrest, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CARBON; COLD CATHODE TUBES; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTORS; FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY; FOWLER-NORDHEIM TUNNELING; SPACE CHARGE CONTROLLED EMISSION; SPINDT CATHODES; SURFACE EMISSION;

FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS;

EID: 0033650368     PISSN: 10710922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1889/1.1828692     Document Type: Article

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