A field emission light source using a reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) cathode and cathodoluminescent phosphors

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 467-472

  Cao, Mitchell M ^a   Chacon, Rebecca J ^b   Hunt, Charles E ^c,d  

^a Laserfiche Corporation   (United States)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; cathodoluminescence (CL); electron sources; light sources; phosphors; vacuum microelectronics

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENT PHOSPHORS; EXTRACTION FIELDS; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RETICULATED VITREOUS CARBON; VACUUM ENVIRONMENT; VACUUM MICROELECTRONICS;

FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; GLASSY CARBON; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; MICROELECTRONICS; PHOSPHORS; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS;

EID: 79960925626     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2011.2116151     Document Type: Article

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