Study on the Panel Fabrication for the Field Emission Display with Symmetrical Electrode Stripe

Abstract

Using carbon nanotubes as cold cathode material, the panel fabrication for the diode field emission display (FED) with symmetrical electrode stripe was studied. The indium tin oxide (ITO) film was used as conduction electrode on the substrate plate surface, and the precise photolithography method was adopted as the high effective fabrication process. For the both cathode and anode plate, the whole ITO film would be etched in the bar form, and the divided bar ITO stripe would be arranged symmetrically. On the cathode plate surface, the printed silver slurry was used to form the cathode extension lines and the cathode insulation layer was formed with the sintered insulation slurry. Whether for the cathode ITO electrodes or for the anode ITO electrodes, the length of bar ITO electrode become small, which would be beneficial for reducing the panel working-voltage. The FED panel was sealed and measured, which possessed good field emission characteristics.