公开(公告)号：WO1997015939A2

公开(公告)日：1997-05-01

申请号：PCT/IL1996000130

申请日：1996-10-23

Applicant: ELAM-ELECTROLUMINESCENT INDUSTRIES LTD.

Inventor： ELAM-ELECTROLUMINESCENT INDUSTRIES LTD. ,  BAUMBERG, Israel ,  BODENHEIMER, Joseph, S. ,  DVIR, Joseph ,  VOSKOBOINIK, Moses

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H05B33/20 ,  H05B33/00 ,  H05B33/10 ,  H05B33/26

Abstract: There is provided a light source consisting of at least one flexible, cable-like electroluminescent filament, each filament having a central electrode (2) surrounded by an electrically insulating dielectric layer (4), and a layer (6) consisting of a mixture of an electroluminophor powder and a binder. The mixture is applied to the dielectric layer (4). The light source also includes a transparent electrode (8) surrounding the mixture layer (6). Pores formed in the mixture layer (6) are filled in by a transparent filler substance. A method for preparing the light source is also provided.

Abstract translation: 提供了由至少一个柔性电缆状电致发光丝组成的光源，每个灯丝具有由电绝缘介电层（4）包围的中心电极（2），以及由（6）组成的层 电致发光体粉末和粘合剂。 将混合物施加到电介质层（4）。 光源还包括围绕混合层（6）的透明电极（8）。 在混合层（6）中形成的孔由透明填料物质填充。 还提供了一种制备光源的方法。

公开(公告)号：WO1998005054A2

公开(公告)日：1998-02-05

申请号：PCT/RU1997000238

申请日：1997-07-25

Applicant: RAKHIMOV, Alexandr Tursunovich ,  SUETIN, Nikolai Vladislavovich ,  MURATOV, Evgeny Anatolievich

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H01J63/06

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-luminosity light source which comprises a body with a transparent screen having an electro-conductive layer applied thereon for supporting a luminophore. A planar cathode is mounted within the body, while a grid-type anode is placed between the screen and the cathode at a predetermined distance from the latter. The body is filled with a working gas consisting of an inert gas or a mixture of inert gases, while the anode and the cathode may be made of spray-resistant materials. The cathode may be made in the shape of a grid, while an additional screen having an electro-conductive layer applied thereon for supporting a luminophore is placed on the side of said cathode. A highly efficient photoluminophore may be used as the luminophore, while the working-gas pressure and the excitation parameters are optimally selected for excitation of the ultraviolet radiation of the working gas. Unlike light sources used in prior art, the luminophore is excited by electrons originating from a secondary emission, thus producing strong currents of electron beams and a high luminosity. This construction may also be used to provide sources with a large surface area. The light source of the present invention is an efficient one with a high intensity.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种高亮度光源，其包括具有透明屏幕的主体，该透明屏幕具有用于支撑发光体的导电层。 平面阴极安装在体内，而格栅型阳极以与之相隔预定的距离放置在屏幕和阴极之间。 主体装有由惰性气体或惰性气体混合物组成的工作气体，而阳极和阴极可以由防喷涂材料制成。 阴极可以制成网格形状，而在其上施加有用于支撑发光体的导电层的附加屏幕被放置在所述阴极侧。 可以使用高效的光引发剂作为发光体，而工作气体压力和激发参数被最佳选择用于激发工作气体的紫外线辐射。 与现有技术中使用的光源不同，发光体被来自二次发射的电子激发，从而产生强大的电子束电流和高亮度。 这种结构也可用于为源提供大的表面积。 本发明的光源是高强度的光源。

公开(公告)号：WO1998032145A2

公开(公告)日：1998-07-23

申请号：PCT/US1997023718

申请日：1997-12-30

Applicant: ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ,  POTTER, Michael, D.

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H01J3/022 ,  H01J9/025

Abstract: A device useful as a display element has an electron emitter and an anode disposed to receive electrons emitted from the emitter. The anode has surface portions differing in resistivity, providing an electron sink portion at the surface portion of lowest resistivity. A preferred embodiment has a lateral field-emission electron emitter and has an anode formed by processes specially adapted to provide anode portions of differing resistivity, including the electron sink portion. The electron sink portion is preferably disposed at a position laterally spaced apart from the emitting tip of the device's electron emitter. In a particularly preferred fabrication process, the anode is formed by depositing a base layer, depositing and patterning an etch-stop layer with an opening to define the electron-sink portion, forming an opening by etching overlying layers down to the etch-stop layer, and heating the base layer and etch-stop layer to form an anode surface that includes both an integral electron-sink portion and a cathodoluminescent phosphor for emitting light. The fabrication process provides for fabricating a plurality of display element devices to make a flat panel display.

Abstract translation: 用作显示元件的器件具有设置成接收从发射极发射的电子的电子发射器和阳极。 阳极具有电阻率不同的表面部分，在最低电阻率的表面部分提供电子吸收部分。 优选实施例具有横向场发射电子发射器，并且具有通过特别适于提供包括电子吸收部分的不同电阻率的阳极部分的工艺形成的阳极。 电子吸收部优选设置在与器件的电子发射体的发射端横向间隔开的位置。 在特别优选的制造工艺中，阳极通过沉积基底层，沉积和图案化具有开口的蚀刻停止层以形成电子吸收部分而形成，通过将覆盖层向下蚀刻到蚀刻停止层 并且加热基底层和蚀刻停止层以形成包括用于发光的整体电子吸收部分和阴极发光荧光体的阳极表面。 制造工艺提供制造多个显示元件装置以制作平板显示器。

公开(公告)号：WO1997013266A2

公开(公告)日：1997-04-10

申请号：PCT/US1996020919

申请日：1996-06-19

Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION

Inventor： THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION ,  SPENCE, Paul, D.

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H01J37/3244 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H01J37/32027 ,  H01J37/32082 ,  H01J37/3277 ,  H01J37/32825 ,  Y10S422/906

Abstract: Two methods and corresponding electrode designs are provided for the generation of a plasma at or about one atmosphere. Using these methods, various webs, films and three-dimensional objects are beneficially treated in a reduced amount of time. A first method utilizes a repetitive, asymmetric voltage pulse to generate a plasma discharge between two electrodes. An asymmetric voltage pulse is used to generate a discharge in which a substrate can be exposed predominately to either positive or negative plasma species depending on the voltage polarity used. A second method uses the gap capacitance of an electrode pair and an external inductor in shunt to form a resonant LC circuit. The circuit is driven by a high power radio frequency source operating at 1 to 30 MHz to generate a uniform discharge between the electrode pair. Both methods have temperature controlled discharge surfaces with supply gas temperature, humidity and flow rate control. The gas flow is typically sufficient to cause a turbulent flow field in the discharge region where materials are treated. Electrode pairs implement these methods and include a metal faced electrode and a dielectric covered electrode, one or both of which have a series of holes extending through the electrode face for supply gas flow. The second of the above-described methods will also operate with paired, metal faced electrodes, but under more restricted operating conditions.

Abstract translation: 提供两种方法和相应的电极设计用于在一个大气压或约一个大气压下产生等离子体。 使用这些方法，以减少的时间量有利地处理各种幅材，膜和三维物体。 第一种方法利用重复的非对称电压脉冲在两个电极之间产生等离子体放电。 使用不对称电压脉冲来产生放电，其中基板可以主要暴露于正或负的等离子体物质，这取决于所使用的电压极性。 第二种方法使用分流器中的电极对和外部电感器的间隙电容来形成谐振LC电路。 该电路由工作于1至30MHz的高功率射频源驱动，以在电极对之间产生均匀的放电。 两种方法都具有温度控制的排放表面，供应气体温度，湿度和流量控制。 气流通常足以在处理材料的排放区域引起湍流场。 电极对实现这些方法，并且包括金属面对电极和介电覆盖电极，其中一个或两个具有延伸穿过电极面的一系列孔，用于供应气体流动。 上述方法中的第二种也将使用成对的金属面电极操作，但是在更受限制的操作条件下。

公开(公告)号：WO1997009731A2

公开(公告)日：1997-03-13

申请号：PCT/US1996013330

申请日：1996-08-19

Applicant: FED CORPORATION

Inventor： FED CORPORATION ,  JONES, Gary, W. ,  ZIMMERMAN, Steven, M. ,  SILVERNAIL, Jeffrey, A. ,  JONES, Susan, K., Schwartz

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H01J9/025 ,  H01J3/022 ,  H01J2201/319 ,  H01J2329/00 ,  Y10S428/938

Abstract: A field emitter device formed by a veil process wherein a protective layer (64/66) comprising a release layer (64) is deposited on the gate electrode layer (62) for the device, with the protective layer overlying the circumscribing peripheral edge of the opening of the gate electrode layer, to protect the edge of the gate electrode layer during etching of the field emitter cavity (72) in the dielectric material layer (30) on a substrate, and during the formation of a field emitter element (40) in the cavity by depositing a field emitter material through the opening. The protective layer is readily removed subsequent to completion of the cavity etching and emitter formation steps, to yield the field emitter device. Also disclosed are various planarizing structures and methods, and current limiter compositions permitting high efficiency emission of electrons from the field emitter elements at low turn-on voltages.

Abstract translation: 一种通过面纱工艺形成的场发射器件，其中包括释放层（64）的保护层（64/66）沉积在用于器件的栅极电极层（62）上，其中保护层覆盖在该外围边缘 在栅极电极层的开口处，以在蚀刻衬底中的电介质材料层（30）中的场致发射体空腔（72）和在形成场致发射体元件（40）期间保护栅电极层的边缘， 通过沉积通过开口的场发射体材料在腔中。 在腔蚀刻和发射极形成步骤完成之后，保护层容易去除，以产生场致发射器件。 还公开了各种平面化结构和方法，以及允许在低导通电压下从场致发射元件高效发射电子的限流器组合物。

公开(公告)号：WO1997003453A2

公开(公告)日：1997-01-30

申请号：PCT/US1996010978

申请日：1996-06-27

Applicant: INTEVAC, INC. ,  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

Inventor： INTEVAC, INC. ,  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ,  BAUM, Aaron, W. ,  COSTELLO, Kenneth, A.

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: G03F7/70375 ,  H01J3/021 ,  H01J27/04 ,  H01J37/073 ,  H01J2201/3423

Abstract: An electron source includes a negative electron affinity photocathode on a light-transmissive substrate and a light beam generator for directing a light beam through the substrate at the photocathode for exciting electrons into the conduction band. The photocathode has at least one active area for emission of electrons with dimensions of less than about two micrometers. The electron source further includes electron optics for forming the electrons into an electron beam and a vacuum enclosure for maintaining the photocathode at high vacuum. In one embodiment, the active emission area of the photocathode is defined by the light beam that is incident on the photocathode. In another embodiment, the active emission area of the photocathode is predefined by surface modification of the photocathode. The source provides very high brightness from an ultra-small active emission area of the photocathode.

Abstract translation: 电子源包括透光性基板上的负电子亲合性光电阴极和光束发生器，用于将光束引导通过基板在光电阴极处，以激发电子进入导带。 光电阴极具有用于发射尺寸小于约2微米的电子的至少一个有效面积。 电子源还包括用于将电子形成电子束的电子光学器件和用于将光电阴极保持在高真空度的真空外壳。 在一个实施例中，光电阴极的有效发射面积由入射在光电阴极上的光束限定。 在另一个实施方案中，光电阴极的活性发射面积是通过光电阴极的表面改性预先确定的。 光源从光电阴极的超小活性发射区提供非常高的亮度。

公开(公告)号：WO1998036439A2

公开(公告)日：1998-08-20

申请号：PCT/NL1997000489

申请日：1997-08-28

Applicant: IDING, Wilhelmus, Hermanus

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H01J61/547 ,  H01J61/025 ,  H01J61/327

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting unit in which the gas discharge vessel consists of two or more adjacently situated tubular elements (legs) connected by means of a bridge-construction and where between these legs an electrically conductive element is being placed which is galvanicly connected with one of the electrodes (filaments) of the gas discharge lamp, preferably via a high-ohmic electrical resistor, where this conductive element functions as an additional help for ignition of the lamp and can be used also for light reflection purposes.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种照明单元，其中气体放电容器由两个或多个相邻位置的管状元件（支脚）组成，该元件通过桥式结构连接，并且在这些支腿之间，放置导电元件，该导电元件与 气体放电灯的电极（灯丝）中的一个，优选地通过高欧姆电阻器，其中该导电元件用作灯的点火的附加帮助，并且还可以用于光反射目的。

公开(公告)号：WO1998001884A2

公开(公告)日：1998-01-15

申请号：PCT/US1997011672

申请日：1997-07-02

Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Inventor： THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ,  WUEST, Craig, R.

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H01J17/49 ,  H01J17/32

Abstract: A microgap flat panel display which comprises a thin gas-filled display tube that utilizes switched X-Y "pixel" strips to trigger electron avalanches and activate a phosphor at a given location on a display screen. The panel utilizes the principal of electron multiplication in a gas subjected to a high electric field to provide sufficient electron current to activate standard luminescent phosphors located on an anode. The X-Y conductive strips of a few micron widths may, for example, be deposited on opposite sides of a thin insulating substrate, or on one side of the adjacent substrates and function as a cathode. The X-Y strips are separated from the anode by a gap filled with a suitable gas. Electrical bias is selectively switched onto X and Y strips to activate a "pixel" in the region where these strips overlap. A small amount of a long-lived radioisotope is used to initiate an electron avalanche in the overlap region when bias is applied. The avalanche travels through the gas-filled gap and activates a luminescent phosphor of a selected color. The bias is adjusted to give a proportional electron multiplication to control brightness for a given pixel. The application of the electrical bias to the X-Y network of strips can be done using standard electronic switching systems consisting of transistor arrays. With the proper layout of X-Y strips, monochrome or additive color pixels can be triggered to form a display conforming to any video standard, e.g. NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.

Abstract translation: 一种微隙平板显示器，其包括利用切换的X-Y“像素”条来触发电子雪崩并在显示屏上的给定位置激活磷光体的气体充填显示管。 该面板利用在高电场的气体中的电子倍增原理来提供足够的电子电流以激活位于阳极上的标准发光荧光体。 例如，几微米宽度的X-Y导电条可以沉积在薄绝缘基板的相对侧上，或者在相邻基板的一侧上沉积并用作阴极。 X-Y条带与填充有合适气体的间隙从阳极分离。 选择性地将电偏压切换到X和Y条上以在这些条重叠的区域中激活“像素”。 当施加偏压时，少量的长寿命放射性同位素用于在重叠区域中引发电子雪崩。 雪崩穿过气体填充的间隙并激活所选颜色的发光磷光体。 调整偏置以给出比例电子倍增以控制给定像素的亮度。 将电偏压施加到条带的X-Y网络可以使用由晶体管阵列组成的标准电子开关系统来完成。 利用X-Y条的适当布局，可以触发单色或附加色像素以形成符合任何视频标准的显示器，例如， NTSC，PAL或SECAM。

公开(公告)号：WO1997014168A2

公开(公告)日：1997-04-17

申请号：PCT/US1996015591

申请日：1996-09-27

Applicant: SANDIA CORPORATION

Inventor： SANDIA CORPORATION ,  BOETTCHER, Gordon, E.

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: H01T2/02 ,  H01J19/24 ,  H01J21/02

Abstract: A cold cathode vacuum discharge tube, and method for making same, with an interior surface of the trigger probe (26) coated with carbon deposited by carbon vapor deposition (CVD) or diamond-like carbon (DLC) deposition. Preferably a solid graphite insert (84) is employed in the probe-cathode structure in place of an aluminum bushing employed in the prior art. The CVD or DLC probe face (90) is laser scribed to allow resistance trimming to match available trigger voltage signals and to reduce electrical aging.

Abstract translation: 一种冷阴极真空放电管及其制造方法，其中触发式探针（26）的内表面涂覆有通过碳气沉积（CVD）沉积的碳或类金刚石碳（DLC）沉积物。 优选地，在探针 - 阴极结构中使用固体石墨插入件（84）来代替现有技术中使用的铝衬套。 CVD或DLC探针面（90）被激光刻划以允许电阻调整以匹配可用的触发电压信号并且减少电老化。

公开(公告)号：WO1996041361A2

公开(公告)日：1996-12-19

申请号：PCT/US1996003859

申请日：1996-03-22

Applicant: JOUANNEAU, André

IPC: H01J00/00

CPC classification number: G21B3/00 ,  Y02E30/18

Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of plasmas and, more particularly, to the creation of very high density stable plasmas inside solids. Very high density stable plasmas have many applications, including among many others, plasma solid fusion, transmutation reactions, matter, particles and energy storage, etc... For decades, scientists have tried unsuccessfully to increase the storage density of particles such as hydrogen through diverse methods such as liquefaction or magnetic confinement. To date the results have not been up to expectations. This invention provides the means and technique necessary to increase the density of particles to another order of magnitude by showing how to create a very high density stable plasma inside a solid. This invention also presents the means and techniques necessary to exploit some of the obvious applications, such as plasma solid fusion, energy, particles, and heat production, among many others.

Abstract translation: 本发明一般涉及等离子体领域，更具体地涉及在固体内部产生非常高密度的稳定等离子体。 非常高密度的稳定等离子体有许多应用，其中包括等离子体固体融合，蜕变反应，物质，颗粒和能量储存等。几十年来，科学家们一直尝试不成功地提高颗粒如氢气的储存密度 不同的方法，如液化或磁约束。 到目前为止，结果还没有达到预期。 本发明提供了通过显示如何在固体中产生非常高密度的稳定等离子体而将颗粒密度增加到另一个数量级所需的手段和技术。 本发明还提出了利用诸如等离子体固体融合，能量，颗粒和热产生之类的一些显而易见的应用所必需的手段和技术。