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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1996
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An electric discharge tube or discharge lamp, in particular a flat-panel display screen, includes one or more low-temperature cathodes having a holder, which, optionally, is provided with a heating or cooling element, a conductive bottom layer which is applied to the holder, optionally a substrate with dispenser material, and a top coating of ultrafine particles having a nanostructure. The top coating has a surface layer consisting of an emitter complex formed from an emission material comprising several components. The cathodes have a high reliability and a long service life under a normal working load. The emission is stable, which contributes to a constant picture quality throughout the life of the discharge lamp or discharge tube. The discharge tubes or discharge lamps in accordance with the invention have short switching times and the advantage that their construction has been simplified and that their energy consumption is low. A method of manufacturing low-temperature cathodes in accordance with the invention is described.