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Material for converting ultraviolet ray and display device using the same

US6583561B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2001
Grant dateJun 24, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J11/42
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a gas discharge display device having improved luminous efficiency by effectively using ultraviolet ray, which is absorbed in a partition wall or a protective film and the like without contributing to excitation of a fluorescent material. By adding gadolinium to the materials excluding the fluorescent material among structures surrounding the discharge cell, ultraviolet ray having a wavelength of 315 nm is generated, which can excite the fluorescent material. The ultraviolet ray excites the fluorescent material to generate visible light, and then, electric-light conversion efficiency is improved.

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