Light emission device

Abstract

In an embodiment of the present invention, a light emission device includes a vacuum vessel that includes first and second substrates facing each other and a sealing member for sealing the first and second substrates, an electron emission unit that is located on an inner surface of the first substrate and includes a plurality of electron emission regions and a plurality of driving electrodes for controlling the electron emission of the electron emission regions, a light emission unit that is located on an inner surface of the second substrate, and a heat dissipation layer that defines an uppermost layer of the electron emission unit and has a thermal conductivity of at least 2 W/cmK, a portion of the heat dissipation layer extending out of the vacuum vessel through a region between the sealing member and the first substrate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, together with the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a light emission device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the light emission device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of a light emission device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of an electron emission unit and a first substrate of a light emission device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of an electron emission unit and a first substrate of a light emission device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially cut-away perspective view of a light emission device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A light emission device comprising: a vacuum vessel including first and second substrates facing each other and a sealing member for sealing the first and second substrates;an electron emission unit located on an inner surface of the first substrate and including a plurality of electron emission regions and a plurality of driving electrodes for controlling an electron emission of the electron emission regions;a light emission unit located on an inner surface of the second substrate; anda heat dissipation layer defining an uppermost layer of the electron emission unit and having a thermal conductivity of at least 2 W/cmK, a portion of the heat dissipation layer extending out of the vacuum vessel through a region between the sealing member and the first substrate.

2. The light emission device of claim 1, wherein the heat dissipation layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), copper (Cu), platinum (Pt), aluminum (Al), and combinations thereof.

3. The light emission device of claim 1, further comprising an insulation layer located between the driving electrodes and the heat dissipation layer, wherein a portion of the insulation layer extends out of the vacuum vessel through a region between the heat dissipation layer and the first substrate.

4. The light emission device of claim 1, wherein the heat dissipation layer is adapted to be applied with a voltage for focusing electron beams.

5. The light emission device of claim 1, wherein the heat dissipation layer includes a pair of longitudinal edges and a pair of lateral edges, andwherein at least one edge of the pair of longitudinal edges or the pair of lateral edges is located outside the vacuum vessel.

6. The light emission device of claim 5, wherein the at least one edge comprises a plurality of heat dissipation projections.

7. The light emission device of claim 1, wherein the driving electrodes include: a plurality of cathode electrodes;a plurality of gate electrodes located above the cathode electrodes and crossing the cathode electrodes, a first insulation layer being interposed between the cathode electrodes and the gate electrodes; anda focusing electrode located above the gate electrodes, a second insulation layer being interposed between the focusing electrode and the gate electrodes,wherein the heat dissipation layer is formed on the focusing electrode.

8. The light emission device of claim 7, wherein the focusing electrode includes a material selected from the group consisting of chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), and combinations thereof, andwherein the heat dissipation layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), copper (Cu), platinum (Pt), aluminum (Al), and combinations thereof.

9. The light emission device of claim 7, wherein a portion of the second insulation layer extends out of the vacuum vessel at a region between the heat dissipation layer and the first substrate.

10. The light emission device of claim 1, wherein the light emission unit includes a phosphor layer for emitting white light and an anode electrode located on a surface of the phosphor layer.

11. The light emission device of claim 1, wherein the light emission unit includes red, green, and blue phosphor layers spaced apart from each other, a black layer located between at least two of the red, green, and blue phosphor layers, and an anode electrode located on respective surfaces of the red, green, and blue phosphor layers and the black layer.

12. The light emission device of claim 11, further comprising at least one spacer located between the light emission unit and the heat dissipation layer, the location of the at least one spacer corresponding to a positioning of the black layer.

13. The light emission device of claim 1, wherein the electron emission regions comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphite nanofibers, diamonds, diamond-like carbon, fullerene (C60), silicon nanowires, and combinations thereof.

14. A light emission device comprising: a vacuum vessel including first and second substrates facing each other and a sealing member for sealing the first and second substrates;an electron emission unit located on an inner surface of the first substrate and including a plurality of electron emission regions and a plurality of driving electrodes for controlling an electron emission of the electron emission regions;a light emission unit located on an inner surface of the second substrate; anda plurality of spacers located between the electron emission unit and the light emission unit,wherein the driving electrodes include a first electrode defining an uppermost layer of the electron emission unit and contacting the spacers, the first electrode having a thermal conductivity of at least 2 W/cmK, and a portion of the first electrode extending out of the vacuum vessel through a region between the sealing member and the first substrate.

15. The light emission device of claim 14, wherein the first electrode includes a material selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), copper (Cu), platinum (Pt), aluminum (Al), and combinations thereof.

16. The light emission device of claim 14, wherein the first electrode includes a pair of longitudinal edges and a pair of lateral edges; and at least one edge of the pair of longitudinal edges or the pair of lateral edges is located outside the vacuum vessel.

17. The light emission device of claim 16, wherein the at least one edge comprises a plurality of heat dissipation projections.

18. The light emission device of claim 14, wherein the first electrode is adapted to receive a voltage for focusing electron beams.

19. The light emission device of claim 14, wherein the driving electrodes further include: a plurality of cathode electrodes;a plurality of gate electrodes located above the cathode electrodes and crossing the cathode electrodes, a first insulation layer being interposed between the cathode electrodes and the gate electrodes; anda second electrode located above the gate electrodes, a second insulation layer being interposed between the second electrode and the gate electrodes,wherein the first electrode is formed on the second electrode.

20. The light emission device of claim 19, wherein the second electrode includes a material selected from the group consisting of chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), and combinations thereof, andwherein the first electrode includes a material selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), copper (Cu), platinum (Pt), aluminum (Al), and combinations thereof.