Electron Emission Theory for LCD Backlight

  • Kim, Hee-Tae (LCD Technology Center, LCD Business, Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Chin (LCD Technology Center, LCD Business, Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.) ;
  • Nam, Seok-Hyun (LCD Technology Center, LCD Business, Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.) ;
  • Jang, Tae-Seok (LCD Technology Center, LCD Business, Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.)
  • Published : 2008.10.13

Abstract

We considered most general electron emission caused by temperature as well as electric field with a free electron gas model. The total electron emission current density comes from field emission effect where electron energy is lower than vacuum and from thermionic emission effect where electron energy is higher than vacuum. The total electron emission current density is shown as a function of temperature for constant electric field, and as a function of electric field for constant temperature.

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