• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.284-290
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• 2006

This study uses neon, xenon, and helium gas mixture microdischarge to determine the effects of priming particles on the neon emission characteristics in an alternate current plasma display panel (AC PDP). The infrared (823 nm) and neon emission (585 nm) intensities are measured and compared in the blue cells in the case of new discharge with priming particles or conventional discharge without priming particles, respectively. It is found that the priming particles can produce a plasma discharge effectively even under the weak electric field condition, thereby resulting in reducing the neon emission intensity remarkably without sacrificing the IR emission intensity. As a result, it is found that the Ne emission intensity is reduced by about 46.4 % but the blue visible emission intensity is increased by about 15.2 % when compared with the conventional discharge without priming particles.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.333-336
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• 2009

A series of microcavity plasma devices having various electrode geometries were investigated for the display and lighting applications. Addressable, self-assembled Al/$Al_2O_3$ electrodes were fabricated in a thin, flexible single sheet of Al foil. And, enhanced luminance and efficient microplasmas are achieved by precise control of the cross-sectional geometry and surface morphology of the cavities within the microplasma devices. New microdischarge system fabricated in various substrates will be introduced.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.886-889
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• 2006

Twin Auxiliary Electrodes were applied to the counter sustain electrode structure plasma display panels for the improvement of luminous efficiency. In advanced, we investigated the spatiotemporal behaviors of excited $Xe^{\ast\ast}(2p)$ atoms in that structure unit cell with various applied voltage conditions for the auxiliary electrodes. The near-IR emissions were observed by an ICCD camera combined with narrow band pass filter. As a partial result, the intensity of IR emissions and the response time were improved with the proposed twin auxiliary electrodes.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.925-928
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• 2006

With the high sustain frequency at 250 kHz, a three-dimensional diagnostics of excited xenon atoms was investigated by the emission and absorption microscopic spectroscopy for plasma display panels, spatiotemporally. As a typical feature of the emissions, a broad discharge peak was observed on the temporal cathode and a sharp one was monitored on the anode, at the high frequency. However, the discharge starts from the cathode edge, actually, that is a discharge space on the floated address (or data) electrode. Spatially, the dense emission and absorption peak were observed in the discharge space between the sustain electrodes gap. Overall, the microdischarge at high sustain frequency showed priming dominant characteristics.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.641-647
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• 2008

In this paper, we have studied the basic discharge characteristics of ac-type cylindrical microcavity structure. The structure has a two electrodes, which are positioned in the bottom of the cavity and in the side wall of the cylinder, respectively. The discharge showed asymmetric phenomena depending on the position of a cathode electrode. When the bottom electrode was a cathode, the discharge was stronger even though the area of the cathode was smaller than that of the anode. Simulation results revealed that the focused electric field toward the bottom electrode increased ion density in the space which in turn strengthened the cathode sheath and ionization process.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.53 no.7
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• pp.377-381
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• 2004

A discharge plasma reactor using a ferroelectric pellet packed bed is now used as a removal means of pollutant gases, such as NOx, SOx and VOCs. When an ac voltage is applied to this plasma reactor, then the pellets are polarized, and great electric fields are formed at each top and bottom contact points of the ferroelectric pellets. Thus the points of each pellet become covered with intense corona discharges, where an electrophysicochemical reaction is taking place strongly However these strong discharges also elevate the temperature of the pellets greatly and concurrently decrease the output ozone generation, as a result, the overall removal efficiency of gas becomes decreased greatly A new configuration of discharge plasma reactor using a ferroelectric pellet layer and a wire-to-wire electrode has been proposed and investigated experimentally. It is found that an intensive microdischarge is taking place on the surface of ac corona-charged ferroelectric pellet layer of the proposed reactor, which concurrently enhances the efficiency of plasma generation greatly And, this type of configuration of plasma reactor utilizing a wire-to-wire electrode and a ferroelectric pellet layer could be used as one of effective plasma reactors to remove pollutant gas.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.231-231
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• 1999

PDP(Plasma Display Panel)는 21세기 디스플레이 시장을 대체할 차세대 디스플레이 장치로서 넓은 시야각, 얇고, 가볍고, 메모리기능이 있다는 여러 가지 장점들을 가지고 있지만 현재 고휘도, 고효율, 저소비전력 등의 문제점들을 해결하여야 한다. 이러한 문제점들의 해결을 위해서는 명확한 미세방전 PDP 플라즈마에 대한 정확한 진단 및 해석이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 미세 면방전 AC-PDP 플라즈마의 기초 변수들 (플라즈마 밀도 & 온도, 플라즈마 뜬 전위, 플라즈마 전위 등의 측정을 통해 고휘도, 고효율 PDP를 위한 최적의 방전환경을 알아내는 데 있다. 일반적으로 전자의 밀도는 방전전류에 비례하는 관계를 보인다. 전류에 대해 방전전압이 일정하다면 전자밀도가 커짐에 따라서 휘도는 포화되며 상대적으로 휘도와 전류의 비로 표시되는 발광효율은 감소하게 된다. 반면 전자밀도가 상당히 작다면 휘도는 전자밀도에 비례하고 효율은 최대값을 보인다. 따라서 미세구조 PDP에서 휘도와 발광효율, 양쪽에 부합하는 최적의 방전환경을 플라즈마 전자밀도와 온도의 측정을 통해서 해석하는 것이 필요하다. 본 실험에서는 방전기체의 종류와 Ne+Xe 방전기체의 조성비에 따른 플라즈마 밀도, 온도의 공간적인 분포특성을 진단하기 위해서 초미세 랑뮈에 탐침(지름: 수 $mu extrm{m}$)을 제작하였다. 제작된 초미세 탐침을 컴퓨터로 제어되는 스텝핑모터를 장착한 정밀 X, Y, Z stage에 부착하여서 수 $\mu\textrm{m}$간격의 탐침 삽입위치에 따라서 미세면방전 AC-PDP의 플라즈마 밀도 및 온도분포 특성을 진단하였다. PDP 방전공간에 초미세 랑뮈에 탐침을 삽입해서 -200~+200V의 바이어스 전압을 가해준다. 음의 바이어스 전압구간에서 이온 포화전류를 얻어내어 여기서 플라즈마 이온 밀도를 측정하고 양의 바이어스 전압구간에서 플라즈마 전자온도를 측정하면 미세면방전 AC-PDP 플라즈마의 기초 진단이 가능하다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.253.2-253.2
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• 2014

Micro hollow cathode discharges (MHCDs) are high-pressure, non-equilibrium discharges. Those MHCDs are useful to produce an excimer radiation. A major advantage of excimer sources is their high internal efficiency which may reach values up to 40% when operated under optimum conditions. To produce strong excimer radiation, the optimisation of the discharge conditions however needs a detailed knowledge of the properties of the discharge plasma itself. The electron density and temperature influence the excitation as well as plasma chemistry reactions and the gas temperature plays a major role as a significant energy loss process limiting efficiency of excimer radiation. Most of the recent spectroscopic investigations are focusing on the ultraviolet or vacuum ultraviolet range for direct detection of the excimer. In our experiments we have concentrated on investigating the micro hollow cathodes from the near UV to the near infrared (300~850 nm) to measure the basic plasma parameters using standard plasma diagnostic techniques such as stark broadening for electron density and the relative line intensity method for electron temperature. Finally, the neutral gas temperature was measured by means of the vibrational rotational structures of the second positive system of nitrogen.