Vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphor

We demonstrated a field emission lamp by employing a KMgF3 thin film as a solid-state vacuum ultraviolet phosphor. The output power of the lamp was 2 μW at an extraction voltage of 800 V and acceleration voltage of 1800 V, and it operated at wavelengths 140–220 nm, which is the shortest wavelength r...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Yanagihara, Mohd Zamri Yusop, Masaki Tanemura, Shingo Ono, Tomohito Nagami, Kentaro Fukuda, Toshihisa Suyama, Yuui Yokota, Takayuki Yanagida, Akira Yoshikawa
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Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014-04-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4871915
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author Masahiro Yanagihara
Mohd Zamri Yusop
Masaki Tanemura
Shingo Ono
Tomohito Nagami
Kentaro Fukuda
Toshihisa Suyama
Yuui Yokota
Takayuki Yanagida
Akira Yoshikawa
author_facet Masahiro Yanagihara
Mohd Zamri Yusop
Masaki Tanemura
Shingo Ono
Tomohito Nagami
Kentaro Fukuda
Toshihisa Suyama
Yuui Yokota
Takayuki Yanagida
Akira Yoshikawa
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description We demonstrated a field emission lamp by employing a KMgF3 thin film as a solid-state vacuum ultraviolet phosphor. The output power of the lamp was 2 μW at an extraction voltage of 800 V and acceleration voltage of 1800 V, and it operated at wavelengths 140–220 nm, which is the shortest wavelength reported for solid-state phosphor lamps. The thin film was grown on MgF2 substrate by pulsed laser deposition. Its conversion efficiency was almost equivalent to a single KMgF3 crystal, and it had emission peaks of 155 and 180 nm in wavelength. These peaks are attributed to transitions from the valence anion band to the outermost core cation band and correspond well with emission peaks previously reported from the crystal. Additionally, we obtained a thermal-free and low-power consumption lamp by employing carbon nanofibres (CNFs) as a field emitter. A CNF emitter was easily grown at room temperature and can be grown on flexible materials.
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spelling doaj.art-f25575d8b19e4ed08fd7976197a7a72d2022-12-22T03:00:44ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Materials2166-532X2014-04-0124046110046110-610.1063/1.4871915013404APMVacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphorMasahiro Yanagihara0Mohd Zamri Yusop1Masaki Tanemura2Shingo Ono3Tomohito Nagami4Kentaro Fukuda5Toshihisa Suyama6Yuui Yokota7Takayuki Yanagida8Akira Yoshikawa9Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, JapanNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, JapanNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, JapanNagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, JapanTokuyama Corporation, 3-3-1, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8383, JapanTokuyama Corporation, 3-3-1, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8383, JapanTokuyama Corporation, 3-3-1, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8383, JapanInstitute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanKyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu 808-0196, JapanInstitute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanWe demonstrated a field emission lamp by employing a KMgF3 thin film as a solid-state vacuum ultraviolet phosphor. The output power of the lamp was 2 μW at an extraction voltage of 800 V and acceleration voltage of 1800 V, and it operated at wavelengths 140–220 nm, which is the shortest wavelength reported for solid-state phosphor lamps. The thin film was grown on MgF2 substrate by pulsed laser deposition. Its conversion efficiency was almost equivalent to a single KMgF3 crystal, and it had emission peaks of 155 and 180 nm in wavelength. These peaks are attributed to transitions from the valence anion band to the outermost core cation band and correspond well with emission peaks previously reported from the crystal. Additionally, we obtained a thermal-free and low-power consumption lamp by employing carbon nanofibres (CNFs) as a field emitter. A CNF emitter was easily grown at room temperature and can be grown on flexible materials.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4871915
spellingShingle Masahiro Yanagihara
Mohd Zamri Yusop
Masaki Tanemura
Shingo Ono
Tomohito Nagami
Kentaro Fukuda
Toshihisa Suyama
Yuui Yokota
Takayuki Yanagida
Akira Yoshikawa
Vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphor
APL Materials
title Vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphor
title_full Vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphor
title_fullStr Vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphor
title_full_unstemmed Vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphor
title_short Vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing KMgF3 thin film phosphor
title_sort vacuum ultraviolet field emission lamp utilizing kmgf3 thin film phosphor
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4871915
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