Analysis of transient electron energy in a micro dielectric barrier discharge for a high performance plasma display panel

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3291123· OSTI ID:21476099

Uchida, Giichiro; Kajiyama, Hiroshi; Shinoda, Tsutae ^[1]; Uchida, Satoshi ^[2]

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1. Graduate School of Advanced Science of Matter, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530 (Japan)
2. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachiouji 192-0397 (Japan)

We present here analysis of electron energy of a micro dielectric barrier discharge (micro-DBD) for alternating-current plasma display panel (ac-PDP) with Ne/Xe gas mixture by using the optical emission spectroscopy (OES). The OES method is quite useful to evaluate a variety of electron energy in a high pressure DBD ignited in a PDP small cell. Experiment shows that the ratio of Ne emission intensity (I{sub Ne}) relative to Xe emission intensity (I{sub Xe}) drastically decreases with time. This temporal profile is well consistent with dynamic behavior of electron temperature in a micro-DBD, calculated in one-dimensional fluid model. I{sub Ne}/I{sub Xe} also decreases with an increase in Xe gas pressure and a decrease in applied voltage especially in the initial stage of discharge, and these reflect the basic features of electron temperature in a micro-DBD. The influences of plasma parameters such as electron temperature on luminous efficacy are also theoretically analyzed using one-dimensional fluid model. The low electron temperature, which is attained at high Xe gas pressure, realizes the efficient Xe excitation for vacuum ultraviolet radiation. The high Xe-pressure condition also induces the rapid growth of discharge and consequent high plasma density, resulting in high electron heating efficiency.

• OSTI ID: 21476099
• Journal Information: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 107, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3291123; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0021-8979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EXCITATION
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
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ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
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LEPTONS
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NONMETALS
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