Electric field distribution and discharge characteristics in accordance with various ITO electrode structures in AC-PDP

  • Cho, Seok-H. (Charged particle beam and plasma laboratory / PDP Research Center, Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Oh, P.Y. (Charged particle beam and plasma laboratory / PDP Research Center, Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Kim, J.H. (Charged particle beam and plasma laboratory / PDP Research Center, Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Hong, Y.J. (Charged particle beam and plasma laboratory / PDP Research Center, Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Kwon, G.C. (Charged particle beam and plasma laboratory / PDP Research Center, Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Cho, G.S. (Charged particle beam and plasma laboratory / PDP Research Center, Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Choi, E.H. (Charged particle beam and plasma laboratory / PDP Research Center, Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University)
  • Published : 2008.10.13

Abstract

In this study, the electric field distributions have been investigated by simulation in accordance with the various shapes of ITO-electrodes. Also we have measured the density of excited Xe atoms in the 1s5 state in discharge cell, where the gap distance of 60 um, gas pressure of 400 Torr, Xe contents of 7%, and sustaining voltage of 200 V are kept in this experiment. The maximum density of excited Xe atoms in the 1s5 state in a discharge cell for the fish-boned, T shaped and squared ITO electrodes have been measured to be $3.01\;{\times}\;10^{13}\;cm^{-3}$, $2.66\;{\times}\;10^{13}\;cm^{-3}$ and $2.06\;{\times}\;10^{13}\;cm^{-3}$, respectively. It is shown that the electric field distribution with different ITO Electrodes is essential factor for these maximum density of excited Xe atoms in discharge cell.

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