Composition for forming electron emission source, electron emission source including the composition, method of preparing the electron emission source, and field emission device including the electron emission source
An electron emission source includes nano-sized acicular materials and a cracked portion formed in at least one portion of the electron emission source. The acicular materials are exposed between inner walls of the cracked portion. A method for preparing the electron emission source, a field emission device including the electron emission source, and a composition for forming the electron emission source are also provided in the present invention.
1. A composition for forming an electron emission source, comprising:
an acicular material;
an oligomer; the oligomer being a urethane acrylate oligomer;
a crosslinkable monomer; where the crosslinkable monomer is a bifunctional acrylate or a higher functional acrylate than a bifunctional acrylate;
an initiator; and
a solvent, with the amount of the crosslinkable monomer being in the range of about 5 to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
2. The composition of claim 1 , with the amount of the initiator being in the range of 5 parts to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
3. The composition of claim 1 , with the amount of the initiator being in the range of 5 parts to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
4. The composition of claim 1 , with the amount of the initiator being about 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
5. The composition of claim 1 , with the acicular material comprising carbon nanotubes or nanowires.
6. The composition of claim 1 , with the amount of the acicular material being in the range of about 1 to about 40 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
7. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one selected from a binder resin and a filler.
8. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a binder resin, with the amount of the binder resin being in the range of about 0.1 to 250 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
9. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a filler, with the amount of the filler being in the range of about 10 to about 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the initiator is in the range of 5.71 parts to 200 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the crosslinkable monomer is propane-1,3-diol-2,2-bis (hydroxymethyl) triacrylate (penta-erythritol tri-acrylate, PETIA), or trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA).
12. The composition of claim 1 , with the amount of the initiator being not less than 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
13. A composition for forming an electron emission source, comprising:
an acicular material;
an oligomer;
a crosslinkable monomer; where the crosslinkable monomer is a bifunctional acrylate or a higher functional acrylate than a bifunctional acrylate;
an initiator; and
a solvent, with the amount of the crosslinkable monomer being in the range of about 5 to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
14. The composition of claim 13 , wherein the oligomer is a (meth)acrylate-based compound having a viscosity of 1,000 cps at 25° C. or greater.
15. The composition of claim 13 , with the oligomer being epoxy acrylate oligomer or urethane acrylate oligomer.
16. The composition of claim 13 , with the crosslinkable monomer being propane-1,3-diol-2,2-bis (hydroxymethyl) triacrylate (penta-erythritol tri-acrylate, PETIA), or trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA).
17. The composition of claim 13 , with the amount of the initiator being not less than 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
18. The composition of claim 13 , with the amount of the initiator being not less than 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.
19. A composition for forming an electron emission source, comprising:
an acicular material;
an oligomer; the oligomer being a urethane acrylate oligomer or epoxy acrylate oligomer;
a crosslinkable monomer; the crosslinkable monomer being propane-1,3-diol-2,2-bis (hydroxymethyl) triacrylate (penta-erythritol tri-acrylate, PETIA), or trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA);
an initiator; and
a solvent, with the amount of the initiator being not less than 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer; and with the amount of the crosslinkable monomer being in the range of about 5 to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oligomer.