US 7,459,842 B2
Self-luminous elements and method for producing the same
Takao Shiraga, Mobara (Japan); Hirokazu Takanashi, Mobara (Japan); Yoshimasa Uzawa, Mobara (Japan); and Yoshitaka Kagawa, Mobara (Japan)
Assigned to Futaba Corporation, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/42,430.
Prior Publication US 2005/0162067 A1, Jul. 28, 2005
Int. Cl. H01J 1/62 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 313—495  [313/553; 313/562; 313/549; 252/181.2] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-luminous element comprising:
a vacuum hermetic envelope;
an electron source disposed inside said vacuum hermetic envelope;
a fluorescent substance layer disposed inside said vacuum hermetic envelope, for light emitting in response to electrons irradiated from said electron source; and
a gas occlusion material disposed inside said vacuum envelope, said gas occlusion material containing ZrOx where 1≤x≤2, having oxygen defects, said gas occlusion material being disposed so as to be exposed to an atmosphere in said hermetic enclosure;
wherein said gas occlusion material having a conductivity and containing graphite and ZrOx, where 1≤x≤2, having oxygen defects is exposed in an atmosphere inside said hermetic enclosure.