Suppression of MgO hydration using Self-Assembled Monolayers

  • Lee, Kyung-Wha (School of Electrical & Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Jun (School of Electrical & Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Whang, Ki-Woong (School of Electrical & Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2004.08.23

Abstract

We suggest the use of a self-assembled ultra thin organic film that can suppress the hydration of MgO protective layer in AC-PDP. We analyzed the degree of hydration of MgO layer in AC-PDP by XPS when exposed to air after vacuum deposition which proved the effectiveness of the hydration prevention. We also made PDP test panels to demonstrate the improvement in the luminance and luminous efficiency when the hydration of MgO surface is suppressed by the use of self-assembled ultra thin organic film.

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