Field emission displays (FEDs) have recently gained much attention as they are considered to be the next generation flat panel displays. FEDs have some fascinating features such as great brightness, wide horizontal and vertical view angles, good contrast ratio, high efficiency with a low power consumption and short response times.
Jun Lin and colleagues from Changchun, China are working on possible phosphors for use in FEDs and the group report a promising new Zn2GeO4:Mn2+ submicrorods which might make a useful phosphor in their recent Dalton Transactions Hot Article. The submicrorods were produced using a simple, low cost hydrothermal method without any surfactant assistance. Read the article to find out more – free for you to access until 31 August 2011.
(Zn, Mg)2GeO4:Mn2+ submicrorods as promising green phosphors for field emission displays: hydrothermal synthesis and luminescence properties
Mengmeng Shang, Guogang Li, Dongmei Yang, Xiaojiao Kang, Chong Peng, Ziyong Cheng and Jun Lin
Dalton Trans., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10673
