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Carbon Nanotubes Incorporated into Backlight Design

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Anne L. Fischer

Scientists at Tatung University in Taipei, Taiwan, have produced a light panel that uses carbon nanotubes in the electrodes. The low-power plasma source has potential applications as a backlight for flat panel displays such as LCDs. LCDs are commonly backlit by cold cathode fluorescent lamps or LEDs. The former have several drawbacks, including high power consumption, a limiting architecture and risky high-voltage operation. The main drawback to the latter is their prohibitive cost. The light source, based on the low-voltage plasma ignition of gas by carbon nanotubes, offers the...Read full article

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    Published: March 2006
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