Abstract
Various efforts within the cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) industry are
underway to decrease costs and increase electrode performance. In order to understand
the impact that the choice of gas mixtures and pressures, cathode shape and material
might have on the lamp's operation requires a knowledge of the underlying principles
governing the glow discharge. We present a review of the literature on the hollow
cathode effect and glow discharges, which has particular relevance to the design of CCFL
lamp electrodes used in liquid crystal displays. We show that industry-wide standard gas
pressures and electrode designs cannot operate in the hollow cathode regime.
© 2010 IEEE
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