【公開番号】特開2004−303521 PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN (11)Publication number : 2004-303521 (43)Date of publication of application : 28.10.2004 (51)Int.Cl. H01J 31/12 H01J 29/04 // C01B 31/02 (21)Application number : 2003-093612 (71)Applicant : HITACHI LTD (22)Date of filing : 31.03.2003 (72)Inventor : ICHIMURA MASAHIKO HASHIZUME TOMIHIRO HATAKEYAMA RIKIZO KAWAZOE YOSHIYUKI (54) FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE (57)Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve current density necessary in a low electric field, in a self-luminous flat display device using carbon nano-tubes. SOLUTION: A sharpened and uniformed electron emission point is formed by dividing a carbon nano-tube bundle into one-line or two-line carbon nano-tubes by irradiating the carbon nano-tube bundle with ions. LEGAL STATUS [Date of request for examination] [Date of sending the examiner's decision of rejection] [Kind of final disposal of application other than the examiner's decision of rejection or application converted registration] [Date of final disposal for application] [Patent number] [Date of registration] [Number of appeal against examiner's decision of rejection] [Date of requesting appeal against examiner's decision of rejection] [Date of extinction of right]