Patent ID: 7365482

Claim:
A field emission display, comprising: first and second substrates provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween to form a vacuum assembly; electron emission sources provided on one of the first and second substrates; an electron emission inducing assembly inducing the emission of electrons from the electron emission sources; and an illuminating assembly provided on the other one of the first and second substrates not including the electron emission sources being formed, the illuminating assembly realizing images by the emission of electrons from the electron emission sources, with the electron emission sources including a carbon nanotube layer and a base layer, said base layer having an outer surface that includes prominences and depressions, the base layer formed between the carbon nanotube layer and the one of the first and second substrates on which the electron emission sources are provided and having conductibility for applying a voltage to the carbon nanotube layer required for the emission of electrons, the carbon nanotube layer comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and with the base layer having a predetermined thickness, and the carbon nanotube layer being provided on the base layer in a state substantially un-mixed with the base layer, the carbon nanotubes formed on both of the prominences and the depressions, wherein the base layer comprises: an adhesive material realized through a glass frit that selected from the group consisting of PbO, SiO 2 , Ba 2 O 3 , and a mixture thereof; and a metal conductive material selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, and aluminum.