The front glass substrate and the back glass substrate are placed opposite
each other with display cells in between. MIM electron-emitting devices
each structured by the opposed cathode electrode and gate electrode
sandwiching an insulator layer are arranged in matrix form on the inner
face of the front glass substrate. An anode electrode and phosphor layers
emitting visible light by being excited by ultraviolet light are provided
on the inner face of the back glass substrate. The display cells are
filled with an ultraviolet-light-emitting gas generating ultraviolet
light by being excited by electrons.