Electron emitting element

An electron emitting element including:

• a lower electrode;
• a surface electrode facing the lower electrode;
• a resistance layer arranged between the lower electrode and the surface electrode;
• and
• an insulating layer arranged between the lower electrode and the surface electrode;
• wherein
• the resistance layer is an insulating resin layer containing conductive fine particles in a dispersed state,
• the lower electrode, the resistance layer, and the surface electrode are provided such that electrons flow to the resistance layer as a result of a potential difference being generated between the lower electrode and the surface electrode, to cause electrons to be emitted from an electron emission region of the surface electrode,
• the insulating layer has a peripheral region for defining the electron emission region, and an emission control region which is arranged so as to overlap the electron emission region defined by the peripheral region,
• the emission control region is configured by a line-shaped insulating layer, or is configured by a plurality of dot-shaped insulating layers, or is configured by both a line-shaped insulating layer and a plurality of dot-shaped insulating layers, and
• a percentage of an area that the emission control region represents within an area of an electron emission region defined by the peripheral region is 2% or more and 60% or less.