Field emission display having a stabilized phosphor

A field emission display comprising:

• a cathode plate having a plurality of field emitters;
• an anode plate opposing the cathode plate to define an interspace region therebetween, the interspace region being evacuated to define a vacuum therein;
• and
• a stabilized sulfide phosphor disposed on the anode plate in communication with the interspace region and disposed to receive electrons from the plurality of field emitters, the stabilized sulfide phosphor having a sulfide phosphor core including vacuum-unstable sulfur and an outer surface, the stabilized sulfide phosphor further having a stabilized surface including a more thermodynamically stable material being more thermodynamically stable against outgassing than the vacuum-unstable sulfur of the sulfide phosphor core, the stabilized surface being disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the sulfide phosphor core, so that electrons received at the stabilized sulfide phosphor are received at the stabilized surface thereof
• whereby the stabilized surface ameliorates degradative sulfur outgassing from the sulfide phosphor core thereby reducing sulfur contamination of the plurality of field emitters.