<p>A spacer material is provided for a field emission display (10). The field emission display (10) comprises a cathode plate (12) having a plurality of electron emitters (44). An anode plate (14) is disposed to receive electrons emitted by the plurality of electron emitters (44), and includes an anode (26) designed to be connected to a potential source. A plurality of spacers (42) are positioned between the cathode plate (12) and the anode plate (14), the plurality of spacers (42) comprising a material that maintains a positive charge when the anode (26) is connected to the potential source.</p>
