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Electroluminescence devices and method of fabricating the same

US4720436A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 1986
Grant dateJan 19, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/917
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thin film electroluminescent device is disclosed which includes an electroluminescent emitting layer comprising an alkaline-earth selenide, such as SrSe (strontium selenide) and calcium selenide (CaSe), or an alkaline-earth sulfide, such as CaS (calcium sulfide) and strontium sulfide (SrS), as the luminescent host material, and a lanthanoid rare-earth element as an activator, and a method of fabricating the same is also disclosed.

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