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Electroluminescent device with improved cathode

US4885211A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 1987
Grant dateDec 5, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31909
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electroluminescent device is disclosed comprised of, in sequence, an anode, an organic hole transporting zone, an organic electron transporting zone, and a cathode. The cathode is comprised of a layer of a plurality of metals other than alkali metals, at least one of said metals having a work function of less than 4 eV.

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