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AC TFEL device having blue light emitting thiogallate phosphor

US5309070A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1991
Grant dateMay 3, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B33/22
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An AC TFEL device includes a front electrode set deposited on a transparent substrate and a rear electrode set, the electrode sets enclosing a thin film laminate which includes a pair of insulating layers sandwiching an alkaline earth thiogallate thin film phosphor doped with a rare earth activator. The thiogallate phosphor layer is capable of producing blue light of sufficient intensity to create a full color TFEL panel.

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