Blue-violet phosphor for use in electroluminescent flat panel displays
US5602445A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K11/7733
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A bright, short wavelength blue-violet phosphor for electroluminescent displays comprises an alkaline-based halide as a host material and a rare earth as a dopant. The host alkaline chloride can be chosen from the group II alkaline elements, particularly strontium chloride (SrCl.sub.2) or calcium chloride (CaCl.sub.2), which, with a europium (Eu) or cerium (Ce) rare earth dopant, electroluminesces at a peak wavelength of 404 and 367 nanometers (nm) respectively. The resulting emissions have CIE chromaticity coordinates which lie at the boundary of the visible range for the human eye thereby allowing a greater range of colors for full color flat panel electroluminescent (FPEL) displays.
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