Patent · US Expired

Method for preparing zinc sulfide based phosphor having effective emission at low voltages

US6641756B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
2References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 2001
Grant dateNov 4, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 10, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K11/565
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for preparing a zinc sulfide phosphor having effective emission at low voltages. In the method for synthesizing a green-light emitting zinc sulfide based phosphor, ZnS:Cu, Al, which is applicable to a device operated with a low voltage, novel raw materials are employed. CuI is used as an activator, wherein monovalent copper (Cu1+) is complexed with ammonia and the ammonia complex is incorporated so as to uniformly distribute the activator in the mixture of raw materials. AlF3 is used as a co-activator, and, ZnI2 and NaI are added as iodide series fluxes. Thus, the color display characteristics are improved with a relatively high color purity and luminance.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.