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Thin film LED

US6744196B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/84

Abstract

Light emitting LEDs devices comprised of LED chips that emit light at a first wavelength, and a tinted thin film layer over the LED chip that changes the color of the emitted light. For example, a blue-light emitting LED chip can be used to produce white light. The tinted thin film layer beneficially consists of ZnSe, CeO2, Al2O3, or Y2O3:Ce that is deposited using a chemical vapor deposition process, such as metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (ALD), plasma enhanced MOCVD, plasma enhanced ALD, and/or photo enhanced CVD. Suitable CVD precursors include Alkoxide, &bgr;-dikeonate, Metalloscene, Alkys, DMZn, DEZe, H2Se, DMSe, TbuSe, and DESe.

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