Thin film electroluminescent device
AssigneeLuxell Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAlexey N. Krasnov, Peter Hofstra, Richard P. Wood
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Abstract
An electroluminescent device having high-contrast and/or high-reliability is provided. The electroluminescent device comprises a pair of electrodes—at least one of which is transparent to electroluminescent light, and a phosphor layer which is disposed between the electrodes. The phosphor layer has a host crystal lattice, a first dopant and a second dopant. The first dopant cooperates with the host crystal lattice to cause light emission when a voltage is applied across the pair of electrodes, and the second dopant further distributes the first dopant in the host crystal lattice to increase light emission from the phosphor layer.
Claims42
An electroluminescent device comprising:
- a pair of electrodes, at least one of said electrodes being transparent to electroluminescent light;
- a phosphor layer disposed between said electrodes, said phosphor layer having a host crystal lattice, a first dopant and a second dopant, said first dopant cooperating with said host crystal lattice to cause light emission when a voltage is applied across said pair of electrodes, and said second dopant for further distributing said first dopant to positions in said host crystal lattice to increase light emission from said phosphor layer.
A phosphor material comprising:
- a host crystal lattice;
- an emitter material doped with said host crystal lattice;
- and
- a displacer material doped concurrently with said emitter material to said host crystal lattice for urging said emitter material into substitutional positions within said host crystal lattice.
A phosphor material comprising:
- a host crystal lattice;
- an emitter material doped with said host crystal lattice;
- and,
- a displacer material doped concurrently with said emitter material to said host crystal lattice for urging said emitter material into light emissive positions within said host crystal lattice such that non-light emitting energy interactions between said emitter material during excitation are reduced and light emissions therefrom are increased.
An electroluminescent device comprising:
- a pair of electrodes, at least one of said electrodes being transparent to electroluminescent light;
- a phosphor layer disposed between said electrodes, said phosphor layer having a ZnS host crystal lattice, a Mn first dopant with a concentration of about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of said host crystal lattice, and a Ag second dopant with a concentration of about 0.25% to about 2% of a first dopant concentration, said first dopant cooperating with said host crystal lattice to cause light emission when a voltage is applied across said pair of electrodes, and said second dopant for further distributing said first dopant to positions in said host crystal lattice to increase light emission from said phosphor layer;
- at least one Al2O3 dielectric layer disposed between said phosphor layer and at least one of said pair of electrodes;
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- a substrate layer onto which one of said pair of electrodes, said at least one dielectric layer, said phosphor layer, and said one other of said pair of electrodes are successively deposited.
A method of assembling at least a portion of an electroluminescent device comprising the steps of:
- depositing a first electrode above a substrate;
- forming a phosphor layer above said first electrode, said phosphor layer being formed by depositing a host crystal lattice, a light emitting dopant and a dispersing dopant substantially simultaneously above said first electrode such that said dispersing dopant urges at least a portion of said light emitting dopant into positions within said host crystal lattice that are favourable to light emission;
- and,
- depositing a second electrode above said phosphor layer.
A method of assembling at least a portion of an electroluminescent device comprising the steps of:
- depositing a first electrode above a substrate;
- depositing at least one dielectric layer onto said first electrode;
- forming a phosphor layer above said first electrode, said phosphor layer being formed by depositing a host crystal lattice, a light emitting dopant at a temperature of about 650° C. to about 925° C., and a dispersing dopant at a temperature of about 600° C. to about 1200° C. substantially simultaneously above said first electrode such that said dispersing dopant urges at least a portion of said light emitting dopant into positions within said host crystal lattice that are favourable to light emission;
- and,
- depositing a second electrode above said phosphor layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.