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US 2018/0323335 A1Published application
Electrically driven light-emitting tunnel junctions
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsFarnaz Niroui, Thomas Stephen Mahony, Vladimir Bulovic, Jeffrey H. Lang
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Abstract
Light-emitting devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices may emit light when a tunneling current is generated within the device.
Claims15
A device, comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
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- an insulator layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the insulator layer is configured such that tunneling occurs between the first electrode and the second electrode when a voltage difference is established between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein the insulator layer is configured such that light emission occurs when tunneling occurs.
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A method of operating a device, comprising:
- applying a voltage such that a tunneling current is generated between a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the generation of a tunneling current causes light to be emitted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.