DC OPERATED THIN-FILM ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE

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作者
TSAKONAS, C
THOMAS, CB
机构
[1] Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Bradford University, Bradford BD7 1DP, Ritchmond Road
关键词
ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES; THIN FILM DEVICES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19950767
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An improved version of a DC operated thin film electroluminescent device is proposed, which relies heavily on the nature of trapping stales in a p(-)-Si/ZnS:Mn heterodiode. Such a junction facilitates charge leakage from the inversion region of the silicon when films of ZnS are: grown by sputtering in a sulphur-reduced environment. Alternatively, high resistivity films of ZnS are created by growth in a sulphur-enriched environment. Hence, the proposed structure is reverse biased p(-)-Si/ZnS(grown in Ar/O)/Y2O3/ZnS:Mn(grown in Ar/H2S) and has a transparent electrode. The thin film of Y2O3 prevents diffusion of sulphur vacancies while facilitating electron tunnelling.
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页码:1193 / 1195
页数:3
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