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Characteristics of a.c. electroluminescence in thin film ZnS : Mn display devices

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Thin film electroluminescence (TFEL) displays are complex optoelectronic devices with challenging material requirement. The electrical characteristics of ZnS : Mn alternating current thin film electroluminescent devices grown by electron beam evaporation are assessed as function of voltage frequency and Mn concentration. The threshold voltage increases with increasing frequency of the applied voltage and saturation value of electroluminescence (EL) brightness increases linearly with the frequency of applied voltage. The EL brightness increases linearly with the frequency of the applied voltage. The EL brightness was found optimum for a particular activator concentration. A model is proposed and an expression is derived for the EL brightness, which is able to explain the dependence of the EL brightness on different parameters.

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  1. S.O.S. in Electronics, Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur (C.G.), India

    Sanjay Tiwari

  2. State Forensic Science Laboratory, Raipur (C.G.), India

    Shikha Tiwari

  3. Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur (C.G.), India

    B. P. Chandra

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Tiwari, S., Tiwari, S. & Chandra, B.P. Characteristics of a.c. electroluminescence in thin film ZnS : Mn display devices. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 15, 569–574 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSE.0000036034.60370.42

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