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ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL) LAMP TO ACHIEVE HIGHER BRIGHTNESS LONGER LIFE AND MORE UNIFORM LIGHT OVER TIME

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2076
Amount: $294,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2 Research Ct - Ste 100
Rockville, MD 20850
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Joseph Lindmayer
 (301) 258-2701
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL) LAMPS HAVE BEEN USED IN A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN LARGE AND SMALL DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND FOR INSTRUMENTATION LIGHTING. THESE, AND OTHER, APPLICATIONS WOULD INCREASE IF EL LAMPS COULD BE IMPROVED AS TO THEIR BRIGHTNESS, LIFETIME AND UNIFORMITY OF INTENSITY OVER TIME. PRIOR DEVELOPMENT HAS FOCUSED PRINCIPALLY ON THIN-FILM ZNS:MN DEVICES. THIS PROJECT WILL FIRST SEEK TO STABILIZE THE ACTIVE LAYER WITH VARIOUS MATERIALS FOR THE DEVICE DIELECTRICS. A NUMBER OF OXIDES WILL BE ASSESSED AS TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO EL DEVICE DEGRADATION. THIS ASSESSMENT WILL LEAD TO ABILITY TO RECOMMEND SUITABLE COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEVICE COMPONENTS FOR MAKING IMPROVED EL LAMPS.

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