Cascaded light emitting devices based on mixed conductor electroluminescence
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1. A cascaded light emitting device, comprising:
- a split electrode structure formed of a first electrode material, the split electrode structure including a plurality of separate electrode portions, the plurality of electrode portions including a first electrode portion electrically coupled to a first voltage lead and a second electrode portion electrically coupled to a second voltage lead;
an opposing electrode formed of a second electrode material; and
at least one electroluminescent layer coupled between the split electrode structure and the opposing electrode, the at least one electroluminescent layer including a mixed conductor that luminesces with a peak wavelength, a total thickness of the at least one electroluminescent layer being such that a resistance across the at least one electroluminescent layer between an electrode portion of the split electrode structure and the opposing electrode is less than half of resistance between adjacent electrode portions of the split electrode structure,wherein the cascaded light emitting device forms a current path from the first electrode portion of the split electrode structure to the opposing electrode and from the opposing electrode to the second electrode portion of the split electrode structure.
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A cascaded light emitting device. The cascaded light emitting device includes: a base electrode formed of a base electrode material and electrically coupled to a base voltage lead; a top electrode layer formed of a top electrode material and electrically coupled to a top voltage lead; a number of electroluminescent layers arranged between and electrically coupled to the base electrode and top electrode layer; and at least one middle electrode layer formed of a middle electrode material. Each of the middle electrodes is coupled between two juxtaposed electroluminescent layers. The electroluminescent layers include a mixed conductor that luminesces with a peak wavelength.
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1. A cascaded light emitting device, comprising:
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a split electrode structure formed of a first electrode material, the split electrode structure including a plurality of separate electrode portions, the plurality of electrode portions including a first electrode portion electrically coupled to a first voltage lead and a second electrode portion electrically coupled to a second voltage lead; an opposing electrode formed of a second electrode material; and at least one electroluminescent layer coupled between the split electrode structure and the opposing electrode, the at least one electroluminescent layer including a mixed conductor that luminesces with a peak wavelength, a total thickness of the at least one electroluminescent layer being such that a resistance across the at least one electroluminescent layer between an electrode portion of the split electrode structure and the opposing electrode is less than half of resistance between adjacent electrode portions of the split electrode structure, wherein the cascaded light emitting device forms a current path from the first electrode portion of the split electrode structure to the opposing electrode and from the opposing electrode to the second electrode portion of the split electrode structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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13. A cascaded light emitting device comprising:
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a split electrode structure formed of a first electrode material, the split electrode structure including a plurality of separate electrode portions, the plurality of electrode portions including a first electrode portion electrically coupled to a first voltage lead and a second electrode portion electrically coupled to a second voltage lead; an opposing electrode formed of a second electrode material, the opposing electrode including a plurality of separate opposing electrode portions; and at least one electroluminescent layer coupled between the split electrode structure and the opposing electrode, the at least one electroluminescent layer including a mixed conductor that luminesces with a peak wavelength, a total thickness of the at least one electroluminescent layer being such that a resistance across the at least one electroluminescent layer between an electrode portion of the split electrode structure and the opposing electrode is less than half of a resistance between adjacent electrode portions of the split electrode structure, wherein the opposing electrode is sized and arranged such that each of the opposing electrode portions extends across a separation between two of the plurality of electrode portions of the split electrode structure.
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