Electric lamp and discharge devices – With luminescent solid or liquid material – Solid-state type
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-18
2010-11-16
Macchiarolo, Peter (Department: 2879)
Electric lamp and discharge devices
With luminescent solid or liquid material
Solid-state type
C313S309000, C313S351000, C977S742000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07834545
ABSTRACT:
An electrode for use in an organic optoelectronic device is provided. The electrode includes a thin film of single-wall carbon nanotubes. The film may be deposited on a substrate of the device by using an elastomeric stamp. The film may be enhanced by spin-coating a smoothing layer on the film and/or doping the film to enhance conductivity. Electrodes according to the present invention may have conductivities, transparencies, and other features comparable to other materials typically used as electrodes in optoelectronic devices.
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Liu Xiaolei
Ly James
Polikarpov Evgueni
Ryu Koungmin
Schlenker Cody
Duane Morris LLP
Macchiarolo Peter
The University of Southern California
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