A study is reported of the codoping of SrS:Ce by Ag and Cu in order to
achieve charge compensation of the trivalent Ce atom. Both Ag and Cu
codoping produced a blue shift in the photoluminescence spectra and mu
ch higher electroluminescent device performance. These improvements we
re attributed to the substitutional incorporation of Ag and Cu onto th
e Sr lattice site which minimized the vacancy formation and provided c
harge compensation. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.