Kitai A. (ed.) Materials for solid state lighting and displays

John Wiley & Sons, 2017. — 373 p.Luminescent materials play a key role in a vast range of products from luminaires to televisions to cell phones. We cherish well-illuminated indoor and outdoor spaces. We take for granted a wide range of spectacular 0at panel displays and are actively developing next generation flexible materials for 0exible displays and lighting products as well as a wider range of colors and higher quantum efficiencies in both display and lighting markets. The book begins with a very accessible treatment of the theory of luminescence. The first chapter is designed to target fundamental processes in inorganic semiconductors and other materials as well as in molecular solids. It also introduces the key metrics by which luminescence is measured and qualified.
Subsequent book chapters then present the key categories of materials and the solid state devices they enable. The topics being addressed include organic light emitting diodes, more accurately referred to as organic light emitting devices, inorganic light emitting diodes, quantum dot wavelength conversion materials, a wide range of important phosphor down-conversion materials and electroluminescent materials and devices. Solid state luminescent materials are rapidly displacing more traditional luminescence processes in 0uorescent and other gas-phase lamps in all but a few areas of application. This trend will continue due to the unprecedented power efficiency of solid state light emitters since global warming is a topic of international concern. The decreasing cost and increasing importance of a wide range of solid state luminescent materials and devices makes this book an essential resource for both industry and academia.