White emitting polyfluorene functionalized with azide hybridized on near-UV light emitting diode for high color rendering index

Opt Express. 2008 Jan 21;16(2):1115-24. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.001115.

Abstract

We develop and demonstrate high-quality white light generation that relies on the use of a single-type simple conjugated polymer of polyfluorene functionalized with azide groups (PFA) integrated on a near-UV LED platform. The high-quality white emission from the polyfluorene is achieved by using the azide functionalization to facilitate cross-linking intentionally when cast into solid-state form. Hybridized on n-UV InGaN/GaN LED at 378 nm, the PFA emitters collectively generate a very broad down-converting photoluminescence at longer wavelengths across the entirety of the visible spectrum, yielding high color rendering indices up to 91.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Azides / chemistry*
  • Color*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fluorenes / chemistry*
  • Light
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Semiconductors*
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Azides
  • Fluorenes
  • fluorene