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Informationen zum Autor Adrian Kitai is Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering / Engineering Physics at McMaster University (Canada). He was educated at McMaster University and received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University (USA). His research interests include fundamental luminescent materials, new luminescent devices, new avalanche injection devices and optical fiber liquid crystal display technology. Professor Kitai is a world leader in electroluminescent (EL) science and technology. With over 20 years of experience in the field, he holds several patents relating to EL technology and he has been the Chapter President of the Society for Information Display in Canada. Many of the leading EL researchers in Canada, have been taught and trained by Professor Kitai. Klappentext Luminescence, for example, as fluorescence, bioluminescence, and phosphorescence, can result from chemical changes, electrical energy, subatomic motions, reactions in crystals, or stimulation of an atomic system. This subject continues to have a major technological role for humankind in the form of applications such as organic and inorganic light emitters for flat panel and flexible displays such as plasma displays, LCD displays, and OLED displays.This book describes a wide range of materials and applications that are of current interest including organic light emitting materials and devices, inorganic light emitting diode materials and devices, down-conversion materials, nanomaterials, and powder and thin-film electroluminescent phosphor materials and devices. In addition, both the physics and the materials aspects of the field of solid-state luminescence are presented. Thus, the book may be used as a reference to gain an understanding of various types and mechanisms of luminescence and of the implementation of luminescence into practical devices.The book is aimed at postgraduate students (physicists, electrical engineers, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and engineers) and researchers in industry, for example, at lighting and display companies and academia involved in studying conduction in solids and electronic materials. It will also provide an excellent starting point for all scientists interested in luminescent materials. Finally it is hoped that this book will not only educate, but also stimulate further progress in this rapidly evolving field. Zusammenfassung This book provides a comprehensive guide to the materials science and solid-state physics that form the basis to organic and inorganic luminescent materials. Coverage includes the application of said materials to commercial devices and the emerging developments in high brightness, light emitting diode materials and structures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface.Preface.1 Principles of Luminescence (Adrian H. Kitai).1.1 Introduction.1.2 Radiation Theory.1.3 Simple Harmonic Radiator.1.4 Quantum Description.1.5 Selection Rules.1.6 Einstein Coefficients.1.7 Harmonic Perturbation.1.8 Blackbody Radiation.1.9 Dipole-Dipole Energy Transfer.1.10 Energy Levels in Atoms.1.11 Crystal Field Splitting.Acknowledgement.References.2 Phosphor Quantum Dots (Debasis Bera, Lei Qian and Paul H. Holloway).2.1 Introduction.2.2 Nanostructured Materials.2.3 Quantum Dots.2.4 Relaxation Processes of Excitons.2.5 Blinking Effect.2.6 Surface Passivation.2.7 Synthesis Processes.2.8 Optical Properties and Applications.2.9 Perspective.Acknowledgement.References.3 Color Conversion Phosphors for LEDS (Jack Silver and Robert Withnall).3.1 Introduction.3.2 Disadvantages of using LEDs without Color Conversion Phosphors.3.3 Phosphors for Converting the Color of Light Emitted by LEDs.3.4 Survey of the Synthesis and Properties of some Currently Available Color Conversion Phosphors.3.5 Multi-Phosphor pcLEDs.3.6 Quantum Dots.3.7 Conclusions.Acknowledgements.Refere...
