Materials for Solid State Lighting and Displays [Hardcover]

LEDs are in the midst of revolutionizing the lighting industry

• Up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of light-emitting materials and devices used in solid state lighting and displays 
• Presents the fundamental principles underlying luminescence
• Includes inorganic and organic materials and devices
• LEDs offer high efficiency, long life and mercury free lighting solutions

Series Preface xiii

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

About the Editor xix

1. Principles of Solid State Luminescence 1
Adrian Kitai

1.1 Introduction to Radiation from an Accelerating Charge 1

1.2 Radiation from an Oscillating Dipole 4

1.3 Quantum Description of an Electron during a Radiation Event 5

1.4 The Exciton 7

1.5 Two-Electron Atoms 10

1.6 Molecular Excitons 16

1.7 Band-to-Band Transitions 19

1.8 Photometric Units 23

1.9 The Light Emitting Diode 28

References 30

2. Quantum Dots for Displays and Solid State Lighting 31
Jesse R. Manders, Debasis Bera, Lei Qian and Paul H. Holloway

2.1 Introduction 31

2.2 Nanostructured Materials 34

2.3 Quantum Dots 35

2.3.1 History of Quantum Dots 36

2.3.2 Structure and Properties Relationship 36

2.3.3 Quantum Confinement Effects on Band Gap 38

2.4 Relaxation Process of Excitons 41

2.4.1 Radiative Relaxation 42

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