scholarly journals Exellent Color Quality and Luminous Flux of Wleds Using Triple-Layer Remote Phosphor Configuration

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Min-Feng Lai ◽  
Hsiao-Yi Lee ◽  
Doan Quoc Anh Nguyen

This study proposed a triple-layer remote phosphor (TRP) structure to improve the color and luminous flux of white LEDs (WLEDs). TRP structure consists of 3 different phosphor layers: yellow YAG:Ce3+ layer below, red CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ phosphor on top and green layer Ba2Li2Si2O7:Sn2+,Mn2+  phosphor in the middle. Using red CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ to control the red light component leads to increased color rendering index (CRI). Utilize the green CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ phosphor to control the green light component results in the increase in luminous efficacy (LE) of WLEDs. Furthermore, when the concentration of these two phosphors increased, yellow layer concentration YAG:Ce3+ decreased to maintain average correlated color temperatures (ACCTs) in the range from 6000 K-8500K. Besides CRI and LE, color quality scale (CQS) is also analyzed through concentration control of green phosphor and red phosphor. The research results show that the higher the concentration of CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+, the better for CRI. In contrast, CRI decreased significantly when increasing the concentration of Ba2Li2Si2O7:Sn2+,Mn2+. Meanwhile, CQS achieve notable enhancement in the concentration range of 10% -14% CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+, regardless of Ba2Li2Si2O7:Sn2+,Mn2+ concentration. LE, in particular, can also increase by more than 40% along with the improvement of CRI and CQS with the reduction of the backscattered light and addition of green light. Research results are a valuable reference for producers who wish to improve the color quality and enhance the luminous flux of WLEDs. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-205
Author(s):  
Ming-Jui Chen ◽  
Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan ◽  
Le Van Tho ◽  
Thuc Minh Bui ◽  
Phan Xuan Le ◽  
...  

AbstractAs implied in the title, the triple-layer remote phosphor (TRP), constructed with the yellow YAG:Ce3+ layer at the bottom, the red CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ phosphor layer on the top, and the green Ba2Li2Si2O7:Sn2+,Mn2+ phosphor layer between these two layers, is suggested in this paper to improve the color and luminescence of white LEDs (WLEDs). In order to control the red light for the purpose of increasing the color rendering index (CRI), it is suggested that the red CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ phosphor should be applied in the TRP structure. Simultaneously, the structure uses the green Ba2Li2Si2O7:Sn2+,Mn2+ phosphor layer to control the green light, which increases the luminous efficacy (LE) of WLEDs. In addition, when the concentration of these two phosphors increases, the yellow YAG:Ce3+ concentration must be reduced to keep the average correlated color temperatures (ACCTs) stable at 6000 K to 8500 K. Besides, appropriate adjusting of CRI, LE, and color quality scale (CQS) is also analyzed by modifying the concentration of the green phosphor and red phosphor. The results show that the CRI can get better values if CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ concentration is higher. In contrast, the CRI decreases dramatically when the concentration of Ba2Li2Si2O7:Sn2+,Mn2+ increases. Meanwhile, CQS can be significantly increased in the range of 10 % to 14 % CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+, regardless of the concentration of Ba2Li2Si2O7:Sn2+,Mn2+. In particular, along with the improvement of CRI and CQS, LE can also be increased by more than 40 % by reducing the scattered light and adding the green light. Obtained results are a valuable reference for manufacturers for improving WLEDs color and luminescence quality to produce a broader range of WLEDs with better quality fulfilling social needs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 503
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Yi Lee ◽  
Phan Xuan Le ◽  
Doan Quoc Anh Nguyen

When compared with two conformal phosphor and in-cup phosphor structures, the remote phosphor structure has higher luminescent performance. However, it is difficult to control the color quality of the remote phosphor structure, so it has become a research target in recent years. So far, there are two remote phosphor structures used to improve color quality including dual-layer phosphor configuration and triple-layer phosphor configuration. This study suggests using those two configurations to make multi-chip white LEDs (WLEDs) that can achieve adequate values in color rendering index (CRI), color quality scale (CQS), luminous efficacy (LE) and color uniformity. WLEDs with a color temperature of 5600 K are applied. Research results show that the triple-layer phosphor configuration is superior in CRI, CQS, LE. Besides, the color deviation decreases significantly, meaning that the color homogeneity increases with the triple-layer phosphor configuration. This can be demonstrated by analyzing the scattering characteristics of phosphor classes through Mie theory, thus making the research results more reliable and valuable for producing quality WLEDs. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Feng Luo ◽  
Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan ◽  
Le Van Tho ◽  
Phung Ton That ◽  
Nguyen Doan Quoc Anh ◽  
...  

AbstractThe remote phosphor structure produces higher luminous flux but delivers poorer color quality than the conformal or in-cup phosphor structure. To eliminate this weakness, researchers have attempted to improve the chromatic properties of remote phosphor package. This study tends to enhance lighting features for WLEDs including color quality and luminous flux in general or color rendering index (CRI) and color quality scale (CQS) in particular by applying dual-layer remote phosphor structure. In the simulation section, we utilize two identical LEDs that only differ in correlated color temperature values which are 6600 K and 7700 K. The study offers an idea of placing a yellow-green phosphor layer SrBaSiO4:Eu2+ or a red phosphor layer SrwFxByOz:Eu2+,Sm2+ on the yellow phosphor layer YAG:Ce3+ and then modifying the concentrations of SrwFxByOz:Eu2+,Sm2+ and SrBaSiO4:Eu2+ to the suitable values to improve the color quality and lumen output of WLEDs. The results show that red phosphor layer SrwFxByOz:Eu2+,Sm2+ has a significant influence on CRI and CQS improvement. Particularly, the increase of SrwFxByOz:Eu2+,Sm2+ concentration leads to increased CRI and CQS because the red light component increases in WLEDs. On the other hand, the green phosphor layer SrBaSiO4:Eu2+ only brings benefit to the luminous flux. However, the WLEDs’ luminous flux and color quality drop sharply, when SrwFxByOz:Eu2+,Sm2+ and SrBaSiO4:Eu2+ concentrations rise extremely, which is verified based on the Mie-scattering theory and the Lambert-Beer law. In short, the article provides general knowledge and primary information for the production of higher-quality WLEDs.


Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan ◽  
Nguyen Doan Quoc Anh

The remote phosphor structure often has inferior color quality but better luminous flux in than conformal or in-cup configurations. Therefore, numerous researches study remote phosphor structure for methods to enhance it chromatic quality. This study introduces the use of dual-layer remote phosphor structure in WLEDs with identical structure but at different color temperature, 6600K and 7700K, to demonstrate their effect on quality indicators. The concept is placing a green phosphor layer (Ce,Tb)MgAl11O19:Ce:Tb or a red phosphor layer MgSr3Si2O8:Eu2+,Mn2+ on the layer of yellow-emitting phosphor YAG:Ce3+ and find the suitable concentration of the additional phosphor to create the best color quality. The results showed that the increase of CRI and CQS are affected by MgSr3Si2O8:Eu2+,Mn2+, in particular, the higher the concentration of red phosphor gets the better CRI and CQS because the emitted red light in enhanced. The green phosphor layer (Ce,Tb)MgAl11O19:Ce:Tb, on the other hand, is beneficial for the luminous flux. The concentration of MgSr3Si2O8:Eu2+,Mn2+ and (Ce,Tb)MgAl11O19:Ce:Tb, however, need to be adjusted properly to avoid decreasing the luminous flux due to overgrowth. The Mie scattering theory and Beer’s law are the verification tools for these conclusions, which gives them the credibility to be applied in producing better quality WLEDs.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
My Hanh Nguyen Thi ◽  
Phung Ton That ◽  
Nguyen Doan Quoc Anh ◽  
Tran Thanh Trang

Abstract The remote phosphor as a lighting structure has outstanding luminous efficiency compared to other options, such as conformal or in-cup. However, the lack of uniformity in distributed color has prevented remote phosphor from wider development. The answer to the chromatic performance enhancement that has been suggested by numerous researchers is the multi-layer configuration with two or three different types of chromatic phosphor. The research purpose is to select the best configuration for multi-chip white LEDs (WLEDs) to achieve optimal results in color quality scale (CQS), color rendering index (CRI), light output and color homogeneity. WLEDs mentioned in this paper have two distinct color temperatures, 6600 K and 7700 K. Experimental results show that the remote phosphor structure with three phosphor layers is superior in terms of color rendering, chromatic performance, and emitted light. The deviation of correlated color measured in this structure is also low, which means that the color uniformity is greatly enhanced in this multi-layer lighting structure. This result can be demonstrated by analyzing the scattering characteristics of the phosphoric layers using the Mie theory. The research findings have proven the effectiveness of the multi-phosphor configuration and can serve as a guideline to fabricate WLEDs with better performance.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Thinh Cong Tran ◽  
Guo-Feng Luo ◽  
Thi Phuong Loan Nguyen ◽  
Van Tho Le ◽  
Doan Quoc Anh Nguyen

Improving lighting performance of WLEDs, especially the color quality, has always been a priority in lighting researches. Recently, the conventional remote phosphor configuration is unable to fulfill the needs of the modern lighting market, particularly the high color expression demand has inspired the search for a novel manufacturing procedure. In this study, based on the results from previous studies, the struggles in enhancing lighting performances are pointed out, and a solution, the dual-layer remote phosphor, is proposed from our conducted experiments. Through experiments with NaYF4:Er3+;Yb3+ and Mg2TiO4:Mn4+ phosphors, the dual-layer phosphor is proven to be effective in improving lighting properties such as color rendering index (CRI) and color quality scale (CQS). The research method involves structuring and experimenting with the phosphor configuration of the yellow phosphor YAG:Ce3+ layer with a green NaYF4:Er3+;Yb3+ or a red Mg2TiO4:Mn4+ phosphor layer whose phosphor concentrations are varied. The results show that the red phosphor Mg2TiO4:Mn4+ particles benefit the CRI and CQS because the values of CRI and CQS increase with red phosphor Mg2TiO4:Mn4+ concentration. On the other hand, the green phosphor NaYF4:Er3+;Yb3+ is inferior in improving CRI and CQS but exhibits better luminous flux. Despite being useful in enhancing lighting performance, the phosphor concentration must be kept below a certain level, which will be mentioned in the article, to prevent damages. These results are verified using Mie scattering theory and Lambert-Beer's law and can be utilized in producing WLEDs with high lighting quality. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.


Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan ◽  
Anh Tuan Le

The angular color uniformity (ACU) with the ability to evaluate chromatic performance of WLED has become an important target to achieve in producing higher-quality WLEDs. This paper studies the ACU enhancing effects of novel triple-phosphor configuration in lighting devices with remote phosphor structure. Moreover, the optical influences of remote phosphor structure with three phosphor layers (TL) on WLEDs properties are calculated and compared to the dual-layer (DL) one for reference. The experiments are applied to devices at 5 distinct correlated color temperature ranging from 5600-8500 K. The results presented that DL structure attains better color rendering index (CRI) than the TL one. Meanwhile, in terms of color quality scales (CQS), TL model shows higher values at all ACCTs, compared to the DL. Moreover, the luminous flux of DL configuration is lower than that of TL structure. In addition, the diversion of color temperature depicts as D-CCT in TL structure is much better than the value in DL structure, especially at high ACCT as 8500 K, which means TL is good for chromatic uniformity of high ACCTs WLEDs. These results proved that the triple-layer structure is superior and more effective to apply for acquiring the enhancement of WLEDs package.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Feng Luo ◽  
Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan ◽  
Le Van Tho ◽  
Nguyen Doan Quoc Anh ◽  
Hsiao-Yi Lee

AbstractSiO2 particles and red-emitting CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ phosphor have been added into a yellow phosphor compound YAG:Ce3+ to enhance the optical efficiency of white light LEDs whose average correlated color temperature (CCT) is in the range of 5600 K ÷ 8500 K. It was observed that altering CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ concentration from 2 % to 30 % while maintaining 5 % of the SiO2 strongly influenced the color rendering index (CRI), color quality scale (CQS), and lumen efficiency of the compound. Besides, through the application of Monte Carlo simulation and Mie-scattering theory, it was possible to improve the optical properties by CaMgSi2O6:Eu2+,Mn2+ and SiO2 addition. The results provided a practical approach to achieve higher luminous efficiency and better color uniformity in remote-phosphor white LEDs (RP-WLEDs).


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