The spectral optimization for maximizing limited luminous efficacy (LLE) of correlated color temperature (CCT) tunable white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with two, three and four color perovskite quantum dots (QDs) excited by a blue chip was investigated under the constraint of designated ultrahigh color rendering index (CRI) and color quality scale (CQS). The results show that high quality white lights with CRIs of 96-97, CQSs of 95-96, and LLEs of 243-225 lm/W at CCTs of 2700 K to 6500 K could be realized by the QDs-converted white LEDs (QD-WLEDs) using a blue chip and different combinations of perovskite quantum dots. The luminous efficacies of QD-WLEDs are expected to reach 114 to 122 lm/W at CCTs of 2700 K to 6500 K, if the radiant efficiency of a blue chip is 60% and the real PLQY values of perovskite QDs are 75%. These results demonstrate that perovskite QD-based LEDs are expected to be promising in next generation display and lighting technologies.
We reported two types of tunable white LEDs (WLEDs) based on high quality the single emissive InP/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) and the dual emissive Ag:InP/ZnS QDs via myristic acid (MA) passivation and Ag doping. The WLEDs with three color InP/ZnS QDs could realize color rendering indices (CRIs) of 97–98, color quality scales (CQSs) of 94–98, and limited luminous efficacies (LLEs) of 238–246 lm/W at correlated color temperatures (CCTs) of 2700 K to 6500 K, and the WLEDs with dual emissive Ag:InP/ZnS and red emissive InP/ZnS QDs could realize CRIs of 90–93, CQSs of 90–93, and LLEs of 223–242 lm/W at CCTs of 2700 K to 4000 K. Finally, their luminous efficacies were estimated.
The promising green oxynitride phosphor, Ba3Si6O12N2:Eu2+, was synthesized at 1350 °C for 5 hours under a reducing N2/H2 (5%) atmosphere by using the solid-state reaction method. The phase purity was investigated by varying the nominal compositions, and the pure phase was achieved by carefully controlling the Si/Ba and O/Ba ratios. The phosphor displayed a broad excitation band spanning from the ultraviolet (UV) to the blue spectral region, and showed a single symmetrical emission band peaking at 525 nm with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of ∼68 nm. The as-prepared green phosphor exhibited a small thermal quenching, which remained 90% of the initial emission intensity when measured at 200 °C. The internal and external quantum efficiencies measured under 450 nm excitation were 68 and 38%, respectively. Color temperature-tunable white LEDs with a high color rendering index of Ra = 88–94 were attained by combining the prepared green phosphor and a red phosphor Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ with a blue LED chip.