Luminescent inorganic-organic hybrid semiconductor materials for energy-saving lighting applications. Issue 2 (September 2019) - Liu, Wei
Highlights: Overviews the recent research and development on a number of important crystalline and luminescent hybrid semiconductor material (LHSM) families. Discusses the structure design strategies and luminescence mechanisms for these materials. Summarizes the photophysical properties of representative examples from each structural group. Highlights the possible applications of these materials in energy-saving lighting technologies. Abstract: Solid-state-lighting (SSL) technologies are gradually replacing conventional lighting sources due to their advantages in energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact. As such, developing high-performance luminescent materials to be used in SSL devices for lighting related applications has become a very hot topic in the past decade. These luminescent materials can be designed as either phosphors or emissive layers for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). This article provides a brief overview on the recent research and development of a variety of luminescent inorganic-organic hybrid semiconductor material classes. The structural characteristics and luminescent properties of representative examples of each material family will be discussed and summarized.