Presently,liquid crystal displays(LCDs)and organic light-emitting diode(OLED)displays are two dominant flat panel display technologies.Recently,inorganic mini-LEDs(mLEDs)and micro-LEDs(μLEDs)have emerged by significa...Presently,liquid crystal displays(LCDs)and organic light-emitting diode(OLED)displays are two dominant flat panel display technologies.Recently,inorganic mini-LEDs(mLEDs)and micro-LEDs(μLEDs)have emerged by significantly enhancing the dynamic range of LCDs or as sunlight readable emissive displays.“mLED,OLED,orμLED:who wins?”is a heated debatable question.In this review,we conduct a comprehensive analysis on the material properties,device structures,and performance of mLED/μLED/OLED emissive displays and mLED backlit LCDs.We evaluate the power consumption and ambient contrast ratio of each display in depth and systematically compare the motion picture response time,dynamic range,and adaptability to flexible/transparent displays.The pros and cons of mLED,OLED,andμLED displays are analysed,and their future perspectives are discussed.展开更多
Trivalent lanthanide ions display fascinating optical properties. The discovery of the corresponding elements and their first industrial uses were intimately linked to their optical properties. This relationship has b...Trivalent lanthanide ions display fascinating optical properties. The discovery of the corresponding elements and their first industrial uses were intimately linked to their optical properties. This relationship has been kept alive until today when many high-technology applications of lanthanide-containing materials such as energy-saving lighting devices, displays, optical fibers and amplifiers, lasers, responsive luminescent stains for biomedical analyses and in cellulo sensing and imaging, heavily rely on the brilliant and pure-color emission of lanthanide ions. In this review we first outlined the basics of lanthanide luminescence with emphasis on f-f transitions, the sensitization mechanisms, and the assessment of the luminescence efficiency of lanthanide-containing emissive molecular edifices. Emphasis was then put on two fast developing aspects of lanthanide luminescence： materials for telecommunications and light emitting diodes, and biomedical imaging and sensing. Recent advances in NIR-emitting materials for plastic amplifiers and waveguides were described, together with the main solutions brought by researchers to minimize non-radiative deactivation of excited states. The demonstration in 1999 that erbium tris（8-hydroxyquinolinate） displayed a bright green emission suitable for organic light emitting diodes （OLEDs） was followed by realizing that in OLEDs, 25% of the excitation energy leads to singlet states and 75% to triplet states. Since lanthanide ions are good triplet quenchers, they now also play a key role in the development of these lighting devices. Luminescence analyses of biological molecules are among the most sensitive analytical techniques known. The long lifetime of the lanthanide excited states allows time-resolved spectroscopy to be used, suppressing the sample autofluorescence and reaching very low detection limits. Not only visible lanthanide sensors are now ubiquitously provided in medical diagnosis and in cell imaging, but the feasibility of using NIR emission of ions such 展开更多
基金partial financial support under grant FA9550-14-1-0279.
文摘Presently,liquid crystal displays(LCDs)and organic light-emitting diode(OLED)displays are two dominant flat panel display technologies.Recently,inorganic mini-LEDs(mLEDs)and micro-LEDs(μLEDs)have emerged by significantly enhancing the dynamic range of LCDs or as sunlight readable emissive displays.“mLED,OLED,orμLED:who wins?”is a heated debatable question.In this review,we conduct a comprehensive analysis on the material properties,device structures,and performance of mLED/μLED/OLED emissive displays and mLED backlit LCDs.We evaluate the power consumption and ambient contrast ratio of each display in depth and systematically compare the motion picture response time,dynamic range,and adaptability to flexible/transparent displays.The pros and cons of mLED,OLED,andμLED displays are analysed,and their future perspectives are discussed.
基金Project supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation
文摘Trivalent lanthanide ions display fascinating optical properties. The discovery of the corresponding elements and their first industrial uses were intimately linked to their optical properties. This relationship has been kept alive until today when many high-technology applications of lanthanide-containing materials such as energy-saving lighting devices, displays, optical fibers and amplifiers, lasers, responsive luminescent stains for biomedical analyses and in cellulo sensing and imaging, heavily rely on the brilliant and pure-color emission of lanthanide ions. In this review we first outlined the basics of lanthanide luminescence with emphasis on f-f transitions, the sensitization mechanisms, and the assessment of the luminescence efficiency of lanthanide-containing emissive molecular edifices. Emphasis was then put on two fast developing aspects of lanthanide luminescence： materials for telecommunications and light emitting diodes, and biomedical imaging and sensing. Recent advances in NIR-emitting materials for plastic amplifiers and waveguides were described, together with the main solutions brought by researchers to minimize non-radiative deactivation of excited states. The demonstration in 1999 that erbium tris（8-hydroxyquinolinate） displayed a bright green emission suitable for organic light emitting diodes （OLEDs） was followed by realizing that in OLEDs, 25% of the excitation energy leads to singlet states and 75% to triplet states. Since lanthanide ions are good triplet quenchers, they now also play a key role in the development of these lighting devices. Luminescence analyses of biological molecules are among the most sensitive analytical techniques known. The long lifetime of the lanthanide excited states allows time-resolved spectroscopy to be used, suppressing the sample autofluorescence and reaching very low detection limits. Not only visible lanthanide sensors are now ubiquitously provided in medical diagnosis and in cell imaging, but the feasibility of using NIR emission of ions such
