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Photochemical Upconversion Light Emitting Diode (LED): Theory of Triplet Annihilation Enhanced by a Cavity

Applied Physics 2020-08-26 v1 Other Condensed Matter Optics

Abstract

Artificial lighting is a widespread technology which consumes large amounts of energy. Triplet-triplet annihilation photochemical upconversion is a method of converting light to a higher frequency. Here, we show theoretically that photochemical upconversion can be applied to Watt-scale lighting, with performance closely approaching the 50% quantum yield upper limit. We describe the dynamic equilibrium of an efficient device consisting of an LED, an upconverting material, and an optical cavity from optical and thermal perspectives.

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@article{arxiv.2008.10826,
  title  = {Photochemical Upconversion Light Emitting Diode (LED): Theory of Triplet Annihilation Enhanced by a Cavity},
  author = {Laszlo Frazer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.10826},
  year   = {2020}
}

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25 pages, 11 figures. Code: http://laszlofrazer.com/software.php Advanced Science News: https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/turning-red-leds-blue-with-upconversion/