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<p>Angular color distribution uniformity has been one of the most relevant properties in the development of white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs), since color consistency and uniformity are crucial factors in quality evaluation of a WLED. Here, particularly considering the need to overcome the poor chromaticity usually associated with WLED, we introduce a new design for the remote-phosphor package, namely a three-layered or triple-layer (TL) phosphor structure. Using three phosphor layers in packaging a WLED can result in higher color quality and luminous efficacy, compared to the double-layer (DL) configuration. In the present study, the results of using three remote phosphor layers indicate that although the structure using three layers has a lower color rendering index, the color quality scale is better than that available from the package with two layers. Additionally, the color-deviation values in the TL structure are smaller than in the dual-layer one, especially at high color temperatures (7,700 K and 8,500 K). Besides, in comparison with the DL model, the TL package increases the luminous flux by 1.4%–2%. Therefore, the TL remote phosphor structure possesses the greatest potential in enhancing the WLED quality.</p>
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Angular color distribution uniformity has been one of the most relevant properties in the development of white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs), since color consistency and uniformity are crucial factors in quality evaluation of a WLED. Here, particularly considering the need to overcome the poor chromaticity usually associated with WLED, we introduce a new design for the remote-phosphor package, namely a three-layered or triple-layer (TL) phosphor structure. Using three phosphor layers in packaging a WLED can result in higher color quality and luminous efficacy, compared to the double-layer (DL) configuration. In the present study, the results of using three remote phosphor layers indicate that although the structure using three layers has a lower color rendering index, the color quality scale is better than that available from the package with two layers. Additionally, the color-deviation values in the TL structure are smaller than in the dual-layer one, especially at high color temperatures (7,700 K and 8,500 K). Besides, in comparison with the DL model, the TL package increases the luminous flux by 1.4%–2%. Therefore, the TL remote phosphor structure possesses the greatest potential in enhancing the WLED quality.

Better color distribution uniformity and higher luminous intensity for LED by using a three-layered remote phosphor structure

Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Materials Science-Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Angular color distribution uniformity has been one of the most relevant properties in the development of white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs), since color...

Better color distribution uniformity and higher luminous intensity for LED by using a three-layered remote phosphor structure

Published Online: Jun 12, 2022

Page range: 60 - 67

Received: May 19, 2021

Accepted: Sep 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2022-0010

Keywords
WLEDs, luminous efficacy, color uniformity, remote phosphor structure, three-layered remote phosphor structure

© 2022 Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Better color distribution uniformity and higher luminous intensity for LED by using a three-layered remote phosphor structure

Published Online: Jun 12, 2022

Page range: 60 - 67

Received: May 19, 2021

Accepted: Sep 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2022-0010

KeywordsWLEDs, luminous efficacy, color uniformity, remote phosphor structure, three-layered remote phosphor structure

© 2022 Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
WLEDs, luminous efficacy, color uniformity, remote phosphor structure, three-layered remote phosphor structure