Les luminaires à LEDs représentent une alternative "verte" aux lampes fluorescentes et aux lampes à incandescence en répondant notamment à des critères de préservation de l'environnement : réduction de la consommation d’énergie, technologies sans mercure ni plomb et recyclables à 98%. Cependant, ces luminophores, qui sont actuellement utilisés dans les luminaires à LEDs, contiennent aujourd’hui des éléments de terres rares qui sont issus à 95% de Chine, créant de ce fait une situation de quasi-monopole et un risque réel pour le déploiement de la technologie LED dans les années à venir. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, nous nous sommes intéressés au développement de luminophores sans terres rares pour produire de la lumière blanche dans les luminaires à LEDs. Au cours de ces travaux nous avons étudié trois types de luminophores sans terres rares: luminophores organiques, luminophores hybrides (organiques-inorganiques) et quantum dots (QDs) type cœur-coquille. Les études optiques réalisées sur ces luminophores sous excitation LEDs UV ou bleue nous ont permis de déterminer leurs caractéristiques colorimétriques (IRC, T(K), PLQY(%)) et de mettre en évidence l’évolution de leurs performances dans les conditions d’usage. Pour obtenir une lumière la plus proche du blanc idéal, les luminophores les plus performants ont été sélectionnés puis mélangés en proportion adéquate avec une matrice polymère de type silicone pour conduire à un film composite offrant une émission blanche de qualité sous excitation LEDs UV ou bleue. Un autre volet de ce travail a été dédié à l’étude de la stabilité de ces luminophores (films ou poudres) en fonction du temps et de la température. L’influence de ces paramètres sur les propriétés optiques a été déterminée. Des performances optiques de 30% ont été enregistrées avec des caractéristiques photométriques intéressantes. Aussi, l’ensemble des résultats obtenus montre l’intérêt de poursuivre ces études sur les luminophores sans terres rares qui offrent des propriétés optiques intéressantes. Même s'ils ne concurrencent pas encore les luminophores inorganiques pour l’application « éclairage grand public », les luminophores sans terres rares peuvent déjà se positionner sur d’autres secteurs d’activité comme par exemple : l’éclairage d’ambiance, la signalétique le marquage anti-contrefaçons. / Lighting technologies based on light-emitting diodes have become an alternative solution over the obsolete technologies (fluorescent lamps and incandescent lamps) due to their positive key criteria of environmental conservation: reduction of energy consumption and mercury/lead-free with 98% recycling technologies. However, the rare-earth elements, which are currently used in LED lightings, are produced by China at about 95%, thereby creating a monopoly situation on the rare-earth elements’ market and also a risk to the deployment of LED technologies in coming years. In this work, we have been interested in the development of rare-earth-free luminescent materials for LED lighting applications in order to produce a white light emission. Three kinds of rare-earth-free luminescent materials have been investigated: organic phosphors, hybrid (organic-inorganic) phosphors and core-shell quantum dots (QDs). The optical studies of these phosphors recorded upon UV and/or blue excitations allow us to determine their colorimetric parameters (CRI, T(K), PLQY(%)) and to demonstrate their optical performances for use in lighting devices. In order to yield a color emission close to ideal white light, the best phosphors were selected and then introduced by mixing them in appropriate proportions into silicone polymers. Another part of this work was devoted to the studies of stability of phosphors (films or powders) under operating conditions of LEDs, moreover, variation of their optical properties as a function of time and temperature were also determined. The optical performances about 30% have been recorded with some interesting colorimetric parameters. Although these materials have presented lower photoluminescence properties compared with commercial rare-earth based inorganic phosphors for “public lighting” applications, they can already be positioned on other luminescent sectors such as indoor lighting, signage anti-counterfeit marking.

Durante este trabalho foram sintetizados e caracterizados três derivados dialcoxilados do poli(p-fenileno-vinileno) que diferem entre si pelo tamanho de uma das cadeias laterais: o poli(2-metoxi-5-hexiloxi-p-fenileno-vinileno), MH-PPV, o poli(2-metoxi-5-dodecoxi-p-fenileno-vinileno), MD-PPV e o poli(2-metoxi-5-hexadecoxi- p-fenileno-vinileno), MHd-PPV. Esses polímeros apresentam propriedades eletroluminescentes e podem ser utilizados em dispositivos emissores de luz. A síntese consiste de três etapas: síntese do éter aromático; bisclorometilação do éter aromático, gerando o monômero; e polimerização. A maior diferença no processo de síntese foi observada na obtenção do monômero, sendo necessário um maior excesso de reagente e maiores tempos de reação para a obtenção do monômero do MD-PPV e do MHd-PPV do que para o MH-PPV. Todos os produtos foram caracterizados principalmente por espectroscopia na região do infravermelho, FTIR, e por Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de próton e carbono 13. A estrutura química dos polímeros foi confirmada por FTIR e as massas moleculares foram determinadas por Cromatografia de Exclusão por Tamanho, revelando uma alta polidispersividade e valores de massa molecular ponderal média (Mw) da ordem de 105. A análise térmica revelou valores de temperatura de transição vítrea, Tg e amolecimento, Ts, acima de 100oC, e ainda temperaturas de decomposição acima de 400oC para os três polímeros. O MHd-PPV, apresentou, além da Tg, uma transição em tomo de 50oC que pode estar relacionada à fusão das cadeias laterais. Filmes dos três polímeros preparados a partir de diferentes solventes apresentaram diferentes morfologias, observadas por Microscopia de Força Atômica, posições de máxima absorção (500-520 nm) e emissão (585-600 nrn) com pequenas variações e processos de fotodegradação com diferentes características, em função do solvente utilizado. Assim, as diferentes cadeias laterais apresentaram efeitos principalmente sobre características como temperatura de transição vítrea e morfologia dos filmes poliméricos, e, em consequência desta última, sobre o formato dos espectros de emissão e sobre o processo de degradação / In this work, three dialkoxy derivatives of poly(p-phenylenevinylene),which differs from each other by the size of the side chain, were synthesized and characterized: the poly(2-methoxy-5-hexyloxy-p-phenylenevinylene), MH-PPV, the poly(2-methoxy-5-dodecoxy-p-phenylene-vinylene), MD-PPV and the poly(2-methoxy- 5-hexadecoxi-p-phenylene-vinyleno), MHd-PPV. These polymers have electroluminescent properties and can be used in light emitting devices. The synthesis consists in three steps: synthesis of aromatic ether, bischloromethylation of the ether yielding the monomer, and polymerization. The major difference regarding the synthesis processes lies on the monomer synthesis. A larger excess of reagents and longer reaction times were necessary to obtain the MD-PPV and MHd-PPV than that used to obtain the MH-PPV. All the products of the two first steps were characterized mainly by FTIR and NMR (proton and carbon 13). The chemical structures of the polymers were confirmed by FTIR and the molar masses determined by characterized by Size Exclusion Chromatography, revealing a high polydispersity and values of mean mass molecular weight (Mw) around 105. The thermal analysis presented values of glass transition temperatures, Tg, and softening, Ts, above 100 oC, and decomposition temperatures above 400oC for the three polymers. The MHd-PPV, presented, besides the Tg, a transition in 50oC, which may be related to the melting of the side chain. Films of the three polymers prepared from different solvents presented different morphologies, as observed by Atomic Force Microsocopy, slightly different absorptions (500-520 nm) and emission (585-600 nm) maxima and different photo-degradation processes depending on the solvent used to prepare the films. Therefore, the different size of the side chain presented effects mainly on characteristics as thermal transitions and film morphologies, and, in consequence of the late, on the shape of the emission and on the degradation properties

As the green energy, sunlight provides a friendly-environment and reduces electricity used for lighting. Our target is to enhance the use of natural energy and minimize the consumption of electricity for improving indoor environments. For this reason, a hybrid lighting system, combining sunlight with LEDs for plant tissue culture, are presented. The optical fiber daylighting system consists of three main parts: concentration, collimation beam, and transportation. The concentration part is formed by Fresnel lenses to collect and focus the sunlight into a small area by a non-imaging optical effect. The collimation part consists of optical filters and collimator lenses; the optical filters are used to reflect the ultraviolet (UV) and near infrared (NIR) regions, therefore, only the visible range of the solar light can be transmitted. The transportation part is a large-core optical fiber bundle. To increase the coupling efficiency, the collimator lens is used to expand and to collimate the focused light beam. The collimated light beam is then transported by the optical fiber bundle into a plant tissue culture room. In order to keep the plant tissue culture room at a constant illumination, a lighting control system based on LEDs is used to compensate variations of the natural light. In this paper, a prototype of optical fiber daylighting system and our proposed application will be presented. / Ánh sáng mặt trời, một nguồn năng lượng xanh, được sử dụng cho chiếu sáng nhằm mang lại nguồn ánh sáng thân thiện với môi trường và giảm điện năng. Mục tiêu của chúng tôi là tăng cường sử dụng năng lượng tự nhiên và linh kiện tiêu thụ điện thấp để cải thiện môi trường ánh sáng trong nhà và giảm tiêu thụ điện cho chiếu sáng. Vì lý do này, một hệ thống chiếu sáng kết hợp ánh sáng mặt trời với đèn LED để nuôi cấy mô thực vật sẽ được trình bày. Hệ thống chiếu sáng ban ngày bằng sợi quang bao gồm ba phần chính:Bộ phận thu nhận và hội tụ ánh sáng, bộ phận chuẩn trực chùm sáng và bộ phận vận chuyển ánh sáng mặt trời tới nơi cần chiếu sáng. Phần tập trung được hình thành bởi một thấu kính Fresnel để thu thập và hội tụ ánh sáng mặt trời vào một vùng nhỏ bằng hiệu ứng quang học không tạo ảnh. Bộ phận chuẩn trực chumg sáng bao gồm bộ lọc quang học và thấu kính chuẩn trực. Bộ phận vận chuyển là các bó sợi quang lõi lớn. Bộ lọc quang học được sử dụng để phản xạ vùng cực tím (UV) và vùng hồng ngoại gần (NIR), chỉ cho phần ánh sáng nhìn thấy truyền qua. Để tăng hiệu quả ghép nối, thấu kính chuẩn trực được sử dụng để mở rộng và chuẩn trực chùm ánh sáng hội tụ. Chùm sáng chuẩn trực sau đó được vận chuyển bởi bó sợi quang vào phòng nuôi cấy mô thực vật. Để giữ cho phòng nuôi cấy mô thực vật được chiếu sáng liên tục, một hệ thống điều khiển ánh sáng dựa trên đèn LED để bù lại sự biến đổi của ánh sáng tự nhiên. Trong bài báo này, một nguyên mẫu của hệ thống chiếu sáng ban ngày bằng sợi quang và ứng dụng đề xuất của hệ thống sẽ được trình bày.

Polyfluorenes are polymers with outstanding properties: They are semi-conducting, relatively rigid, quite stable chemically and thermally, easily substituted and therefore potentially soluble in numerous solvents and more importantly, they exhibit blue electro- and photoluminescence. For all these reasons, these polymers are the subjects of numerous academic and industrial researches. The first subject of this work deal with the design, the synthesis and the characterisation of polyfluorenes end-capped with perylene dicarboximide derivatives. These perylene moieties are able to interact by energy transfer under specific conditions of illumination, proximity and orientation. Their observation by single molecule spectroscopy permitted therefore to gain valuable information concerning the three-dimensional folding of single polyfluorene chains. To complete this study, the synthesis and characterisation of a perylene end-capped trimer of fluorene was performed. This structure being monodisperse, a finer analysis of the energy-transfer occurring between both perylene dyes could be accomplished, which confirmed the structural hypothesis made for the polymer. During these studies, it has been observed that, in addition to the energy transfer occurring between both perylene derivatives, another energy transfer occurs between the polyfluorene backbone and the perylene derivatives upon excitation of the first. This led to the idea of the synthesis of a polyfluorene bearing perylenes dicarboximide as side chains. This perylene-rich polyfluorene has been used to build a photovoltaic cell efficient in the wavelengths of both polyfluorene absorption and perylene carboximide absorption. Another subject of this work was the design, synthesis and characterisation of polyfluorenes bearing bulky phenoxy groups as side-chains. These polymers, due to their lower tendency toward aggregation, exhibited a better stability of their emission colour upon annealing. Similarly, a series of homo- and copolymers of fluorene bearing bulky and hole accepting triphenylamine substituants was synthesised and characterised. In addition to their improved colour stability in comparison with dialkylpolyfluorenes, the LEDs build with these materials exhibited a very low turn on voltage.

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New red emitting phosphors, based on the double tungstate/molybdates, were discovered. Some were able to retain their luminous efficacy after substituting Y3+ for Eu3+, reducing the cost of the phosphor. This substitution was attempted for existing commercial red emitting phosphors and proved unsuccessful. Another set of phosphors based on these lattices were discovered and the emitted luminous efficacy was 140% greater than other reported Eu3+ phosphors. The best of these was Na2WO4MoO4Eu0.44Al1.34Sm0.011. The integration of phosphors to the lighting application was also studied, including improvements in light extraction for existing phosphors. ACEL panels are currently applied to many applications and were briefly examined. The more recent OLED technology was investigated and comparisons can be drawn with the ACEL panels. LEDs were also a focus of the work with a new method developed for remote application of phosphors to LEDs, based on a dome shaped encapsulant, and this was adopted commercially by a high brightness LED manufacturer. The studies on the phosphors reported herein were aimed at integrating these into commercial applications. Although this was not achieved as brightness and particles size were problematic, if it is demonstrated that further development of the synthetic methods produce phosphors with suitable attributes, this may lead to the integration in applications.

O reparo tecidual é um estado dinâmico que compreende diferentes processos, entre eles, inflamação, proliferação e remodelação, sendo que cada fase apresenta células e funções específicas. O LED é uma fonte de luz que tem sido utilizada na modalidade fototerapêutica no processo de cicatrização de feridas. A própolis também apresenta características em sua composição que favorece o reparo cicatricial. O presente estudo utilizou como terapias o LED, a própolis e seus usos associados, com o objetivo de compreender a ação desses diferentes tratamentos na resposta inflamatória induzida considerando a cinética do infiltrado inflamatório. O modelo experimental consistia na indução de ferida cirúrgica no dorso de 40 camundongos. Os animais foram divididos em 4 grupos: Controle, LED, Própolis e LED e Própolis, todos apresentaram subgrupos com animais sacrificados aos sete dias e quatorze dias após indução da lesão. A avaliação da histomorfometria foi realizada através de imagens capturadas e avaliadas por sistema de captura de imagens. Os achados da análise nos permitiram concluir que o LED isoladamente tem atividade biomoduladora positiva sobre o número de fibrócitos/fibroblastos e na neovascularização, no entanto, age como antiinflamatório sobre o infiltrado de células do sistema imune. O tratamento isolado com própolis age como proinflamatorio e não apresenta efeito estimulador na proliferação de fibrócitos/fibroblastos, determinando, porém aumento de colágeno e neovascularização enquanto inibe o aumento de SFA. O uso concomitante da própolis e LED atuou como agente antiinflamatório, além de exacerbar a ação do LED na produção de colágeno e na neovascularização.

Lighting is a big business, lighting consumes considerable amount of the electricity. These facts motivate for the search of new illumination technologies that are efficient. Semiconductor light emitting diodes (LEDs) have huge potential to replace the traditional primary incandescent lighting sources. They are two basic types of semiconductor LEDs being explored: inorganic and organic semiconductor light emitting diodes. While electroluminescence from p-n junctions was discovered more than a century ago, it is only from the 1960s that their development has accelerated as indicated by an exponential increase of their efficiency and light output, with a doubling occurring about every 36 months, in a similar way to Moore's law in electronics. These advances are generally attributed to the parallel development of semiconductor technologies, optics and material science. Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) have rapidly matured during the last 30 years driven by the possibility to create large area light-emitting diodes and displays. Another driving force to specifically use semiconducting polymers is the possibility to build the OLED on conventional flexible substrates via low-cost manufacturing techniques such as printing techniques, which open the way for large area productions. This thesis deals with the demonstration and investigation of heterojunction LEDs based on p-organic semiconductor and n-ZnO nanostructures. The ZnOorganic heterojunctions are fabricated using low cost and simple solution process without the need for sophisticated vacuum equipments. Both ZnO-nanostructures and the organic materials were grown on variety of substrates (i.e. silicon, glass and plastic substrates) using low temperature methods. The growth mechanism of the ZnO nanostructures has been systematically investigated with major focus in ZnO nanorods/nanowires. Different organic semiconductor materials and device configurations are explored starting with single polymer emissive layer ending up with separate emissive and blocking layers, or even blends. Interestingly, the photoluminescence and electroluminescence spectra of the hybrid LEDs provided a broad emission band covering entirely the visible spectrum [∼400-∼800nm]. The hybrid light emitting diode has a white emission attributed to ZnO intrinsic defects and impurities in combination with the electroluminescence from the conjugated polymers. The ZnO nanostructures in contact with a high workfunction electrode constitute an air stable electron injecting contact for the organic semiconductor. Hence, we have shown that a white light emission can be achieved in a ZnO-organic hybrid light emitting diode using cheap and low temperature growth techniques for both organic and inorganic materials. / The series number "1504" is incorrect and is changed in the electronic version to the correct number "1405".

The engineering of carrier dynamics in the MQW active region by modifying the p-type layers in the III-nitride based visible LEDs is described in this dissertation. It was found that the holes are preferentially injected into the QW adjacent to the p-InxGa1-xN layer with lower Indium mole fraction. Enhanced hole transport with increasing Indium mole fraction in the p-InxGa1-xN:Mg layer has been shown by analyzing the EL spectra. The improved hole transport and corresponding uniform distribution was achieved presumably by the potential barrier near the p-type layer and the MQW active region resulting in a modified kinetic energy of holes which creates a hole-transport-favorable environment in the MQW active region. At the same time, the limited hole injection due to the potential barrier for holes can be overcome under high injection conditions. The InAlN layers are widely used as an alternative high quality electron blocking layer in InGaN/GaN based visible LED structures. However, the Ga auto-incorporation of the InAlN layers has been recently reported during the growth of epitaxial layers by both MOCVD and MBE. The possible origins and a mechanism of Ga auto-incorporation of InAlN epitaxial layers were systematically investigated in this dissertation. It was found that the Ga-containing deposition on a wafer susceptor/carrier is the most dominant precursor for Ga auto-incorporation and the deposition on surrounding surfaces of quartz parts in a growth chamber is the other dominant source, while the effect of stainless-steel parts and interdiffusion of Ga atom from GaN underlayer are not critical. In addition, Mg or Cp2Mg in the growth chamber during InAl(Ga)N layer growth facilitates the auto-incorporation of Ga by modifying deposition conditions of GaN on the surrounding surfaces and the wafer susceptor/carrier. Based on experimental data of various cases, the Ga-containing deposition on any hot surfaces, which are also exposed to Indium precursor to form a liquid phase, is believed to be major origins of Ga auto-incorporation. In an effort to enhance the light extraction efficiency (LEE) in the LEDs, the direct patterning on the top surface of a LED structure, using laser interference ablation technique, has been studied in this dissertation. The 2-dimensional hexagonal lattice array of surface patterns was generated by direct irradiation of the laser source which is the interference of three laser beams onto the top p-GaN surface, without deterioration of electrical property of p-type layer and optical properties of MQW active region. The experimental results showed approximately 20 % improved LEE of the laser-patterned LED structure compared to the conventional LED structure without surface textures. Furthermore, the theoretical calculation using Monte-Carlo ray-tracing simulation confirmed the enhancement of LEE of the laser-patterned LED structure.

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