Submitted by Claudinei Pracidelli (cpracide@ipen.br) on 2016-11-11T17:46:50Z No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-11T17:46:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / A movimentação dentária induzida é um processo biológico complexo mediado por estímulos mecânicos, levando a um subsequente processo de remodelação óssea, podendo haver reabsorção indesejada da raiz dentária provocada pelo excesso de força. Uma vez que a movimentação ortodôntica se baseia em um processo inflamatório localizado, o propósito deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos do laser de baixa potência no processo de remodelação óssea e reabsorção radicular, buscando correlacionar as mudanças metabólicas observadas a nível celular ocorridas nos dias iniciais da movimentação dentária às alterações teciduais observadas microscopicamente e à arquitetura e morfologia do trabeculado e cortical ósseo. Primeiros molares de sessenta e oito ratos machos Wistar foram submetidos à movimentação induzida, divididos em 3 grupos: controle negativo (nenhuma movimentação), não irradiado (movimentação sem irradiação) e laser (movimentação e irradiação com laser de baixa potência de comprimento de onda de 810 nm, potência de 100 mW, área de 0,02cm2 e energia de 1,5 J/ponto) e eutanasiados nos dias 3, 6, 9, 14 e 21. Mensurações da movimentação dentária e análises histomorfométricas foram realizadas em todos os dias estudados. Análise imunoistoquímica dos marcadores RANKL, OPG e TRAP e avaliações por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) foram feitas nos dias 3, 6 e 9 e o ensaio Western Blotting para proteínas RANKL e SOFAT e imagens de microtomografia computadorizada (MicroCT) nos dias 14 e 21. Os resultados deste estudo mostraram que a movimentação dentária foi significantemente maior no grupo Laser (aumento em média de 40%) em todos os dias avaliados. O lado de compressão mostrou maior expressão de RANKL e osteoclastos TRAP-positivos nos dias 3, 6 e 9 (p<0,05), promovendo significativa redução na área de osso alveolar presente no lado de compressão nos dias 6, 9 e 14 (p<0,05), e alterações microestruturais, como menor fração de volume ósseo/volume total, menor densidade óssea mineral aos 14 dias. A irradiação com laser também aumentou a expressão de RANKL e a citocina SOFAT no dia 14. No lado de tensão, houve maior expressão de OPG especialmente aos 9 dias (p<0,001) e significativo aumento na área de osso alveolar presente nos dias 14 (p<0,01) e 21 (p<0,05) histomorfometricamente e maior densidade óssea mineral e espessura das trabéculas aos 21 dias (p<0,01). Com relação às áreas de hialinização presentes, os resultados mostraram áreas significantemente reduzidas nos dias 3, 6 e 9 nos grupos irradiados, o que explica o menor número de odontoclastos na superfície radicular nestes dias e a redução significante das áreas de reabsorção radicular observadas nas lâminas histológicas nos dias 9, 14 e 21 e nas imagens de MEV nos dias 3 e 9. Os grupos irradiados também mostraram menor volume das lacunas de reabsorção radicular medidas no MicroCT nos dias 14 e 21, especialmente nos lados de compressão. O estudo concluiu que o laser de baixa potência influenciou a remodelação óssea, aumentou a atividade dos osteoclastos no lado da compressão, e estimulou a formação óssea no de tensão, acelerando significativamente o movimento dentário e potencialmente reduzindo as áreas de necrose no ligamento periodontal e, consequentemente, a reabsorção radicular. / Tese (Doutorado em Tecnologia Nuclear) / IPEN/T / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-04-25T12:11:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 camiladocarmoalmeida.pdf: 15878287 bytes, checksum: 7ce86267329e6481b097f64af841fe34 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-04-25T15:26:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 camiladocarmoalmeida.pdf: 15878287 bytes, checksum: 7ce86267329e6481b097f64af841fe34 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-25T15:26:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 camiladocarmoalmeida.pdf: 15878287 bytes, checksum: 7ce86267329e6481b097f64af841fe34 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-29 / Este trabalho teve por objetivos projetar um sistema eletrônico de controle destinado a fornecer uma alternativa simplificada e eficiente para estudos de fisiologia vegetal envolvendo luz artificial, bem como para sua utilização em determinados processos de cultivo de plantas em estufas. O trabalho apresenta uma revisão sobre a interação entre a iluminação artificial e o cultivo de plantas, tanto para o propósito de uma cultura comercial quanto para possibilitar a interpretação do comportamento de plantas em estudos botânicos. Este sistema eletrônico possibilita a determinação das quantidades radiométricas de interesse quando a iluminação artificial é usada como suplemento ou como única fonte de iluminação em cultivos. Com base em estudos anteriores, é proposto a produção de um sistema autônomo constituído por um aparelho de iluminação composto por LEDs brancos e/ou coloridos. Além disso, foram realizados alguns experimentos radiométricos preliminares utilizando luminárias comerciais de LEDs, visando sua utilização em associação com o sistema de controle proposto. Os parâmetros medidos mais relevantes foram o fluxo de fótons fotossinteticamente ativos, fluxo luminoso e a temperatura de cor correlata. Espera-se que o protótipo desenvolvido apresente características que agreguem flexibilidade e comportamento radiométrico relevante para cultivos controlados. / This work aims to develop an electronic control system with the purpose to drive a simplified and efficient alternative for vegetal physiology studies involving artificial light as well as for its utilization in certain plants crop at greenhouses. Additionally, this work presents a brief review regarding the interaction between artificial lighting and plants, with purposes of commercial crops and the possibility of interpretation of plants behavior in botanic studies. This electronic system enables the determination of the radiometric quantities of interest when the lighting is used as a supplement or as the only lighting source in crops. Using the latest studies, it is proposed an autonomous system consisting basically of white and/or colored LEDs. Besides, it were performed radiometric experiences using commercial luminaires with LEDs aiming the use of them in the proposed control system. The more relevant measured parameters were the photosynthetic photon flux, luminous flux and correlated colour temperature. The proposed system shows flexibility and relevant radiometric behavior, which are particularly useful in Plant Physiology.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work proposes a control methodology of luminous flux through independent sink temperature and current applied to red, green and blue LEDs. The main characteristics of solid-state lighting and LEDs themselves are presented, along an architectural approach trends in decorative lighting and artistic scope. Also are discussed the color theory and the history of regulation of colors through the standard CIE (International Commission on Illumination) since the creation of CIE 1931 to the CIE 1976 standard, creating an uniform space for the comparison of results of luminous sources. The constant flux system is proposed, using the equations for estimating the flux that is controlled by a microprocessor in practice, obtaining satisfactory results when compared with the open-loop dimmer system, resulting in a low chromatic variation Δu'v' regarding to studied set of colors, thus representing an imperceptible change to the human eye, taking into account the CIE 1976 standard. / Este trabalho propõe uma metodologia de controle de fluxo luminoso através da temperatura de dissipador e corrente, aplicada a diodos emissores de luz vermelhos, verdes e azuis. São apresentadas as principais características da iluminação em estado sólido e dos diodos emissores de luz propriamente ditos. Uma abordagem arquitetônica das tendências da iluminação decorativa em âmbito artístico é apresentada. É abordada também a teoria das cores. A história da regulamentação das cores através do padrao CIE (Comissão Internacional de Iluminação) é mostrada, desde a criação do padrão CIE 1931 até o padrão CIE 1976. Cria-se, assim, um espaço uniforme para a comparação de resultados de fontes luminosas. O sitema de fluxo constante é proposto, utilizando equações de estimação do fluxo. Este é controlado através de um microprocessador, obtendo-se resultados satisfatórios quando comparado com o sistema em malha aberta. Os resultados mostram uma variação cromática Δu v menor que 0.0035 para as cores ensaiadas, representando assim uma variação imperceptível pelo olho humano, levando-se em consideração o padrão CIE 1976.

Orientadora: Profa. Dra. Karina Passalacqua Morelli Frin / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia/Química, Santo André, 2018. / Neste trabalho foram estudadas as propriedades fotofisicas e eletroquimicas dos compostos polipiridinicos fosforescentes de Re(I), fac-[ReCl(CO)3(N^N)] e fac-[Re(PPh3)(CO)3(N^N)]+, em que N^N = 1,10-fenantrolina (phen), 4,7-dimetil-1,10-fenantrolina (Me2phen) ou 4,7-dimetoxi-1,10-fenantrolina ((MeO)2phen) e PPh3 = trifenilfosfina e dos compostos fosforescentes ciclometalados de Ir(III), mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)], em que L^X= 4,4fff'-(1,4-fenileno-bis-(2,2f,6f,2ff-terpiridina)) (tpy), carboxilato de 3-iodopiridinilmetila (Ipic) e ppy = 2-fenilpiridina. Ademais, o desempenho de dispositivos eletroluminescentes emissores de luz com esses compostos foi investigado por meio da capacidade de injecao e transporte de carga e transferencia de energia entre matriz e dopante. Os compostos foram sintetizados, purificados, caracterizados por meio de espectroscopias UV-visivel, na regiao do infravermelho, IV, e ressonancia magnetica nuclear de hidrogenio, 1H RMN. Os compostos de Re(I) e Ir(III) se encontram nas conformacoes facial e meridional, respectivamente.Nos espectros de absorcao dos compostos fac-[ReL(CO)3(N^N)], L = Cl e PPh3, e mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)] foram observadas duas regioes: uma de mais alta energia, atribuida as transicoes intraligantes (IL) e, uma de menor energia, atribuida as transicoes de transferencia de carga do metal para o ligante (MLCT). Foi investigada a emissao desses compostos em solucao e em meio rigido, que pode ser atribuida ao estado excitado triplete de energia mais baixa. Para os compostos de Re(I), a temperatura ambiente, essa emissao pode ser atribuida principalmente ao estado excitado triplete de transferencia de carga do metal para o ligante polipiridinico (3MLCTRe¨N^N*) e que, em meio rigido, apresenta um maior carater do estado excitado triplete centrado no ligante (3IL), observando-se a inversao entre esses estados para os compostos com os ligantes polipiridinicos Me2phen e ((MeO)2phen. Para os compostos de Ir(III), a temperatura ambiente, a emissao pode ser atribuida ao estado excitado triplete de transferencia de carga do metal para o ligante auxiliar 3MLCTIr+ppy¨L^N, e que, em meio rigido, para o composto mer-[Ir(ppy)2(Ipic)], ocorre a inversao entre os estados 3MLCT e 3IL e, portanto, a emissao e atribuida a este ultimo estado excitado. Os tempos de vida obtidos para os compostos de Re(I), 0,18-2,52 ¿Ês, e de Ir(III), 60 ns - 0,43 ¿Ês, sao consistentes com estados emissores tripletes. Os rendimentos quanticos, constantes de decaimento radiativas e nao radiativas, potenciais de oxidacao e reducao tambem foram avaliados. Os calculos dos niveis de energia HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) e do LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) foram realizados e comparados aos do polimero poli(vinil)carbazol (PVK). / In this work, both photophysical and electrochemical properties of phosphorescent polypyridyl Re(I) compounds, fac-[ReCl(CO)3(N^N)] and fac-[Re(PPh3)(CO)3(N^N)]+, N^N = 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), 4,7-dimethyl-1,10- phenanthroline (Me2phen) and 4,7-dimethoxi-1,10-phenanthroline ((MeO)2phen) and PPh3 = triphenylphosphine and phosphorescent cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes, mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)], where L^X= 4¿,4¿¿¿¿-(1,4-Phenylene)bis(2,2¿:6¿,2¿¿-terpyridine) (tpy), 3-iodopyridine-2-carboxylate (Ipic) e ppy = 2-phenylpyridine, were investigated. Furthemore, the performance of electroluminescent devices by means of the charge injection ability was investigated as well as transport and energy transfer between the host and guest. These compounds were synthesized, purified and characterized by Uv-visible, infrared and proton nuclear magnetic resonance, 1H NMR, spectroscopies. Re(I) and Ir(III) compounds are in facial and meridional geometries, respectively. In the absorption spectra of the fac-[ReL(CO)3(N^N)], L = Cl and PPh3, and mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)] are observed two bands: the higher energy one, assigned to intraligand transitions (IL), and the lower energy one, assigned to metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition. The emission of the compounds was investigated in fluid and rigid media, which could be ascribed to the low-lying triplet excited state. For the Re(I) compounds, at room temperature, the emission is characteristic of the triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MLCTRe¨N^N*) and, in rigid media, shows some degree of the triplet ligand-centered (3IL) emission, observing the inversion between these states for the compounds with the polypyridine ligands Me2phen and (MeO)2phen. For the Ir(III) compounds, at room temperature, the emission could be assigned to the triplet low-lying metal-to-ligand charge transfer 3MLCTIr+ppy¨L^N, and, in rigid media, for the mer-[Ir(ppy)2(Ipic)] compound occurs the inversion between the 3MLCT and 3IL excited states, therefore, the emission is ascribed from the latter excited state. The lifetime obtained for the the Re(I) compounds, 0.18-2.52 ¿Ês, and for the Ir(III) compounds, 60 ns - 0.43 ¿Ês, are consistent with triplet excited states. The emission quantum yields, radiative and non-radiative rates, oxidation and reduction potentials were also evaluated. The calculations of the HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) and LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy levels were performed and the values compared to the poly(vinyl)carbazol polymer (PVK).

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-01-07T18:22:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 milenafariapinto.pdf: 3767169 bytes, checksum: 1c057d68b3cee498c456fe7c7610b2c2 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-01-25T16:53:33Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 milenafariapinto.pdf: 3767169 bytes, checksum: 1c057d68b3cee498c456fe7c7610b2c2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-25T16:53:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 milenafariapinto.pdf: 3767169 bytes, checksum: 1c057d68b3cee498c456fe7c7610b2c2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-22 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O presente trabalho propõe um sistema eletrônico que permite gerenciar, monitorar parâmetros e controlar de forma descentralizada um conjunto de luminárias à LED pertencentes a um sistema de iluminação pública. Estes parâmetros incluem nível de iluminação, consumo de energia, detecção da presença de pedestres, problemas na própria luminária e monitoração de variáveis ambientais como temperatura e umidade. Adicionalmente, o mesmo sistema é capaz também de detectar falhas na rede elétrica, permitindo monitorar e gerenciar os parâmetros de qualidade de rede de uma forma global. Basicamente, o sistema pode ser dividido em três partes. A primeira parte consiste de um módulo inteligente, chamado neste trabalho por SM, que é conectado a uma determinada luminária e à rede elétrica, sendo assim responsável por medir tanto os parâmetros provindos da luminária quanto da rede elétrica. Na segunda parte encontra-se o módulo controlador (CM) que possui a finalidade de coordenar as informações oriundas dos módulos inteligentes instalados nas luminárias, armazenando e posteriormente enviando os dados para um sistema supervisório. Além disso, o mesmo possui sensores de temperatura e umidade para prover informações sobre as condições climáticas, objetivando confiabilidade nos dados medidos pelos sensores dos módulos inteligentes. O sistema supervisório (SS) consiste da etapa final deste sistema proposto, o qual é responsável por salvar os dados obtidos em um certo período de tempo, analisar e monitorar possíveis falhas e enviar comandos para cada CM e/ou um respectivo SM. Com a finalidade de avaliar experimentalmente o sistema proposto neste trabalho, foram realizados experimentos para demonstrar tanto as funcionalidades do módulo bem como da avaliação dos algoritmos de processamento de sinais propostos, e obtendo ao final projeções econômicas para o protótipo. Os resultados obtidos mostraram eficiência, flexibilidade e interoperabilidade do sistema proposto. / The present paper proposes a system to manage, control and monitor a group of LED luminaires of a street lighting system, being able to control the light intensity of the luminaire and monitoring the power consumption, detection of pedestrians, fault conditions, environmental parameters such as temperature and humidity. Additionally, the system contains a voltage sensor coupled to the grid in order to monitor and manage the power quality parameters. Basically, the system can be divided in three essential parts. The first one regards the smart module, called in this work as SM, which has the responsibility to sensing the parameters stemming from power grid as well as luminaire. The second part is the control module (CM), which has the aim to coordinate the data received from each smart module, storing and subsequently sending the data to the supervisory system. Besides, the control module also has temperature and humidity sensors in order to check and register environmental conditions, providing, in this way, reliability of the measured data. The supervisory system (SS) consists of the final part of the proposed system and it is responsible to save the data in a local memory, to analyze and to monitor problems or even possible faults and sending commands to each CM and/or a respective SM. With the aim to evaluate the proposed system, it was performed experiments to demonstrate the system operation as well as the quality analysis capability. Due to the energy savings potential provided by the technology, it was also studied the economic feasibility of the prototype, aiming a future commercial product. The results have shown that the proposed system is scalable, flexible and efficient.

In this dissertation, we study the optical property of 2D graded photonic super-crystals (GPSCs) for photon management. We focused primarily on manipulation and control of light by using the newly discovered GPSCs which present great opportunity for electromagnetic wave control in photonic devices. The GPSC has been used to explore the superior capability of improving the light extraction efficiency of OLEDs. The enhancement of extraction efficiency has been explained in term of destructive interference of surface plasmon resonance and out-coupling of surface plasmon through phase matching provided by GPSC and verified by e-field intensity distributions. A large light extraction efficiency up to 75% into glass substrate has been predicted through simulation. We also study the light trapping enhancement in GPSCs. Broadband, wide incident angle, and polarization independent light trapping enhancement is achieved in silicon solar cells patterned with the GPSCs. In addition, novel 2D GPSCs were fabricated using holographic lithography through the interference lithography by two sets of multiple beams arranged in a cone geometry using a spatial light modulator (SLM). Finally, we also report a fabrication of GPSCs with a super-cell size of 12a×12a by using e-beam lithography. Diffraction pattern from GPSCs reveals unique diffraction properties. In an application aspect, light emitting diode arrays can be replaced by a single light emitting diode shinning onto the diffraction pattern for a uniform fluorescence.

Inorganic alternating current electroluminescent devices (AC-ELs) are known for their ruggedness and extreme long-term reliability, which is why they can often been found in industrial and medical equipment as well as in applications in the military sector. In contrast to the inorganic phosphors used in AC-ELs, organic materials offer a number of advantages, in particular a significantly higher efficiency, easier processibility, and a wide selection of emitter materials spanning the entire visible spectrum. Several efforts towards alternating current driven organic light-emitting devices have recently been made, however, important operating mechanism are still not well understood. In the first part of this theses, alternating current driven, capacitively coupled, pin-based organic light-emitting devices are investigated with respect to the influence of the thickness of the insulating layer and the intrinsic organic layer on the driving voltage. A three-capacitor model is employed to predict the basic behavior of the devices and good agreement with the experimental values is found. The proposed charge regeneration mechanism based on Zener tunneling is studied in terms of field strength across the intrinsic organic layers. A remarkable consistency between the measured field strength at the onset point of light emission (3–3.1 MV/cm) and the theoretically predicted breakdown field strength of around 3 MV/cm is obtained. The latter value represents the field required for Zener tunneling in wide band gap organic materials according to Fowler-Nordheim theory. In a second step, asymmetric driving of capacitively coupled OLEDs is investigated. It is found that different voltages and/or pulse lengths for positive and negative half-cycle lead to significant improvements in terms of brightness and device efficiency. Part two of this work demonstrates a device concept for highly efficient organic light-emitting devices whose emission color can be easily adjusted from, e.g., deep-blue through cold-white and warm-white to saturated yellow. The presented approach exploits the different polarities of the positive and negative half-cycles of an alternating current driving signal to independently address a fluorescent blue emission unit and a phosphorescent yellow emission unit vertically stacked on top of each other. The electrode design is optimized for simple fabrication and driving and allows for two-terminal operation by a single source. The presented approach for color-tunable OLEDs is versatile in terms of emitter combinations and meets application requirements by providing a high device efficiency of 36.2 lm/W, a color rendering index of 82 at application relevant brightness levels of 1000 cd/m², and warm-white emission color coordinates. The final part demonstrates an approach for full-color OLED pixels that are fabricated by vertical stacking of a red-, green-, and blue-emitting unit. Each unit can be addressed separately which allows to efficiently generate every color that is a superposition of spectra of the individual emission units. The device is built in a top-emission geometrywhich is highly desirable for display fabrication as the pixel can be directly deposited onto the back-plane electronics. Furthermore, the presented device design requires only three independently addressable electrodes which simplifies fabrication and electrical driving. The electrical performance of each individual unit is on par with standard pin single emission unit OLEDs, showing very low leakage currents and achieving high brightness levels at moderate voltages of around 3–4 V.

This research focused on the development of new metal triimine complexes of Pt(II), Pd(II), and Ni(II) for use in three types of molecular electronic devices: dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and organic field effect transistors (OFETs). Inorganic complexes combine many advantages of their chemical and photophysical properties and are processable on inexpensive and large area substrates for various optoelectronic applications. For DSSCs, a series of platinum (II) triimine complexes were synthesized and evaluated as dyes for nanocrystalline oxide semiconductors. Pt (II) forms four coordinate square planar complexes with various co-ligands and counterions and leads to spanning absorption across a wide range in the UV-Vis-NIR regions. When those compounds were applied to the oxide semiconductors, they led to photocurrent generation thus verifying the concept of their utility in solar cells. In the OLEDs project, a novel pyridyl-triazolate Pt(II) complex, Pt(ptp)2 was synthesized and generated breakthrough OLEDs. In the solution state, the electronic absorption and emission of the square planar structure results in metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) and an aggregation band. Tunable photoluminescence and electroluminescence colors from blue to red wavelengths have been attained upon using Pt(ptp)2 under different experimental conditions and OLED architectures. In taking advantage of these binary characteristics for both monomer and excimer emissions, cool and warm white OLEDs suitable for solid-state lighting have been fabricated. The OFETs project represented an extension of the study of pyridyl-triazolate d8 metal complexes due to their electron-transporting behavior and n-type properties. A prescreening step by using thermogravimetric calorimetry has demonstrated the stability of all three M(ptp)2 and M(ptp)2(py)2 compounds and their amenability to sublimation. Preliminary current-voltage measurements from simple diodes has achieved unidirectional current from a Pt(ptp)2 neat layer and demonstrated its n-type semiconducting behavior.

There is a huge demand for low-cost and compact laser devices in particular for point-of-care diagnostic, sensing, or optical communication. Organic solid-state lasers (OSLs) have a great potential to fill that gap due to their specific properties such as high optical gain, low lasing threshold, and spectral tunability. To miniaturize OSLs for micro-optical circuits two aspects are required: The spectrum of the laser should be easily tunable, and the pumping energy should be provided in a simple and compact method, in the best case electrically. In this work, we developed a simple, compact, easy to manufacture, and electrically tunable laser resonator using electroactive polymers. The cavity is formed between a highly reflecting distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) and a highly reflecting silver layer sandwiching a soft elastomer layer. A transparent electrode made by indium tin oxide is placed on the glass substrate below the DBR. If an external voltage between the transparent bottom electrode and the metal layer is applied, the elastomer layer is compressed by the electrostatic pressure, which leads to a blue shift of the optical modes of the microcavity. If an active material with a broad emission spectrum, such as organic molecules, is included inside the cavity layer, it enables the development of an electrically tunable OSL. Hence, we demonstrate a cost-effective approach towards an electrically tunable organic laser source particularly suitable for easily processable lab-on-chip devices. In the second part, a novel organic light emitting diode (OLED) architecture is realized enabling high current densities with low optical losses in the prospect of the realization of an electrically driven OSL. For this purpose, an additional highly conductive lateral transport layer (LTL) is introduced to achieve expansion of the charge recombination to the electrode-free area. Simulations by equivalent circuit approach allow for an analysis of the lateral distribution of the vertical current density to predict the lateral current density distribution in the high excitation regime (current densities ≈ 1 kA/cm² ). Moreover, the Joule heating of the device is reduced by restructuring the OLED layer stack. Thus, high current densities close to the predicted lasing threshold of 1 kA/cm² could be achieved. The results of the thesis presenting a significant step towards the development of an electrical pumped OSL.:1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Background 2.1 Optical Cavities 2.1.1 Fabry-Perot Resonator 2.1.2 Transfer Matrix Algorithm 2.1.3 Distributed Bragg Reflector 2.1.4 Optical Microcavities 2.1.5 Tunable Optical Cavities 2.2 Organic Semiconductors 2.2.1 Properties 2.2.2 Electronic Structure 2.2.3 Absorption and Emission Spectra 2.2.4 Electrical Current 2.2.5 Doping 2.3 Organic Light Emitting Diodes 2.3.1 Basic OLED 2.3.2 Pin-OLED 2.3.3 OLEDs at High Excitation 2.4 Organic Lasers 2.4.1 Fundamentals of a Laser 2.4.2 Organic Molecules as Active Medium 2.4.3 Electrical Pumping of Organic Lasers 2.5 Dielectric Elastomer Actuators 2.5.1 Principle of Operation 2.5.2 Silicone-Based Materials 2.5.3 Compliant Electrodes 3 Experimental Methods 3.1 Sample Fabrication 3.1.1 Dielectric Elastomer Actuators 3.1.2 Organic Light Emitting Diodes 3.2 Characterization Techniques 3.2.1 Optical Characterization 3.2.2 Electrical Characterization 4 Tunable Optical Cavities with Dielectric Elastomer Actuators 4.1 Design of the Tunable Optical Microcavity 4.1.1 Tunable Cavity with Thin Metal Electrode . 4.1.2 Compliant Metal Electrodes on Dielectric Elastomer Films 4.1.3 Actuator Performance of Thick Metal Electrode 4.1.4 Electro-mechanical Characteristic 4.2 Tunable Emission of Optical Elastomer Cavities 4.2.1 Incorporation of Organic Laser Dyes in the Elastomer 4.2.2 Tunable Photoluminescence Spectra 4.2.3 Lasing in Elastomer Cavities 5 Novel Architecture for OLEDs at High Excitation 5.1 OLEDs at High Excitations Using Emission from Metal-free Area 5.1.1 Simulation of the Lateral Distribution of the Vertical Current Density 5.1.2 Investigation of the Lateral Emission 5.1.3 Organic Zener Junction 5.1.4 Simulation of High Excitation Behavior 5.2 Reduction of Self-heating for OLEDs at High Excitation 5.2.1 Crossbar-OLED at High Current Densities 5.2.2 Change in Layer Structure 5.3 Fully Transparent Metal-free OLEDs 5.3.1 Highly doped C 60 as a Transparent Electrode 5.3.2 Investigation of the External Quantum Efficiency 6 Conclusion and Outlook / Insbesondere durch die wachsende Nachfrage in Point-of-Care-Diagnostik, Sensorik oder optischer Kommunikationstechnologie wird eine große Anzahl von günstigen und kompakten Laserbauteilen benötigt. Aufgrund ihrer spezifischen Eigenschaften, wie hoher optische Verstärkung, niedriger Laserschwelle und spektrale Durchstimmbarkeit, sind organische Festkörperlaser geeignete Kandidaten, um diese Lücke zu schließen. Für die Anwendung als mikrooptische Systeme werden zwei wesentliche Komponenten benötigt: Die spektrale Durchstimmbarkeit sowie das Pumpen des Lasers sollten mit einem einfachen und kompakten Verfahren realisiert werden, im besten Fall durch Anlegen einer elektrischen Spannung. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde ein kompakter, elektrisch durchstimmbarer Laserresonator entwickelt, welcher mittels eines dielektrischen Elastomeraktuators in wenigen Prozessschritten realisiert werden kann. Der Resonator besteht aus zwei hochreflektierenden Spiegeln, einem dielektrischen Bragg-Spiegels und einem Metallspiegel, die eine Resonatorschicht aus einem weichen, verformbaren Elastomer umschließen. Für die elektrische Aktuation wird eine Spannung zwischen einer transparenten Bodenelektrode aus Indiumzinnoxid unterhalb des Bragg-Spiegel und der Metallschicht angelegt. Durch die elektrostatische Anziehung beider Elektroden wird die Elastomerschicht zusammengedrückt, wodurch die optischen Moden des Resonators eine Blauverschiebung der Wellenlänge erfahren. Durch die Integration einens Fluoreszenzfarbstoffes mit einem breiten Emissionsspektrum innerhalb der Resonatorschicht, wird die Umsetzung eines elektrisch durchstimmbaren, organischen Festkörperlasers ermöglicht. Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit wird ein neuartiges Design für organische Leuchtdioden (OLED) vorgestellt, um diese bei hohen Stromdichten zu betreiben und gleichzeitig die optischen Verluste, die beim Einbau in einen optischen Mikroresonator auftreten, zu minimieren. Hierfür wird eine zusätzliche hoch leitfähige, organische Schicht, die laterale Transportschicht, in den Schichtaufbau der OLED integriert. Aufgrund des verstärkten lateralen Ladungsträgertransports wird die Rekombinationszone bis außerhalb der Elektroden bedeckten Fläche ausgeweitet. Mithilfe einer Simulation, welche die organischen Schichten mittels eines Ersatzschaltbildes beschreibt, war es möglich, die laterale Verteilung der vertikalen Stromdichte zu bestimmen und damit Vorhersagen über die Stromdichtenverteilung bei hohen Anregungen (≈ 1 kA/cm² ) zu treffen. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht eine geänderte Schichtreihenfolge der OLED, die Joulesche Erwärmung des Bauteils zu reduzieren. Dadurch ist es möglich, hohe Stromdichten überhalb der vorherge sagten Laserschwelle von 1 kA/cm² zu erreichen. Diese Ergebnisse stellen eine wichtige Voraussetzung für die Entwicklung eines elektrisch gepumpten, organischen Festkörperlasers dar.:1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Background 2.1 Optical Cavities 2.1.1 Fabry-Perot Resonator 2.1.2 Transfer Matrix Algorithm 2.1.3 Distributed Bragg Reflector 2.1.4 Optical Microcavities 2.1.5 Tunable Optical Cavities 2.2 Organic Semiconductors 2.2.1 Properties 2.2.2 Electronic Structure 2.2.3 Absorption and Emission Spectra 2.2.4 Electrical Current 2.2.5 Doping 2.3 Organic Light Emitting Diodes 2.3.1 Basic OLED 2.3.2 Pin-OLED 2.3.3 OLEDs at High Excitation 2.4 Organic Lasers 2.4.1 Fundamentals of a Laser 2.4.2 Organic Molecules as Active Medium 2.4.3 Electrical Pumping of Organic Lasers 2.5 Dielectric Elastomer Actuators 2.5.1 Principle of Operation 2.5.2 Silicone-Based Materials 2.5.3 Compliant Electrodes 3 Experimental Methods 3.1 Sample Fabrication 3.1.1 Dielectric Elastomer Actuators 3.1.2 Organic Light Emitting Diodes 3.2 Characterization Techniques 3.2.1 Optical Characterization 3.2.2 Electrical Characterization 4 Tunable Optical Cavities with Dielectric Elastomer Actuators 4.1 Design of the Tunable Optical Microcavity 4.1.1 Tunable Cavity with Thin Metal Electrode . 4.1.2 Compliant Metal Electrodes on Dielectric Elastomer Films 4.1.3 Actuator Performance of Thick Metal Electrode 4.1.4 Electro-mechanical Characteristic 4.2 Tunable Emission of Optical Elastomer Cavities 4.2.1 Incorporation of Organic Laser Dyes in the Elastomer 4.2.2 Tunable Photoluminescence Spectra 4.2.3 Lasing in Elastomer Cavities 5 Novel Architecture for OLEDs at High Excitation 5.1 OLEDs at High Excitations Using Emission from Metal-free Area 5.1.1 Simulation of the Lateral Distribution of the Vertical Current Density 5.1.2 Investigation of the Lateral Emission 5.1.3 Organic Zener Junction 5.1.4 Simulation of High Excitation Behavior 5.2 Reduction of Self-heating for OLEDs at High Excitation 5.2.1 Crossbar-OLED at High Current Densities 5.2.2 Change in Layer Structure 5.3 Fully Transparent Metal-free OLEDs 5.3.1 Highly doped C 60 as a Transparent Electrode 5.3.2 Investigation of the External Quantum Efficiency 6 Conclusion and Outlook

This dissertation is particularly focused on a novel approach of a wirelessly powered neuromodulation system for chronic patients. The inductively coupled transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) coils are designed through optimization to achieve maximum efficiency. A power management unit (PMU) consisting of a voltage rectifier, voltage regulator along with a stimulation circuitry is also designed to provide pulse stimulation to genetically modified neurons. For continuous health monitoring purposes, the response from the brain due to stimulation needs to be recorded and transmitted wirelessly outside the brain for analysis. A low-power high-data duty-cycled impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) transmitter is designed and implemented using the standard CMOS process. Another focus of this dissertation is the design of a reverse electrowetting-on-dielectric (REWOD) based energy harvesting circuit for wearable sensor applications which is capable of generating a very low-frequency signal from motion activity such a walking, running, jogging, etc. A commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) based and on-chip based energy harvesting circuit is designed for very low-frequency signals. The experimental results show promising progress towards the advancement in the wirelessly powered neuromodulation system and building the self-powered wearable sensor.