Investigation of dynamic color deviation mechanisms of high power light-emitting diode

Environmental concerns have led to the popularity of solid stating lighting, in which a high quality white light source depends on the stable property of light emitting diode. This study examines a white-light high-power light-emitting diode composed of a blue chip and yellow phosphor. A white-light light-emitting diode can be divided into four parts-a blue chip, yellow phosphor, transparent silicone, and reflector. In a transient experiment, the wavelength shift of the blue chip markedly affects the conversion efficiency of yellow phosphor, causing white-light deviation, especially in the sharp variation region of absorption of yellow phosphor. A series of short-term experiments was conducted to identify the mechanisms of color deviation between yellow phosphor and transparent silicone. The robustness of commercial phosphor and silicone was much stronger than expected. In addition to a yellowed reflector and blue chip degradation, several combinations of degradation mechanisms between yellow phosphor and transparent silicone. In a long-term experiment, damaged silicon confines blue light resulting in warm white light. Two suggestions are provided to obtain white-light light-emitting diodes with high color reliability. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.