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Rutgers-Led Team Pioneers Discovery of Eco-Friendly, Ultra-Bright LED Material

Rutgers scientists are exploring the characteristics and capabilities of deep blue light.

Hybrid copper iodide crystals emitting deep-blue light are being developed by scientists in a Rutgers laboratory. (Kun Zhu/Jing Li Lab)

By Kitta MacPherson, Rutgers University Senior Public Relations Specialist A Rutgers-led team of scientists has developed an eco-friendly, very stable, ultra-bright material and used it to generate deep-blue light (emission at ~450 nm) in a light-emitting diode (LED), an energy-efficient device at the heart of all major lighting systems. The new copper-iodide hybrid emitter materials are expected to contribute to the advancement of blue LED technologies because of their excellent qualities...

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