High scotopic/photopic ratio white-light-emitting diodes integrated with semiconductor nanophosphors of colloidal quantum dots

We propose and demonstrate single-chip white-light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) integrated with semiconductor nanophosphors of colloidal quantum dots for high scotopic/photopic (S/P) ratio. These color conversion WLEDs achieve S/P ratios over 3.00, which exceeds the current limit of 2.50 in common lighting technologies, while sustaining sufficient levels of color rendering index. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America