New materials that could make LED lighting even brighter and more affordable

Scientists are currently using supercomputers to gain insight on the crystal structure of new materials that could make LED lighting even brighter and more affordable.

New properties have been found in a promising LED material for next-generation solid-state lighting.

A January 2020 study in the chemistry journal ACS Omega revealed evidence pointing to a brighter future for cubic III-nitrides in photonic and electronic devices.

The main finding is that next generation LEDs can, should, and will do better. The motivation for studying cubic III-nitrides stems from the fact that today's LED loses much of its efficiency under high injection conditions of current passing through the device, necessary for general lighting.