by jbs020610 a3 — February 12, 2010—Nine research and development project teams were honored February 5 at “Transformations in Lighting,” the seventh annual U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) R&D Workshop, held this year in Raleigh, North Carolina. The three-day event brought together more than 350 researchers, manufacturers, and others interested in keeping up to date on the latest SSL technology developments.
The following organizations were recognized by DOE for significant breakthroughs and achievements in 2009, representing research in light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) conducted at large and small companies, universities, and research institutions:
- Sandia National Laboratories for its use of novel spectroscopy in improving the efficiency of green LEDs;
- University of Florida for achieving a record efficacy of 59 lm/W in a blue phosphorescent OLED;
- PhosphorTech Corporation for its work in developing advanced phosphor materials to increase the efficiency of LED lamps;
- Los Alamos National Laboratory for its efforts to develop new materials to lower the cost of OLED manufacturing;
- Cree, Inc. for significant improvements in its cool-white multichip LED prototype, which demonstrated record efficacy of 117 lm/W;
- Arkema, Inc. for its work in developing a lower-cost substitute for indium as a key component of OLED anodes.
- Osram Sylvania Development, Inc. for demonstrating an efficient warm-white LED light engine for use in downlights;
- Universal Display Corporation for moving toward the development of commercially viable white OLED panels by fabricating a white OLED that achieves 68 lm/W; and
- Philips Lumileds Lighting, LLC for improving warm-white LED performance by demonstrating an LED with an efficacy of 83 lm/W.
For more information about the DOE Solid-State Lighting R&D Portfolio, visit the R&D Projects page on EERE’s Solid-State Lighting Web site.
