LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) DEVICES COMPRISING NANOCRYSTALS
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1. A light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:
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(b) a hermetically sealed container comprising a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals,wherein the container is placed with respect to the LED to facilitate down-conversion of the luminescent nanocrystals.
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Abstract
The present invention provides light-emitting diode (LED) devices comprises compositions and containers of hermetically sealed luminescent nanocrystals. The present invention also provides displays comprising the LED devices. Suitably, the LED devices are white light LED devices.
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1. A light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:
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(a) a blue-light emitting LED; and (b) a hermetically sealed container comprising a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals, wherein the container is placed with respect to the LED to facilitate down-conversion of the luminescent nanocrystals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display system, comprising:
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(a) a display; and (b) a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) devices, the LED devices comprising; (i) a blue light emitting LED; and (ii) a hermetically sealed container comprising a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals, wherein the container is placed with respect to the LED to facilitate down-conversion of the luminescent nanocrystals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:
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(a) an LED; (b) a hermetically sealed container comprising a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals optically coupled to the LED; and (c) a light guide optically coupled to the hermetically sealed container, wherein a first portion of light emitted from the LED is down-converted by the luminescent nanocrystals, and wherein a second portion of light emitted from the LED and the down-converted light from the luminescent nanocrystals are emitted from the light guide.
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29. A white light light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:
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(a) a blue light light-emitting LED; (b) a hermetically sealed container comprising a plurality of CdSe/ZnS luminescent nanocrystals optically coupled to the LED; and (c) a light guide optically coupled the hermetically sealed container, wherein a first portion of blue light emitted from the LED is down-converted by the CdSe/ZnS luminescent nanocrystals to green light and red light, and wherein a second portion of blue light emitted from the LED, the green light and the red light, are emitted from the light guide and combine to produce white light.
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36. A display system, comprising:
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(a) a display; (b) a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) devices, the LED devices comprising; (i) an LED; and (ii) a hermetically sealed container comprising a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals optically coupled to the LED; and (c) a light guide optically coupled to the hermetically sealed container, wherein the display at least partially encloses the light guide, wherein a first portion of light emitted from the LED is down-converted by the luminescent nanocrystals, and wherein a second portion of light emitted from the LED and the down-converted light from the luminescent nanocrystals are emitted from the light guide and displayed on the display.
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48. A composite material, comprising:
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(a) a first polymeric material having a first composition; (b) a second polymeric material having a second composition; and (c) a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals dispersed in the second polymeric material, wherein the second polymeric material is dispersed in the first polymeric material. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of preparing a luminescent nanocrystal composite material, comprising:
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(a) dispersing a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals in a first polymeric material to form a mixture of the luminescent nanocrystals and the first polymeric material; (b) curing the mixture; (c) generating a particulate from the cured mixture; and (d) dispersing the particulate in a second polymeric material to generate the composite material. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:
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(a) an LED; (b) a hermetically sealed container comprising a plurality of luminescent nanocrystals optically coupled to the LED; and (c) a light guide optically coupled to the hermetically sealed container, wherein light emitted from the LED is down-converted by the nanocrystals, and exits a surface of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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