A new family of LEDs are based on the semiconductors called perovskites. In 2018, less than four years after their discovery, the ability of perovskite LEDs (PLEDs) to produce light from electrons already rivaled those of the best performing OLEDs. [194] They have a potential for cost-effectiveness as they can be processed from solution, a low-cost and low-tech method, which might allow perovskite-based devices that have large areas to be made with extremely low cost. Their efficiency is superior by eliminating non-radiative losses, in other words, elimination of recombination pathways that do not produce photons; or by solving outcoupling problem (prevalent for thin-film LEDs) or balancing charge carrier injection to increase the EQE (external quantum efficiency). The most up-to-date PLED devices have broken the performance barrier by shooting the EQE above 20%. [195] Kubota, Y.; Watanabe, K.; Tsuda, O.; Taniguchi, T. (2007). "Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Hexagonal Boron Nitride Synthesized at Atmospheric Pressure". Science. 317 (5840): 932–934. Bibcode: 2007Sci...317..932K. doi: 10.1126/science.1144216. PMID 17702939. The modified structure of green PeLED enabled it to achieve a world-record external quantum efficiency of 30.84% (with a mean of 29.05 ± 0.77%) at a brightness level of 6514 cd/m 2. This pioneering work introduces a compelling approach to building ultra-efficient PeLEDs by effectively balancing electron-hole recombination and enhancing light outcoupling. [123] With the development of high-efficiency and high-power LEDs, it has become possible to use LEDs in lighting and illumination. To encourage the shift to LED lamps and other high-efficiency lighting, in 2008 the US Department of Energy created the L Prize competition. The Philips Lighting North America LED bulb won the first competition on August 3, 2011, after successfully completing 18 months of intensive field, lab, and product testing. [172] Haitz's law". Nature Photonics. 1 (1): 23. 2007. Bibcode: 2007NaPho...1...23.. doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2006.78.

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In August 1989, Cree introduced the first commercially available blue LED based on the indirect bandgap semiconductor, silicon carbide (SiC). [43] SiC LEDs had very low efficiency, no more than about 0.03%, but did emit in the blue portion of the visible light spectrum. [44] [45]

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a b c Liu, Yuan; Dong, Yitong; Zhu, Tong; Ma, Dongxin; Proppe, Andrew; Chen, Bin; Zheng, Chao; Hou, Yi; Lee, Seungjin; Sun, Bin; Jung, Eui Hyuk; Yuan, Fanglong; Wang, Ya-kun; Sagar, Laxmi Kishore; Hoogland, Sjoerd (September 29, 2021). "Bright and Stable Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Perovskite Quantum Dots in Perovskite Matrix". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143 (38): 15606–15615. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c02148. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 34542273. S2CID 237574321. Certain blue LEDs and cool-white LEDs can exceed safe limits of the so-called blue-light hazard as defined in eye safety specifications such as "ANSI/IESNA RP-27.1–05: Recommended Practice for Photobiological Safety for Lamp and Lamp Systems". [141] One study showed no evidence of a risk in normal use at domestic illuminance, [142] and that caution is only needed for particular occupational situations or for specific populations. [143] In 2006, the International Electrotechnical Commission published IEC 62471 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems, replacing the application of early laser-oriented standards for classification of LED sources. [144] Efficiency droop: The efficiency of LEDs decreases as the electric current increases. Heating also increases with higher currents, which compromises LED lifetime. These effects put practical limits on the current through an LED in high power applications. [158] Luminus Products CST-90 Series Datasheet" (PDF). Luminus Devices. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010 . Retrieved October 25, 2009. Self-contained emergency luminaires rely on long-lasting batteries. The high-tech lithium iron phosphate battery used is robust and comes with a three-year guarantee, giving users peace of mind (for further information see respective datasheet)