White Light Emission from a Simple Mixture of Fluorescent Organic Compounds

• Main Authors: Muhamad Sarih, Norfatirah, Myers, Peter, Slater, Anna, Slater, Ben, Abdullah, Zanariah, Tajuddin, Hairul Anuar, Maher, Simon
• Format: Article
• Published: Nature Research 2019
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23953/; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47847-5

Three fluorescent organic compounds—furocoumarin (FC), dansyl aniline (DA), and 7-hydroxycoumarin-3-carboxylic acid (CC)—are mixed to produce almost pure white light emission (WLE). This novel mixture is immobilised in silica aerogel and applied as a coating to a UV LED to demonstrate its applicabil...