Stability Test of White LED with Bilayer Structure of Red InP Quantum Dots and Yellow YAG:Ce3+ Phosphor

The white-light-emitting diode (white LED), based on the bilayer structure of red InP quantum dots (QDs) with 610 nm peak, and yellow YAG:Ce3+ phosphor with 550 nm peak, were fabricated through a conventional 5050 type LED fabrication process. The white LED exhibited high luminous efficiency of >130 Im/W and high color rendering index of >80 under operating current of 60 mA and color temperature of 5800 K. As an increase of QDs concentrations, the white LED showed higher color rendering index along with lower luminous efficiency, and the energy loss in the reabsorption process between yellow YAG:Ce3+ emission and red QD absorption was observed. As the temperature increases, the x-color coordinates were significantly changed, indicating that the InP QDs still have lower thermal stability. Also our white LED showed about 50% lumen maintenance after 45,000 hours of normal operation.