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Bespoke crystalline hybrids towards the next generation of white LEDs

Thanks to the lifespan and efficiency benchmarks set by the current generation of white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs), the lighting industry is quickly replacing traditional LEDs that use monochromatic light. Building upon research advances in framework solids for WLEDs and capitalizing on their bottom-up design principles, modular crystalline hybrids are paving paths to energy-efficient lighting alternatives.

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Fig. 1: Models of white light emission.

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Chen, J., Mukherjee, S., Li, W. et al. Bespoke crystalline hybrids towards the next generation of white LEDs. Nat Rev Mater 7, 677–678 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-022-00476-3

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