Cheaper LEDs will light a green pathway in the upcoming time. Cyberflux anticipates to bring in prototypes of a new style of white-light LEDs in about four months that would be much cheaper and will generate more light than the time-honored LEDs. At present, a customer has to pay approximately $15 for using s LED lighting chip in a flashlight or a lamp. The new LEDs will deliver better efficiency than the fluorescent and will cost less.

The new style of LEDs is inspired by a technology licensed from the University of California at Santa Barbara and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In the new prototype, the conventional phosphor is swapped with a sheet of polymer, which kinda applies itself to the LED like a layer of shrink wrap. But, the heat emanated by the LEDs could melt the plastic. To avoid that, the LEDs with polymer phosphors have been made larger than conventional ones so the heat is dissipated over a wider range.

In the interim, the prototype will offer superior efficiency than conventional LEDs since more and more photons will get through the phosphor and come out as white light. The scattered photon extraction technology from Rensselaer boosts up the output of photons.

Cyberlux will probably license the design of its LEDs to chip makers and then buy LEDs from its licensees to make lighting elements.

Via: News.com