发光书籍：《Luminescence From Theory to Applications》

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Foreword
Since Joseph Swan in Britain and Thomas Edison in the USA invented the light bulb
independently in 1879, illumination technology has become indispensable in our
daily lives. In the 20th century, more efficient illumination technologies of gas
discharge lamps, halogen tungsten lamps and LEDs were commercialized for
lighting. Liquid crystal displays and plasma display panels have become the most
promising technologies for display screens. Excellent luminescent materials have
been developed for lighting and display with greater performance in brightness,
color gamut, efficiency, and lifetime. Therefore, it is critical to understand the
mechanism behind the new technologies of luminescence.
The book you are about to read addresses this need. It contains 9 chapters. From
Chapter 1 to Chapter 8, each chapter is on one kind of phosphors, while Chapter 9 is
on experimental techniques. The authors describe clearly the physical principles,
related backgrounds and research directions for almost every popular luminescent
material. Various subjects are covered, such as physics, nonlinear optics, chemistry,
quantum mechanism and spectroscopy. Many clear diagrams and illustrations are
given to help readers understand and remember the principles well. Definitions are
made precisely and much attention has been paid to the differences (even small)
the among various concepts. All the equations used in this book are very basic as the
authors want to give readers a clear insight into the related physics. No puzzling
mathematics or complicated calculations are involved. The book is easy to read and
thus very suitable for students who want to get an overall picture of luminescence.
Cees Ronda is both an academic professor and a research fellow of Philips. He has
given a series of excellent lectures on luminescence in our center during the past
several years and we enjoyed very much his style of making everything crystal clear.
His personal experience and contacts in industry and academia are essential in
putting together such an impressive book. Each theory explained here has practical
applications. Many classical papers and books have been cited, as well as the latest
developments. R & D histories, current markets and future trends and challenges in
luminescence technology are given. Therefore, the book is also very suitable for
researchers.