A Search for Red Phosphors Using Genetic Algorithm and Combinatorial Chemistry

We developed an evolutionary optimization process involving a genetic algorithm and combinatorial chemistry (combi-chem), which was tailored exclusively for tile development of LED phosphors with a high luminescent efficiency, when excited by soft ultra violet irradiation. The ultimate goal of our study was to develop oxide red phosphors, which are suitable for three-band white Light Emitting Diodes (LED). To accomplish this, a computational evolutionary optimization process was adopted to screen a Eu$^{3+}$-doped alkali earth borosilicate system. The genetic algorithm is a well-known, very efficient heuristic optimization method and combi-chem is also a powerful tool for use in an actual experimental optimization process. Therefore the combination of a genetic algorithm and combi-chem would enhance the searching efficiency when applied to phosphor screening. Vertical simulations and an actual synthesis were carried out and promising red phosphors for three-band white LED applications, such as Eu$_{0.14}$Mg$_{0.18}$Ca$_{0.07}$Ba$_{0.12}$B$_{0.17}$Si$_{0.32}$O$_{\delta}$, were obtained.

유전알고리즘과 조합화학을 이용한 형광체 개발

진화최적방법을 이용하여 alkali earth borosilicate 계열(Eu, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba)$_{x}$ $B_{y}$S $i_{z}$ $O_{d}$에 E $u^{3+}$ 를 도핑 하여 고효율 적색 형광체를 합성하였다. 본 연구는 삼원색 백색 LED로의 적용을 목적으로 한다. 진화최적방법은 유전알고리즘과 조합화학을 연계하여, LED형광체 개발을 위해 개발하였다. 유전알고리즘을 조합화학에 접목함으로써 시간과 자원의 낭비 없이 매우 효율적인 형광체 탐색을 꾀할 수 있었다. 실질적인 실험에 앞서 다양한 목적함수를 이용하여 시뮬레이션을 실시하여 본 연구의 타당성을 증명하고 실제 합성한 결과 삼원색 백색 LED용 적색형광체(E $u_{0.14}$M $g_{0.18}$C $a_{0.07}$B $a_{0.12}$ $B_{0.17}$S $i_{0.32}$ $O_{{\delta}}$)를 얻었다.얻었다.다.얻었다.얻었다.다.