Development of Low Cost, High Quality Nitrides for Solid-State Lighting and Other Power Saving Applications

高亮度、低成本、紧凑、低功耗的白色发光二极管(LED)的出现将给我们目前所知的照明带来革命性的变化。白炽灯和日光灯是低效光源，未来10年用高效固态LED照明取代白炽灯将使全球温室气体排放量减少10%。澳大利亚最近一项制造低成本高亮度LED的创新技术的开发和增强将使澳大利亚处于这项技术的前沿，并在其下一阶段的发展中成为世界领先者。

The advent of high brightness, low cost, compact, low power white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will revolutionise lighting as we currently know it. Incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent tubes are inefficient light sources and their replacement with high efficiency solid state LED lighting over the next 10 years will provide a 10% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions. The development and enhancement of a recent Australian innovation for the fabrication of low cost high brightness LEDs will enable Australia to be at the frontier of this technology and to be a world leader in the next stage of its development.