A solid-state electronic device array that can be used for compressive spectroscopy has been presented by researchers. It creates time-modulated light at tunable wavelengths. It needs a broadband multicolored light source and can be modulated at a certain frequency, which makes it simple to distinguish from surrounding light. Fabricating many LEDs on a single chip could be difficult or impossible.
Two-dimensional semiconducting materials were being experimented with when scientists discovered that when they were placed on top of capacitors on silicon wafers, they produced light when electrically excited. They discovered that pulse-driven capacitors could also obtain electrically driven emissions from various materials. Several earlier papers provide detailed information about how this works.
By attaching carbon nanotube networks to silicon dioxide and depositing 49 different electroluminescent materials on top of them, the team has significantly advanced toward a practical engineering application.
Based on the data provided by the reflections of each pulse, the researchers then utilize a compressive computer method to estimate the whole reflection spectrum. According to the researchers, the technology has potential uses in microscopy and spectroscopy. The group is currently attempting to make its array marketable.
The chip’s top emitter lit up when any individual capacitor was charged, allowing them to create a multicolored light source with customizable wavelengths when they linked the chip to an alternating current power source.
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