Improvement of Temperature and Optical Power of an LED by Using Microfluidic Circulating System of Graphene Solution
Open Access
- 29 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Nanomaterials
- Vol. 11 (7), 1719
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11071719
Abstract
Electric devices have evolved to become smaller, more multifunctional, and increasingly integrated. When the total volume of a device is reduced, insufficient heat dissipation may result in device failure. A microfluidic channel with a graphene solution may replace solid conductors for simultaneously supplying energy and dissipating heat in a light emitting diode (LED). In this study, an automated recycling system using a graphene solution was designed that reduces the necessity of manual operation. The optical power and temperature of an LED using this system was measured for an extended period and compared with the performance of a solid conductor. The temperature difference of the LED bottom using the solid and liquid conductors reached 25 °C. The optical power of the LED using the liquid conductor was higher than that of the solid conductor after 120 min of LED operation. When the flow rate was increased, the temperature difference of the LED bottom between initial and 480 min was lower, and the optical power of the LED was higher. This result was attributable to the higher temperature of the LED with the solid conductor. Moreover, the optical/electric power transfer rate of the liquid conductor was higher than that of the solid conductor after 120 min of LED operation, and the difference increased over time.Keywords
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