Ordinarily it takes energy to fall below ambient temperature, so it must stealing energy from the electrical input that would have been used for photon production. Unless it is violating the laws of thermodynamics, it must become less efficient at producing photons as it cools.
harry On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Daniel Rocha <[email protected]> wrote: > No, from the article: > " However, while MIT's diode puts out more than twice as much energy in > photons as it's fed in electrons, it doesn't violate the conservation of > energy because it appears to draw in heat energy from its surroundings > instead. When it gets more than 100 percent electrically-efficient, it > begins to cool down, stealing energy from its environment to convert into > more photons. " > > 2012/9/22 Craig Haynie <[email protected]> >> >> http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-03/09/230-percent-efficient-leds >> >> Craig >> > > > > -- > Daniel Rocha - RJ > [email protected] >
