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Zanboori E, Parvin1 H, Mahmoudi M R, karimi A. Performance evaluation of optoelectronic materials for medical applications using data envelopment analysis. JSDP 2026; 23 (1) : 6
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Selecting suitable optoelectronic materials for medical applications is a multi-criteria decision-making problem because economic, processing, and functional properties must be considered simultaneously. Previous comparisons have often emphasized individual properties, whereas practical material selection requires an integrated efficiency assessment. This study proposes a reproducible Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)-based framework to evaluate 30 optoelectronic materials. Production cost, energy consumption, and processing difficulty are used as input variables, while optical transparency, nonlinear refractive index, and thermal stability are considered as output variables. Input-oriented CCR and BCC models are applied to estimate overall efficiency, technical efficiency, and the possible influence of scale effects. The results indicate that CuO, LiNbO3, MgO, NiO, SiO2, and ZnSe obtain full efficiency scores in both models and can be regarded as benchmark materials for medical optoelectronic applications. In contrast, TiO2, Nb2O5, and WO3 show lower efficiency scores, suggesting the need for improvements in manufacturing cost, energy use, processing conditions, or optical and thermal performance. The proposed framework provides a transparent tool for comparing materials with multiple inputs and outputs; however, its results depend on the quality of the input data and should be complemented by experimental validation and medical-specific indicators such as biocompatibility and toxicity in future studies.
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Received: 2025/12/4 | Accepted: 2026/09/14 | Published: 2026/09/14 | ePublished: 2026/09/14
Received: 2025/12/4 | Accepted: 2026/09/14 | Published: 2026/09/14 | ePublished: 2026/09/14
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