5. AN OLED OR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING
DIODE IS A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
PRINCIPLE OF
OF ORGANIC
BASED ON THE
ELECTROLUMINESCENCE
CRYSTALS.
AN OLED IS A SOLID-STATE
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THAT IS 100 TO
500 NANOMETRES THICK OR ABOUT 200
TIMES SMALLER THAN A HUMAN HAIR.
8. A VOLTAGE IS APPLIED ACROSS THE ANODE AND CATHODE.
CURRENT FLOWS FROM CATHODE TO ANODE THROUGH THE ORGANIC LAYERS.
ELECTRONS FLOW TO EMISSIVE LAYER FROM THE CATHODE.
ELECTRONS ARE REMOVED FROM CONDUCTIVE LAYER LEAVING HOLES.
HOLES JUMP INTO EMISSIVE LAYER .
ELECTRON AND HOLE COMBINE AND LIGHT EMITTED.
14. ADVANTAGES &
DISADVANTAGES
Light weight & flexible
plastic substrates
Wider viewing angles &
improved brightness
Better power efficiency
Response time
UV sensitivity
Less Lifetime
Expensive Manufacturing
Susceptible to water
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15. APPLICATIONS
SMALL SREEN DEVICES:
CELL PHONES
CAMERA
PORTABLE RECORDER
MEDICAL DEVICES
TRANSPARENT LIGHTING DOUBLES AS A WINDOW
LARGE SCREEN DISPLAYS :
TV SCREENS
COMPUTER MONITOR
16. CONCLUSION
ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES ARE EVOLVING AS THE NEXT GENERATION
DISPLAYS.
AS OLED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY MATURES, IT WILL BE ABLE TO IMPROVE UPON
CERTAIN EXISTING LIMITATIONS OF LCD INCLUDING
HIGH POWER CONSUMPTION
LIMITED VIEWING ANGLES
POOR CONTRAST RATIOS.