Polymer Light Emitting Diode

POLYMER LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
Biswajit Acharya
M.Tech,AEIE,1st Year
Heritage Institute of
Technology.

OUTLINE…
Introduction to LED, its classes, polymers
and LEP
Need to go for P-LEDs
Structure and operation of the P-LED
Fabrication Steps of P-LED
Various characteristics of P-LEDs
P-LED Manufacturers, Applications and
Challenges.
Conclusion and References..
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POLYMER…
A chemical compound or mixture of compounds (usually hydrocarbons)
consisting essentially of repeating structural units called monomers formed by
polymerization.
Polythene
Poly-vinyl
chloride
(PVC)
Poly-Phenylenevinylene
(PPV)

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES..

LIGHT EMITTING POLYMER
Conjugated polymers are organic semiconductors, the semiconducting
behavior is associated with the “π” molecular orbitals, delocalized along the
polymer chain. The injection of an electron and a hole on the conjugated
chain can lead to a self-localized excited state which can then decay
radiatively.

LIGHT EMITTING POLYMERS…
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
A light emitting polymer is an electro-luminescent plastic. The
molecules of this plastic emit light when an electric field is applied.
The first observations of electroluminescence in organic materials were in
the early 1950s by André Bernanose, in France.
Electroluminescence from polymer films was first observed by Roger
Partridge at the National Physical Laboratory in the United Kingdom in
1983.
The first diode device was reported by Ching W. Tang and Steven Van
Slyke in 1987.
J. H. Burroughes reported a high efficiency green light-emitting polymer
based device in 1990.

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Just
Imagine
Viewing a HD TV that is 80 inches wide and less than a quarter-inch
thick, consumes less power than most TVs on the market today and can be
rolled up when not in use.!!!
What if you could have a "heads up" display in your car.!!!
How about a display monitor built into
your clothing…..!!!
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WHY P-LEDS ???
 Lightweight and flexible, so they
can be simply used to make thin
films.
 Extraordinary resolution which
provide high quality imaging;
 Can be seen from any angle
without the loss of information;
 Enable more energy efficiency;
 Consume less power;
 They can be used to make
flexible displays;
 They offer high brightness at low
drive voltages;
 They ensure glare-free viewing;

P-LED STRUCTURE…
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Polymer LED

P-LED STRUCTURE- DETAILED
A transparent anode with a large
work function. Generally Indium
Tin Oxide (ITO) is used.
A conducting polymer layer
which transports and injects
holes into the active layer.
A thin light emitting polymer
layer less than 100nm thick.
A metallic cathode with a low
work function, such as
Aluminium.
A substrate usually made up of
transparent plastic to support the
P-LED.

HOW DOES THE P-LED WORK???

P-LED FABRICATION STEPS..
The substrate is cleaned and kept in dust
free area.
The electrode contacts are incorporated by
Vacuum Evaporation process.
Testing
The multilayer deposition of the polymer takes place through
the Spin Coating or Organic Vapor Phase Deposition
(OVPD) method.

P-LED FABRICATION - CONTINUED
Spin Coating
Evaporation Deposition
Organic Vapor Phase Deposition

P-LED –VOLTAGE/LUMINANCE BEHAVIOR

P-LED – VOLTAGE/EFFICIENCY BEHAVIOR

P-LED – LUMINANCE/EFFICIENCY BEHAVIOR

P-LED-LEADING MANUFACTURERS..

P-LED- INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS…
23%
19%
16%
12%
8%
6%
4%
12%
Lighting Imaging Technology Developers
Display Manufacturers Materials Automotive
Academic Other

P-LED – CONSUMER APPLICATIONS…

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON…
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PLED LCD
Fast Response Time Wide Viewing Angle
PLED LCD
Better Contrast
Ratio
PLED LCD

CHALLENGES…
 Limited lifetime of the organic materials.
"After 1,000 hours:
the blue luminance gets degraded by 12%,
the red by 7% and
the green by 8%.”
 Color Balance.
 Water Damage.
 More power is consumed when used against white background.
 The metallic cathode in an OLED acts as a mirror, with reflectance
approaching 80%, leading to poor readability in bright ambient light such
as outdoors.

CONCLUSION
The P-LED technology, though is used in several fields, but it is still in the
budding stage. Its shortcomings need to be specially
attended, especially the efficiency of the blue color. In days to
come, the use of this technology will just multiply itself to foster the
growth of the world of light.

REFERENCES..
 http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/cpmt/presentations/cpmt0401a.pdf
 http://www.cdtltd.co.uk/technology/introduction-to-p-oleds/
 http://www.nature.com/physics/looking-back/burroughes/index.html
 https://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=829
 http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/oled.htm
 Research journal on ADVANCED MATERIALS by C.W. Tang
 Research journal on LIGHT EMITTING POLYMERS by Dmitrii F.
Perepichka, Igor F. Perepichka, Hong Meng, Fred Wudl.
 Research journal on POLYMER LEDs by Christian Wenning.
 Research journal on PROGRESS IN POLYMER OLED EFFICIENCY by
M. Roberts, N. Akino, K. Asada, P. Benzie, H. Hamamatsu, M. Hatcher, S.
King, E. Snedden, A. Stevens, S. Tanaka, J. Toner, R. Wilson, W.Young, T.
Yamada

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