OLEDWhat Is OLED?How Does OLED Work?How is OLED Used Today?Benefits of OLEDIssues with OLEDFuture of OLEDOLEDOLEDOrganic Light Emitting DiodesOrganic Light Emitting DiodesRachel EricsonMIS 304March 2, 2009What Is OLED?What Is OLED?Organic Light Emitting Organic Light Emitting DiodesDiodesPaper thin organic Paper thin organic material that illuminates material that illuminates light with small electric light with small electric charge. charge. Organic because the Organic because the emitting layers are made emitting layers are made up of organic compounds.up of organic compounds.Carbon, Hydrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen, Nitrogen, and othersothersHow Does OLED Work?How Does OLED Work?Organic chemicals Organic chemicals are burned onto thin are burned onto thin layers of glass.layers of glass.Five layers are then Five layers are then sandwiched together. sandwiched together. The molecules react The molecules react and get “excited” and and get “excited” and illuminate! illuminate!How is OLED Used Today?How is OLED Used Today?TVs TVs MonitorsMonitorsCell Phone ScreensCell Phone ScreensLightingLightingBenefits of OLEDBenefits of OLEDReplace Old TV screens that contain Replace Old TV screens that contain mercury. mercury. Incredibly vibrant, clear, and sharp display!Incredibly vibrant, clear, and sharp display!Clear display from 180ºClear display from 180ºThinner then a credit card!Thinner then a credit card!Energy efficient, uses significantly less Energy efficient, uses significantly less energy to runenergy to runInfinite future possibilities!Infinite future possibilities!Issues with OLEDIssues with OLEDProduction costsProduction costsAvailability of materialsAvailability of materialsShort life Short lifeFuture of OLEDFuture of OLEDLighting! Lighting! Chandeliers, desk lampsChandeliers, desk lampsUniform lighting! Uniform lighting! Flexible/thin (low shipping Flexible/thin (low shipping cost)cost)Wallpaper that illuminatesWallpaper that illuminatesBlinds/window shades Blinds/window shades that illuminatethat illuminateBike lightsBike lightsFuture of TVs and Future of TVs and
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