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Overview
Introduction

What

is polymer light emitting diode (PLED)? Basic Principle of PLED Efficiency of Polymer LED devices Polymer LED display Technology Advantages and Disadvantages of PLED Display Technology Future Outlook Conclusion

LCD Displays, Plasma Display Panels, TFT Displays

Polymer Light Emitting Diode Display Technology

What is a Polymer light emitting diode (PLED)?

Basic Principle and Technology of PLED

Electrons are injected into the conduction band and holes are injected into the valence band of the polymeric semiconductor The injected electrons and holes can diffuse towards each other and finally recombine. By this process, neutral excitations are created When these exited states decay into their ground state, a characteristic fluorescence is generated.

Structure of a Polymer LED

How does a Polymer Light Emitting Diode Work?

Efficiency of Polymer LED devices

Efficiency of Organic El Devices is given by: ext= intp= rfp ext = external quantum efficiency int = Internal quantum efficiency p = Light out-coupling effect = charge carrier balance factor (e/h) r = efficiency of exciton production f = Internal quantum efficiency luminescence

Maximum external quantum efficiency is ~ 5%

Polymer Light Emitting Diode Display Technology

Polymer Light Emitting Diode technology enables full color, full-motion flat panel displays with a level of brightness and sharpness not possible with other technologies. PLEDs are self-luminous and do not require backlighting, diffusers, polarizers, or any of the other baggage that goes with liquid crystal displays. There are two forms of PLED Displays:

Passive-matrix and Active-matrix.

Passive-Matrix PLED display

The passive-matrix PLED display has a simple structure and is well suited for low-cost and lowinformation content applications such as alphanumeric displays. It is formed by providing an array of PLED pixels connected by intersecting anode and cathode conductors.

Active Matrix PLED Display

In an active-matrix PLED display, each individual pixel can be addressed independently via the associated TFTs and capacitors in the electronic back plane. In these active matrix displays, each pixel always radiates precisely the amount of light into the environment that is needed for the desired color impression.

The advantages of PLED displays relative to

liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors:

Brilliant, highly luminous colors, an unimpeded viewing angle of nearly 180 , and an extremely thin structure. Simpler structure self-luminescent High Resolution Power Usage Takes less power to run (2 to 10 volts). Flexibility

Disadvantages of PLED Displays:

Engineering Hurdles Color Overcoming LCDs high sensitivity to contaminants

Future Outlook

The PLED technology faces a bright future in the display market PLEDs might replace some fluorescent lights in the next 10 --20 years. PLED sheets could replace wallpapers or coat ceilings and provide very pleasant uniform lighting in any home or work area

Conclusions

These brilliant Plastics will soon enable us not only to make innovative light sources, but also their optoelectronic counterpartthe solar cell Polymer LEDs are much more promising than previously thought Organic semiconductors will not replace established silicon technology; but they will offer inexpensive solutions for simple applications

For all we know and can hope for.... PLEDs could change the ways in which we see things.