Seminar Presentation

On
Light Emitting
Polymers

Submitted By:
PARICHAY PAPNOI
 CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 HISTORY
 ARCHITECTURE
 WORKING
 MANUFACTURING
 TYPES OF LEPS
 APPLICATIONS
 ADVANTAGE
 DISADVANTAGES
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION
 Polymer which emits light(EM radiations).

 Polymers are chains of smaller molecular components

called MONOMERS.

 CDT & UDC are developing LEP display.

 HISTORY
 1977 conducting polymers are discovered.

 Alan J. Heeger , Alan G. MacDiarmid got Nobel prize

From this OLED evolved.

 In 1990 Friend et al found Electroluminescence in the

conducting polymers.

 Birth of “LIGHT EMITTING POLYMERS”!!!!!!!!!!!

 Poly phinylene vinylene (PPV) is the first LEP

discovered.
 ARCHITECTURE
 Thin film of semiconducting polymer sandwiched between an
ANODE and CATHODE. Metal Cathode Polymer
 ANODE: ITO(Indium Tin Oxide)
 CATHODE: Metals (depends upon the type of LEP) Glass
Substrate
 SUBSTRATE: Glass, clear plastic (depends upon the type of LEP)
Transparent Anode (ITO)
 Voltage is applied between anode and cathode
HOW TO WORKS?

 Due to applied voltage

electrons and holes will
migrate to polymer lattice.
 They will combine together to
form excitons.
 Excitons returns to initial state
by emitting radiation.
MANUFACTURING

SPIN COATING PROCESS

 A spin-coating machine is used that has a plate spinning at the

speed of a few thousand rotations per minute.
 MANUFACTURING…

PRINTER BASED TECHNIQUE

 LEPs can be patterned using a wide variety of printing techniques.
The most advanced is ink-jet printing.
 Resolution as high as 360 dpi have been demonstrated and the
approach are scalable to large-screen displays.
 Printing promises much lower manufacturing cost.
TYPES OF LEPS

 Flexible

 Stacked organic(SOLEP)

 Transparent organic(TOLEP)
 APPLICATIONS

 Multi or full color cell phone displays

 Full color high-resolution personal digital assistants(PDAs)

 Lightweight wrist watches

 Roll-up daily refreshable electronic newspapers

 Automobile light systems without bulbs

 ADVANTAGES

 Require only 3.3v & life time of more than

30,000 hr.
 Low power consumption.
 Self luminous.
 No viewing angle dependence.
 Manufacturing cost is less.
 Can be scaled to any dimension.
 No environmental draw backs.
 Simple to use.
 Very slim flat panel displays.
 DISADVANTAGES

 Voltage drops may affect the performance.

 Limited market availability.

 Aging of LEP

 Degradation of luminescence

 Light intensity gradually decreases.

 Disintegrate due to contact with oxygen.

 CONCLUSION

 It has both electrical and optical property.

 It is simpler &cheaper.

 It permits flexible lighting and display .

 It is technology for the future.

 REFERENCES

 www.google.com
 www.wikipedia.com
THANK YOU