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Polymer Led

This document provides an introduction to polymer LEDs, including their structure, working, fabrication process, advantages and disadvantages. Polymer LEDs are made of light-emitting polymers that are organic semiconductors capable of emitting light when electric current is passed through. They have benefits like being lightweight, flexible and requiring low power. However, polymer LEDs also have short lifetimes and are sensitive to oxidation. Potential applications include displays, lighting, signage and more.

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Polymer Led

This document provides an introduction to polymer LEDs, including their structure, working, fabrication process, advantages and disadvantages. Polymer LEDs are made of light-emitting polymers that are organic semiconductors capable of emitting light when electric current is passed through. They have benefits like being lightweight, flexible and requiring low power. However, polymer LEDs also have short lifetimes and are sensitive to oxidation. Potential applications include displays, lighting, signage and more.

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CONTENT

 Introduction to Polymers, LED, Polymer LED


 Need of Polymer LED
 Polymer LED structure
 Working
 Fabrication
 Disadvantages
 Applications
 Leading manufacturers
 Conclusion
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POLYMERS

A chemical compound consisting of


repeating units of monomers.

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LED

A light emitting diode is a semiconductor


device that emits visible light when an
electric current passes through it.

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POLYMER LED
 Light Emitting Polymers were first announced
by J.H.Burroughes , Richard Friend, in 1990.
 Conjugated polymers are organic
semiconductors, it is associated with the “pi”
molecular orbitals , delocalized along the polymer
chain.
 The injection of extra electron and hole on the
conjugated chain can lead to excited state where
they can decay radiatively.

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NEED OF POLYMER LED
 Light weight and flexible.
 Provide high quality imaging.
 Consume less power.
 Offer high brightness at low power voltages.
 Ensure glare-free viewing.
 It can be seen from any angle without the loss of
information.

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POLYMER LED STRUCTURE

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 A transparent anode – Indium Tin Oxide(ITO)
is used.
 Cathode – Aluminium is used.
 A conducting polymer layer which transports
and injects holes into the active layer.
 A thin light emitting polymer layer is less than
100nm thick.
 A substrate usually made up of transparent
plastic to support the Polymer LED.

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WORKING
 Electrical current flows from the cathode to the
anode through the organic layers, giving electrons
to the emissive layer.
 By removing the electrons in the conductive
layer ,holes need to be filled with the electrons in
the emissive layer.
 The holes and electrons recombine as the
electrons drop into the holes , they release extra
energy as light radiation.
 The wavelength of this emitted light depend on
the band gap of polymer used.
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POLYMER LED FABRICATION
 The substrate is cleaned and kept in dust free
area.
 The multilayer deposition of the polymer
takes place through the Organic Vapor
Deposition method.
 The electrode contacts are done by vacuum
evaporation process.
 Then processed for testing.

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DISADVANTAGES

 Emitter part is sensitive to oxidation and


humidity.
 Due to color shift, different polymers have
different life time.
 Polymer LEDs have short lifetime at high
luminescence.

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APPLICATIONS

 It is used as display in mobile phones, laptops,


TVs etc.
 It is widely used in industry for lighting, imaging,
display manufacturers, materials.
 Used in the car bumpers.
 Used in the vests designed as bullet proof
 Used in e-newspaper.

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LEADING MANUFACTURERS

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CONCLUSION

 The polymer LED technology is used in


several fields, but it is still in budding stage.
 It need to attend the efficiency of the
blue color.
 In days the use of this technology will
multiply its growth.

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THANK YOU

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