Organic Light Emitting Diode

How OLED works ?

Organic Light Emitting Diode how is it works ?

An OLED is composed of an emissive layer, a conductive layer, a substrate, and anode and cathode terminals. The layers are made of special organic polymer molecules that conduct electricity. Their levels of conductivity range from those of insulators to those of conductors, and so they are called organic semiconductors.

A voltage is applied across the OLED such that the anode is positive with respect to the cathode. This causes a current of electrons to flow through the device from cathode to anode. Thus, the cathode gives electrons to the emissive layer and the anode withdraws electrons from the conductive layer; in other words, the anode gives electron holes to the conductive layer.

Soon, the emissive layer becomes negatively charged, while the conductive layer becomes rich in positively charged holes. Electrostatic forces bring the electrons and the holes towards each other and recombine. This happens closer to the emissive layer, because in organic semiconductors holes are more mobile than electrons (unlike in inorganic semiconductors). The recombination causes a drop in the energy levels of electrons, accompanied by an emission of radiation whose frequency is in the visible region. That is why this layer is called emissive.

The device does not work when the anode is put at a negative potential with respect to the cathode. In this condition, holes move to the anode and electrons to the cathode, so they are moving away from each other and do not recombine.

Indium tin oxide is commonly used as the anode material. It is transparent to visible light and has a high work function which promotes injection of holes into the polymer layer. Metals such as aluminium and calcium are often used for the cathode as they have low work functions which promote injection of electrons into the polymer layer.[28]

Just like Passive-matrix LCD (PMLCD) versus Active-matrix LCD (AMLCD), OLED can be categorized into Passive-matrix OLED (PMOLED) and Active-matrix OLED (AMOLED). AMOLED requires a TFT backplane to switch ON/OFF the pixel and can make higher resolution and larger size display happen

The Organic Light Emitting Diode forms of display still have many obstacles to overcome before it’s popularity and even more importantly, its reliability are up to par with standards expected by consumers. Although the technology presents itself as a major player in the field of displays, overcoming these obstacles will prove to be a difficult task. However, the OLED’s advantages over LCD’s and future outlook have many in the industry goggle-eyed at the realm of possibilities. For all we know and can hope for…OLED’s could change the ways in which we see things.

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