Innovative plastic films from Bayer MaterialScience could now also help to obtain an even more efficient light yield from organic light-emitting diodes – OLEDs for short.
Light bulbs will soon be a thing of the past – many living rooms, offices and even whole streets are already lit today by energy-saving lamps and LEDs. But the light of the future is called the OLED: “organic light-emitting diodes” make possible a completely new kind of lighting. Designers are already coming up with ideas such as illuminated wallpapers and curtains. Even room-sized television pictures will soon be feasible thanks to the innovative light tiles.
Innovative polymers for flat miracle lights
At present, the wafer-thin miracle lamps are still too expensive for the mass market. For OLEDs to be affordable, the production technology must first be optimized. Scientists at Bayer MaterialScience are working together with light experts at Osram to improve individual components and materials. A wafer-thin polycarbonate-based Makrofol® film, for example, is helping to extend the service life of OLEDs. To find out how else the materials specialists are getting the ultrathin lights into shape for a bright future, read on here.