Overcoming Challenges in OLED Technology for Lighting Solutions

Rosalba Liguori; Fiorita Nunziata; Salvatore Aprano; Maria Grazia Maglione

doi:10.3390/electronics13071299

journal article Open Access Mar 30, 2024

Overcoming Challenges in OLED Technology for Lighting Solutions

Rosalba Liguori

Fiorita Nunziata Salvatore Aprano Maria Grazia Maglione

Electronics Vol. 13 No. 7 pp. 1299 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

In academic research, OLEDs have exhibited rapid evolution thanks to the development of innovative materials, new device architectures, and optimized fabrication methods, achieving high performance in recent years. The numerous advantages that increasingly distinguish them from traditional light sources, such as a large and customizable emission area, color tunability, flexibility, and transparency, have positioned them as a promising candidate for various applications in the lighting market, including the residential, automotive, industrial, and agricultural sectors. However, despite these promising attributes, the widespread industrial production of OLEDs encounters significant challenges. Key considerations center around efficiency and lifetime. In the present review, after introducing the theoretical basis of OLEDs and summarizing the main performance developments in the industrial field, three crucial aspects enabling OLEDs to establish a competitive advantage in terms of performance and versatility are critically discussed: the quality and stability of the emitted light, with a specific focus on white light and its tunability; the transparency of both electrodes for the development of fully transparent and integrable devices; and the uniformity of emission over a large area.

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Published: Mar 30, 2024
Vol/Issue: 13(7)
Pages: 1299
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Authors

R

Rosalba Liguori

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy

F

Fiorita Nunziata

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; MATERIAS s.r.l., 80146 Napoli, NA, Italy

S

Salvatore Aprano

Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Devices, ENEA Research Center, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy

M

Maria Grazia Maglione

Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Devices, ENEA Research Center, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy

Funding

Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MUR) Award: PON02_00556_3306937

Cite This Article

Rosalba Liguori, Fiorita Nunziata, Salvatore Aprano, et al. (2024). Overcoming Challenges in OLED Technology for Lighting Solutions. Electronics, 13(7), 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13071299

Overcoming Challenges in OLED Technology for Lighting Solutions

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