See-through electrodes and organic leds

By David Bradley2007-07-01T00:00:00

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Nanoimprint lithography brings organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDS) one step closer to giant tvs and solar panel applications

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) offer low-power, full-colour, flexible displays for devices such as mp3 players, mobile phones and portable computers. However, some OLED components are inefficient and expensive. Now, Myung-Gyu Kang and Jay Guo of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US, have developed a new approach to making the electrodes for OLED devices that could cut power consumption and make them cheaper. The same method could also be used to make solar energy panels using OLEDs.¹

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