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Organic light-emitting diodes revolutionize lighting market |
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Credit card sized flashlights or windows that act as transparent light sources at night: This is the technology of the future. BASF is conducting research together with partners from industry and academia to turn these visions for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) into reality.
OLEDs are thin, luminous components made of organic semiconductor materials. Despite all the technology they contain, they are no thicker than a plastic film and can be flexibly shaped. This means they offer completely new possibilities for lighting systems: OLEDs can be used as transparent light tiles instead of windows and make curtains shine.
OLEDs have even more tangible advantages. They are expected to consume only half as much electricity as conventional energy-saving lamps and have a longer life. OLEDs are already being used in car radio displays and cell phones. OLED light tiles, which can replace conventional lamps, are expected to be available from 2011.
BASF experts are conducting research into materials in the field of organic electronics along with partners from industry and academia in the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) opened in Ludwigshafen in 2006. The projects that will be pursued in the JIL will help strengthen Germany's position in the emerging market of organic electronics. BASF and its partners form an interdisciplinary team of physicists, engineers and chemists.
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