Researchers Attain Efficiency Record for Blue OLEDs
Researchers Attain Efficiency Record for Blue OLEDs
Posted 12/23/2008 at 3:03pm
| by Andy Salisbury
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Organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs have always had three different colors. There are red and green diodes, which currently have a very high efficiency, and then their blue friend, which is about as wasteful as they come.
Thankfully, some brainiacs at the University of Florida have been working nonstop to fix this problem, and they’ve recently re-set the record for efficiency with the diodes. Currently, they’re rocking blue OLED efficiency of 50 lumens per watt, which is halfway to their set goal of 100 lumens per watt.
Franky So, the head of the team has stated that the Gators have “achieved a new record in efficiency of blue organic light-emitting diodes, and because blue is essential to white light, the advance helps overcome a hurdle to lighting that is much more efficient than compact fluorescents.”
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Keith E. Whisman
December 24, 2008 at 3:44pm
It would be nice to have devices like laptops with huge displays that use very little power but are capable of running Crysis in ultra everything mode. And have 4hours or more of battery life while doing so.
Pentium 0
December 23, 2008 at 4:48pm
odd because blue happens to be the most efficiant color IIRC in regular Leds. White Leds are already over 100 lumens/watt though.
Cabal468
December 23, 2008 at 4:36pm
Curses! I wanted to be the first to comment on that, now that you've already called attention to it my witty response won't be so witty so I shan't comment at all! :-D
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