TOPLESS - Thin Organic Polymeric Light Emitting Semiconductor Surfaces

Project Toless将通过研发、设备基准和反馈，生产新一代发光聚合物材料，专门用于在普通固态照明应用的设备中产生高质量的白光。这些设备的架构也将被开发，以优化光提取，从而提高外部量子效率，同时解决ITO替代和与大规模生产兼容等重要问题。目标玻璃基器件平台的使用寿命为15000小时，可提供200cd/m2(~2000流明/m2)和20流明/瓦的能效，计划于第三年年底推出。在该项目中开发通用的PLED器件平台和制造工艺将为将基于聚合物的固态照明引入全球现有和新市场带来许多机会。

Project Topless will through research and development, device benchmarking and feedback, produce a new generation of light emitting polymeric materials specifically for the generation of high quality white light in devices for general solid state lighting applications. The architecture of these devices will also be developed to optimise light extraction and thus external quantum efficiency whilst addressing important issues such as ITO replacement and compatibility with mass production. A target glass based device platform with 15000hrs lifetime, delivering 200cd/m2 (~2000 lumens/m2) with efficiencies > 20Lumens/W has been set for the end of year 3. The development of a generic PLED device platform and manufacturing process within this project will open up many opportunities for the introduction of polymer based solid state lighting into existing and new markets globally.