GE Global Research Breaks Two World Records For OLEDs as a Lighting Device

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of General Electric, has had a major breakthrough in the development of more efficient Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLEDs) by breaking two world records. OLEDs are thin sheets of plastic-like material that emit light when powered by electricity.

The fully functional demonstration OLED device measures 24 by 24-inches and produces 1,200 lumens of light with an efficiency of 15 lumens per watt. This breakthrough demonstrates that the light quality, output and efficiency of OLED technology can meet the needs of general illumination. Based on the dimensions of a room, the desired level of brightness can be increased or decreased depending on the number of 24 by 24-inch panels installed.

The next for the program is to demonstrate that organic electronic devices can be made on flexible material in a continuous roll-to-roll process, without the huge capital investment normally required for batch-processed inorganic semiconductor. The ultimate goal of the research is to create sheets of paper-thin lighting device that can be applied to surfaces in a similar way to wallpapering. In order to accomplish this GE hopes to make the device even more