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Recent progress of high performance polymer OLED and OPV materials for organic printed electronics
Chizu Sekine1, Yoshiaki Tsubata1, Takeshi Yamada1
1Sumitomo Chemical Co. LTD, 6 Kitahara Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan.
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
|November 24, 2016
Summary
High-performance organic materials are crucial for advancing organic printed electronics, enabling innovations like thin, flexible devices. This study reviews material design guidelines and progress in polymer-based organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs).
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Organic Electronics
- Polymer Science
Background:
- Organic printed electronics are rapidly expanding into diverse applications, promising future innovations.
- There is a growing demand for high-performance organic materials that are cost-efficient, thin, lightweight, flexible, and consume low power.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report on the basic guidelines for designing advanced organic materials.
- To summarize the recent progress in polymer-based organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs).
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on organic material design.
- Analysis of recent advancements in polymer-based OLEDs and OPVs.
Main Results:
- Established guidelines for the design of high-performance organic materials.
- Detailed overview of the current state and progress in polymer-based OLED and OPV technologies.
Conclusions:
- The development of organic printed electronics relies heavily on the advancement of novel organic materials.
- Continued research into material design and polymer-based devices like OLEDs and OPVs is essential for future innovations in flexible electronics.

