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H2020Doctoral network2015–2019

EXCILIGHT · Donor-Acceptor light emitting exciplexes as materials for easily to tailor ultra-efficient OLED lighting

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2015-09-01 → 2019-08-31
EU contribution
€3,717,199
Participants
16
Scheme
MSCA-ITN

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Results in brief

Donor-Acceptor light emitting exciplexes as materials for easily to tailor ultra-efficient OLED lighting

Artificial lighting is a global and growing industry. New forms of efficient solid state lighting (SSL) in particular are rapidly gaining a market share. New OLED technologies can revolutionise this industry as they have done in displays because of their potential flexible structure, infinite tailoring of their properties, efficiency and high colour quality. In order to fully benefit from this huge market potential, Europe’s academia and industry are eager to develop new technologies and recruit highly qualified staff. The high demand for OLED SSL lighting would however place drastic demand on the use of very rare and expensive iridium. EXCILIGHT set out to address these difficulties by exploring exciplex emitters and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in OLEDs that were expected to enable the industry to replace Ir complexes whilst retaining ultrahigh efficiency and giving new possibilities to simplify OLED design. The EXCILIGHT network was launched to train 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) with an innovative and multidisciplinary approach to be a new generation of scientists while at the same time integrating this new technology into the industry. The overarching aim of this project was to develop “Donor-Acceptor light emitting exciplexes as materials which can be easily tailored for ultra-efficient OLED lighting” through the implementation of the multi-disciplinary EXCILIGHT ITN that combined the following training and scientific and technical objectives: (1) Training of 15 European PhDs (ESRs) in innovative and multidisciplinary ways. The ESRs carry out the majority of their research work at their home institutions and spend secondments at other partners of the network. This includes working in industry to impart knowledge transfer and gain experience in the industrial research culture. (2) Synthesis and characterisation of donor acceptor organic materials. (3) Photophysical characterisation of exciplex systems and the TADF mechanism. (4) Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical characterisation of donor and acceptor organic materials. (5) TADF OLED device fabrication and characterisation.

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Project objective

Artificial lighting is a global and growing industry. New forms of efficient solid state lighting (SSL) in particular are rapidly gaining a market share. New OLED technologies (Organic Light Emitting Diode) can revolutionise this industry as they have done in displays because of their potential flexible structure, infinite tailoring of their properties, efficiency and high colour quality. Industrial forecasts predict that the OLED lighting market will grow from $200 million in 2015 to $1.7 billion by 2020. In order to fully benefit from this huge market potential, Europe`s academia and industry are eager to develop new technologies and recruit highly qualified staff. The high demand for OLED SSL lighting however will place drastic demands on the use of very expensive and rare iridium. EXCILIGHT aims to explore exciplex emitters and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in OLEDs that will enable us to replace Ir complexes whilst retaining ultrahigh efficiency and giving many new possibilities to simplify OLED design, helping to reduce costs and increase yields of production.Our network will train 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in the development and application of exciplex and TADF emitters, who can apply their expertise directly in future positions. EXCILIGHT is characterised by an innovative multidisciplinary approach, based on i) a combination of synthesis, physical characterisation and development of devices with the lighting industry, ii) an appropriate balance between research and transferable skills training, and iii) a strong contribution from the private sector, including leading industry and SMEs, through mentoring, courses and secondments.EXCILIGHT will positively impact the employability of its ESRs in the OLED industry through scientific and industrial training at the local and network level. With this approach we aim to train a new generation of scientists at the same time as integrating this exciting new technology into industry.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • POLITECHNIKA SLASKA · GLIWICECoordinatorPoland
  • ACCELOPMENT SCHWEIZ AG · ZurichSwitzerland
  • AIXTRON SE · HerzogenrathGermany
  • CENTITVC - CENTRO DE NANOTECNOLOGIAE MATERIAIS TECNICOS FUNCIONAIS EINTELIGENTES · Uniao das Freguesias de Antas e Abade de VermoimPortugal
  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · ParisFrance
  • CYNORA GMBH · BRUCHSALGermany
  • KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS · KaunasLithuania
  • MERCK KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN · DarmstadtGermany
  • OSSILA LIMITED · SHEFFIELDCity levelUnited Kingdom
  • POLITECHNIKA LODZKA · LODZPoland
  • RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN · AachenGermany
  • Towarzystwo Elektrotechnologiczne Qwerty Sp. z o.o. · LodzPoland
  • UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO · AveiroPortugal
  • UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM · DURHAMUnited Kingdom
  • UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW · GlasgowUnited Kingdom
  • UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE · GlasgowUnited Kingdom

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