In development iOLED™ Film Light Source

Basic Information

Touch it for yourself: A light source thinner than paper
An organic EL film light source with a thickness of around 0.1 mm
iOLED™ Film Light Source: Thinner than paper

A Nishijin brocade with iOLED™ Film Light Source woven into it.
At SXSW 2022, the world’s largest technology, music, and movie festival held in Texas, USA, Nippon Shokubai exhibited iOLED™ Film Light Source as a smart textile at the ZOZO NEXT, Inc., booth.
For past exhibitions in Japan, refer to the news release “Making soft string-type organic EL film (iOLED film light source) into woven fabric.”

Features and Properties

  • A space-saving, organic EL film light source with a thickness of about 0.1 mm
  • Highly flexible material that can also contour to curved surface shapes
  • Can freely design luminescent color and shape, decorative elements, and light emission control

Examples of Suggested Light Sources

4.0 V
●Red/3,500 candela (cd/m2)
●Green/13,000 candela (cd/m2)
●Blue/800 candela (cd/m2)

Suggested Brightness

Luminous-type Guidance Sign1 candela (cd/m2)
LCD TV500 candela (cd/m2)
LED Flashlight2,000 candela (cd/m2)

This light source has been jointly developed by Nippon Shokubai and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Science & Technology Research Laboratories.

Specifications

Image of Specifications

iOLED™ Technology

Illustration of iOLED™ Technology

The electron injection layer of iOLED™ uses electron injection technology and materials jointly developed by Nippon Shokubai and NHK.


News Release
Development of new electron injection materials for lower power consumption, longer operating life, and lower cost of OLED

News Release
Development of new technology for higher functionality of organic electronic devices


News Releases
New electron injection technology using hydrogen bonds for organic EL to further extend the long life of a light source thinner than paper (iOLED™ Film Light Source)