There is much more potential in organic semiconductors than what we can see on the latest OLED TVs or lighting applications. Research under the OSNIRO project is bringing about a new form of near-infrared-emitting materials that could open the door to novel biomedical applications, photovoltaic panels, sensors or night-vision readable displays, within three to five years.
The high cost of OLED devices means they are still unaffordable to most, but there is little doubt that their unique characteristics and economies of scale will eventually allow them to reach beyond well-off buyers. In the meantime, researchers funded under the OSNIRO (Organic Semiconductors for NIR Optoelectronics) project have been investigating a specific category of OLEDs emitting in the near infrared (NIR) region (wavelengths longer than 700 nm).
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