Search

This paper provides an overview of the main manufacturing technologies of displays, focusing on those with low and ultra-low levels of power consumption, which make them suitable for current societal needs. Considering the typified value obtained from the manufacturer's specifications, four technologies--Liquid Crystal Displays, electronic paper, Organic Light-Emitting Display and Electroluminescent Displays--were selected in a first iteration. For each of them, several features, including size and brightness, were assessed in order to ascertain possible proportional relationships with the rate of consumption. To normalize the comparison between different display types, relative units such as the surface power density and the display frontal intensity efficiency were proposed. Organic light-emitting display had the best results in terms of power density for small display sizes. For larger sizes, it performs less satisfactorily than Liquid Crystal Displays in terms of energy efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: An alternating current electroluminescent display has been direct written onto a flexible plastic substrate. A hybrid layer of poly(2-methoxy,5(2-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV) and CdSe quantum dots (QDs) were used to convert the light emitted by electroluminescent ZnS phosphor into red light. The emission wavelength of the display is found to be directly related to the emission of CdSe quantum dots. The integration of QDs into thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) displays has the potential to enhance its color spectrum. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]