The latest developments in organic optoelectronics, particularly in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), highlight the economic advantages of designing new electroactive material structures, synthesizing them, and advancing OLED technology. Once considered an emerging and experimental field, the OLED market now generates over 60 billion USD in revenue, with projections indicating significant growth—expected to exceed 135 billion USD by 2030. Large-scale and flexible OLED displays are rapidly becoming a quality standard in the electronics industry, while OLED devices are increasingly being adopted for various lighting applications.
The planned research focuses on energy-efficient lighting technologies with substantial economic and social benefits. According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity consumption has been steadily rising, increasing by an average of 2% annually over the past decade and currently reaching around 25,000 terawatt-hours per year, with approximately 19% allocated to artificial lighting. Advanced thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) OLED technology is expected to facilitate the development of highly efficient and cost-effective light-emitting diodes, potentially reducing energy consumption for lighting by half.
Project results:
During the project, electroactive material structures based on quantum chemistry calculations will be designed, synthesized, purified, and characterized. The newly developed compounds will be suitable for emissive or charge-transporting layers in efficient OLEDs. During the project, the student’s competencies will be developed in the fields of organic synthesis, materials science, quantum chemistry calculations, and result systematization.
Period of project implementation: 2026-07-01 - 2026-08-31
Project coordinator: Kaunas University of Technology
