Wireless magnetoelectrically powered organic light-emitting diodes
Abstract
Compact wireless light sources are a fundamental building block for applications ranging from wireless displays to optical implants. However, their realization remains challenging because of constraints in miniaturization and the integration of power harvesting and light-emission technologies. Here, we introduce a strategy for a compact wirelessly powered light-source that consists of a magnetoelectric transducer serving as power source and substrate and an antiparallel pair of custom-designed organic light-emitting diodes. The devices operate at low-frequency ac magnetic fields (~100 kHz), which has the added benefit of allowing operation multiple centimeters deep inside watery environments. By tuning the device resonance frequency, it is possible to separately address multiple devices, e.g., to produce light of distinct colors, to address individual display pixels, or for clustered operation. By simultaneously offering small size, individual addressing, and compatibility with challenging environments, our devices pave the way for a multitude of applications in wireless displays, deep tissue treatment, sensing, and imaging.
Citation
Butscher , J F , Hillebrandt , S G H , Mischok , A , Popczyk , A , Booth , J H H & Gather , M C 2024 , ' Wireless magnetoelectrically powered organic light-emitting diodes ' , Science Advances , vol. 10 , no. 10 . https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adm7613
Publication
Science Advances
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2375-2548Type
Journal article
Description
This work was supported by a scholarship to J.F.B. donated by Beverly and Frank MacInnis to the University of St Andrews, the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 101023743 (PolDev to A.M.), The Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2017-231), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Humboldt Professorship to M.C.G.), the DFG-funded Research Training Group “Template-Designed Organic Electronics (TIDE)” (RTG2591), and the EPSRC NSF-CBET lead agency agreement (EP/R010595/1, 1706207).Collections
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