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organic light-emitting diode

British

noun

OLED. a cell that emits light when voltage is applied: used as a display device replacing LCD technology in hand-held devices such as mobile phones because it is brighter, thinner, faster,and cheaper

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The team first experimentally measured the exciton binding energies for 42 organic semiconductors including 32 solar cell materials, seven organic light-emitting diode materials, and three crystalline compounds of pentacene.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

The organic light-emitting diode technology company reported disappointing second-quarter profits.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

The company’s future would depend on a newer technology, organic light-emitting diode, or OLED.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2018

At the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 19, Oculus unveiled a prototype that features a high-definition, organic, light-emitting diode screen with a nifty trick called positional tracking.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 19, 2014

TV makers like Samsung and LG are banking on the next-generation, "organic light-emitting diode" screens to prop up flagging sales of televisions.

From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2013

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