Transparent organic upconversion devices for near-infrared sensing.

Liu, Shun-Wei; Lee, Chih-Chien; Yuan, Chih-Hsien; Su, Wei-Cheng; Lin, Shao-Yu; Chang, Wen-Chang; Huang, Bo-Yao; Lin, Chun-Feng et al. · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Transparent organic upconversion devices are shown in a night-vision demonstration of a real object under near-infrared (NIR) illumination in the dark. An extraordinarily high current gain - reflecting the on-off switching effect - greater than 15 000 at a driving voltage of 3 V is demonstrated, indicating the high sensitivity to NIR light and potential of using the proposed upconverter in practical applications. A maximum luminance exceeding 1500 cd m(-2) at 7 V is achieved. Unlike previous studies, where 2D aperture projection is reported, the current study shows 3D images of real objects under NIR illumination in the dark.