Scientists at the Mahidol University in Bangkok have successfully produced organic light that could replace conventional electric light sources in the near future, said Mahidol Professor Therakiart Kerdchareon.
Organic light is produced by organic materials (polymers) that radiated light dubbed as "illuminating polymer" and that is based on the Nano Technology.
Assistant Professor Therakiart and his group of Thai researchers have succeeded to construct a chain-like formation of carbon-based organic materials that allow electrons to pass from one spot to another, resulting in a illuminable organic polymer comparable to conventional lighting such as light bulbs and fluorescent light tubes but only using a fraction of energy.
Nearly all the energy that is used in traditional light sources is transformed in heat and only a fraction of energy is transformed in light. The new organic light source consumes much less energy and does not produce any heat emission, said Assistant Professor Theerakiart.
The scientists from Mahidol University are now focusing their research on developing a method to produce illuminating polymer in a form that could be suitable for industrial manufacturers to produce organic light in commercial quantities which would allow Thailand to focus on the use of organic light and benefiting the country because of the much lower energy consumption, Therakiart said.
