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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2016

Forming Spacers in Situ by Photolithography to Mechanically Stabilize Electrofluidic-Based Switchable Optical Elements.

Meihong Wang, Yuanyuan Guo, Robert A Hayes, Danqing Liu, Dirk J Broer, Guofu Zhou

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Meihong WangElectronic Paper Display Institute, South China Normal University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China. 2013022268@m.scnu.edu.cn.
Yuanyuan GuoElectronic Paper Display Institute, South China Normal University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China. guoyy@scnu.edu.cn.
Robert A HayesElectronic Paper Display Institute, South China Normal University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China. rob.hayes@guohua-oet.com.
Danqing LiuEindhoven University of Technology, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven 5612AP, The Netherlands. d.liu1@tue.nl.
Dirk J BroerEindhoven University of Technology, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven 5612AP, The Netherlands. d.broer@tue.nl.
Guofu ZhouElectronic Paper Display Institute, South China Normal University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China. guofu.zhou@guohua-oet.com.
South China Normal University · CNEindhoven University of Technology · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electro-Fluidic Displays (EFD) have been demonstrated to be an attractive technology for incorporation into portable display devices. EFDs have excellent optical efficiency and fast switching enabling video content. Ensuring mechanical stability of EFD display cells is a key challenge and essential for developing large area as well as flexible displays. Although the electro-optic performance of an EFD, unlike a liquid crystal display (LCD), is insensitive to cell-gap, extreme changes in cell-gap can result in irreversible collapse of the cell. Here we use photolithography to develop spacers to prevent cell-gap collapse and provide the required mechanical stability for EFD devices. The spacer is formed directly on the cover plates (ITO/glass) after cell assembly with UV light induced phase separation polymerization in the illuminated area. Phase separation behavior between polar aqueous solution and polymer is closely related to the solubility of acrylate monomers. In this work, polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) as cross-linker, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) and acrylic acid or acrylamide as co-monomers are investigated for fabricating the spacers. PEGDA was added to the mixtures in order to increase the mechanical strength of the spacer. The spacers showed excellent performance for cell-gap control in EFD devices.

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electrofluidic displayelectrowettingmechanical stabilityphase separationphotopolymerizationspacer

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PMID28773375
PMCPMC5502914
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