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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Photolithography Fabricated Spacer Arrays Offering Mechanical Strengthening and Oil Motion Control in Electrowetting Displays.

Yingying Dou, Lin Chen, Hui Li, Biao Tang, Alex Henzen, Guofu Zhou

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yingying DouGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Lin ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Hui LiCollege of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nanhai Ave 3688, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Biao TangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Alex HenzenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Guofu ZhouGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.

Funding

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology 2017B030301007National Key R&D Program of China 2016YFB0401505Program for Chang Jiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in Universities IRT_17R40Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou 201904020007Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou 2019050001
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Abstract

Introducing spacers into pixelated electrowetting displays (EWDs) normally gives mechanical strengthening, while bringing undesired disturbance of water/oil interfacial dynamics. Hence, spacer array is a key pixel structure needs careful consideration in the design and fabrication of electrowetting displays. Here, we propose a spacer array, which is designed standing on the junction of adjacent pixel walls, fabricated by photolithography. The spacer array provides mechanical strength enhancement and reliable oil motion controllability. By optimizing the spacer distribution density, the EWD device may achieve 28% increase in open ratio (white area fraction) and withstand 60 N/mm

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electrowetting displaymechanical strengthoil motionoptoelectronic performancespacer arrays

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PMID31952285
PMCPMC7014117

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