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ReviewMicromachines2021

Progress in Advanced Properties of Electrowetting Displays.

Yi Lu, Biao Tang, Guisong Yang, Yuanyuan Guo, Linwei Liu, Alex Henzen

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Review in Micromachines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Anion Intercalation into Graphite Drives Surface Wetting.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yi LuGuangdong 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.ORCID 0000-0002-0430-4752
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.
Guisong YangGuangdong 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.ORCID 0000-0002-9476-7581
Yuanyuan GuoAcademy of Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics, Shenzhen 518110, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6650-7037
Linwei LiuGuangdong 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.

Funding

Guangdong Innovative Research Team Program No. 2011D039Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology No. 2017B030301007MOE International Laboratory for Optical Information Technologies, the 111 Project Yunnan expert workstation 2017IC011National Key R&D Program of China No.2016YFB0401502Program for Chang Jiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in Universities No. IRT_17R40Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou No.201904020007Science and technology project of Guangdong Province No. 2018A050501013Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Committee GQYCZZ20150721150406
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrowetting display (EWD) has promising prospects in the electronic paper industry due to it having superior characteristics, such as the ability to provide a comfortable reading experience and quick response. However, in real applications, there are also problems related to dielectric deterioration, excess power consumption, optical instability and narrow color gamut etc. This paper reviewed the existing challenges and recent progress made in terms of improving the optical performance and reliability of EWD. First, the principle of electrowetting applied in small and confined configurations is introduced and the cause of the failure of the dielectric layer is analyzed. Then, the function of the pixel structures is described to avoid display defects. Next, electric signal modulations are compared in terms of achieving good image quality and optical stability. Lastly, the methods are presented for color panel realization. It was concluded that multi-layer dielectrics, three-dimensional pixel structures, proper electric frequency-and-amplitude modulation and an RGB color panel are expected to resolve the current limitations and contribute to designing advanced reflective displays.

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bi-stabledielectric breakdownelectrowetting displayoptical stabilitytechnical developments

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PMID33670530
PMCPMC7922812

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