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ArticleScience advances2022

3D-printed flexible organic light-emitting diode displays.

Ruitao Su, Sung Hyun Park, Xia Ouyang, Song Ih Ahn, Michael C McAlpine

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Article in Science advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Transient charge-driven 3D conformal printing via pulsed-plasma impingement.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Ruitao SuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6716-7046
Sung Hyun ParkSustainable Technology and Wellness R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Jeju-si, Jeju-do 63243, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0784-8026
Xia OuyangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2044-7817
Song Ih AhnDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8923-7079
Michael C McAlpineDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7869-7598

Funding

3D Printed Nano-Bionic OrgansDP2EB020537 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI MCALPINE, MICHAEL · 2014 to 2019
$2.7M
NIBIB NIH HHS DP2 EB020537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to fully 3D-print active electronic and optoelectronic devices will enable unique device form factors via strategies untethered from conventional microfabrication facilities. Currently, the performance of 3D-printed optoelectronics can suffer from nonuniformities in the solution-deposited active layers and unstable polymer-metal junctions. Here, we demonstrate a multimodal printing methodology that results in fully 3D-printed flexible organic light-emitting diode displays. The electrodes, interconnects, insulation, and encapsulation are all extrusion-printed, while the active layers are spray-printed. Spray printing leads to improved layer uniformity via suppression of directional mass transport in the printed droplets. By exploiting the viscoelastic oxide surface of the printed cathode droplets, a mechanical reconfiguration process is achieved to increase the contact area of the polymer-metal junctions. The uniform cathode array is intimately interfaced with the top interconnects. This hybrid approach creates a fully 3D-printed flexible 8 × 8 display with all pixels turning on successfully.

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PMID34995118
PMCPMC8741182

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