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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• White, Matthew S.
• Kaltenbrunner, Martin
• Głowacki, Eric D.
• Gutnichenko, Kateryna
• Kettlgruber, Gerald
• Graz, Ingrid
• Aazou, Safae
• Ulbricht, Christoph
• Egbe, Daniel A. M.
• Miron, Matei C.
• Major, Zoltan
• Scharber, Markus C.
• Sekitani, Tsuyoshi
• Someya, Takao
• Bauer, Siegfried
• Sariciftci, Niyazi Serdar

Titel

Ultrathin, highly flexible and stretchable PLEDs

Ist Teil von

• Nature photonics, 2013-10, Vol.7 (10), p.811-816

Ort / Verlag

London: Nature Publishing Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We demonstrate ultrathin (2 µm thick) red and orange polymer light-emitting diodes with unprecedented mechanical properties in terms of their flexibility and ability to be stretched. The devices have a luminance greater than 100 cd m-2 , sufficient for a variety of optoelectronic applications including indoor displays. They can be operated as free-standing ultrathin films, allowing for crumpling during device operation. Furthermore, they may be applied to almost any surface whether rigid or elastomeric, and can withstand the associated mechanical deformation. They are shown to be extremely flexible, with radii of curvature under 10 µm, and stretch-compatible to 100% tensile strain. Such ultrathin light-emitting foils constitute an important step towards integration with malleable materials like textiles and artificial skin.