NEW OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT MATERIALS FOR TRANSPARENT ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS

  • Ju, Sang-Hyun (Polyera Corporation) ;
  • Liu, Jun (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University) ;
  • Li, Jianfeng (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University) ;
  • Chen, Po-Chiang (Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University) ;
  • Zhou, Chongwu (Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University) ;
  • Facchetti, Antonio (Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California) ;
  • Janes, David B. (Polyera Corporation) ;
  • Marks, Tobin J. (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University)
  • Published : 2008.10.13

Abstract

Optically transparent and flexible electronic circuits and displays are attractive for next-generation visual technologies, including windshield displays, head-mounted displays, and transparent screen monitors. Here we report on the fabrication of transparent transistors and circuits based on the combination of nanoscopic dielectrics and organic, inorganic, or hybrid semiconductors. Furthermore, the first demonstration of a transparent and flexible AMOLED display driven solely by $In_2O_3$ nanowire transistors (NWTs) is reported. The display region exhibits an optical transmittance of ~35% and a green peak luminance of ${\sim}300\;cd/m^2$. These results indicate that NWT-based drive circuits are attractive for fully transparent display technologies.

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