Graphene-Based Display Brings Wearable Electronics Even Closer

Graphene-Based Display Brings Wearable Electronics Even Closer
Sep-11-14
Graphene has been used for the first time in a flexible display—a breakthrough that could have significant implications in the move toward fully flexible devices.

Tin oxide has been the traditional material for making transparent conductors for controlling display panels, but it is relatively rare compared to graphene, and researchers have been looking for a way to use graphene instead. Now a partnership between the University of Cambridge and Plastic Logic has offered an alternative—and they seem as pleased about the teamwork as they do about their product.

The prototype display is similar to those used in e-readers, but it is made of plastic instead of glass. The key difference, however, is that the display's pixel electronics (backplane) features a graphene-based electrode instead of the conventional sputtered metal electrode layer found in most of Plastic Logic's devices, allowing the display to flex and bend. This is a significant step forward, and according to Indro Murkerjee, CEO of Plastic Logic: "… will soon enable a new generation of ultra-flexible and even foldable electronics."



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