Unique polymer material makes flexible and transparent semiconductor for future bendable electronics

Briefing

Unique polymer material makes flexible and transparent semiconductor for future bendable electronics

February 8, 2017

Briefing

  • Blend of Two Polymers – Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea have developed polymer-blend nanonetwork semiconducting material made from two polymers, DPP2T and polystyrene
  • Features – Has excellent charge mobility, high flexibility and nearly 100% optical transparency
  • Lab Tests – Prototypes of transparent bendable semiconductors made from material show devices could withstand 1,000 bending cycles with no significant degradation in performance
  • Potential Applications – Include flexible transparent electronics and skin-attachable medical devices

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

Source

Original Publication Date

January 13, 2017

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