Optically Transparent Multiscale Composite Films for Flexible and Wearable Electronics |
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Authors: | Young-Woo Lim Jungho Jin Byeong-Soo Bae |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Material Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141 Republic of Korea;2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610 Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | One of the key breakthroughs enabling flexible electronics with novel form factors is the deployment of flexible polymer films in place of brittle glass, which is one of the major structural materials for conventional electronic devices. Flexible electronics requires polymer films with the core properties of glass (i.e., dimensional stability and transparency) while retaining the pliability of the polymer, which, however, is fundamentally intractable due to the mutually exclusive nature of these characteristics. An overview of a transparent fiber-reinforced polymer, which is suggested as a potentially viable structural material for emerging flexible/wearable electronics, is provided. This includes material concept and fabrication and a brief review of recent research progress on its applications over the past decade. |
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Keywords: | flexible electronics glass-fiber-reinforced polymers natural-fiber-reinforced polymers transparent composites |
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