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High-brightness all-polymer stretchable LED with charge-trapping dilution

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  • Zhitao Zhang

    (Stanford University)

  • Weichen Wang

    (Stanford University
    Stanford University)

  • Yuanwen Jiang

    (Stanford University)

  • Yi-Xuan Wang

    (Stanford University
    Tianjin University)

  • Yilei Wu

    (Stanford University)

  • Jian-Cheng Lai

    (Stanford University
    Nanjing University)

  • Simiao Niu

    (Stanford University)

  • Chengyi Xu

    (Stanford University)

  • Chien-Chung Shih

    (Stanford University)

  • Cheng Wang

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Hongping Yan

    (Stanford University)

  • Luke Galuska

    (University of Southern Mississippi)

  • Nathaniel Prine

    (University of Southern Mississippi)

  • Hung-Chin Wu

    (Stanford University)

  • Donglai Zhong

    (Stanford University)

  • Gan Chen

    (Stanford University)

  • Naoji Matsuhisa

    (Stanford University)

  • Yu Zheng

    (Stanford University
    Stanford University)

  • Zhiao Yu

    (Stanford University
    Stanford University)

  • Yang Wang

    (Stanford University)

  • Reinhold Dauskardt

    (Stanford University)

  • Xiaodan Gu

    (University of Southern Mississippi)

  • Jeffrey B.-H. Tok

    (Stanford University)

  • Zhenan Bao

    (Stanford University)

Abstract

Next-generation light-emitting displays on skin should be soft, stretchable and bright1–7. Previously reported stretchable light-emitting devices were mostly based on inorganic nanomaterials, such as light-emitting capacitors, quantum dots or perovskites6–11. They either require high operating voltage or have limited stretchability and brightness, resolution or robustness under strain. On the other hand, intrinsically stretchable polymer materials hold the promise of good strain tolerance12,13. However, realizing high brightness remains a grand challenge for intrinsically stretchable light-emitting diodes. Here we report a material design strategy and fabrication processes to achieve stretchable all-polymer-based light-emitting diodes with high brightness (about 7,450 candela per square metre), current efficiency (about 5.3 candela per ampere) and stretchability (about 100 per cent strain). We fabricate stretchable all-polymer light-emitting diodes coloured red, green and blue, achieving both on-skin wireless powering and real-time displaying of pulse signals. This work signifies a considerable advancement towards high-performance stretchable displays.

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  • Zhitao Zhang & Weichen Wang & Yuanwen Jiang & Yi-Xuan Wang & Yilei Wu & Jian-Cheng Lai & Simiao Niu & Chengyi Xu & Chien-Chung Shih & Cheng Wang & Hongping Yan & Luke Galuska & Nathaniel Prine & Hung-, 2022. "High-brightness all-polymer stretchable LED with charge-trapping dilution," Nature, Nature, vol. 603(7902), pages 624-630, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:603:y:2022:i:7902:d:10.1038_s41586-022-04400-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04400-1
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