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Optically Transparent Multiscale Composite Films for Flexible and Wearable Electronics
Author(s) -
Lim YoungWoo,
Jin Jungho,
Bae ByeongSoo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201907143
Subject(s) - materials science , electronics , nanotechnology , fabrication , wearable technology , flexible display , flexible electronics , polymer , transparency (behavior) , wearable computer , stretchable electronics , composite number , composite material , computer science , thin film transistor , layer (electronics) , electrical engineering , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , computer security , pathology , embedded system
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.