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Zeying Zhang1,2, Meng Su1, Qi Pan1,2
1Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.
Abstract:
Minimized photoluminescent devices require both high-density fluorescent arrays and minimal cross-talk between neighboring pixels on the limited area. However, the challenges to achieve the overall integration of nanomaterial-based devices hinder the development of microscale full-color displays, including micro/nanoarray density, orientation control, multimaterial interface morphology, and uniform colors. Here, we report a heterogeneous integration approach to control the orientation, combination, and density of fluorescent micro/nanoarrays on flexible substrates. By controlling the defined interface and critical shrinkage width of liquid bridges, the width of three-primary-color micro/nanolines reached 100 nm. The interval between two parallel luminous lines is down to 40 μm, and the optical cross-talk effect is remarkably reduced. This work provides a facile approach to prepare high-performance micro-photoluminescent and imaging arrays for next-generation flexible display and lighting technology.
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