Title :
Electroactive self-assembling hydrogels for flexible display technology
Author :
Jones, S. ; Wong, K.H. ; Thordarson, P. ; Ladouceur, F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Telecommun., Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The well-known redox-active molecule anthraquinone has been functionalised with glycine to produce an electroactive self-assembling molecular gel. Spectroelectrochemical experiments show a reversible variation in transmittance over the entire visible spectrum suggesting direct electrical control over the self-assembly process. This may have applications in flexible conformal displays.
Keywords :
flexible displays; hydrogels; self-assembly; anthraquinone; electroactive self assembling hydrogels; flexible display technology; redox active molecule; spectroelectrochemical experiments; visible spectrum; Color; Electric potential; Electrodes; Materials; Self-assembly; Switches; System-on-a-chip; conformal display; hydrogel; redox; self-assembly; spectroelectrochemisry;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929913
