Research progress of flexible thin film transistors for E-paper

Zhi-wen GAO; Wei XU; Ri-hui YAO; Xiao-qin WEI; Jin-yao ZHONG; Yue-xin YANG; Xiao FU; Tai-jiang LIU; Hong-long NING; Jun-biao PENG

doi:10.37188/CJLCD.2022-0102

Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 37, Issue 8, 948(2022)

Research progress of flexible thin film transistors for E-paper

Zhi-wen GAO¹, Wei XU¹, Ri-hui YAO¹, Xiao-qin WEI², Jin-yao ZHONG¹, Yue-xin YANG¹, Xiao FU¹, Tai-jiang LIU¹, Hong-long NING^1、*, and Jun-biao PENG¹

Author Affiliations

¹State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices，School of Materials Science and Engineering，South China University of Technology，Guangzhou 510640，China

²Southwest Institute of Technology and Engineering，Chongqing 400039，China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Mar. 30, 2022

Accepted: --

Published Online: Aug. 15, 2022

The Author Email: Hong-long NING (ninghl@scut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2022-0102

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