Artificial-intelligence-aided fabrication of high-performance full-color displays

Yuxuan Liu; ChaoHsu Lai; Huaxin Xiong; Lijie Zheng; Shirui Cai; Zongmin Lin; Shouqiang Lai; Tingzhu Wu; Zhong Chen

doi:10.1117/1.APN.4.3.034001

Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 4, Issue 3, 034001(2025)

Artificial-intelligence-aided fabrication of high-performance full-color displays

Yuxuan Liu^1、†, ChaoHsu Lai¹, Huaxin Xiong¹, Lijie Zheng¹, Shirui Cai¹, Zongmin Lin¹, Shouqiang Lai^1、*, Tingzhu Wu^1,2、*, and Zhong Chen^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹Xiamen University, Department of Electronic Science, National Integrated Circuit Industry and Education Integration Innovation Platform, Xiamen, China

²Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, China

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Received: Feb. 11, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 3, 2025

Published Online: May. 22, 2025

The Author Email: Shouqiang Lai (laishouqiang@foxmail.com), Tingzhu Wu (wutingzhu@xmu.edu.cn), Zhong Chen (chenz@xmu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.3.034001

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