Electroluminescence of Giant Stretchability

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 28; no. 22; pp. 4480 - 4484
• Main Authors: Yang, Can Hui, Chen, Baohong, Zhou, Jinxiong, Chen, Yong Mei, Suo, Zhigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Conductors; Constants; Devices; Electroluminescence; Electronics; ionic conductors; ionotronics; phosphor; Phosphors; Stretchability; stretchable electronics; stretchable electronics, electroluminescence; Voltage; phosphor; ionic conductors; stretchable electronics, electroluminescence; ionotronics

A new type of electroluminescent device achieves giant stretchability by integrating electronic and ionic components. The device uses phosphor powders as electroluminescent materials, and hydrogels as stretchable and transparent ionic conductors. Subject to cyclic voltage, the phosphor powders lumin...