title: Self-Supporting Ion Gels for Electrochemiluminescent Sticker-Type Optoelectronic Devices.
abstract: Nowadays, there has been an increasing demand to develop low-cost, disposable or reusable display devices to meet and maximize short-term user convenience. However, the disposable device has unfortunately not materialized yet due to the light-emitting materials and fabrication process issues. Here, we report sticker-type electrochemiluminescent (ECL) device using self-supporting, light-emitting gel electrolytes. The self-supporting ion gels were formulated by mixing a network-forming polymer, ionic liquid, and metal complex luminophore. The resulting ion gels exhibit excellent mechanical strength to form free-standing rubbery light-emitting electrolyte films, which enables the fabrication of sticker-type display by simple transfer and lamination processes on various substrates. The sticker-type ECL devices can be operated under an AC bias and exhibit a low operating voltage of 4 V (peak-to-peak voltage) with a maximum luminance of 90 cd/m(2). It is notable that the result is the first work to realize sticker displays based on electrochemical light emitting devices and can open up new possibilities for flexible or disposal display.
authors.affiliation: Surface Technology Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon 641-831, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kihyon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yeong Kwan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Functional Ceramic Group, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon 641-831, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jungho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Surface Technology Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon 641-831, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Yul
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Nano, Medical and Polymer Materials, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Se Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Keun Hyung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee