Characterization and Packaging of Electronic Paper Display Based on Particle Polarization

Abstract

A particle-based reflective electronic paper has been characterized. Based on the particle polarization, we drive the neutral microspheres to form particle chains in a water solution by applying an AC electric field. The particle-chain transformation regulates the incident light and the reflectivity of the display. Here we developed the device packaging with hydrophilic surface treatments and UV sealing techniques. With a passive-matrix addressing scheme, a reflective electronic paper having 64x64 pixels by particle polarization is realized on a 4 inch by 4 inch panel.