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Holst Centre Shows New Protective Barrier for Organic Electronics that is Foldable

Flexible displays need moisture-proof protective barrier layers above and below the sensitive OLED materials.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Researchers from Holst Centre have solved a major challenge in creating large-area displays for portable devices, demonstrating a new protective barrier for organic electronics that is foldable and allows high-temperature processing of display backplanes on top.   OLEDs are extremely sensitive to humidity, and the flexible substrates needed for foldable displays don’t provide enough protection against moisture. Flexible displays need moisture-proof protective barrier layers above and below the...

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