ACPEL devices were fabricated onto various paper substrates. The dielectric and phosphor layers were mask printed, a PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT ink was inkjet-printed for the cathode and a translucent conductor was applied with a paintbrush for the anode resulting in a maximum luminance of 8.05 cd/m2 at 300 VAC and 60 Hz. It was found that the conductivity of the PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT ink on the various paper types was affected by the coating and paper thickness. Novel ACPEL devices were also fabricated by incorporating paper as the dielectric layer of the device. The maximum luminance achieved was 7.24 cd/m2 at 300 VAC and 60 Hz. It is shown that the dielectric constant of the paper and hence the performance of the resulting EL device may be enhanced by filling the sheet with BaTiO3 and by the surface treatment of the sheet.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/65567 |
| Date | 26 June 2014 |
| Creators | Kronfli, Rosanna |
| Contributors | Ramin, Farnood |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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