화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.28, 16-27, August, 2015
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2015.03.013  Export Citation
A review on colorless and optically transparent polyimide films: Chemistry, process and engineering applications
Hong-jiang Ni, Jin-gang Liu†, Zhen-he Wang, and Shi-yong Yang
  • Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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Recent research and development of colorless and optically transparent polyimide (CPI) films have been reviewed. CPI films possess both of the merits of conventional aromatic PI films and common polymer optical film; thus have been widely investigated as components for microelectronic and optoelectronic fabrications. The current review coveres the latest research and development for CPI films, including synthesis chemistry, manufacturing process, and engineering applications. Especially, this review focuses on the applications of CPI films as flexible substrates for optoelectrical devices, such as flexible active matrix organic light emitting display devices (AMOLEDs), flexible printing circuit boards (FPCBs), and flexible solar cells.
Keywords:Colorless polyimide films;Synthesis;Biaxial stretching;Flexible substrates
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