Electrophoretic display encountered several challenges towards high frame rate applications, such as long response time and high driving voltage. In this study, liquid crystal additive doping can simultaneously increase the response speed by 2.8 times and reduce the driving voltage to half of the initial value of electrophoretic dispersion. The backflow effect of liquid crystal, which induces an inversely electrorheological effect and facilitates the reverse micelles’ dielectrophoretic separation, was suggested to be the main reason for the performance improvement. The proposed method is facile and effective which shows promising potential for fast response and low power consumption e-paper applications.
Electrophoretic displays (EPDs) play an essential role in the Internet of Things (IoT) environment with the unique eye‐friendly feature and visibility for high‐ambient‐illumination. However, good bistability is in conflict with the fast response. Here, we introduced a gelator‐doped electronic ink to demonstrate the capability of operating the EPD with both static display mode and fast‐moving mode through temperature change. The high threshold voltage and ultra‐fast response time were achieved in the same EPD device. This method may provide a new direction for the future development of the electronic paper.
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