Synthesis and Characterization of Surface Modified Red Pigment 48:2 for Electrophoretic Display

Abstract

Red Pigment 48:2 (PR 48:2) was coated with polyethylene (PE). The chemical constitution of the modified pigments was identified by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The modified particles have good dispersity and high electrophoretic mobilities. For a simple EPD device, the contrast ratio of red-white electrophoretic fluid reached 2.60.