Research on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Electronic Paper Pixels Based on Electrowetting
Mingzhen Chen,
Shanling Lin,
Ting Mei,
Ziyu Xie,
Jianpu Lin,
Zhixian Lin,
Tailiang Guo,
Biao Tang
Affiliations
Mingzhen Chen
National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Flat Panel Display Technology, School of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Shanling Lin
School of Advanced Manufacturing, Fuzhou University, Quanzhou 362200, China
Ting Mei
National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Flat Panel Display Technology, School of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Ziyu Xie
National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Flat Panel Display Technology, School of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Jianpu Lin
School of Advanced Manufacturing, Fuzhou University, Quanzhou 362200, China
Zhixian Lin
National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Flat Panel Display Technology, School of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Tailiang Guo
National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Flat Panel Display Technology, School of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Biao Tang
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
In this paper, we propose a driving waveform with a complex ramp pulse for an electrowetting display system. The relationship between the contact angle and viscosity of inks was calculated based on the fluid-motion characteristics of different viscosities. We obtained the suitable range of viscosity and voltage in the liquid–oil–solid three-phase contact display system. We carried out model simulation and driving waveform design. The result shows that the driving waveform improves the response speed and aperture ratio of electrowetting. The aperture ratio of electrowetting pixels is increased to 68.69%. This research is of great significance to optimizing the structure of fluid material and the design of driving waveforms in electrowetting displays.
