Flexible and ultra-lightweight polymer membrane lasers

Markus Karl; James M. E. Glackin; Marcel Schubert; Nils M. Kronenberg; Graham A. Turnbull; Ifor D. W. Samuel; Malte C. Gather

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03874-w

Nature Communications (May 2018)

Flexible and ultra-lightweight polymer membrane lasers

Markus Karl,
James M. E. Glackin,
Marcel Schubert,
Nils M. Kronenberg,
Graham A. Turnbull,
Ifor D. W. Samuel,
Malte C. Gather

Affiliations

Markus Karl: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
James M. E. Glackin: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Marcel Schubert: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Nils M. Kronenberg: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Graham A. Turnbull: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Ifor D. W. Samuel: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Malte C. Gather: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03874-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Organic semiconductors provide a platform for flexible lasers, but these are still produced on rigid, thick substrates. Here, Karl et al. develop a method to make freestanding membrane lasers that can be transferred onto any substrate and show that these could be used as anti-counterfeiting labels.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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