Surface modification of organic pigment particles for microencapsulated electrophoretic displays

The surface modification of Pigment Yellow 13, Pigment Red 254 and Pigment Blue 15 to improve their electrophoretic properties in electrophoretic suspension were studied. The particle size distribution and the surface morphology of the modified pigments were determined, the presence of the functiona...

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Published in:Dyes and pigments 2012, Vol.92 (1), p.554-562
Main Authors: Wen, Zi-Qiang, Feng, Ya-Qing, Li, Xiang-Gao, Bai, Yu, Li, Xiao-Xu, An, Jing, Lu, Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chargeability
Conduction
Dispersion stability
Dispersions
Displays
Dyes
Electrophoretic display
Indium tin oxide
Microcapsule
Organic pigment
Particle size distribution
Pigments
Spreads
Surface modification
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Summary:The surface modification of Pigment Yellow 13, Pigment Red 254 and Pigment Blue 15 to improve their electrophoretic properties in electrophoretic suspension were studied. The particle size distribution and the surface morphology of the modified pigments were determined, the presence of the functional groups on the surface of pigments was confirmed, and the dispersion stability and chargeability of pigments suspended in electrophoretic slurry were characterized. For the application of microencapsulated electrophoretic displays, the colored microcapsules containing the modified organic pigments were prepared and spread on an ITO coated conducting film. A working prototype of electrophoretic display was successfully fabricated in this approach. ► Organic pigments were used in EPDs to obtain good color saturation. ► The modified organic pigments have good dispersion stability and chargeability. ► The color-white display prototypes were successfully fabricated.
ISSN:0143-7208
1873-3743
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2011.06.003