Robert Hayes

Prof. Robert Hayes


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 August 2016 in Materials
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HWHao Wu
Hao Wu
BTBiao Tang
Biao Tang
RHRobert Hayes
Robert Hayes
YDYingying Dou
Yingying Dou
YGYuanyuan Guo
Yuanyuan Guo
GZGuofu Zhou
Guofu Zhou
Industrialization of electrofluidic devices requires both high performance coating laminates and efficient material utilization on large area substrates. Here we show that screen printing can be effectively used to provide homogeneous pin-hole free patterned amorphous fluoropolymer dielectric layers to provide both the insulating and fluidic reversibility required for devices. Subsequently, we over-coat photoresist using slit coating on this normally extremely hydrophobic layer. In this way, we are able to pattern the photoresist by conventional lithography to provide the chemical contrast required for liquids dosing by self-assembly and highly-reversible electrofluidic switching. Materials, interfacial chemistry, and processing all contribute to the provision of the required engineered substrate properties. Coating homogeneity as characterized by metrology and device performance data are used to validate the methodology, which is well-suited for transfer to high volume production in existing LCD cell-making facilities.

24 April 2015 in Physica Status Solidi (a)
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XCXia Chen
Xia Chen
HJHongwei Jiang
Hongwei Jiang
RHRobert Hayes
Robert Hayes
XLXiange Li
Xiange Li
THTao He
Tao He
GZGuofu Zhou
Guofu Zhou