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AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorsJohn Rogers, Ralph Nuzzo, Matthew Meitl, Etienne Menard, Alfred J. Baca, Michael Motala, Jong-Hyun Ahn, Sang-II Park, Chang-Jae Yu, Heung-Cho Ko, Mark Stoykovich, Jongseung Yoon
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Provided are optical devices and systems fabricated, at least in part, via printing-based assembly and integration of device components. In specific embodiments the present invention provides light emitting systems, light collecting systems, light sensing systems and photovoltaic systems comprising printable semiconductor elements, including large area, high performance macroelectronic devices. Optical systems of the present invention comprise semiconductor elements assembled, organized and/or integrated with other device components via printing techniques that exhibit performance characteristics and functionality comparable to single crystalline semiconductor based devices fabricated using conventional high temperature processing methods. Optical systems of the present invention have device geometries and configurations, such as form factors, component densities, and component positions, accessed by printing that provide a range of useful device functionalities. Optical systems of the present invention include devices and device arrays exhibiting a range of useful physical and mechanical properties including flexibility, shapeability, conformability and stretchablity.
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