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dc.contributor.authorKarl, Markus
dc.contributor.authorGlackin, James M. E.
dc.contributor.authorSchubert, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorKronenberg, Nils M.
dc.contributor.authorTurnbull, Graham A.
dc.contributor.authorSamuel, Ifor D. W.
dc.contributor.authorGather, Malte C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-02T10:30:11Z
dc.date.available2018-05-02T10:30:11Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-01
dc.identifier252523360
dc.identifier54788d5b-c2b7-435c-850e-85d2b0a304a0
dc.identifier000431116800001
dc.identifier000431116800001
dc.identifier85046460504
dc.identifier.citationKarl , M , Glackin , J M E , Schubert , M , Kronenberg , N M , Turnbull , G A , Samuel , I D W & Gather , M C 2018 , ' Flexible and ultra-lightweight polymer membrane lasers ' , Nature Communications , vol. 9 , 1525 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03874-wen
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-4857-5562/work/47136410
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8739-4852/work/44362054
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/13278
dc.descriptionThe authors acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council (ERC StG ABLASE, 640012), the Scottish Funding Council (via SUPA) and EPSRC (EP/P030017/1). M.K. and J.M.E.G. acknowledge funding from the EPSRC DTG (EP/M506631/1 and EP/L505079/1). M.S. acknowledges funding from the European Commission for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (659213). I.D.W.S. acknowledges funding from a Royal Society Wolfson research merit award.en
dc.description.abstractOrganic semiconductors enable the fabrication of a range of lightweight and mechanically flexible optoelectronic devices. Most organic semiconductor lasers, however, have remained rigid until now, predominantly due to the need for a support substrate. Here, we use a simple fabrication process to make membrane-based, substrate-less and extremely thin (< 500 nm) organic distributed feedback lasers that offer ultralow-weight (m/A <0.5 gm−2) and excellent mechanical flexibility. We show operation of the lasers as free-standing membranes and transfer them onto other substrates, e.g. a banknote, where the unique lasing spectrum is readily read out and used as security feature. The pump thresholds and emission intensity of our membrane lasers are well within the permissible exposures for ocular safety and we demonstrate integration on contact lenses as wearable security tags.
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dc.format.extent1664869
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communicationsen
dc.subjectOrganic semiconductor laseren
dc.subjectDistributed feedback laseren
dc.subjectDFB laseren
dc.subjectElectronicsen
dc.subjectExcitationen
dc.subjectDevicesen
dc.subjectQC Physicsen
dc.subjectT Technologyen
dc.subjectDASen
dc.subjectBDCen
dc.subjectR2Cen
dc.subject.lccQCen
dc.subject.lccTen
dc.titleFlexible and ultra-lightweight polymer membrane lasersen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEuropean Research Councilen
dc.contributor.sponsorEPSRCen
dc.contributor.sponsorEuropean Commissionen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Condensed Matter Physicsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Biomedical Sciences Research Complexen
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-018-03874-w
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.grantnumber640012en
dc.identifier.grantnumberEP/P030017/1en
dc.identifier.grantnumber659213en


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