# Full-Photolithographic High-Density Skin-Like Transistor Arrays for All-Organic Active-Matrix Displays

**Authors:** Peng Xue, Juntong Li, Xiaoli Zhao, Yanping Ni, Hongyan Yu, Xianghui Liu, Bowen Xiang, Yao Fu, Junru Zhang, Baoying Sun, Pengbo Xi, Xiang Song, Yijun Shi, Guodong Zhao, Mingxin Zhang, Yanhong Tong, Qingxin Tang, Yichun Liu

PMC · DOI: 10.1007/s40820-026-02107-w · 2026-03-04

## TL;DR

Researchers developed a scalable method to create flexible, high-density organic transistor arrays for skin-like, wearable displays.

## Contribution

A universal, full-photolithographic process for high-density organic transistor arrays with skin-like deformability is introduced.

## Key findings

- The process achieves an integration density of 6.25 × 10⁴ cm⁻², one of the highest for organic transistors.
- The resulting displays are ultralight (~24.3 g/m²), conformable, and show stable electroluminescence.
- The method enables seamless integration of organic transistors with OLEDs for all-organic active-matrix displays.

## Abstract

A universal and scalable process fully compatible with organic semiconductors is developed, achieving precise micropatterning and high integration density of 6.25 × 104 cm−2.All-organic active-matrix organic light-emitting diode arrays with skin-like deformability were successfully fabricated. Notably, the integrated system not only exhibits stable electroluminescence, ultralight weight (~24.3 g m−2), and strong conformability to complex surfaces but also paves a promising path for the development of next-generation flexible and wearable displays.

A universal and scalable process fully compatible with organic semiconductors is developed, achieving precise micropatterning and high integration density of 6.25 × 104 cm−2.

All-organic active-matrix organic light-emitting diode arrays with skin-like deformability were successfully fabricated. Notably, the integrated system not only exhibits stable electroluminescence, ultralight weight (~24.3 g m−2), and strong conformability to complex surfaces but also paves a promising path for the development of next-generation flexible and wearable displays.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40820-026-02107-w.

Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) are widely recognized as promising building blocks for next-generation flexible and wearable electronics. However, scalable fabrication of high-density OTFT arrays for active-matrix applications remains highly challenging, primarily due to the incompatibility of conventional photolithography with organic semiconductors. Here, we report an all-photolithographic strategy that enables the scalable fabrication of flexible OTFT arrays with both high device density and superior charge transport characteristics. By combining synergistic interfacial modulation and dual-protection photolithography strategy of organic semiconductors, we successfully fabricated transistor arrays exhibiting an average mobility above 1.0 cm2 V−1 s−1 and on/off ratios of ~ 105. This scalable method further enables an integration density of 6.25 × 104 cm−2, which is one of the highest densities reported to date for full-photolithographic OTFT active-matrix arrays. Moreover, we demonstrate seamless integration of OTFT active-matrix arrays with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), yielding all-organic active-matrix OLED (AMOLED) arrays. These devices exhibit stable electroluminescence, ultralight weight (~ 24.3 g m−2), excellent flexibility, and skin-like display functionality with reliable pixel-level addressing. This work establishes a universal and scalable route toward high-density organic electronic systems, opening new opportunities for flexible displays, electronic skin, and next-generation wearable technologies.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40820-026-02107-w.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** OTFT (MESH:D013851)
- **Chemicals:** Al2O3 (MESH:D000537), PEDOT:PSS (MESH:C533756), butyl acetate (MESH:C006848), chloroform (MESH:D002725), polystyrene (MESH:D011137), silicone oil (MESH:D012827), PMMA (MESH:D019904), water (MESH:D014867), acetone (MESH:D000096), polymer (MESH:D011108), PVA (MESH:C063253), nitrogen (MESH:D009584), EG (MESH:D019855), toluene (MESH:D014050), oxygen (MESH:D010100), Au (MESH:D006046), siloxane (MESH:D012833), Octadecyl-trichlorosilane (MESH:C061189), OTS (MESH:C013307), AMOLED (-), Si (MESH:D012825)
- **Species:** Nostoc sp. I (species) [taxon 66957], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Figures

6 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12960907/full.md

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12960907