Flexible light-emitting film
A touch controllable light-emitting film is provided. It comprises a flexible, formable, foldable, stretchable and/or bendable light-emitting and/or light transmitting active layer. It also comprises at least two conductive or semi-conductive electrodes positioned on each side of the light-emitting active layer and/or light-blocking layer, wherein at least one electrode comprises HARMs (High Aspect Ratio Molecular structures), Monolayer Crystalline Surface (MCS) structures, transparent conductive oxides, conductive or semiconductive polymers and/or a metal mesh.
1. A light-emitting film comprising:
a flexible and formable light-emitting active layer;
two conductive or semi-conductive electrodes positioned on each side of the active layer, wherein at least one electrode is transparent and comprises at least one of the following: HARM-structures (High Aspect Ratio Molecular structures), Mono-Crystalline Surface (MCS) structures, conductive or semiconductive polymers, weaved metal fabric and a metal mesh; and
at least one touch sensitive region, wherein the touch sensitive region comprises at least one of the following:
a touch sensitive region in at least one of the conductive or semi-conductive transparent electrodes, and
one or more layers of flexible and formable touch sensitive material,
wherein the light-emitting film is configured to wrap around a complex three-dimensional surface.
2. The light-emitting film of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting active layer is selected from a group of: an organic light-emitting diode active layer, an electroluminescent layer, a field emission layer and a plasma layer or a layer comprising Light Emitting Diodes imbedded in or attached to a formable substrate.
3. The light-emitting film of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting active layer comprises multiple regions.
4. The light-emitting film of claim 1 , wherein the touch sensitive region is a capacitive touch sensitive region.
5. The light-emitting film of claim 1 , wherein the touch sensitive region is an inductive touch sensitive region.
6. The light-emitting film of claim 1 , wherein the touch sensitive region is a resistive touch sensitive region.
7. The light-emitting film of claim 1 , wherein each electrode comprises at least one of the following: HARM-structures (High Aspect Ratio Molecular structures), Mono-Crystalline Surface (MCS) structures, conductive or semiconductive polymers, weaved metal fabric and a metal mesh.
8. A lighting device comprising a light-emitting film according to claim 1 .
9. A light blocking film comprising:
a flexible and formable light-blocking active layer;
two conductive or semi-conductive electrodes positioned on each side of the light blocking active layer, wherein at least one electrode comprises at least one of the following: High Aspect Ratio Molecular (HARM) structures, Monolayer Crystalline Surface (MCS) structures, conductive or semiconductive polymers, weaved metal fabric and a metal mesh; and
at least one touch sensitive region, wherein the touch sensitive region comprises at least one of the following:
a touch sensitive region in at least one of the conductive or semi-conductive transparent electrodes, and
one or more layers of flexible and formable touch sensitive material,
wherein the light blocking film is configured to wrap around a complex three-dimensional surface.
10. The light-blocking film of claim 9 , wherein the flexible and formable light-blocking active layer is a liquid crystal layer.
11. The light-blocking film of claim 9 , wherein the light blocking active layer comprises multiple regions.
12. The light-blocking film of claim 9 , wherein the touch sensitive region is a capacitive touch sensitive region.
13. The light-blocking film of claim 9 , wherein the touch sensitive region is an inductive touch sensitive region.
14. The light-blocking film of claim 9 , wherein the touch sensitive region is a resistive touch sensitive region.
15. A lighting device comprising a light-blocking film according to claim 9 and a light source.
16. The light-blocking film of claim 9 , wherein each electrode comprises at least one of the following: HARM-structures (High Aspect Ratio Molecular structures), Mono-Crystalline Surface (MCS) structures, conductive or semiconductive polymers, weaved metal fabric and a metal mesh.