Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model

Abstract Organic/quantum dot light-emitting diode displays have recently been manufactured using inkjet printers, which require stable ink drops and strict control during the printing process. Combining Ansys Fluent and Ansys Mechanical simulations, this research establishes the conditions that stab...

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Main Authors: Dong Yeol Shin, Jaebum Jeong, Woo Jin Jeong, Sung Jun Park, Sung Wook Kang, Kyung-Tae Kang, Jun Young Kim
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14650-4
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description Abstract Organic/quantum dot light-emitting diode displays have recently been manufactured using inkjet printers, which require stable ink drops and strict control during the printing process. Combining Ansys Fluent and Ansys Mechanical simulations, this research establishes the conditions that stabilize the ink droplets. The feasibility of this approach is verified through a jetting simulation of Newtonian fluids with almost constant viscosity and a comparison of the simulation and experimental results. Then, a commercial non-Newtonian ink with a shear-rate-dependent viscosity is simulated, and the simulation and experimental results are again compared. The study then evaluates why the experimental and simulation outcomes of non-Newtonian fluids differ under the same voltage conditions. Besides finding the stable drop conditions, the performed inkjet simulations reveal the pressure changes in the inkjet nozzle.
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spelling doaj-art-8a15556fb7e44edb936fd39299ef91732025-08-24T11:18:04ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-08-0115111010.1038/s41598-025-14650-4Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction modelDong Yeol Shin0Jaebum Jeong1Woo Jin Jeong2Sung Jun Park3Sung Wook Kang4Kyung-Tae Kang5Jun Young Kim6Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National UniversityDepartment of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National UniversityDepartment of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National UniversityDepartment of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National UniversityDepartment of Smart Ocean Mobility Engineering, Changwon National UniversityAutonomous Manufacturing Process R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National UniversityAbstract Organic/quantum dot light-emitting diode displays have recently been manufactured using inkjet printers, which require stable ink drops and strict control during the printing process. Combining Ansys Fluent and Ansys Mechanical simulations, this research establishes the conditions that stabilize the ink droplets. The feasibility of this approach is verified through a jetting simulation of Newtonian fluids with almost constant viscosity and a comparison of the simulation and experimental results. Then, a commercial non-Newtonian ink with a shear-rate-dependent viscosity is simulated, and the simulation and experimental results are again compared. The study then evaluates why the experimental and simulation outcomes of non-Newtonian fluids differ under the same voltage conditions. Besides finding the stable drop conditions, the performed inkjet simulations reveal the pressure changes in the inkjet nozzle.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14650-4Inkjet printerAnsys FluentAnsys MechanicalInk dropletInkjet simulationFluid structural interaction
spellingShingle Dong Yeol Shin
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Woo Jin Jeong
Sung Jun Park
Sung Wook Kang
Kyung-Tae Kang
Jun Young Kim
Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model
Scientific Reports
Inkjet printer
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Mechanical
Ink droplet
Inkjet simulation
Fluid structural interaction
title Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model
title_full Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model
title_fullStr Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model
title_full_unstemmed Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model
title_short Simulation of organic light-emitting diode-based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model
title_sort simulation of organic light emitting diode based inkjet printing using a piezoelectric fluid structural interaction model
topic Inkjet printer
Ansys Fluent
Ansys Mechanical
Ink droplet
Inkjet simulation
Fluid structural interaction
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14650-4
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