Electrowetting and semiconductors

Abstract

Electrowetting is coming to fruition for many applications such as display technologies, droplet transport, smart optics, flexible systems, remote switching, electronic paper, miniaturized chemistry and energy harvesting. Surprisingly, although most of the workings of this technology have been achieved using semiconductor fabrication techniques – electrowetting has yet to fully take advantage of the wealth of physical properties (electrical, optical, mechanical, thermal, magnetic…) offered by semiconducting materials. This short review paper is intended to bridge the gap a little between electrowetting and the possible use of semiconductor properties for novel applications involving liquids and technology.