• DocumentCode
    2016853
  • Title

    Mechanical evaluation of permeation barriers for flexible OLED displays

  • Author

    Grego, Sonia ; Lewis, Jay ; Vick, Erik ; Chalamala, Babu ; Temple, Dorota

  • Author_Institution
    Rese. & Dev. Inst., MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    340
  • Abstract
    Mechanical flexing of plastic substrates coated with thin film permeation barriers causes sub-micron cracks that lead to device degradation. We demonstrate an improved method to rapidly observe cracks and evaluate mechanical performance of permeation barriers.
  • Keywords
    LED displays; mechanical testing; microcracks; organic light emitting diodes; permeability; OLED displays; mechanical flexing; permeation barriers; submicron cracks; Etching; Flat panel displays; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Organic light emitting diodes; Plasma applications; Plastic films; Polymer films; Substrates; Thin film devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363250
  • Filename
    1363250