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
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