Extremely High Barrier Performance of Organic–Inorganic Nanolaminated Thin Films for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Autor: Nabeen K. Shrestha, Harrison Sejoon Kim, Myung Mo Sung, Kyu Seok Han, Seung-Hun Kim, Yong Eun Koo Lee, Kwan Hyuck Yoon, Seung Yong Song
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9:5399-5408
ISSN: 1944-8252
1944-8244
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15404
Popis: This work presents a novel barrier thin film based on an organic–inorganic nanolaminate, which consists of alternating nanolayers of self-assembled organic layers (SAOLs) and Al2O3. The SAOLs-Al2O3 nanolaminated films were deposited using a combination of molecular layer deposition and atomic layer deposition techniques at 80 °C. Modulation of the relative thickness ratio of the SAOLs and Al2O3 enabled control over the elastic modulus and stress in the films. Furthermore, the SAOLs-Al2O3 thin film achieved a high degree of mechanical flexibility, excellent transmittance (>95%), and an ultralow water-vapor transmission rate (2.99 × 10–7 g m–2 day–1), which represents one of the lowest permeability levels ever achieved by thin film encapsulation. On the basis of its outstanding barrier properties with high flexibility and transparency, the nanolaminated film was applied to a commercial OLEDs panel as a gas-diffusion barrier film. The results showed defect propagation could be significantly inhibited by inco...
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