Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2005 · 25 citations · 1 references
EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceHeat TransferOptoelectronicsPhotonicsDisplay TechnologiesLaser Surface ProcessingSurface ModificationThermal DesignThin Film LithographyThin Film Thermal PropertiesDevice EfficiencyLaser PatterningThermal DefectsThermal Effects In Photonic DevicesThermal ImagingThermal TransferTransfer Defects
Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) allows for high-resolution patterning of a variety of materials that often cannot be patterned efficiently by other conventional techniques such as photolithography. Application of LITI towards patterning vacuum-coated OLED materials is particularly attractive because of high LITI patterning resolution and accuracy and good compatibility of vacuum-coated OLED materials. However, LITI may induce thermal transfer defects within OLED materials. We are developing methods to address these potential thermal defects while maintaining patterning quality, device operation efficiency, voltage, and lifetime. Recent results regarding optimization of LITI for patterning vacuum-coated OLEDs will be discussed.
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