Abstract
Patterned deposition of polymer light-emitting diode (PLED) pixels is a challenge for electronic display applications. PLEDs have additional problems requiring solvent orthogonality of different materials in adjacent layers. We present the fabrication of a PLED pixel by the sequential deposition of two different layers with laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT), a "dry" deposition technique. This novel use of LIFT has been compared to "normal" LIFT, where all the layers are transferred in a single step, and a conventional PLED fabrication process. For the sequential LIFT, a 50-nm film of an alcohol-soluble polyfluorene (PFN) is transferred onto a receiver with a transparent anode, before an aluminum cathode is transferred on top. Both steps use a triazene polymer dynamic release layer and are performed in a medium vacuum (1 mbar) across a 15 μm gap. The rough morphologies of the single-layer PFN pixels and the PLED device characteristics have been investigated and compared to both bilayer Al/PFN pixels fabricated by normal LIFT and conventionally fabricated devices. The functionality of the sequential LIFT pixels (0.003 cd/A, up to 200 mA/cm 2, at 30-40 V) demonstrates the suitability of LIFT for sequential patterned printing of different thin-film layers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3535-3541 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 27 Jun 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Jul 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- laser direct-write
- LIFT
- OLEDs
- patterned deposition
- PLED pixels
- sequential laser deposition
- thin-films
- triazene polymer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)