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1 P I SCALE Creating an Open Access Flexible O L E D P ilo t L in e S e r vic e Pavel Kudlacek pavel.kudlacek@tno.nl P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 1

lighting solutions are LED based and LED is a point source

2 Lighting c h a lle n g e L ig h t in g c h a lle n g e At least half of the lighting needs are line or area sources Today s lighting solutions are LED based and LED is a point source Current solution is putting many LEDs together to make a line or area source 2

3 Flexible OLEDs The most simple Transparent > 60% OLED transparency Few hundreds of nanometers 3

4 No glare, area lighting Flexible OLED Features Fine patterning of designs Ultra thin, Flexible Transparent Any shape & color Enable new applications Large form factor

5 M a r k e t s & A p p lic a t io n s P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 5

6 P I S C ALE E U p ilo t lin e in it ia t iv e P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 6

prototypes Provide OLED lighting elements with features that are not available on the market Assistance with processes to seamlessly integrate

7 A m b it io n o f P I-S C ALE Help to establish a sustainable industry around flexible OLEDs by increasing access to, and awareness of, this technology, and bridge the gap between R&D and mass production Offer open access flexible OLED pilot line services: Customized flexible OLED prototypes Provide OLED lighting elements with features that are not available on the market Assistance with processes to seamlessly integrate flexible OLEDs into products and to combine with other flexible electronics Combine existing state-of-the-art European infrastructure and knowhow P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 7

Consortium & C a p a b ilit ie s The pilot line includes all the

prototypes: High performance moisture barrier and electrode films

process Flexible device encapsulation Lamination, bonding and

8 Consortium & C a p a b ilit ie s The pilot line includes all the steps required to create advanced flexible OLED product prototypes: High performance moisture barrier and electrode films Flexible OLED fabrication in sheet-to-sheet and roll-to-roll process Flexible device encapsulation Lamination, bonding and system-level hybrid integration of thin film flexible electronics P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 8

9 PI-S C ALE TRL 1-4 Research Mainly Public TRL 5-7 Technology Development Public/Private Collaboration TRL 8 & 9 Commercialization Private The PI-SCALE pilot line service fills that gap and helps to translate your ideas into products P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 9

10 T h e p ilo t lin e c o r e technologies P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 10

lifetime Parameter PI-SCALE S2S OLEDs Color R, G, B, W Colour dependent: Red 13 lm/w Luminance efficacy Green 47.3 lm/w Blue 7.4 lm/w White 34.

11 S2S OLEDs Ideal for prototyping S2S evaporated OLED Max. size currently 152 mm x 152mm, or 200 mm x 200 mm Highly customizable: shape and size, colour, transparency, logos High performance devices, high flexibility (10 mm bending radius), Shape long lifetime Parameter PI-SCALE S2S OLEDs Color R, G, B, W Colour dependent: Red 13 lm/w Luminance efficacy Green 47.3 lm/w Blue 7.4 lm/w White 34.2 lm/w Operation lifetime >1000h Shelf lifetime >5 years at 20ºC/50% rel. hum.; no black spots > 100 µm Operating current voltage & luminance OLED stack dependent: cd/m 2 Luminance 1000 cd/m 2 CIE Red: 0.696/0301 Green: 0.464/0.525 Blue: 0.136/0.160 White: 0411/0.414 (79% CRI) Thickness 195 µm Customizable on 200 x 200 mm or 152 x 152 mm substrates Maximum busbar distance Design dependent, 60 mm Area Design dependent Bending radius > times bendable over 10 mm radius Bezel size 3 mm including the busbars Customized lo g o s & p ic t u r e s P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 11

12 S2S OLEDs Ideal for prototyping P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 12

S2S OLEDs Ideal for prototyping High performance

evaporation Yield improving ALD pre-encapsulation TM:

organic deposition chamber MC: metal deposition

chamber GB: glove box (under Nitrogen) Visit: Wed,

13 S2S OLEDs Ideal for prototyping High performance flexible encapsulation High performance OLED evaporation Yield improving ALD pre-encapsulation TM: transfer module LL: load lock PT: plasma treatment OC: organic deposition chamber MC: metal deposition chamber ALD: atomic layer deposition BF: buffer chamber GB: glove box (under Nitrogen) Visit: Wed, 3:55 PM; 16.1 B From flexible towards foldable thin film encapsulation for air stable 13

R2 R OLEDs Id e a l fo r lo w p r ic e a n d h ig h q u a n t it y R2R evaporated OLED 300mm web-width, up to Color 100m campaign length Luminance efficacy Good performance OLED Parameter PI-SCALE

14 R2 R OLEDs Id e a l fo r lo w p r ic e a n d h ig h q u a n t it y R2R evaporated OLED 300mm web-width, up to Color 100m campaign length Luminance efficacy Good performance OLED Parameter PI-SCALE R2R evaporated OLEDs yellow 30 lm/w Operational lifetime > 500h Shelf lifetime n.a. Operating current cd/m² Luminance 1000 cd/m² CIEx/y 0,490/0,504 Customised OLED shapes Thickness and designs possible Shape Area Large form factor OLEDs thin-glass + barrier: 300µm Barrier+ PET-ITO + Barrier: µm Barrier-ITO + barrier: 320µm up to 600 mm length and 290 mm width all shaped are possible design dependent P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 14

15 R2 R OLEDs Id e a l fo r lo w p r ic e a n d h ig h q u a n t it y P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 15

16 R2 R Moisture Barriers Flexible R2R device protection Single layer barrier foil OPV quality barrier Full area Multi-layer barrier foil OLED quality barrier Structured Multi-layer barrier foil OLED quality barrier, smaller bezels P I - SCALE for 2017Flex

Effect of the RE-AP-Setup: Significantly less handling damage to the barrier

17 R2 R E le c t r o d e D e p o s it io n Deposition via sputtering on polymer web TCO deposition (IMI < 8 Ω/sqr; ITO < 30 Ω/sqr) Anode SiNx Planarization PET Effect of the RE-AP-Setup: Significantly less handling damage to the barrier Visit: Wed, 4:20 PM; 16.2 B Bringing Permeation Barrier Technology to Application 17

18 R2 R OLEDs Thermal evaporation of OLEDs Deposition of monochrome and two-color white OLED possible Patterning under atmosphere OLED Structuring OLED Deposition P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 18

19 H yb r id In t e g r a t io n o f O L E D s From a com ponent to a product Reduced complexity with less mechanical parts and single substrate implementation. Reduced volume on system size and weight. Seamless integration where optics, electronics and mechanics are combined. Design freedom with 2D and 3D geometry. P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 19

20 Technologies under development P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 20

21 R 2 R S o lu t io n P r o c e s s in g E n a b lin g lo w c o s t a p p lic a t io n s Solution processed LEECs Simple structure, low cost, lower performance Solution processing for OLEDs Low cost functionalization of substrates: coating of an insulator and contact lines P I - SCALE for 2017Flex

22 Roadmap P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 22

23 O L E D F e a t u r e s A v a ila b le fr o m Transparent OLEDs Long strips >1m made by R2R Active and passive matrix segmented OLEDs P I - SCALE for 2017Flex 23

24 Contact & Questions cale.eu

Present status of Roll-to-Roll Fabrication for OLED lighting

Present status of Roll-to-Roll Fabrication for OLED lighting Michael Stanel, Tomasz Wański, Stefan Mogck Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP AIMCAL, Web