Garner, Sean M.

Flexible Glass : Enabling Thin, Lightweight, and Flexible Electronics. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (379 pages) - Roll-To-Roll Vacuum Coatings Technology Series . - Roll-To-Roll Vacuum Coatings Technology Series .

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Flexible Glass & -- Flexible Glass Reliability -- 1 Introduction to Flexible Glass Substrates -- 1.1 Overview of Flexible Glass -- 1.2 Flexible Glass Properties -- 1.2.1 Optical Properties -- 1.2.2 Surface Attributes -- 1.2.3 Barrier Properties -- 1.2.4 Dimensional Stability -- 1.2.5 Thermal Capability -- 1.2.6 Electrical Properties -- 1.2.7 Mechanical Properties -- 1.3 Flexible Glass Web for R2R Processing -- 1.4 Flexible Glass Laser Cutting -- 1.5 Summary -- References -- 2 The Mechanical Reliability of Thin, Flexible Glass -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Mechanical Reliability of Glass -- 2.2.1 Fatigue in Glass -- 2.2.2 Managing Fatigue -- 2.2.2.1 Minimum Strength Design -- 2.2.2.2 Failure Probability Design -- 2.3 Applied Stress -- 2.3.1 Global Stress Events -- 2.3.2 Localized Stresses -- 2.4 The Strength of Thin Glass Sheets -- 2.4.1 Flaws in Glass -- 2.4.2 Practical Glass Strength -- 2.4.3 Surface Strength of Thin, Flexible Glass Sheets -- 2.4.4 Edge Strength of Thin, Flexible Glass Sheets -- 2.5 Summary -- References -- 3 Low Modulus, Damage Resistant Glass for Ultra-Thin Applications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Young's Modulus and Basic Fracture Mechanics -- 3.2.1 Young's Modulus Dependence on Composition -- 3.2.2 Young's Modulus Dependence on Fictive Temperature -- 3.3 Vickers Indentation Cracking Resistance of Calcium Aluminoborosilicate Glasses -- 3.4 Summary -- References -- Part II: Flexible Glass Device Fabrication -- 4 Roll-to-Roll Processing of Flexible Glass -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Substrates -- 4.2 Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Process Equipment -- 4.2.1 CHA High-Vacuum Roll-To-Roll Sputter System -- 4.2.2 General Vacuum Equipment Optilab Roll-to-Roll Sputter Deposition System -- 4.2.3 R2R Wet Processing Systems. 4.2.4 Azores 6600 (Rudolph Technologies) Step and Repeat Photolithography System -- 4.2.5 Other Web Handling and Coating Systems -- 4.3 R2R Deposition and Patterning of ITO on Thin Flexible Glass and Plastic Films -- 4.3.1 Room Temperature ITO Depositions on PEN -- 4.3.2 Etching of ITO on Flexible Plastic and Glass -- 4.3.3 Elevated Temperature Depositions -- 4.4 Conclusions -- 4.5 Future -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Thin-Film Deposition on Flexible Glass by Plasma Processes -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Substrate Requirements for Vacuum Processes -- 5.2.1 Parameters Influencing Film Growth on Glass Surfaces -- 5.2.2 Vacuum-Based Surface Treatment -- 5.2.2.1 Inverse Sputter Etching -- 5.2.2.2 Ion Surface Treatment -- 5.3 Types of Vacuum Processes -- 5.3.1 Overview of Vacuum Coating Technologies -- 5.3.1.1 Thermal and Electron-Beam Evaporation -- 5.3.1.2 Magnetron Sputtering -- 5.3.1.3 Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition -- 5.3.1.4 Atomic Layer Deposition -- 5.3.2 Thin Film Processing on Glass -- 5.3.2.1 Sheet-to-Sheet Processing -- 5.3.2.2 Roll-to-Roll Processing -- 5.3.2.3 In-line Monitoring -- 5.4 Large Area Coatings onto Flexible Glass -- 5.4.1 Transparent Conductive Coatings -- 5.4.2 Antireflective Coatings -- 5.5 Thermal Pre- and Post-Treatment for Flexible Glass -- 5.5.1 Heating of Flexible Glass -- 5.5.2 Functionalization of Thin Films by Ultra-Fast Thermal Annealing -- 5.6 Future Trends in Vacuum Processing on Flexible Glass -- References -- 6 Printed Electronics Solutions-Based Processes with Flexible Glass -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Printing Processes -- 6.2.1 Printed Electronics Background -- 6.2.2 Ink Formulations -- 6.2.3 Conventional Printing Processes -- 6.2.3.1 Flexography Printing -- 6.2.3.2 Gravure Printing -- 6.2.3.3 Emerging Printing Techniques -- 6.2.3.4 Screen Printing -- 6.2.4 Digital Printing - Inkjet. 6.3 Summary of Different Printing Processes -- 6.4 Example - Printed OPV Cell on Ultra-Thin Flexible Glass -- 6.5 Future -- References -- Part III: Flexible Glass Device Applications -- 7 Flexible Glass in Thin Film Photovoltaics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 General Substrate Requirements for Photovoltaic Applications -- 7.3 Requirements for CdTe Superstrates -- 7.4 Standard CdTe Device Stack and Processing -- 7.5 Flexible CdTe Device Performance -- 7.6 Flex and Bend Testing of CdTe -- 7.6.1 TCO Flex Bend/Reliability -- 7.6.2 Device Static Bend -- 7.7 Future Trends/Directions -- References -- 8 Ultra-Thin Glass for Displays, Lighting and Touch Sensors -- 8.1 Introduction and Overview -- 8.1.1 Different Levels of Flexibility -- 8.1.2 Specific Advantages of Ultra Thin Substrates -- 8.2 Ultra Thin Glass Substrates for Flexible Displays -- 8.2.1 Specific Substrate Requirements for Flexible Displays -- 8.2.2 Comparison of Common Flexible Substrate Materials -- 8.2.3 Overview - Substrate Requirements for High Quality Flexible Displays -- 8.3 Thin Film Device Processing on Ultra Thin Glass -- 8.3.1 Various Processing Concepts for Ultra Thin Glass -- 8.3.2 AMLCD Process on Free Standing Ultra-Thin Glass -- 8.4 Thin Glass Displays -- 8.4.1 Thin Glass Display Demonstrators -- 8.4.2 Commercially Available Thin Glass Displays -- References -- 9 Guided-Wave Photonics in Flexible Glass -- 9.1 Flexible Guided-Wave Photonics -- 9.2 Flexible Polymer Passive Waveguide Photonics -- 9.3 Flexible Polymer Active Waveguide Photonics -- 9.4 Flexible Polymer Waveguides for Electro-Optic Applications -- 9.5 Flexible Glass Optical Substrates -- 9.6 Ultrafast-Laser Fabrication of Embedded Waveguides -- 9.7 Embedded Waveguides in Flexible Glass -- 9.8 Prospective of Thermal Poling in Flexible Glass Waveguides -- 9.9 Summary and Future -- References. 10 Flexible Glass for Microelectronics Integration -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Integration Technology Description: Why Flexible Glass for Electronics/Sensor Integration (3 Dimensional Integrated Circuits - 3DIC) -- 10.3 Example of Microelectronics/Sensor Integration -- 10.3.1 Flexible PV -- 10.3.2 Sensor Array Example -- 10.4 Fabrication Techniques -- 10.4.1 Batch Fabrication (Wafer, Glass Substrate Based) -- 10.4.2 Solar Tools -- 10.4.3 Continuous (Roll-to-Roll) -- 10.4.4 Integration Approaches -- 10.4.5 Pick-and-Place -- 10.4.6 Monolithic Fabrication -- 10.4.7 Hybrid Integration -- 10.5 Future Direction -- 10.5.1 Portable/Mobile Electronics Examples -- 10.5.2 Space Power Systems -- 10.5.3 3DIC, Hybrid Microsystems Integration for High Functionality, Distributed Systems -- References -- Index -- EULA.

ISBN: 9781118946374

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Thin films.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TA418.T45