Open AccessHigh‐Volume Processed, ITO‐Free Superstrates and Substrates for Roll‐to‐Roll Development of Organic Electronics
Author(s) -
Hösel Markus,
Angmo Dechan,
Søndergaard Roar R.,
dos Reis Benatto Gisele A.,
Carlé Jon E.,
Jørgensen Mikkel,
Krebs Frederik C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201400002
Subject(s) - roll to roll processing , indium tin oxide , electronics , materials science , process development , fabrication , nanotechnology , organic electronics , scalability , process (computing) , indium , throughput , process engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , layer (electronics) , telecommunications , optoelectronics , engineering , transistor , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , voltage , database , operating system , wireless
The fabrication of substrates and superstrates prepared by scalable roll‐to‐roll methods is reviewed. The substrates and superstrates that act as the flexible carrier for the processing of functional organic electronic devices are an essential component, and proposals are made about how the general availability of various forms of these materials is needed to accelerate the development of the field of organic electronics. The initial development of the replacement of indium‐tin‐oxide (ITO) for the flexible carrier materials is described and a description of how roll‐to‐roll processing development led to simplification from an initially complex make‐up to higher performing materials through a more simple process is also presented. This process intensification through process simplification is viewed as a central strategy for upscaling, increasing throughput, performance, and cost reduction.