Open AccessRoll‐to‐Roll fabrication of large area functional organic materials
Author(s) -
Søndergaard Roar R.,
Hösel Markus,
Krebs Frederik C.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part b: polymer physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1099-0488
pISSN - 0887-6266
DOI - 10.1002/polb.23192
Subject(s) - roll to roll processing , organic electronics , organic solar cell , nanotechnology , materials science , electrochromic devices , thin film transistor , electrochromism , thin film , oled , electronics , fabrication , transistor , organic semiconductor , photovoltaics , printed electronics , electrolyte , polymer , optoelectronics , photovoltaic system , electrode , chemistry , electrical engineering , inkwell , composite material , engineering , alternative medicine , voltage , pathology , layer (electronics) , medicine
With the prospect of extremely fast manufacture of very low cost devices, organic electronics prepared by thin film processing techniques that are compatible with roll‐to‐roll (R2R) methods are presently receiving an increasing interest. Several technologies using organic thin films are at the point, where transfer from the laboratory to a more production‐oriented environment is within reach. In this review, we aim at giving an overview of some of the R2R‐compatible techniques that can be used in such a transfer, as well the current status of R2R application within some of the existing research fields such as organic photovoltaics, organic thin film transistors, light‐emitting diodes, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, and electrochromic devices. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2012