Mechanical Properties of Transparent Functional Thin Films for Flexible Displays

Proceedings, Annual Technical Conference - Society of Vacuum Coaters

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 169-174

  Leterrier, Y ^a   Fischer, C ^a,b   Medico L ^a   Demarco, F ^a   Manson, J A E ^a   Bouten, P C P ^c   De Goede, J ^c   Nisato, G ^c   Nairn, J A ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Flexible polymer based displays; Permeation barrier coatings; Transparent conductive coatings

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MULTILAYERS; POLYESTERS;

FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0242290786     PISSN: 07375921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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