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Solution Deposition: Inkjet-Printed OLED

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Handbook of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

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Significant progress has been achieved in the area of full-color organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in terms of their high performances for evaporated (RGB side-by-side patterning or multi-stack (tandem) high efficiency white technology for the large area TV). In case of printable material for RGB, it is still a valuable candidate as an alternative of evaporable emitter. However, despite intense efforts, the formation of uniform pattern RGB line in a large scale for commercial application, with sub-50-nm thin film of organic emitter pixels by inkjet printing, remains challenging. It requires an ink that complies with certain specifications and environment in terms of viscosity, surface tension, and vapor pressure. In this chapter, fundamentals of inkjet printing as well as specific technical issues such as ink formulation, jetting processes, development of printable materials, and uniform scale-up are briefly illustrated.

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  1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Korea

    Byung Doo Chin

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Chihaya Adachi

  2. Art, Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research, Kyushu University KASTEC, Fukuoka, Japan

    Reiji Hattori

  3. Institute for Chemical Research Division of Environmental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Hironori Kaji

  4. Konica Minolta Pioneer OLED, Inc., Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, Japan

    Takatoshi Tsujimura

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

    Yongtaek Hong

  2. R2R OLED fabrication process, Dankook Univ, Jookjeon, Korea

    Byungdoo Chin

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Chin, B.D. (2019). Solution Deposition: Inkjet-Printed OLED. In: Adachi, C., Hattori, R., Kaji, H., Tsujimura, T. (eds) Handbook of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55761-6_40-1

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