Title:
Mechanical reliability of thin barrier films for flexible electronics

dc.contributor.advisor Pierron, Olivier N.
dc.contributor.advisor Graham, Samuel
dc.contributor.author Kim, Kyungjin
dc.contributor.committeeMember Zhu, Ting
dc.contributor.committeeMember Sitaraman, Suresh K.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Losego, Mark D.
dc.contributor.department Mechanical Engineering
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-16T17:24:13Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-16T17:24:13Z
dc.date.created 2018-12
dc.date.issued 2018-11-06
dc.date.submitted December 2018
dc.date.updated 2019-01-16T17:24:13Z
dc.description.abstract Flexible electronics such as OLEDs, OPVs are currently under development, especially given their potential low cost and light-weight characteristics. These electronics require packaging technologies that protect them from degradation from environmental factors (e.g., water vapor, oxygen, etc.), while also providing high reliability under mechanical deformation. In this work, mechanical failure under tensile strain has been thoroughly studied to scrutinize the integrity of mechanical reliability in brittle thin barrier films. This is because time dependent deformation can be induced especially in the flexible electronics applications such as bendable or foldable devices which are under applied strain for a period of time. Also, nanolaminates with alternative organic and inorganic layers were fabricated, tested and modeled to produce an optimized crack onset strain. Therefore, the aim of this study is to characterize the mechanical reliability using PECVD SiNx, and using nanolaminates, ultimately to create mechanically reliable strong barriers.
dc.description.degree Ph.D.
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60781
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject Thin film mechanics
dc.subject PECVD
dc.subject Silicon nitride
dc.subject Nanolaminates
dc.subject Crack onset strain
dc.subject Environmentally-assisted cracking
dc.title Mechanical reliability of thin barrier films for flexible electronics
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
dspace.entity.type Publication
local.contributor.advisor Pierron, Olivier N.
local.contributor.advisor Graham, Samuel
local.contributor.corporatename George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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thesis.degree.level Doctoral
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