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Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology | 2014

Roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition process for flexible electronics encapsulation applications

Philipp Maydannik; Tommi Kääriäinen; Kimmo Lahtinen; David C. Cameron; Mikko Söderlund; Pekka Soininen; Petri Johansson; Jurkka Kuusipalo; Lorenza Moro; Xianghui Zeng

At present flexible electronic devices are under extensive development and, among them, flexible organic light-emitting diode displays are the closest to a large market deployment. One of the remaining unsolved challenges is high throughput production of impermeable flexible transparent barrier layers that protect sensitive light-emitting materials against ambient moisture. The present studies deal with the adaptation of the atomic layer deposition (ALD) process to high-throughput roll-to-roll production using the spatial ALD concept. We report the development of such a process for the deposition of 20 nm thickness Al2O3 diffusion barrier layers on 500 mm wide polymer webs. The process uses trimethylaluminum and water as precursors at a substrate temperature of 105 °C. The observation of self-limiting film growth behavior and uniformity of thickness confirms the ALD growth mechanism. Water vapor transmission rates for 20 nm Al2O3 films deposited on polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrates were measured a...


Polymer-plastics Technology and Engineering | 2009

Influence of High-Temperature Heat Treatment on Barrier and Functional Properties of Polyolefin-Coated Papers

Kimmo Lahtinen; Kalle Nättinen; Jari Vartiainen

In this study, the effect of heat treatment on barrier and functionality of polyolefin-coated papers was investigated. The aim was to find the optimal improvements on barrier without losing the applicability of the materials due to physical damages. The results of the study proved considerable improvement in barrier characteristics of the structures. Both water vapor and oxygen transmission rates of LDPE-coatings decreased linearly following the set-temperature until 200°C. At this point, the treatment caused a continuing decrease in oxygen transmission achieving 10 × lower transmission levels than the untreated structure, whereas moisture transport faced corresponding but lower increase. This was considered to be caused by the difference in diameter of the H2O and O2 molecules; the smaller water molecules are able to penetrate between spherulites, whose size increased due to higher treatment temperature followed by cooling.


International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization | 2005

Influence of Temperature and Mixing Ratio on Water Vapor Barrier Properties of Extrusion-Coated Paper

Jurkka Kuusipalo; Kimmo Lahtinen

Abstract When making food packages from fiber-based, extrusion-coated materials, water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of the material is one of the key factors defining the shelf life of the product. The WVTR test is commonly a time-consuming procedure that delays progress in project development. In this study, a calculation method for WVTR-determinations was devised that can reduce the amount of testing and thus enhance the speed of research. Furthermore, the effect of atmospheric conditions on the permeation of water vapor through packaging materials is an important factor in view of the use of food packages all over the world. In this study, it was found that the combined effects of both relative humidity and temperature resulted in an almost linearly increasing WVTR as a function of mixing ratio under the given atmospheric conditions.


Thin Solid Films | 2011

Atomic layer deposition on polymer based flexible packaging materials: Growth characteristics and diffusion barrier properties

Tommi Kääriäinen; Philipp Maydannik; David C. Cameron; Kimmo Lahtinen; Petri Johansson; Jurkka Kuusipalo


Surface & Coatings Technology | 2011

Utilisation of continuous atomic layer deposition process for barrier enhancement of extrusion-coated paper

Kimmo Lahtinen; Philipp Maydannik; Petri Johansson; Tommi Kääriäinen; David C. Cameron; Jurkka Kuusipalo


Packaging Technology and Science | 2009

Characterization for water vapour barrier and heat sealability properties of heat‐treated paperboard/polylactide structure

Kimmo Lahtinen; Sami Kotkamo; Tapio Koskinen; Sanna Auvinen; Jurkka Kuusipalo


Applied Surface Science | 2013

Protecting BOPP film from UV degradation with an atomic layer deposited titanium oxide surface coating

Kimmo Lahtinen; Philipp Maydannik; Tarja Seppänen; David C. Cameron; Petri Johansson; Sami Kotkamo; Jurkka Kuusipalo


Journal of Coatings Technology and Research | 2014

Influence of substrate contamination, web handling, and pretreatments on the barrier performance of aluminum oxide atomic layer-deposited BOPP film

Kimmo Lahtinen; Johanna Lahti; Petri Johansson; Tarja Seppänen; David C. Cameron


Polymer Engineering and Science | 2012

Adhesion of extrusion‐coated polymer sealing layers to a fiber‐based packaging material with an atomic layer deposited aluminum oxide surface coating

Kimmo Lahtinen; Petri Johansson; Tommi Kääriäinen; David C. Cameron


Thin Solid Films | 2014

UV protective zinc oxide coating for biaxially oriented polypropylene packaging film by atomic layer deposition

Kimmo Lahtinen; Tommi Kääriäinen; Petri Johansson; Sami Kotkamo; Philipp Maydannik; Tarja Seppänen; Jurkka Kuusipalo; David C. Cameron

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Petri Johansson

Tampere University of Technology

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Jurkka Kuusipalo

Tampere University of Technology

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David C. Cameron

Lappeenranta University of Technology

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Philipp Maydannik

Lappeenranta University of Technology

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Tommi Kääriäinen

Lappeenranta University of Technology

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Tarja Seppänen

Lappeenranta University of Technology

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Sami Kotkamo

Tampere University of Technology

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Johanna Lahti

Tampere University of Technology

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Hannu Teisala

Tampere University of Technology

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Jari Vartiainen

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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