2019 AIMCAL R2R CONFERENCE USA Mike Simmons, Intellivation, Fort Collins, CO Frank Papa, Nano4Energy/GP Plasma, Medina OH Ivan Fernandez, Nano4Energy, Madrid, Spain Mark George, Rex Chang, Jason Bloking, Marty Rosenblum, Vitriflex, San Jose CA Coating Properties of Transparent Ultra-Barrier Films on PET Web via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) with Positive Voltage Reversal
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2019 AIMCAL R2R CONFERENCE USA
Mike Simmons, Intellivation, Fort Collins, COFrank Papa, Nano4Energy/GP Plasma, Medina OH
Ivan Fernandez, Nano4Energy, Madrid, SpainMark George, Rex Chang, Jason Bloking, Marty Rosenblum, Vitriflex, San Jose CA
Coating Properties of Transparent Ultra-Barrier Films on PET Web via High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering
(HIPIMS) with Positive Voltage Reversal
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AgendaHigh-End Transparent Barrier ApplicationsDeposition Energy & Film MorphologyBipolar Pulsed DC, and HIPIMSEquipment SetupReactive HIPIMS Process, TiO2Barrier Defect Overview ‘A’ Layer Barrier FilmsSi/Al Barrier FilmsConclusions Dual Rotary Magnetrons,
Intellivation 55” web coater
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Flexible, Transparent Ultra-Barrier FilmsFor Printed, Flexible and Roll-to-Roll Electronics
Lightweight Thin Film SolarQuantum Dot LCD
Flexible OLED Display Flexible OLED Lighting
Audi AG
Requirements often include:<5E-3 g/m2/day WVTR>90% light transmissionLow cost / high productivity
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Deposition Energy & Film MorphologyHow can energy be added to growing films in R2R coating to increase
adatom mobility and affect film structure? Thermal & e-beam evaporation Secondary Ion Beam Source; Substrate Temperature
Dual Magnetron Sputtering Pressure; Magnetics; Substrate Temperature; Mid-Frequency Power Delivery Mid-Frequency AC DC Bipolar Pulsing
HIPIMS+VR All the same methods as in Mid-Frequency Bipolar Pulsing Ion bombardment (from pulse and from positive voltage reversal)
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DC, Bipolar Pulsed DC, and HIPIMS
• HIPIMS• High peak power (500-2000 W/cm2)• Reasonable average power (up to 80kW)• Low duty factor (0.5-5%)
THE ADVANTAGE OF HIPIMS IS TO IONIZE AND ENERGIZE THE TARGET MATERIAL. THE POSITIVE VOLTAGE REVERSAL RESULTS IN A SELF ION-ASSIST.
DC – always onBipolar Pulsed DC – mostly onHIPIMS – mostly off
Surface Smoothness via Planarization Class 100 Solution Coater Surface Roughness < 2 nm Sa, Surface Kurtosis – Sku < 1000 Surface protect film applied at time of Planarization & Removed in
coater Surface Protect Film Manufactured in Class 100 Environment
Eliminate Coated Surface Roller Contact Eliminates transfer of particles to coated surface Eliminate potential imprint of defect into coated surface
Particle growth defect propagates in a sputtered oxide thin film stack
SVC 2004, M. George
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Intrinsic Defect Control Intrinsic defects : columnar growth, crystalline defects, arc damage Intrinsic defect control measures
Sputtering Plasma Control Dual Magnetron Sputtering
Prevents Lost Anode Advanced Arc Detection/Management
AC Mid-Frequency Bipolar Pulsed DC HIPIMS +VR
Deposition Energy Mid-Frequency Pulsing Known to Increase Adatom Energy
20 to 150 kHz preferred
Columnar growth defect in sputtered oxide thin film
Particle growth defect in sputtered oxide thin film stack
SVC 2004, M. George
SID 2005, M. George
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Barrier Film Process DetailsUtilized one zone in the R2R330Dual rotary magnetrons Plasma Emission Monitoring (PEM) process control Controls reactive gas (oxygen)
Vitriflex-proprietary PET substrate and planarization layer (production qualified)
Two target materials tested Vitriflex-proprietary blend, high index (‘A’ layer) Silicon/Aluminum, low index (8% aluminum)
Evaluated MFAC, Bipolar Pulsed DC, and HIPIMS+VR
PEM ControlDelivers the right amount of reactive gas to the process
Coating Drum
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Barrier Film Characterization Characterization Equipment MOCON W-700 and Aquatran AQ3
Test Procedures Proper handling and mounting of samples is vital
Mocon AQ3WVTR 5e-5 gram/m2/day
Mocon W-700WVTR 5e-3 gram/m2/day
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Barrier Performance ‘A’ Layer
Morphology of Vitriflex ‘A’ Layer is Amorphous and Featureless for all power supplies tested
Amorphous films are desired for barrierapplications
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05 06 07HIPIMS-2
08 MFAC-2TruPlasma0304 DMS
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HIPIMS Looks to HaveLess Structure ThanBipolar Pulsed and MFAC
WVTR 1 grm/m2/day
WVTR 5 grm/m2/day(SEM Sample Too Thin)
WVTR 5 grm/m2/day
SEM samples are much thicker than the barrier samples, but are deposited under the same process conditions.
Conclusions Demonstrated dual rotary HIPIMS in fully reactive mode with PEM
control.
Produced ultra-barrier films in the Intellivation Application Lab R2R330 tool.
In the case of the ‘A’ layer barrier film, there was no detectable difference in barrier performance or film morphology in SEM imaging, for films deposited with different power supplies.
In the case of Si/Al, the HIPIMS coating yielded a 5x improvement in barrier performance and a clearly more amorphous film structure.
HIPIMS is a useful tool for tuning film morphology of many materials.