ENCAPSULATION FILM

Abstract

An encapsulation film, an organic electronic device comprising the same, and a method for manufacturing an organic electronic device using the same are provided. The encapsulation film has excellent reliability that allows forming a structure capable of blocking moisture or oxygen flowing into an organic electronic device from the outside, absorbs and disperses the stress according to panel bending caused by CTE mismatch, and overcomes the performance decrease due to reliability degradation, while preventing generation of bright spots in the organic electronic device.

Claims

1. An encapsulation film comprising: an encapsulation layer which encapsulates the top surface of an organic electronic element formed on a substrate; and a metal layer formed on the encapsulation layer, wherein the encapsulation layer satisfies the following general formula 1, $\begin{array}{cc}\frac{H_{T2}}{H_{T1}}=\frac{\sqrt{H_{T1}^2+\Delta L_{\mathrm{CTE}}^2}}{H_{T1}}\le 9.& \left[\mathrm{General}\mathrm{Formula}1\right]\end{array}$ wherein H.sub.T1 is a thickness of the encapsulation layer at 25° C., H.sub.T2 is a length of the encapsulation layer connecting the outermost side of the substrate and the outermost side of the metal layer at a temperature of T2, and ΔL.sub.CTE satisfies the following general formula 2,
ΔL.sub.CTE=(CTE.sub.METAL−CTE.sub.SUB)×L.sub.T1×(T2−T1)  [General Formula 2] wherein CTE.sub.METAL, is a CTE value of the metal layer, CTE.sub.SUB is a CTE value of the substrate, L.sub.T1 is a long side length of the encapsulation layer at 25° C., T1 is 25° C., and T2 is 85° C.

2. The encapsulation film according to claim 1, wherein the metal layer has a CTE in a range of 1.5 times or more relative to the CTE of the substrate.

3. The encapsulation film according to claim 1, wherein the encapsulation layer comprises an encapsulation resin and a moisture adsorbent.

4. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein the moisture adsorbent is a chemically reactive adsorbent.

5. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein a ratio of an average particle diameter according to D50 to an average particle diameter according to D10 is in a range of 2.53 to 3.5 as a result of particle size analysis of the moisture adsorbent for a sample prepared by dissolving the encapsulation layer in an organic solvent and filtering through 300-mesh nylon.

6. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein the encapsulation resin comprises an olefin-based resin having a glass transition temperature of less than 0° C.

7. (canceled)

8. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein the encapsulation resin comprises a copolymer of a diene and an olefinic compound containing one carbon-carbon double bond.

9. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein the encapsulation resin is included in the encapsulation layer in an amount of 40 wt % or more.

10. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein the encapsulation layer further comprises a tackifier.

11. The encapsulation film according to claim 10, wherein the tackifier has a softening point of 70° C. or higher.

12. The encapsulation film according to claim 10, wherein the tackifier is a compound comprising a cyclic structure having 5 to 15 carbon atoms.

13. The encapsulation film according to claim 10, wherein the tackifier is a hydrogenated compound.

14. The encapsulation film according to claim 12, wherein the cyclic structure is a bicyclic or tricyclic structure.

15. The encapsulation film according to claim 10, wherein the tackifier is included in a range of 15 to 200 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the encapsulation resin.

16. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein the encapsulation layer further comprises a bright spot inhibitor.

17. The encapsulation film according to claim 16, wherein the bright spot inhibitor has an adsorption energy of 0 eV or less for outgases, as calculated by an approximation method of the density functional theory.

18. The encapsulation film according to claim 16, wherein the bright spot inhibitor is contained in an amount of 3 to 150 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the encapsulation resin.

19. The encapsulation film according to claim 3, wherein the encapsulation layer further comprises an active energy ray polymerizable compound.

20. An organic electronic device comprising: a substrate; an organic electronic element formed on the substrate; and the encapsulation film according to claim 1 which encapsulates the organic electronic element.

21. A method for manufacturing an organic electronic device comprising a step of applying the encapsulation film according to claim 1 to a substrate on which an organic electronic element is formed so as to cover the organic electronic element.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0097] FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional diagrams illustrating an encapsulation film according to one example of the present application.

[0098] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating an organic electronic device according to one example of the present application.

[0099] FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional diagram of part ‘A’ of FIG. 3 when a CTE mismatch between a metal layer and a substrate occurs in an organic electronic device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0100] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail through examples according to the present invention and comparative examples not according to the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited by the following examples.

Example 1

[0101] Preparation of Encapsulation Layer

[0102] To prepare a first layer solution, a solution (solid content 33%) in which a butyl rubber resin (BR068, EXXON) and a tackifier (hydrogenated dicyclopentadiene resin with 9 carbon atoms, softening point: 90° C., Mw: 570 g/mol) were diluted at a weight ratio (parts by weight) of 50:45 with toluene was prepared, and then the solution was homogenized. 5 parts by weight of a multifunctional acrylate (HDDA, Miwon) and 1 part by weight of a photoinitiator (Irgacure819, BASF) were introduced to the homogenized solution and homogenized, and then stirred at high speed for 1 hour to prepare a first layer solution.

[0103] To prepare a second layer solution, CaO (Sigma-Aldrich, average particle diameter 1 μm) as a moisture adsorbent was prepared as a solution (solid content 50%). In addition, separately from this, a solution (solid content 50%) in which a butyl rubber resin (BR068, EXXON), Ni particles (particle diameter about 300 nm) as a bright spot inhibitor and a tackifier (hydrogenated dicyclopentadiene resin with 9 carbon atoms, softening point: 90° C., Mw: 570 g/mol) were diluted at a weight ratio (parts by weight) of 40:10:55 (butyl rubber: Ni: tackifier) with toluene, respectively, was prepared, and then the solution was homogenized. 5 parts by weight of a multifunctional acrylate (HDDA, Miwon) and 1 part by weight of a photoinitiator (Irgacure819, BASF) were introduced to the homogenized solution and homogenized, and then the moisture adsorbent solution was introduced thereto so that the amount of the moisture adsorbent was 115 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the solid content of the second layer solution, and then stirred at high speed for 1 hour to prepare a second layer solution.

[0104] The encapsulation layer solution as prepared above was separately applied to the release surface of the release PET using a comma coater for the first layer and the second layer, respectively, dried in a dryer at 130° C. for 3 minutes, and laminated to prepare an encapsulation layer with a total thickness of 100 μm.

[0105] Production of Encapsulation Film

[0106] On the metal layer (SUS430, thickness 70 μm) prepared in advance, the release-treated PET attached to the second layer of the encapsulation layer was peeled off and laminated at 70° C. by a roll-to-roll process, whereby an encapsulation film was produced so that the second layer was in contact with the metal layer.

[0107] The produced encapsulation film was cut to produce a film for encapsulating an organic electronic element. The physical properties of the sample obtained by irradiating the produced film with ultraviolet rays at 2 J/cm.sup.2 are measured.

Example 2

[0108] An encapsulation layer solution was prepared by the same composition as in Example 1 to prepare an encapsulation layer having a thickness of 60 μm.

Example 3

[0109] An encapsulation layer solution was prepared by the same composition as in Example 1 to prepare an encapsulation layer having a thickness of 50 μm.

Comparative Example 1

[0110] An encapsulation layer solution was prepared by the same composition as in Example 1 to prepare an encapsulation layer having a thickness of 30 μm.

Comparative Example 2

[0111] An encapsulation layer solution was prepared by the same composition as in Example 1 to prepare an encapsulation layer having a thickness of 20 μm.

Experimental Example 1—Calculation of H.SUB.T2./H.SUB.T1

[0112] H.sub.T2 was calculated according to the following general formula 1, and H.sub.T2/H.sub.T1 was calculated through the result values and summarized in Table 1 below.

[00003]$\begin{array}{cc}\frac{H_{T2}}{H_{T1}}=\frac{\sqrt{H_{T1}^2+\Delta L_{\mathrm{CTE}}^2}}{H_{T1}}\le 9.& \left[\mathrm{General}\mathrm{Formula}1\right]\end{array}$

[0113] In General Formula 1 above, H.sub.T1 is the thickness of the encapsulation layer at 25° C., H.sub.T2 is the length of the encapsulation layer connecting the outermost side of the substrate and the outermost side of the metal layer at a temperature of T2, and ΔL.sub.CTE satisfies the following general formula 2,

ΔL.sub.CTE=(CTE.sub.METAL−CTE.sub.SUB)×L.sub.T1×(T2−T1)  [General Formula 2]

[0114] The CTE.sub.METAL is 10.4, CTE.sub.SUB is 3.7, L.sub.T1 is the long side length of the encapsulation layer at 25° C., which is 1440 mm, T1 is 25° C., and T2 is 85° C.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Example Comparative Example 1 2 3 1 2 H.sub.T1 100 60 50 30 20 H.sub.T2 306 296 294 291 290 H.sub.T2/H.sub.T1 3.06 4.93 5.87 9.7 14.57

Experimental Example 2—Reliability Evaluation (Moisture Blocking Performance)

[0115] After depositing an organic electronic element on a 55-inch glass substrate (0.5T), the encapsulation films prepared in Examples and Comparative Examples were laminated on the element under conditions of 25° C., a vacuum degree of 50 mtorr and 0.4 MPa using a vacuum bonding machine to produce an organic electronic panel.

[0116] While maintaining the produced panel in a constant temperature and humidity chamber at 85° C. and 85% for about 500 hours, it was observed whether lifting or bubbles were generated at the interface between the glass substrate and the encapsulation film layer.

[0117] When viewed with the naked eye, the case where even one lifting or bubble occurred at the interface between the glass substrate and the encapsulation film layer was denoted as X, and when it did not occur, it was denoted as O, and summarized in Table 2 below.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Moisture blocking performance Example 1 ◯ 2 ◯ 3 ◯ Comparative 1 X Example 2 X

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0118] 1, 10: encapsulation film [0119] 2, 4, 11: encapsulation layer [0120] 13: metal layer [0121] 3: bright spot inhibitor [0122] 5: moisture adsorbent [0123] 21: substrate [0124] 22: organic electronic element