INSTITUTE OF THERMAL PROCESS ENGINEERING – THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY

KIT – Universität des Landes Baden-Württemberg undnationales Forschungszentrum in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft www.kit.edu

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm SchabelDr.-Ing. Philip Scharfer

Thin Film Technology - coating and printing lab @ KIT

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Thin Film Technology – Shared Professorship

initiated within the “KIT - Elite Future Concept“

Since 2009

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TFT – Group

Benjamin Schmidt-Hansberg

Prof. Dr. –Ing. Wilhelm Schabel

(„Shared“ Professor)

Dr.-Ing. Philip Scharfer

(Head of TFT@CN)

Joachim Krenn

Ying Zhou

Lukas Wengeler Katharina

Peters

Sibylle Kachel

Michael Baunach

Philipp Cavadini

Sandra Jeck

(Joint Project)

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Thin Film Technology Group - Research Fields - Applications

(Semi-) Conducting

Films

Organic

Photovoltaic

(OPV),

Hybrid SC, OLEDs

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Printed

Electronics

Bioactive

Films

Diagnostics, Patches

Medical

Coatings

Foils, Membranes

Optical

Foils, Displays, Membranes,

Battery

Electrodes

Functional Films & Coatings

Coatings, Paints,

Antireflective-, Protective

Coatings, …

Source: ROCHE –

Diagnostics

SOURCE: EVONIK -

Litarion

SOURCE:: PHILIPS –

Lightings

SOURCE : LOFO / ShinKong

Source:: BASF -

Coatings

SOURCE: BAYER BTS

SOURCE:: BAYER MS

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Functional Films

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KIT – Campus Nord Geb. 717

Thin Film Technology - located within KIT

KIT – Campus Süd Institut für Thermische Verfahrenstechnik

Bereich Technologie dünner Schichten

CS Geb. 10.91

CN Geb. 717

KIT – Campus Nord

KIT – Campus Süd10

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PurposeDetermination of material propertiesCharacterization of coating processesInvestigation of polymer film dryingMulti-layer coatingPrinted electronics

TFT coating and printing lab

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Lab impressions – May 2009

May 12, 2009 - KIT Campus North2:15 PM: TFT is setting up its new research lab at the KIT Campus North. The lab furniture has arrived today and the assemblers started to arrange 102 single parts.

6:15 PM: End of day one. Four out of six lab tables are almost finished.

More details: www.tft.kit.edu

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Lab impressions – February 2010

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piezo focus

Inverse Microscope

Drying Channel

Confocal Raman-Spectrometer

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laser

mirror CCDDetector

confocal pinhole

polymer film

lens

notch-filter

glass slide

Characterization Tools

Inverse Micro Raman Spectroscopy (IMRS)

Surface Treatment (Corona, Plasma)

Drying Channel(inert, preloaded)

Rheometry

- Sorption/ Diffusion- Permeation - Phase separation- Sol-Gel

In-Situ Interferometry, XRD

Surface Profiler

In situ SurfaceDeformation

Surface EnergyContact Angle

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TFT Coating & Printing Lab @ KIT CN

Pre - metered and Self - metered

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Slot Bead

Slide Curtain

Slot Curtain Source ROTARY COATERSource TSE TROLLER

TFT Lab

TFT Lab

TFT Lab

Source :ILFORD

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Roll to Roll (R2R) – Coating and Drying Pilot Plant

R2R - Coating & Drying:

Web Speed: 0,2 … 20 m/minCoating Width: 50 … 400 mmDryer Length: 2 … 5 m

Self-Metered Coating Methods:

Knife / Blade - CoatingRoll / Gravure - Coating

Coating Station:

Pre-Metered Coating Methods:

Slot Die / Slide / Curtain - Coating

(Impingment flow)

(Coating)

(Web Treatment)

(Drying)

High Precision

Coating Station

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Roll to Roll (R2R) – coating and drying pilot plant

Roll to Roll:

- Web speed: 0.2 … 20 m/min- Coating width: 40 … 400 mm- Dryer length: 2 … 5 m

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Pre Metered Coating station:

Slot Die/ Slide/ Curtain

Foto: PKM, KIT

Press Release June, 2010

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TFT @ KIT film project „Printed Electronics“

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Danke fDanke füür die Aufmerksamkeit !r die Aufmerksamkeit !„Kontrollierte“

Marangoni

Struktur im trocknenden Film

Dank an TFT Gruppe