Improved electro-mechanical reliability of flexible systems with alloyed Mo-Ta adhesion layers

Publikationen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelForschung(peer-reviewed)

Autoren

Externe Organisationseinheiten

  • Plansee SE, Reutte
  • Erich-Schmid-Institut für Materialwissenschaft der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Abstract

Sputter deposited Mo/Al/Mo multilayers are widely used material systems for electrodes in display technologies. In this study, the electro-mechanical behavior of simplified bilayer versions was improved for flexible applications through substitution of the Mo by Mo-Ta alloy layers. Sputter deposited Al/Mo-Ta bilayers were tested under uniaxial tensile and cyclic bending loads. Compared to similar Al/Mo bilayers from previous studies, the Mo-Ta interlayer with 50 at.% Ta improved the crack onset strain under tensile load by more than 1% strain. Furthermore, after 50 000 cycles under 1.3% bending strain, the Al/Mo-Ta bilayers were nearly undamaged and experienced a relatively small electrical resistance increase of 25%, compared to Al/Mo bilayers, which were 40 to 100 times higher. This work shows that the substitution of the brittle Mo interlayer with a more ductile Mo-Ta interlayer can improve the performance and lifetime of the electrodes and is more suitable for flexible displays than the currently used materials.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer138533
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftThin solid films
Jahrgang720.2021
Ausgabenummer28 February
DOIs
StatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung. - 9 Jan. 2021