Patent ID: 9718096
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B05D,B81C,B82Y,G02B,G03F,H01L

Claim:
1. A process for depositing thin films, the process comprising: dispensing drops of a pre-cursor liquid organic material at a plurality of locations on a substrate by an array of inkjet nozzles; closing a gap between said substrate and a superstrate thereby allowing said drops to form a contiguous film captured between said substrate and said superstrate, wherein said superstrate is loaded in a roll-to-roll configuration; selecting parameters of one of said superstrate, said contiguous film and said substrate to enable increased time to an equilibrium state thereby enabling capture of non-equilibrium transient states of said superstrate, said contiguous film and said substrate to occur after a duration of time; curing said contiguous film to solidify it into a solid; and separating said superstrate from said solid thereby leaving a polymer film on said substrate.