CPC C09J 7/38 (2018.01) [C09J 5/00 (2013.01); H01L 21/6836 (2013.01); C09J 2203/326 (2013.01); C09J 2301/302 (2020.08); C09J 2301/416 (2020.08); C09J 2483/00 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for improving the fabrication of an (opto)electronic device comprising: forming a protective film comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on a surface of a substrate, by a method comprising:
1) optionally treating the surface of the substrate;
2) applying a composition to the surface of the substrate, wherein the composition comprises:
(A) a linear or substantially linear polydiorganosiloxane polymer having at least two aliphatically unsaturated hydrocarbon groups per molecule comprising unit formula (R43SiO1/2)m(R42R3SiO1/2)n(R42SiO2/2)o(R4R3SiO2/2)p(R4SiO3/2)q(R3SiO3/2)r(SiO4/2)s, where each R4 is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group that is free of aliphatic unsaturation and each R3 is an independently selected aliphatically unsaturated monovalent hydrocarbon group, subscripts m, n, o, p, q, r, and s represent numbers of each unit and have values such that 0≤m, 0≤n, a quantity (m+n)≥2; 0<o<10,000, p≥0, a quantity (o+p) is 100 to 10,000; 0≤q≤100, 0≤r≤100, and 0≤s≤100; with the proviso that if any one or more of subscript q, r, or s is greater than 0, then a ratio (o+p)/(q+r+s) is 50/1 to 10,000/1;
(B) a (meth)acryloxyalkyl-functional polyorganosiloxane resin comprising unit formula (R13SiO1/2)a(R12R2SiO1/2)b(R1R2SiO2/2)c(R12SiO2/2)d(R2SiO3/2)e(R1SiO3/2)f(SiO4/2)g(ZO1/2)h, where each R1 is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group, each R2 is an independently selected (meth)acryloxyalkyl group, each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, subscripts a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h represent relative molar amounts of each unit and have values such that subscript a≥0, subscript b≥0, subscript c≥0, subscript d≥0, subscript e≥0, subscript f≥0, subscript g≥0, subscript h≥0, and a quantity (a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h)=100; with the provisos that 10≥(b+c+e)≥0.5 and 99.5>(f+g)≥30; where starting materials (A) and (B) are present in the composition in amounts sufficient to provide a weight ratio of (B) resin/(A) polymer (resin/polymer ratio) of 0.15/1 to <22/1;
(C) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane comprising unit formula (R53SiO1/2)t(R52HSiO1/2)u(R52SiO2/2)v(R5HSiO2/2)w(R5SiO3/2)x(HSiO3/2)y(SiO4/2)z, where each R5 is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group, subscripts t, u, v, w, x, y, and z represent numbers of each unit in the formula and have values such that t≥0, u≥0, v≥0, w≥0, x≥0, y≥0, z≥0, a quantity (u+w+y)≥2, and 2,000≥(t+u+v+w+x+y+z)≥3; where the polyorganohydrogensiloxane is present in an amount sufficient to provide a molar ratio of silicon bonded hydrogen atoms in starting material (C) to reactive groups (SiH/reactive group ratio) of 0.05/1 to 2/1, where the reactive groups are, collectively, the aliphatically unsaturated monovalent hydrocarbon group and the (meth)acryloxyalkyl groups;
(D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst in an amount sufficient to provide 1 ppm to 1,000 ppm of a platinum group metal based on combined weights of starting materials (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) in the composition;
(E) a photoradical initiator in an amount sufficient to provide 0.01 weight % to 10 weight % based on combined weights of starting materials (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) in the composition;
(F) a hydrosilylation reaction inhibitor in an amount sufficient to provide 5 ppm to 2 weight % based on combined weights of starting materials (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) in the composition;
optionally (G) a radical scavenger; and
optionally (H) a solvent;
3) optionally removing the solvent, if present;
4) curing the composition to form the pressure sensitive adhesive layer on the surface of the substrate, thereby forming the protective film;
5) applying the protective film to the (opto)electronic device such that pressure sensitive adhesive layer contacts a surface in the (opto)electronic device;
6) using the protective film to protect the device; and thereafter
7) exposing the pressure sensitive adhesive layer to actinic radiation.
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