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Barrier coatings

a barrier layer and coating technology, applied in the field of barrier coatings, can solve the problems of difficult to engineer the thickness, difficult to achieve the exact thickness control of the layer, and the degradation of optical transmission through the barrier layer, etc., to achieve the effect of low diffusion rate, easy mass production, and desirable optical properties

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-22
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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Such materials commonly have different indices of refraction, normally resulting in degradation in optical transmission through the barrier layer.
However, one has to retain certain thickness of the layers in order to maintain the performance of the barrier, and thus it is not always easy to engineer the thickness.
Furthermore, in a mass production environment it is difficult to achieve exact thickness control of the layers.
Also, it has been suggested that in multilayer barriers, the interface between layers of different materials is generally weak due to incompatibility of adjacent materials and the layers, thus, are prone to be delaminated.

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[0019]Light emitting and light absorbing materials and electrode materials in optoelectronic devices, especially in organic optoelectronic devices, are all susceptible to attack by reactive species existing in the environment, such as oxygen, water vapor, hydrogen sulfide, SOx, NOx, solvents, etc. Barrier coatings engineered to affect light transmission only to a small extent are useful in extending the device lifetime without degrading the overall device efficiency, thus rendering them commercially viable. Desirable barrier properties are achieved in the coating of the present invention by using an organic-inorganic composition and desirable light transmission is achieved by matching refractive indices of inorganic zones and organic zones in the coating.

[0020]One aspect of this invention is a composite article comprising a barrier coating of organic-inorganic composition, the barrier coating having optical properties that are substantially uniform along an axis of light transmissio...

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Abstract

A barrier coating of organic-inorganic composition, the barrier coating having optical properties that are substantially uniform along an axis of light transmission, said axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the coating.

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT[0001]This invention was made with Government support under contract number RFP01-63GE awarded by United States Display Consortium and Army Research Laboratory. The Government has certain rights in the invention.BACKGROUND[0002]The invention relates generally to barrier coatings. More specifically, the invention relates to barrier coatings that are used in optoelectronic devices.[0003]Optical and optoelectronic devices that are susceptible to reactive chemical species normally encountered in the environment, require barrier coatings with desirable light transmission properties.[0004]Multilayer barrier coatings desirably are effective barriers against reactive species like oxygen and water vapor. To achieve desired barrier properties it is known in the art to try find layers of materials of various organic and inorganic compositions. Such materials commonly have different indices of refraction, normally resulting in degrad...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B01J19/14B05D5/06B05D5/12
CPCH01L51/5237Y10T428/31667Y10T428/31928Y10T428/31504H10K50/8445
Inventor KIM, TAE WONHELLER, CHRISTIAN MARIA ANTONSCHAEPKENS, MARCERLAT, AHMET GUNYAN, MIN
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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