IP Library Granted Patent US 9,203,042
Granted Patent B2
US 9,203,042 · App. 13/375,207 · Granted Dec 1, 2015

Electronic component and method for producing an electronic component

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Patent No.
US 9,203,042
App. No.
13/375,207
Granted
Dec 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic component having an encapsulation which has at least two double layers is described. In addition, a method for producing an electronic component in which a layer sequence is encapsulated is described.

Claims (47)

1. An electronic component comprising:

a substrate;

a layer sequence, which comprises at least one functional layer, on the substrate; and

an encapsulation, which is arranged on the layer sequence and the substrate and, together with the substrate, completely encloses the layer sequence,

wherein the encapsulation has at least two double layers,

wherein a double layer has a first layer and a second layer disposed outside on the first layer,

wherein the first layer is an organic monomolecular layer with a two-dimensional order,

wherein the first layer comprises linear molecules with a length which is selected from the range 0.5 nm to 5 nm and has a thickness which corresponds to the length of the linear molecules,

wherein the linear molecules comprise a first end group, a middle group and a second end group,

wherein the first end group is selected from a group consisting of hydroxamic acids, oximes, isonitriles, phosphines, R 1 —Si(R 2 )—R 3 , O═C—R 4 , O═P(R 5 )—R 6 and O═S(R 7 )═O, wherein:

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 are mutually independently selected from H, Cl, Br, I, OH, O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is not H,

R 4 is selected from H, Cl, Br, I, OH, OSiR 1 R 2 R 3 , O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups,

R 5 and R 6 are mutually independently selected from H, Cl, Br, I, OH, O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups, and

R 7 is selected from Cl, Br, I, OH, O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups, and

wherein the second end group is selected from a group consisting of unsubstituted aryl groups, substituted aryl groups, substituted aromatics, unsubstituted aromatics, substituted heteroaromatics and unsubstituted heteroaromatics.

2. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the middle group is selected from a group which comprises linear alkyls, linear fluorinated alkyls, polyethylene glycol and polyethylenediamine.

3. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer includes a material which is selected from a group which comprises metals, metal alloys, metal oxides and polymers.

4. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer has a thickness which is selected from the range 5 nm to 1 μm.

5. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein chemical bonds and/or complex bonds and/or van der Waals interactions are present between the second layer and first end group and/or between the second layer and the second end group.

6. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation has at least one third layer which binds water and oxygen molecules.

7. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the layer sequence is selected from a group which comprises organic light-emitting diodes, organic magnetoresistive components, inorganic magnetoresistive components, electrochromic display elements, organic solar cells, inorganic solar cells, organic photodiodes, inorganic photodiodes, organic sensors, inorganic sensors and surface wave filters.

8. A method for producing an electronic component according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:

A) arranging said layer sequence, which comprises said at least one functional layer, on said substrate;

B) arranging said encapsulation with at least two double layers on the substrate and the layer sequence, such that the layer sequence is completely enclosed by the substrate and the encapsulation,

wherein method step B) comprises:

B1) application of said first layer, and

B2) application of said second layer, the first layer to be produced being an organic monomolecular layer with a two-dimensional order,

wherein method steps B1) and B2) are alternately repeated at least twice.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein in method step B1) a material for the first layer is applied from the gas phase or from a solution.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in method step B2) a material for the second layer is applied with a method which is selected from a group which comprises vapour deposition, sputtering, printing and electroless metallisation.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein in method step B2) a chemical bond and/or a complex bond and/or a van der Waals interaction is/are formed between the first layer and the second layer.

12. An electronic component having

a substrate;

a layer sequence, which comprises at least one functional layer, on the substrate; and

an encapsulation, which is arranged on the layer sequence and the substrate and, together with the substrate, completely encloses the layer sequence,

wherein the encapsulation has at least two double layers,

wherein a double layer has a first layer and a second layer,

wherein the first layer is an organic monomolecular layer with a two-dimensional order,

wherein the first layer comprises linear molecules with a length which is selected from the range 0.5 nm to 5 nm and has a thickness which corresponds to the length of the linear molecules, and the linear molecules comprise a first end group, a middle group and a second end group,

wherein the first end group is selected from a group consisting of hydroxamic acids, oximes, isonitriles, phosphines, R 1 —Si(R 2 )—R 3 ,O═C—R 4 , O═P(R 5 )—R 6 and O═S(R 7 )═O, wherein:

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 are mutually independently selected from H, Cl, Br, I, OH, O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is not H,

R 4 is selected from H, Cl, Br, I, OH, OSiR 1 R 2 R 3 , O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups,

R 5 and R 6 are mutually independently selected from H, Cl, Br, I, OH, O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups, and

R 7 is selected from Cl, Br, I, OH, O-alkyl groups, benzyl groups and unsaturated alkenyl groups,

wherein the second end group is selected from a group consisting of unsubstituted aryl groups, substituted aryl groups, substituted aromatics, unsubstituted aromatics, substituted heteroaromatics and unsubstituted heteroaromatics,

wherein the second layer includes a material which is selected from a group which comprises metals, metal alloys, metal oxides and polymers, and

wherein chemical bonds and/or complex bonds and/or van der Waals interactions are present between the second layer and first end group and/or between the second layer and the second end group.

Assignments (5)
MERGER Recorded Feb 17, 2026
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 074881/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2017
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 043075/0431 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2016
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 037567/0993 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDITION OF THE SECOND ASSIGNEE, SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 028278 FRAME 0961. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 7, 2012
From: SCHMID, GUNTER; HUNZE, ARVID
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH; SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 028333/0650 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2012
From: SCHMID, GUNTER; HUNZE, ARVID
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 028278/0961 →