ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH MOISTURE BARRIER LAYER
Various embodiments may relate to an electronic component including a layer to be protected against moisture, and a moisture barrier layer arranged at least partly on or above and/or below the layer to be protected. The moisture bather layer includes a plurality of layers composed of the same material having different stoichiometric compositions.
1 . An electronic component comprising:
a layer to be protected against moisture; and
a moisture barrier layer arranged at least partly on or above and/or below the layer to be protected;
wherein the moisture barrier layer comprises a plurality of layers composed of the same material having different stoichiometric compositions.
2 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the moisture barrier layer has a layer thickness in a range of approximately 10 nm to approximately 100 μm.
3 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of layers consists of silicon nitride.
4 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the silicon nitride is amorphous.
5 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of layers consists of silicon dioxide.
6 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the silicon dioxide is amorphous.
7 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a carrier, wherein the layer to be protected against moisture is arranged on or above the carrier; and
an encapsulation, wherein the encapsulation is arranged on or above the moisture barrier layer.
8 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 ,
designed as a light-emitting electronic component.
9 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 8 , designed as a light-emitting diode.
10 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 ,
designed as a solar cell.
11 . A method for producing an electronic component, the method comprising:
forming a layer to be protected against moisture; and
forming a moisture barrier layer arranged at least partly on or above and/or below the layer to be protected;
wherein the moisture barrier layer has a plurality of layers composed of the same material having different stoichiometric compositions.
12 . The method as claimed in claim 11 ,
wherein at least one inert gas is fed to the volume.
13 . The method as claimed in claim 12 ,
wherein the at least one inert gas comprises or is argon and/or helium.
14 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 8 ,
designed as an organic light-emitting diode.
15 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 8 ,
designed as a flexible organic light-emitting diode.
16 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 ,
designed as an organic solar cell.
17 . The electronic component as claimed in claim 1 ,
designed as a flexible organic solar cell.