Abstract:
This invention is a method for preventing diffusion of small, monovalent metal ions out of a substrate which contains such ions comprising plasma enhanced chemical vapor depositing a carbon modified metal oxide layer onto the substrate at a temperature of less than about 550 °C, preferably at temperatures less than 500 °C, and more preferably less than about 400 °C wherein the carbon modified metal oxide comprises Me, O, C, and H covalently bonded to one another, where Me is selected from Silicon, Titanium, and Cerium; the mole ration of O to Me is 1:1 to 2.4:1; the mole ratio of C to Me is 0.1:1 to 4.5:1; and the mole ratio of H to Me is 0:1 to 8:1. This invention is also an electroactive display device comprising a sodium containing glass substrate with the carbon modified metal oxide layer as a protective inner coating.
Abstract:
The invention is an optoelectronic device comprising a transparent polymeric substrate bearing on one surface thereof a transparent polymerized organosilicon protective layer, a first electrode over the polymerized protective layer, an optoelectrically active film comprising an electroactive material, said film having a first side, which is in contact with the transparent electrode and a second side in contact with a second electrode, wherein said first electrode is characterized in that it allows light to pass to or from the optoelectrically active film. Preferably, the device further comprises additional protective packaging over the second electrode.
Abstract:
The invention is an optoelectronic device comprising a transparent polymeric substrate (12) bearing on one surface thereof a transparent polymerized organosilicon protective layer (13), a first electrode (21) over the polymerized protective layer (13), an optoelectrically active film (20) comprising an electroactive material, said film having a first side, which is in contact with the transparent electrode (21) and a second side in contact with a second electrode (25), wherein said first electrode (21) is characterized in that it allows light to pass to or from the optoelectrically active film (20). Preferably, the device further comprises additional protective packaging (31-33) over the second electrode.