Methods and materials for the reduction and control of moisture and oxygen in OLED devices
AssigneeMatheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
InventorsRobert Torres, Jr., Tadaharu Watanabe, Joseph V. Vininski
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide an electronic device which may include an interior compartment housing at least one electronic component that may be reactive to target impurities. The electronic component may include at least a cathode and an anode. A purifier material may be interspersed within a conducting polymer layer between the cathode and the anode. The purifier material may decrease target impurities within the interior compartment of the electronic device from a first level to a second level.
Claims8
An electronic device comprising:
- an interior compartment housing an electronic component that is reactive to target impurities, wherein the electronic component comprises:
- a cathode;
- an anode;
- and
- a conducting polymer layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein the conducting polymer layer conducts electrons between the cathode and the anode;
- and
- a purifier material interspersed within the conducting polymer layer, wherein the purifier material decreases target impurities within the interior compartment of the electronic device from a first level to a second level.
A method for decreasing target impurities from an electronic device, wherein the method comprises:
- fabricating an electronic device comprising:
- a cathode;
- an electrode;
- and
- a purifier material interspersed within a conducting polymer layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein the conducting polymer layer conducts electrons between the cathode and the anode;
- and
- decreasing target impurities within the electronic device from a first level to a second level by adsorption, absorption, or trapping of the target impurities within the purifier material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.