Organic
electronic devices such as organic light-emitting diodes
(OLEDs), quantum dot LEDs, and organic photovoltaics are promising
technologies for future electronics. However, achieving long-term
stability of organic-based optoelectronic devices has been regarded
as a crucial problem to be solved. In this work, a simple and reproducible
fabrication method for ultralow water permeation barrier films having
a triple-layered (triad) hydrogenated silicon nitride (a-SiN
x
:H)/nanosilicon oxynitride (n-SiO
x
N
y
)/hybrid silicon oxide (h-SiO
x
) multistructure is presented. Two triad
(a-SiN
x
:H/n-SiO
x
N
y
/h-SiO
x
)
n=2 multistructure barrier films
are deposited on both sides of a poly(ethylene terephthalate) substrate
using a combination of low-pressure plasma-enhanced chemical vapor
deposition and dip coating. The deposited films show a high average
transmittance (400–700 nm) of 84% and an ultralow water vapor
transmission rate of 2 × 10–6 g/m2/day. In the electroluminescence characteristics of OLEDs encapsulated
with two triad barrier films, the operational lifetime (T
50) of OLEDs is 1584 h, which is almost similar to that
(1416 h) of OLEDs encapsulated with a glass lid.
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