IP Library Granted Patent US 12666786
Granted Patent B2
US 12666786 · App. 18/264,490 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Light emitting diode and display apparatus

Inventors: Peng Wang (Beijing, CN); Qingyu Huang (Beijing, CN); Juan Zhang (Beijing, CN); Mengna Sun (Beijing, CN); Zhiqiang Jiao (Beijing, CN); Weijie Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
H10K50/13H10K50/12
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Patent No.
US 12666786
App. No.
18/264,490
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting diode is provided. The light emitting diode includes a light emitting layer. The light emitting layer includes one or more first layers and one or more second layers in a stacked structure. A respective first layer of the one or more first layers includes an organic functional material of a first type doped with an organic functional material of a second type. A respective second layer of the one or more second layers includes an organic functional material of the first type without being doped with an organic functional material of the second type. The light emitting layer includes one or more double-layer structure stacked on each other, a respective double-layer structure including an individual second layer and an individual first layer stacked on the individual second layer.

Claims (84)

1 . A light emitting diode, comprising a light emitting layer;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises one or more first layers and one or more second layers in a stacked structure;

a respective first layer of the one or more first layers comprises an organic functional material of a first type doped with an organic functional material of a second type;

a respective second layer of the one or more second layers comprises an organic functional material of the first type without being doped with an organic functional material of the second type;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises one or more double-layer structure stacked on each other, a respective double-layer structure comprising an individual second layer and an individual first layer stacked on the individual second layer;

wherein the light emitting layer further comprises one or more third layers;

wherein the one or more first layers, the one or more second layers, and the one or more third layers are in the stacked structure; and

a respective third layer of the one or more third layers comprises an organic functional material of the second type and is absent of the organic functional material of the first type.

2 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer comprises an initial layer and a last layer, which are two outmost layers on two sides of the light emitting layer; and

the initial layer and the last layer of the light emitting layer are two second layers of the one or more second layers.

3 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein two adjacent first layers of the one or more first layers are spaced apart from each other by a second layer of the one or more second layers; and

two adjacent second layers of the one or more second layers are spaced apart from each other by a first layer of the one or more first layers.

4 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein a weight percentage of the organic functional material of the second type in the one or more first layers is in a range of about 20% to about 50%.

5 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , further comprising a hole transport layer and an electron transport layer;

wherein any individual first layer of the one or more first layers is spaced apart from the hole transport layer by at least one second layer of the one or more second layers; and

any individual first layer of the one or more first layers is spaced apart from the electron transport layer by at least one second layer of the one or more second layers.

6 . A display apparatus, comprising the light emitting diode of claim 1 , and a pixel driving circuit configured to drive light emission of the light emitting diode.

7 . The light emitting diode of claim 6 , wherein the respective first layer is in direct contact with the respective second layer on one side, and in direct contact with a respective third layer on the other side; and

the light emitting layer comprises one or more triple-layer structure in the stacked structure, a respective triple-layer structure of the one or more triple-layer structure comprising an individual second layer, an individual first layer stacked on the individual second layer, and an individual third layer stacked on a side of the individual first layer away from the individual second layer.

8 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein two adjacent first layers of the one or more first layers are spaced apart from each other by a second layer of the one or more second layers or a third layer of the one or more third layers; and

any individual first layer of the one or more first layers spaces apart one second layer of the one or more second layers and one third layer of the one or more third layers.

9 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second layers comprises at least a first respective second layer and a second respective second layer;

the first respective second layer comprises a first organic functional material of the first type without being doped with an organic functional material of the second type;

the second respective second layer comprises a second organic functional material of the first type without being doped with an organic functional material of the second type;

the first organic functional material of the first type and the second organic functional material of the first type are both organic functional materials of the first type; and

the first organic functional material of the first type is different from the second organic functional material of the first type.

10 . The light emitting diode of claim 9 , wherein the first organic functional material of the first type is a p-type organic functional material of the first type; and

the second organic functional material of the first type is an n-type organic functional material of the first type.

11 . The light emitting diode of claim 9 , wherein the second respective second layer is on a side of the first respective second layer away from a hole transport layer; and

the first respective second layer is on a side of the second respective second layer away from an electron transport layer.

12 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first layers comprises at least a first respective first layer and a second respective first layer;

the first respective first layer comprises a first organic functional material of the first type doped with an organic functional material of the second type;

the second respective first layer comprises a second organic functional material of the first type doped with an organic functional material of the second type;

the first organic functional material of the first type and the second organic functional material of the first type are both organic functional materials of the first type; and

the first organic functional material of the first type is different from the second organic functional material of the first type.

13 . The light emitting diode of claim 12 , wherein the first organic functional material of the first type is a p-type organic functional material of the first type; and

the second organic functional material of the first type is an n-type organic functional material of the first type.

14 . The light emitting diode of claim 12 , wherein the second respective first layer is on a side of the first respective first layer away from a hole transport layer; and

the first respective first layer is on a side of the second respective first layer away from an electron transport layer.

15 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first layers comprises a first respective first layer, a second respective first layer, and a third respective first layer;

the first respective first layer is a first layer of a first color;

the second respective first layer is a first layer of a second color;

the third respective first layer is a first layer of a third color; and

the first color, the second color, and the third color are three different colors.

16 . A light emitting diode, comprising a light emitting layer;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises one or more first layers and one or more second layers in a stacked structure;

a respective first layer of the one or more first layers comprises an organic functional material of a first type doped with an organic functional material of a second type;

a respective second layer of the one or more second layers comprises an organic functional material of the first type without being doped with an organic functional material of the second type;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises one or more double-layer structure stacked on each other, a respective double-layer structure comprising an individual second layer and an individual first layer stacked on the individual second layer;

wherein the one or more first layers comprises a first respective first layer, a second respective first layer, and a third respective first layer;

the first respective first layer is a first layer of a first color;

the second respective first layer is a first layer of a second color;

the third respective first layer is a first layer of a third color; and

the first color, the second color, and the third color are three different colors;

wherein the one or more first layers further comprises one or more fourth respective first layers at least partially outside an exciton recombination region of the light emitting layer.

17 . The light emitting diode of claim 15 , wherein the light emitting layer comprises:

a first double-layer structure comprising a first individual second layer and the first respective first layer on the first individual second layer;

a second double-layer structure comprising a second individual second layer and the second respective first layer on the second individual second layer; and

a third double-layer structure comprising a third individual second layer and the third respective first layer on the third individual second layer;

wherein the third double-layer structure is on a side of the second double-layer structure away from the first double-layer structure;

the first individual second layer, the second individual second layer, and the third individual second layer are different layers; and

the first respective first layer, the second respective first layer, and the third respective first layer are different layers.

18 . A light emitting diode, comprising a light emitting layer;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises one or more first layers and one or more second layers in a stacked structure;

a respective first layer of the one or more first layers comprises an organic functional material of a first type doped with an organic functional material of a second type;

a respective second layer of the one or more second layers comprises an organic functional material of the first type without being doped with an organic functional material of the second type;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises one or more double-layer structure stacked on each other, a respective double-layer structure comprising an individual second layer and an individual first layer stacked on the individual second layer;

wherein the one or more first layers comprises a first respective first layer, a second respective first layer, and a third respective first layer;

the first respective first layer is a first layer of a first color;

the second respective first layer is a first layer of a second color;

the third respective first layer is a first layer of a third color; and

the first color, the second color, and the third color are three different colors;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises:

a first double-layer structure comprising a first individual second layer and a fourth respective first layer on the first individual second layer;

a second double-layer structure comprising a second individual second layer and the first respective first layer on the second individual second layer;

a third double-layer structure comprising a third individual second layer and the second respective first layer on the third individual second layer; and

a fourth double-layer structure comprising another fourth individual second layer and the third respective first layer on the fourth individual second layer; and

a last layer which is one of the one or more second layers;

wherein the third double-layer structure is on a side of the second double-layer structure away from the first double-layer structure, and the fourth double-layer structure is on a side of the third double-layer structure away from the second double-layer structure.

19 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , comprising:

a first light emitting layer;

a charge generating layer on the first light emitting layer; and

a second light emitting layer on a side of the charge generating layer away from the first light emitting layer;

wherein the charge generating layer comprises a n-doped layer, and a p-doped layer on a side of the n-doped layer away from the first light emitting layer.