IP Library Granted Patent US 7,482,066
Granted Patent B2
US 7,482,066 · App. 10/172,001 · Granted Jan 27, 2009

Light-emitting polymer composition and organic EL display device using the same

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Patent No.
US 7,482,066
App. No.
10/172,001
Granted
Jan 27, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting polymer composition for a light-emitting layer in an organic EL display device includes at least first and second light-emitting polymers having different interfacial characteristics which lower a cohesion between elements of the first and second light-emitting polymers.

Claims (61)

1. An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, comprising:

a light-emitting layer having an edge roughness of less than 5 μm and comprising a light-emitting polymer composition including:

first and second light-emitting polymers having chemical elements, wherein:

the first and second light-emitting polymers have different interfacial characteristics which lower a cohesion between the chemical elements of the first and second light-emitting polymers, and a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the first light-emitting polymer overlaps a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the second light-emitting polymer, so as to allow an energy transfer in the light-emitting polymer composition; and

an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting polymer composition to a substrate and lowers the cohesion between the chemical elements of the first and second light-emitting polymers,

wherein the additive is a small molecular material having a carrier transporting ability, and the small molecular material having the carrier transporting ability is one of a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, and a starburst group.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first light-emitting polymer of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.3 and 0.8, and

the second light-emitting polymer of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.2 and 0.7.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the additive of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio of less than 0.7.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting polymer composition further comprises a polymer having a carrier transporting ability which includes a perylene group and a pyrrole-based polymer.

5. An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, comprising:

a light-emitting layer having an edge roughness of less than 5 μm and comprising a light-emitting polymer composition including:

a light-emitting polymer having chemical elements; and

an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting polymer composition to a substrate and lowers a cohesion between the chemical elements of the light-emitting polymers, wherein the additive is a small molecular material having a carrier transporting ability, and the small molecular material having the carrier transporting ability is one of a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, and a starburst group.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the additive of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.375 and 0.667.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the light-emitting polymer composition further comprises a polymer having a carrier transporting ability which includes a perylene group and a pyrrole-based polymer.

8. An organic EL display device comprising:

an anode;

a hole transporting layer on the anode;

a light-emitting layer comprising a light-emitting polymer composition including:

a light-emitting polymer having chemical elements, and

an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting composition to a substrate and lowers a cohesion between the chemical elements of the light-emitting polymer, wherein the additive is one of an optically inert polymer or an optically inert small molecular material; and

a cathode formed on the light-emitting layer,

wherein the optically inert polymer is selected from a group consisting of a polystyrene, a poly(styrene-butadione) copolymer, a polymethylmethacrylate, a polyalphamethylstyrene, a styrene-methylmethacrylate copolymer, a polybutadiene, a polycarbonate, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyester sulfonate, a polysulfonate, a polyarylate, a fluorinepolyimide, a transparent fluoric resin, and a transparent acrylic resin,

wherein the optically inert small molecular material having a carrier transporting ability is one of a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, and a starburst group, and

wherein the light-emitting layer has an edge roughness of less than 5 μm.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the additive has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.375 and 0.667.

10. The device of claim 8 , further comprising a polymer having a carrier transporting ability which includes a perylene group and a pyrrole-based polymer.

11. An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, comprising:

a light-emitting layer having an edge roughness of less than 5 μm and comprising a light-emitting polymer composition including:

first and second light-emitting polymers having chemical elements, wherein:

the first and second light-emitting polymers have different interfacial characteristics which lower a cohesion between the chemical elements of the first and second light-emitting polymers, and

a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the first light-emitting polymer overlaps a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the second light-emitting polymer, so as to allow an energy transfer in the light-emitting polymer composition; and

an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting polymer composition to a substrate and lowers the cohesion between the chemical elements of the first and second light-emitting polymers,

wherein the additive is one of an optically inert polymer, or an optically inert low-molecular weight material.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein:

the first light-emitting polymer of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.3 and 0.8, and

the second light-emitting polymer of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.2 and 0.7.

13. The device of claim 11 , wherein the additive of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio of less than 0.7.

14. An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, comprising:

a light-emitting layer having an edge roughness of less than 5 μm and comprising a light-emitting polymer composition including:

a light-emitting polymer having chemical elements; and

an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting polymer composition to a substrate and lowers a cohesion between the chemical elements of the light-emitting polymer,

wherein the additive is one of an optically inert polymer, an optically inert small molecular material, or a small molecular material having a carrier transporting ability, and

the small molecular material having the carrier transporting ability is one of a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, or a starburst group.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the additive of the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.375 and 0.667.

16. An organic EL display device comprising:

an anode;

a hole transporting layer on the anode;

a light-emitting layer comprising a light-emitting polymer composition including:

a light-emitting polymer having elements, and

an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting composition to a substrate and lowers a cohesion between the elements of the light-emitting polymer, wherein the additive is one of an optically inert polymer, an optically inert small molecular material, or a small molecular material having a carrier transporting ability; and

a cathode formed on the light-emitting layer,

wherein the small molecular material having the carrier transporting ability is one of a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, or a starburst group, and

wherein the light-emitting layer has an edge roughness of less than 5 μm.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the additive has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.375 and 0.667.

18. An organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, comprising:

a light-emitting layer having an edge roughness of less than 5 μm and comprising a light-emitting polymer composition including:

light-emitting polymers which have different interfacial characteristics that lower a cohesion between chemical elements of the light-emitting polymers, and corresponding wavelength spectrums that overlap so as to allow an energy transfer in the light-emitting polymer composition, and

an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting polymer composition to a substrate and lowers the cohesion between the chemical elements of the light-emitting polymers, wherein the additive comprises a small molecular material having a carrier transporting ability and is selected from a group of a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, or a starburst group.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029087/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022010/0001 →