Hole transport layer and method for manufacturing the organic EL device by using the same
View Patent ↗The present invention discloses a hole transport layer of an organic EL display, comprising: a material including one of a PEDOT which is a mixture of a poly (3,4)-ethylenedioxythiophene and a polystyrenesulfonate, a PANI which is a mixture of a polyaniline and a polystyrenesulfonate, and an aromatic amine derivative; and an organic compound derivative having the general structure, R 1 R 2 MR 3 R 4 , where “M” denotes one metal selected from a group consisting of Ti, Pt and one metal among elements belonging to groups 3A and 4A of periods 3 to 5.
1. A hole transport layer of an organic EL display, comprising:
one of a mixture of a poly (3,4)-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) and a polystyrenesulfonate, a mixture of a polyaniline (PANI) and a polystyrenesulfonate, and an aromatic amine derivative; and
an organic compound derivative having a structure with the following formula:
R 1 R 2 MR 3 R 4
wherein “M” denotes a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Pt, and metals belonging to groups 3A and 4A of periods 3 to 5, and “R 1 ” to “R 4 ” each denotes a functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydrogen, a cyano group, a nitro group, an aryl group ranging from 6 to about 15 carbons, a fused aromatic group having a ring, an aromatic halide group, an alkylamine group, an aryloxy group, an arylamine group, an alkylepoxide group, a vinyl group, an alkylmercapto group, and an imide group.
2. The hole transport layer of claim 1 , wherein M includes a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, and Al.
3. The hole transport layer of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the organic compound derivative ranges from about 0.0001 wt % to about 50 wt %.
4. The hole transport layer of claim 1 , further comprising, a surfactant.
5. The hole transport layer of claim 4 , wherein the surfactant includes one selected from a group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkylaryl group, a fluoroalkyl group, and an alkylsiloxane group, a sulfate, a sulfonate, a carboxylate, an amide, a betainic structures, and a quarternised ammonium group.
6. The hole transport layer of claim 5 , wherein the surfactant includes a non-ionic surfactant.
7. The hole transport layer of claim 6 , wherein the non-ionic surfactant is a non-ionic fluoride-based surfactant.
8. The hole transport layer of claim 4 , wherein the surfactant has a concentration ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.3 wt %.
9. The hole transport layer of claim 1 , wherein the aromatic amine derivative is selected from the group consisting of:
wherein “Ph” is a benzene ring, “NA” denotes a naphthalene group, and “R 1 ” to “R 6 ” each denote a material selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, an alkyl group ranging from 1 to about 20 carbons, a halogen group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an aryl group ranging from 6 to about 15 carbons, a fused aromatic group having a ring, an alkyamine group, an aryloxy group, and an arylamine group.
10. The hole transport layer of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the PEDOT, the PANI or the aromatic amine derivative ranges from about 0.01 wt % to about 50 wt %.
11. A method for manufacturing an organic EL display having a hole transport layer, comprising:
preparing a hole transport layer material comprising:
one of a mixture of a poly (3,4)-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) and a polystyrenesulfonate, a mixture of a polyaniline (PANI) and a polystyrenesulfonate, and an aromatic amine derivative; and
an organic compound derivative having a structure with the following formula:
R 1 R 2 MR 3 R 4
wherein “M” denotes a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Pt, and metals belonging to groups 3A and 4A of periods 3 to 5, and “R 1 ” to “R 4 ” each denotes a functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydrogen, a cyano group, a nitro group, an aryl group ranging from 6 to about 15 carbons, a fused aromatic group having a ring, an aromatic halide group, an alkylamine group, an aryloxy group, an arylamine group, an alkylepoxide group, a vinyl group, an alkylmercapto group, and an imide group,
depositing the hole transport layer material to form a hole transport layer; and
curing the hole transport layer by heat treatment to lower the surface energy of the hole transport layer.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the organic compound derivative has a central metal atom and has a molecular weight ranging from about 100 to about 10,000 g/mol.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Pt and elements belonging to groups 3A and 4A of period 3 to period 5.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the elements belonging to groups 3A and 4A of periods 3 to 5 includes metals selected from a group consisting of Si, Sn and Al.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein a concentration of the organic compound derivative ranges from about 0.0001 wt % to about 50 wt %.
16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising a surfactant.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the surfactant comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkylaryl group, a fluoroalkyl group, and an alkylsiloxane group, a sulfate, a sulfonate, a carboxylate, an amide, a betainic structures, and a quarternised ammonium group.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the surfactant includes a non-ionic surfactant.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the non-ionic surfactant is a non-ionic fluoride-based surfactant.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the surfactant has a concentration ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.3 wt %.
21. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
forming an organic light-emitting layer by spin coating, ink-jet printing, vacuum deposition, or laser induced thermal imaging.
22. The method of claim 21 ,
wherein the hole transport layer includes a surfactant, and
wherein the organic light-emitting layer is formed using an ink-jet technique.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the surfactant is a non-ionic fluoride-based surfactant and has a concentration ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.3 wt %.
24. A hole transport layer of an organic EL display, comprising:
one of a mixture of a poly (3,4)-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) and a polystyrenesulfonate, a mixture of a polyaniline (PANI) and a polystyrenesulfonate, and an aromatic amine derivative; and
a surfactant comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of an alkylaryl group, a sulfate, a carboxylate, an amide, a betainic structures, and a quarternised ammonium group.
25. The hole transport layer of claim 24 , wherein the surfactant has a concentration ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.3 wt %.