IP Library Granted Patent US 7,598,669
Granted Patent B2
US 7,598,669 · App. 10/509,800 · Granted Oct 6, 2009

Light-emitting diode, its manufacturing method, and display device using the same

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Patent No.
US 7,598,669
App. No.
10/509,800
Granted
Oct 6, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light emitting diode and method for fabricating the same, and a display device using the same, wherein the light emitting diode at least comprises a high refractive index layer on a light transmissive substrate; and an organic electroluminescence (EL) element formed of one organic thin layer or a plurality of organic thin layers interposed between a transparent first electrode and a second electrode formed on the high refractive index layer, and the high refractive index layer has a refractive index higher than that of an emitting layer or has a refractive index of 1.65 or more, and an interface between the high refractive index layer and the light transmissive substrate is roughed to have its center line average roughness in a range of 0.01 μm to 0.6 μm so that light leakage is be prevented and light extraction efficiency becomes higher.

Claims (22)

1. A light emitting diode, comprising:

a high refractive index layer on a light transmissive substrate; and

an organic electroluminescence (EL) element formed of one organic thin layer or a plurality of organic thin layers interposed between a transparent first electrode and a second electrode,

wherein the high refractive index layer has a refractive index higher than that of an emitting layer, and an interface between the high refractive index layer and the light transmissive substrate has its center line average roughness in a range of 0.01 μm to 0.6 μm, and

wherein the interface between the light transmissive substrate and the high refractive index layer has a developing area ratio of at least 1.02.

2. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the high refractive index layer is formed of Si 3 N 4 .

3. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light transmissive substrate is formed of a plurality of light transmissive layers, and the light transmissive layer in contact with the high refractive index layer has a refractive index lower than those of the rest light transmissive layers.

4. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the light transmissive layer in contact with the high refractive index layer is formed of porous silica.

5. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the interface between the high refractive index layer and the light transmissive substrate is shaped by a back sputtering method with respect to the light transmissive substrate.

6. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the high refractive index layer has a thickness of 0.4 μm to 2 μm.

7. A display device in which the light emitting diodes claimed in claim 1 are arranged in a plurality of pixels.

8. A light emitting diode, comprising:

a high refractive index layer on a light transmissive substrate; and

an organic electroluminescence (EL) element formed of one organic thin layer or a plurality of organic thin layers interposed between a transparent first electrode and a second electrode,

wherein the high refractive index layer has a refractive index of at least 1.65, and an interface between the high refractive index layer and the light transmissive substrate has its center line average roughness in a range of 0.01 μm to 0.6μm,

wherein the interface between the light transmissive substrate and the high refractive index layer has a developing area ratio of at least 1.02.

9. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the high refractive index layer is formed of Si 3 N 4 .

10. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the light transmissive substrate is formed of a plurality of light transmissive layers, and the light transmissive layer in contact with the high refractive index layer has a refractive index lower than those of the rest light transmissive layers.

11. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the light transmissive layer in contact with the high refractive index layer is formed of porous silica.

12. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the interface between the high refractive index layer and the light transmissive substrate is shaped by a back sputtering method with respect to the light transmissive substrate.

13. The light emitting diode as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the high refractive index layer has a thickness of 0.4 μm to 2 μm.

14. A display device in which the light emitting diodes claimed in claim 8 , are arranged in a plurality of pixels.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028870/0626 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022024/0026 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2004
From: TOGUCHI, SATORU; ISHIKAWA, HITOSHI; ODA, ATSUSHI
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016352/0670 →