Organic electro-luminescence device and fabricating method thereof
View Patent ↗An organic electroluminescence device includes a first substrate, a first electrode layer formed over the first substrate, an organic light emitting layer formed over the first substrate, a second electrode layer formed over the organic light emitting layer, a second substrate, a seal pattern on an outer portion of the first substrate or the second substrate for forming a cell gap between the two substrates and for attaching the two substrates, and a plurality of cell gap maintaining structures located between the first substrate and the second substrate.
1. An organic electroluminscence device comprising:
a first substrate;
a first electrode layer formed over the first substrate;
an organic light emitting layer formed over the first electrode layer;
a second electrode layer formed over the organic light emitting layer;
a second substrate;
a seal pattern on an outer portion of the first substrate or the second substrate for forming a cell gap between the two substrates and for attaching the two substrates;
a plurality of recesses on the second substrate for respectively receiving a plurality of desiccant films; and
a plurality of cell gap maintaining structures located between the first substrate and the second substrate within the seal pattern and arranged alternately with the plurality of desiccant films.
2. The device of claim 1 further comprising a passivation layer formed on the upper part of the second electrode layer.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cell gap maintaining structure is formed over the passivation layer.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cell gap maintaining structures are arranged with predetermined intervals therebetween in longitudinal and transverse directions between the first and second substrates.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cell gap maintaining structure is made of an organic material.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cell gap maintaining structures are arranged discontinuously.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cell gap maintaining structure is formed on the second substrate except where the desiccant film is formed.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein a height of the cell gap maintaining structure is lower than the cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the height of the cell gap maintaining structure is same as the cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate.
10. An organic electroluminscence device comprising:
an organic light emitting substrate on which an organic light emitting layer is formed to output the light according to signal application;
an encapsulating substrate attached with the organic light emitting substrate for protecting the organic light emitting substrate;
a plurality of recesses on the encapsulating substrate for respectively receiving a plurality of desiccant films; and
a plurality of cell gap maintaining structures located between the organic light emitting substrate and the encapsulating substrate, and arranged alternately with the plurality of recesses.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the cell gap maintaining structure is an organic pattern.
12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the cell gap maintaining structure is formed as a stripe.
13. An organic electroluminscence device comprising:
a first substrate;
a first electrode layer formed over the first substrate;
an organic light emitting layer formed over the first electrode layer;
a second electrode layer formed over the organic light emitting layer;
a second substrate;
a seal pattern on an outer portion of the first substrate or the second substrate for forming a cell gap between the two substrates and for attaching the two substrates;
a plurality of recesses on the second substrate for respectively receiving a plurality of desiccant films; and
means for maintaining a cell gap located between the first substrate and the second substrate within the seal pattern and arranged alternately with the plurality of recesses.
14. The device of claim 1 further comprising a passivation layer formed on the upper part of the second electrode layer.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the means for maintaining a cell gap is formed over the passivation layer.
16. The device of claim 13 , wherein the means for maintaining a cell gap is arranged with predetermined intervals therebetween in longitudinal and transverse directions between the first and second substrates.
17. The device of claim 13 , wherein the means for maintaining a cell gap is made of an organic material.
18. The device of claim 13 , wherein the means for maintaining a cell gap is arranged discontinuously on at least one of the first and second substrates.
19. The device of claim 13 , wherein the means for maintaining a cell gap is formed on the second substrate except where the desiccant film is formed.
20. The device of claim 13 , wherein a height of the means for maintaining a cell gap is lower than the cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate.
21. The device of claim 13 , the height of the means for maintaining a cell gap is same as the cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate.