IP Library Granted Patent US 8,313,843
Granted Patent B2
US 8,313,843 · App. 11/011,587 · Granted Nov 20, 2012

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

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Patent No.
US 8,313,843
App. No.
11/011,587
Granted
Nov 20, 2012
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 (40)

1. A donor substrate for Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) method, comprising:

a base substrate;

a light-to-heat conversion layer formed on the base substrate; and

a transferring layer formed on the light-to-heat conversion layer,

wherein, the transferring layer comprises:

first and second light-emitting polymers having chemical elements forming a light-emitting polymer composition, and

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

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

wherein a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the first light-emitting polymer overlaps a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the second light-emitting polymer in a wavelength range between 500 nm and 700 nm, so as to allow an energy transfer in the light-emitting polymer composition, and

wherein the first light-emitting polymer has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.3 and 0.8, the second light-emitting polymer has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.2 and 0.7, and the additive has a mixing mass ratio of less than 0.7.

2. The donor substrate of claim 1 , wherein the additive is one of an optically inert polymer, an optically inert low-molecular material, a polymer having a carrier transporting ability, and a low-molecular material having a carrier transporting ability.

3. The donor substrate of claim 2 , 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 fluorine polyimide, a transparent fluoric resin, and a transparent acrylic resin.

4. The donor substrate of claim 2 , wherein the polymer having the carrier transporting ability is selected from a group consisting of an arylamine based polymer, a perylene group based polymer and a pyrrole-based polymer.

5. The donor substrate of claim 2 , wherein the low-molecular material having the carrier transporting ability is one of an arylamine, a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, a starburst group, and an oxadiazole.

6. A donor substrate for Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) method, comprising:

a base substrate;

a light-to-heat conversion layer on the base substrate; and

a transferring layer on the light-to-heat conversion layer,

wherein the transferring layer comprises

a light-emitting polymer composition having first and second light-emitting polymers; and

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

wherein the light-emitting polymer composition has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.333 and 0.675, and the additive has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.375 and 0.667, and

wherein a wavelength spectrum of the first light-emitting polymer overlaps a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the second light-emitting polymer in a wavelength range between 500 nm and 700 nm, so as to allow an energy transfer in the light-emitting polymer composition.

7. The donor substrate of claim 6 , 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 fluorine polyimide, a transparent fluoric resin, and a transparent acrylic resin.

8. The donor substrate of claim 6 , wherein the polymer having the carrier transporting ability is selected from a group consisting of an arylamine based polymer, a perylene group based polymer and a pyrrole-based polymer.

9. The donor substrate of claim 6 , wherein the low-molecular material having the carrier transporting ability is one of an arylamine, a hydrazone, a carbazole, a stilbene, a starburst group, and an oxadiazole.

10. A donor substrate for Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) method, comprising:

a base substrate;

a light-to-heat conversion layer on the base substrate; and

a transferring layer on the light-to-heat conversion layer,

wherein the transferring layer comprises first and second light-emitting polymers forming a light-emitting composition which have different interfacial characteristics that lower a cohesion between elements of the light-emitting polymers, and wherein a wavelength spectrum of emitted light of one of the light-emitting polymers overlaps a wavelength spectrum of absorbed light of another one of the light-emitting polymers in a wavelength range between 500 nm and 700 nm, and

wherein the first light-emitting polymer has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.3 and 0.8, and the second light-emitting polymer has a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.2 and 0.7.

11. The donor substrate of claim 10 , wherein the transferring layer further comprises an additive which improves adhesion of the light-emitting composition to the base substrate and lowers the cohesion between the elements of the light-emitting polymers.

12. A donor substrate for Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) method, comprising:

a base substrate;

a light-to-heat conversion layer formed on the base substrate; and

a light-emitting polymer composition formed on the light-to-heat conversion layer,

wherein, the light-emitting polymer composition comprises: a host polymer and a dopant polymer having chemical elements, and an additive, the host polymer having a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.3 and 0.8, the dopant polymer having a mixing mass ratio in a range between 0.2 and 0.7, and the additive having a mixing mass ratio of less than 0.7,

wherein the host and dopant polymers have different interfacial characteristics which lower a cohesion between the chemical elements of the host and dopant polymers, and

wherein a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the host polymer overlaps a corresponding wavelength spectrum of the dopant polymer in a wavelength range between 500 nm and 700 nm, so that energy received by the host polymer is momentarily transferred to the dopant polymer.

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 →