Top emission type organic electro luminescence device and fabrication method thereof

1. An organic electro luminescence device comprising:

first and second substrates arranged to face each other;

a thin film transistor (TFT) formed on a TFT region of the first substrate in each sub-pixel including an emission region, the TFT region and a storage capacitor region;

a first electrode formed on the emission region of each pixel of the first substrate and connected to the TFT, wherein the first electrode is formed on an array element which is formed on the first substrate;

an organic electro luminescent layer on the emission region of each pixel;

a second electrode formed on at least two more pixels;

a black matrix disposed below the first electrode and directly on the array element of the emission region of each pixel; and

a passivation layer disposed between the first electrode and the black matrix and corresponding to the first electrode and the black matrix,

wherein a portion of the black matrix is disposed between a drain electrode of the TFT and a portion of the first electrode, and the entire portion of the black matrix is overlapped with the first electrode,

wherein the second electrode is formed of Al, Mg or Ca which is a metal having a low work function,

wherein the second electrode is formed of one of ITO and IZO,

wherein the second electrode is formed in a dual layer including Al of 10 Å and ITO of about 1000 Å, and

wherein the passivation layer includes an inorganic material for preventing unintended chemical reactions between boundaries of the first electrode and the black matrix, and the passivation layer is thinner than the first electrode or the black matrix.

2. The organic electro luminescence device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a seal pattern formed at edge portions of the first and second substrates.

3. The organic electro luminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is an anode and the second electrode is a cathode.

4. The organic electro luminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer contacts the first electrode and the black matrix.

5. The organic electro luminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is formed of one of ITO and IZO.

6. The organic electro luminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein the organic electro luminescent layer includes a hole injection layer, a hole transporting layer, an emission layer, and an electron transporting layer, which are sequentially formed on the first electrode.

7. The organic electro luminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein the organic electro luminescence device is a top emission type organic electro luminescence device.

8. The organic electro luminescence device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a power electrode connected to a source drain of the TFT on the storage capacitor region;

a capacitor electrode disposed corresponding to the power electrode; and

an insulator between the power electrode and the capacitor electrode to form a storage capacitor.

9. A fabrication method of an organic electro luminescence device, the fabrication method comprising:

forming a thin film transistor (TFT) on a TFT region of a first substrate in each sub-pixel including an emission region, the TFT region and a storage capacitor region;

forming a first electrode electrically connected to the TFT on the emission region of each pixel of the first substrate, wherein the first electrode is formed on an array element which is formed on the first substrate;

forming an organic electro luminescent layer on the emission region of each pixel;

forming a second electrode on at least two more pixels;

forming a black matrix below the first electrode and directly on the array element of the emission region of each pixel; and

forming a passivation layer between the first electrode and the black matrix and corresponding to the first electrode and the black matrix,

coupling a second substrate to the first substrate,

wherein a portion of the black matrix is disposed between a drain electrode of the TFT and a portion of the first electrode, and the entire portion of the black matrix is overlapped with the first electrode,

wherein the second electrode is formed of Al, Mg or Ca which is a metal having a low work function,

wherein the second electrode is formed of one of ITO and IZO,

wherein the second electrode is formed in a dual layer including Al of 10 Å and ITO of about 1000 Å, and

wherein the passivation layer includes an inorganic material for preventing unintended chemical reactions between boundaries of the first electrode and the black matrix, and the passivation layer is thinner than the first electrode or the black matrix.

10. The fabrication method according to claim 9 , wherein the first electrode is an anode and the second electrode is a cathode.

11. The fabrication method according to claim 9 , wherein the passivation layer contacts the first electrode and the black matrix.

12. The fabrication method according to claim 9 , wherein the first electrode is formed of one of ITO and IZO.

13. The fabrication method according to claim 9 , wherein the organic electro luminescence device is a top emission type organic electro luminescence device.

14. The fabrication method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

forming a power electrode connected to a source drain of the TFT on the storage capacitor region;

forming a capacitor electrode corresponding to the power electrode; and

forming an insulator between the power electrode and the capacitor electrode to form a storage capacitor.