Flat panel display
View Patent ↗A flat panel display includes a pixel electrode, an organic emission layer, an opposite electrode, a phase shift layer and a reflecting layer disposed on a substrate. The phase shift layer and the reflecting layer are stacked on the opposite electrode to destructively interfere with reflected external light to realize black and achieve excellent luminous efficiency.
1. A flat panel display, comprising:
a pixel electrode disposed above a substrate;
an organic layer including an emission layer disposed on the pixel electrode;
an opposite electrode disposed on the organic layer;
a phase shift layer disposed on the opposite electrode; and
a reflecting layer to reflect external incident light, the reflecting layer being disposed on the phase shift layer.
2. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
further comprising at least one thin film transistor disposed between the substrate and the pixel electrode.
3. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the pixel electrode is a reflecting electrode.
4. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the organic layer further includes at least one additional layer selected from the group of a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer.
5. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the opposite electrode is formed of a material with a transmittance of about 10% to about 40%.
6. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the opposite electrode is formed of a material selected from the group of Mg, MgAg, Ca, CaAg, Ag, AlCa, AlAg, LiMg, and Li.
7. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the opposite electrode is about 150 Å to about 250 Å thick.
8. The flat panel display of claim 7 ,
wherein the opposite electrode is about 180 Å thick.
9. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the phase shift layer is about 400 Å to about 1300 Å thick.
10. The flat panel display of claim 9 ,
wherein the phase shift layer is about 500 Å to about 800 Å thick.
11. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the phase shift layer is a transparent layer.
12. The flat panel display of claim 11 ,
wherein the transparent layer is an organic layer, an inorganic layer, or a stacked structure of an organic layer and an inorganic layer.
13. The flat panel display of claim 12 ,
wherein the inorganic layer is formed of a material selected from the group of silicon nitride (SiN x ), silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), silicon oxynitride (SiON), and a transparent conductive oxide (TCO).
14. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the reflecting layer is formed of a material that has a transmittance of about 40% to about 60%.
15. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the reflecting layer is a semi-transparent metal layer.
16. The flat panel display of claim 15 ,
wherein the semi-transparent metal layer is formed of a material selected from the group of Mg, Ag, MgAg, Cr, Pt, and Au.
17. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the reflecting layer is about 80 Å to about 120 Å thick.
18. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the phase shift layer is directly on the opposite electrode.
19. The flat panel display of claim 18 ,
wherein the reflecting layer is directly on the phase shift layer.
20. The flat panel display of claim 1 ,
wherein the flat panel display does not comprise a polarizer.