IP Library Granted Patent US 7,495,385
Granted Patent B2
US 7,495,385 · App. 11/287,378 · Granted Feb 24, 2009

Flat panel display

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Patent No.
US 7,495,385
App. No.
11/287,378
Granted
Feb 24, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (44)

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.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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