IP Library Granted Patent US 7,799,439
Granted Patent B2
US 7,799,439 · App. 11/339,292 · Granted Sep 21, 2010

Fluorocarbon electrode modification layer

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,799,439
App. No.
11/339,292
Granted
Sep 21, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic device including at least two electrodes; at least one organic active layer, wherein the organic active layer is disposed in between two electrodes; and an electrode modification layer, wherein the electrode modification layer is disposed in between two electrodes and in contact with one of the electrodes; and the electrode modification layer includes a fluorocarbon compound selected from the materials having a chemical structure of (C x F y ) n , wherein the “x”, “y”, and “n” are integers, and wherein 1<x≦70, 1<y≦50, and n≧1.

Claims (14)

1. An organic device comprising:

(a) at least an anode and a cathode;

(b) at least one organic active layer, wherein the organic active layer is disposed in between the anode and cathode; and

(c) an electrode modification layer, wherein:

(i) the electrode modification layer is disposed in between two electrodes and in contact with the anode; and

(ii) the electrode modification layer is made of small molecule fluorocarbon compounds selected from C 60 F 18 , C 60 F 22 , C 60 F 30 , C 60 F 36 , C 60 F 40 , C 60 F 48 , C 70 F 11 , OR C 70 F 15 .

2. The organic device of claim 1 wherein the electrode modification layer has the thickness in the range of from 0.1 nm to 30 nm.

3. The organic device of claim 1 wherein the electrode modification layer has the thickness in the range of from 0.1 nm to 10 nm.

4. The organic device of claim 1 wherein the anode contains a material selected from inorganic materials, or organic materials, or combinations thereof.

5. The organic device of claim 4 wherein the anode contains the material selected from indium-tin oxide, tin oxide, aluminum-doped zinc oxide, indium-doped zinc oxide, magnesium-indium oxide, nickel-tungsten oxide, zinc sulfide, zinc selenide, or gallium nitride, or the combination thereof.

6. The organic device of claim 4 wherein the anode contains the element material selected from aluminum, silver, gold, copper, zinc, indium, tin, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, platinum, silicon, or germanium, or combinations thereof.

7. The organic device of claim 1 wherein the organic device emits light having the color of red, green, blue, or white, or combinations thereof.

8. The organic device of claim 1 wherein the electrode modification layer is formed by thermal evaporation of the fluorocarbon compound.

9. The organic device of claim 1 wherein the fluorocarbon compound is C 60 F 36 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2010
From: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
To: GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC
Reel/Frame 024068/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2006
From: LIAO, LIANG-SHENG; CULVER, MYRON W.; TANG, CHING W.
To: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Reel/Frame 017511/0001 →