Organic light emitting device having first and second light emitting members
View Patent ↗An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including a first electrode formed on a substrate, a second electrode facing the first electrode, first light emitting members disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting light included in a visible spectrum, and second light emitting members being in contact with the first light emitting members and emitting light having a wavelength. The wavelength is in a range of about 600 nm to about 2500 nm.
1. An organic light emitting device comprising:
a first electrode formed on a substrate;
a second electrode facing the first electrode;
first light emitting members disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting light in a visible spectrum; and
second light emitting members in contact with the first light emitting members and releasing energy in the form of emitted light having a wavelength,
wherein the released energy is transmitted to the first light emitting members,
wherein the wavelength is in a range of about 600 nm to about 2500 nm, and
wherein the first light emitting members comprise an organic red light emitting member and are made of a different material from the second light emitting members.
2. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second light emitting members are formed in parallel to one of the first electrode and the second electrode.
3. The organic light emitting device of claim 2 , wherein the first light emitting members are disposed between neighboring second light emitting members.
4. The organic light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein each of the second light emitting members comprises a compound semiconductor.
5. The organic light emitting device of claim 4 , wherein the compound semiconductor comprises at least one of InN, GaAs, GaInAs, InP, GaSb, (Al x Ga 1−x ) 0.5 In 0.5 P, (Al x Ga 1−x ) y In 1−y P, Al x In 1−x P, and Ga x In 1 .
6. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein each of the second light emitting members further comprises a first auxiliary layer disposed between the first electrode and the compound semiconductor and a second auxiliary layer disposed between the second electrode and the compound semiconductor.
7. The organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the first auxiliary layer comprises at least one of B, Al, Ga, In, and Tl, and the second auxiliary layer comprises at least one of N, P, As, Sb, and Bi.
8. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitting members and the second light emitting members are in a mixed configuration.
9. The organic light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein each of the second light emitting members comprises a light emitting impurity.
10. The organic light emitting device of claim 9 , wherein the light emitting impurity comprises a quantum dot or a light emitting pigment.
11. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the quantum dot comprises at least one of CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, CdS, PdS, PbSe, and CdHgTe.
12. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the first light emitting members and the second light emitting members are formed by a solution process.
13. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:
first and second signal lines intersecting each other;
a first thin film transistor connected to the first and second signal lines; and
a second thin film transistor connected to the first thin film transistor and the first electrode,
wherein the first and second signal lines and the first and second thin film transistors are formed between the substrate and the first electrode.