IP Library Granted Patent US 8,013,523
Granted Patent B2
US 8,013,523 · App. 12/243,444 · Granted Sep 6, 2011

Organic light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,013,523
App. No.
12/243,444
Granted
Sep 6, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting device including a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate and including a recess portion, a partition formed on the first electrode and including an opening exposing the recess portion of the first electrode, an organic light emitting member formed in the recess portion of the first electrode and the opening of the partition, and a second electrode formed on the partition and the organic light emitting member. A gap is formed between a lower portion of the partition and the recess portion of the first electrode and at least a portion of the organic light emitting member is disposed in the gap.

Claims (52)

1. An organic light emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode formed on the substrate, the first electrode comprising a recess portion;

a partition formed on the first electrode, the partition comprising an opening exposing the recess portion of the first electrode;

an organic light emitting member formed in the recess portion of the first electrode and the opening of the partition; and

a second electrode formed on the partition and the organic light emitting member,

wherein a gap is formed between a lower portion of the partition and the recess portion of the first electrode and at least a portion of the organic light emitting member is disposed in the gap.

2. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the organic light emitting member includes a hole transport layer and an emission layer, and the hole transport layer includes a portion disposed on the gap.

3. The organic light emitting device of claim 2 , wherein

the emission layer includes a portion disposed on the gap.

4. The organic light emitting device of claim 2 , wherein

the recess portion of the first electrode includes a bottom surface and a side surface formed according to a circumference of the bottom surface.

5. The organic light emitting device of claim 4 , wherein

the side surface of the recess portion is disposed in the gap.

6. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein

the side surface of the recess portion is vertically positioned to the bottom surface of the recess portion.

7. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein

the side surface of the recess portion is a curved surface, and a cross-section of the side surface is shaped in one of a half-circle, a quarter-circle, or a half-ellipse.

8. The organic light emitting device of claim 7 , wherein

an interval between a lower surface of the partition and the bottom surface of the recess portion is in a range of approximately 30 Å to approximately 2000 Å.

9. The organic light emitting device of claim 2 , wherein

a thickness of the hole transport layer is in a range of approximately 500 Å to approximately 2000 Å.

10. The organic light emitting device of claim 9 , wherein

an average surface roughness of the first electrode is in a range of approximately 0.5 nm to approximately 5.0 nm.

11. The organic light emitting device of claim 9 , further comprising:

an electron transport layer formed on the emission layer and disposed in the opening of the partition.

12. The organic light emitting device of claim 11 , wherein:

the second electrode is disposed on the electron transport layer; and

a first portion of the second electrode overlapping the electron transport layer is disposed in a same plane as a second portion of the second electrode overlapping the partition.

13. A manufacturing method for an organic light emitting device, comprising:

forming a first electrode on a substrate;

forming a partition having an opening, on the first electrode;

etching the first electrode by using the partition as a mask to form a recess portion;

forming a gap under the partition;

forming an organic light emitting member in the recess portion by filling at least a portion of the gap; and

forming a second electrode on the organic light emitting member.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein

forming the partition comprises:

forming a photosensitive organic material layer or a photosensitive inorganic material layer on the first electrode; and

exposing and etching the photosensitive organic material layer or the photosensitive inorganic material layer to form an opening exposing the first electrode.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprises:

forming the organic light emitting member by an Inkjet method.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprises:

filling the organic light emitting member in the gap by a capillary phenomenon.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein

forming the organic light emitting member comprises:

forming a hole injection layer on the first electrode; and

forming an emission layer on the hole injection layer.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprises:

filling the hole injection layer in the gap.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprises:

filling the hole injection layer and the emission layer in the gap.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029093/0177 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2008
From: LEE, DONG-WON; CHU, CHANG-WOONG; CHUNG, JIN-KOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021672/0098 →