Organic electroluminescent display device and production method thereof
View Patent ↗An organic electroluminescent display device is capable of flowing a constant electric current into each pixel and improving image qualities even if the device displays an image on a large screen. The organic electroluminescent display device including a lower electrode, an organic electroluminescent film, and an upper electrode on a substrate arranged in this order, wherein the upper electrode is divided in units of a pixel or dot by a partition having an insulating property.
1. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:
a lower electrode;
an organic electroluminescent film; and
an upper electrode on a substrate; wherein
the lower electrode, the organic electroluminescent film, and the upper electrode are arranged in this order;
the upper electrode is divided in units of a pixel or dot by a partition having an insulating property; and
the lower electrode is divided in units of a pixel or dot by a bank having an insulating property.
2. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:
a lower electrode;
an organic electroluminescent film; and
an upper electrode on a substrate; wherein
the lower electrode, the organic electroluminescent film, and the upper electrode are arranged in this order;
the upper electrode is divided in units of a pixel or dot by a partition having an insulating property; and
the partition has an overhang shape.
3. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:
a lower electrode;
an organic electroluminescent film; and
an upper electrode on a substrate; wherein
the lower electrode, the organic electroluminescent film, and the upper electrode are arranged in this order; and
the upper electrode is divided in units of a pixel or dot by a partition having an insulating property;
a conductive film is arranged on an upper surface of the partition; and
the partition has a contact hole.
4. A production method of the organic electroluminescent display device comprising a lower electrode, an organic electroluminescent film, and an upper electrode on a substrate in this order; and further comprising a partition, and a conductive film being arranged on an upper surface of the partition; the upper electrode being divided into units of a pixel or dot by the partition, the partition having an insulating property, the production method comprising the steps of:
exposing a photosensitive resin film through photomasks having different transmissive patterns from both sides of the substrate, and
developing the photosensitive resin film, thereby forming the partition with an opening which is arranged to serve as a contact hole.
5. A production method of the organic electroluminescent display device of claim 3 , comprising the steps of:
forming a first opening and an outer wall portion of the partition by exposing and developing a negative photosensitive resin film;
forming a positive photosensitive resin film on the outer wall portion of the partition and inside the opening; and
forming a second opening and an inner wall portion of the partition by exposing and developing the positive photosensitive resin film.
6. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:
a lower electrode;
an organic electroluminescent film;
an upper electrode on a substrate; and
an n-channel thin film transistor; wherein
the lower electrode, the organic electroluminescent film, and the upper electrode are arranged in this order;
the upper electrode is divided in units of a pixel or dot by a partition having an insulating property; and
the upper electrode is connected to a drain electrode of the n-channel thin film transistor.
7. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 6 , wherein a conductive film connected to a source electrode of the n-channel thin film transistor is disposed on an upper surface of the partition.
8. A production method of the organic electroluminescent display device of claim 6 , wherein a liquid material is selectively applied, thereby forming an organic electroluminescent film.