Organic light emitting display
View Patent ↗An organic light emitting display that prevents a material used to form a source electrode and a drain electrode from being diffused into an active layer and reduces contact resistance between the source and drain electrodes and a first electrode includes: a substrate; an active layer arranged on the substrate and including silicon; a gate electrode arranged on the substrate and insulated from the active layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode each of a single layer structure, insulated from the gate electrode, and electrically connected to the active layer; a first electrode electrically connected to either the source electrode or the drain electrode; an organic light emitting layer arranged on the first electrode; and a second electrode arranged on the organic light emitting layer, each source electrode and drain electrode includes an aluminum alloy containing nickel and silicon.
1. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:
a substrate;
an active layer arranged on the substrate, the active layer including silicon;
a gate electrode arranged on the substrate and insulated from the active layer;
a source electrode and a drain electrode each of a single layer structure, insulated from the gate electrode, and electrically connected to the active layer;
a first electrode electrically connected to either the source electrode or the drain electrode;
an organic light emitting layer arranged on the first electrode; and
a second electrode arranged on the organic light emitting layer;
each source electrode and drain electrode being deposited from an aluminum composition comprised of nickel, silicon, and boron (B).
2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein each source electrode and drain electrode comprises nickel and silicon, each at a concentration in a range of 1 to 3 wt %.
3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein each source electrode and drain electrode comprises a material selected from the group consisting of boron (B), carbon (C), and lanthanide at a concentration in a range of 0.01 to 2 wt %.
4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode comprises Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode comprises:
a first layer contacting either the source electrode or the drain electrode, the first layer including Indium Tin Oxide (ITO);
a second layer arranged on the first layer to reflect light to the organic light emitting layer; and
a third layer arranged on the second layer to supply charges to the organic light emitting layer.
6. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a thin film transistor comprising a source electrode and a drain electrode each being deposited from an aluminum composition comprised of nickel, silicon, and boron, the thin film transistor being formed on the substrate; and
an organic light emitting device comprising an organic light emitting layer and a first electrode, the first electrode providing direct physical and electrical contact between the organic light emitting layer and one of the source and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor.
7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 6 , each one of source and drain electrodes comprises nickel and silicon each at a concentration in a range of 1 to 3 wt %.
8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 6 , wherein each one of source and drain electrodes comprises boron at a concentration in a range of 0.01 to 2 wt %.
9. The organic light emitting display device of claim 6 , wherein the first electrode comprises Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
10. The organic light emitting display device of claim 6 , wherein the first electrode comprises:
a first layer contacting either the source electrode or the drain electrode, the first layer including Indium Tin Oxide (ITO);
a second layer arranged on the first layer to reflect light to the organic light emitting layer; and
a third layer arranged on the second layer to supply electrical charges to the organic light emitting layer.
11. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a thin film transistor comprising at least one of a source electrode and a drain electrode being deposited from an aluminum composition comprised of nickel, silicon, and boron, the thin film transistor being formed on the substrate; and
an organic light emitting device comprising an organic light emitting layer and an electrode, the electrode being comprised of:
a first layer contacting either the source electrode or the drain electrode, the first layer including Indium Tin Oxide (ITO);
a second layer arranged on the first layer to reflect light to the organic light emitting layer; and
a third layer arranged on the second layer to supply electrical charges to the organic light emitting layer.