IP Library Granted Patent US 8,686,440
Granted Patent B2
US 8,686,440 · App. 12/995,182 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Organic light emitting component and illumination means comprising a component of this type

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Patent No.
US 8,686,440
App. No.
12/995,182
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

In at least one embodiment of the organic light-emitting component ( 10 ), the latter comprises a unipolar charge carrier balder layer ( 3 ), a first layer ( 1 ) and a second layer ( 2 ) which are applied to opposing sides of the charge carrier barrier layer ( 3 ) and are in each case formed of at least one organic material, and two ambipolar injection layers ( 4 ), which are applied to the sides of the first ( 1 ) and second layers ( 2 ) remote from the charge carrier barrier layer ( 3 ). Such an organic, light-emitting component ( 10 ) may be operated efficiently with alternating current.

Claims (30)

1. An organic light-emitting component comprising:

a unipolar charge carrier barrier layer;

a first layer and a second layer, which are applied to opposing sides of the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer and are in each case formed with at least one organic material and which emit radiation when in operation;

two ambipolar injection layers, which are applied to sides of the first layer and the second layer remote from the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer; and

a first and second electrode, applied to sides of the ambipolar injection layers remote from the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer,

wherein the organic light-emitting component operates with alternating current.

2. The component according to claim 1 , further comprising an alternating current control unit.

3. The component according to claim 2 , wherein the alternating control unit controls at least one of the parameters amplitudes, amplitude ratio and pulse-duty factor of the alternating current.

4. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer and the second layer alternately emit light when in operation.

5. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer is continuous and unstructured.

6. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer and the second layer are configured so as to emit light in mutually different wavelength ranges when in operation.

7. The component according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit controls at least one of parameters hue, saturation and lightness of the light emitted when in operation.

8. The component according to claim 1 , wherein a conversion medium is applied over the side of the first layer remote from the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer or the side of the second layer remote from the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer, said conversion medium converts at least part of the radiation emitted when in operation into radiation of a different frequency.

9. The component according to claim 1 , comprising a substrate with a mounting side, on which the first layer, the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer and the second layer as well as the ambipolar injection layers are applied, wherein the substrate is at least partially transmissive for light emitted when in operation.

10. The component according to claim 1 , comprising a substrate with a mounting side, on which the first layer, the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer and the second layer as well as the ambipolar injection layers are applied, wherein the substrate is at least partially reflective for light emitted when in operation.

11. The component according to claim 9 , wherein the substrate contains at least one admixture in the form of a conversion medium, reflection medium, scattering medium or filter medium.

12. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the organic light-emitting component is at least partially transparent.

13. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the organic light-emitting component emits red, green and blue light when in operation.

14. A light source comprising:

at least one organic light-emitting component according to claim 1 ; and

at least one alternating current control unit.

15. An organic light-emitting component comprising:

a unipolar charge carrier barrier layer which is a hole blocking layer;

a first layer and a second layer, which are applied to opposing sides of the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer and are in each case formed with at least one organic material and which emit radiation when in operation;

two ambipolar injection layers, which are applied to sides of the first layer and the second layer remote from the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer;

a first and a second electrode, which are applied directly to sides of the ambipolar injection layers remote from the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer; and

an alternating current control unit,

wherein the organic light-emitting component operates with alternating current, and

wherein the first layer and the second layer alternately emit light when in operation.

16. The component according to claim 15 , wherein the first electrode, one of the ambipolar injection layers, the first layer, the unipolar charge carrier barrier layer, the second layer, the other ambipolar injection layer, and the second electrode are directly arranged onto each other in this sequence.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 17, 2026
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 074881/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2016
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 037567/0993 →