IP Library Granted Patent US 8,648,363
Granted Patent B2
US 8,648,363 · App. 13/780,895 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Organic EL display unit, method of manufacturing the same, and solution used in method

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Patent No.
US 8,648,363
App. No.
13/780,895
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence display unit including: a lower electrode for each device; a first hole injection/transport layer provided on the lower electrode for each device; a second organic light emitting layer of the first color provided on the first hole injection/transport layer for the second organic electroluminescence device; a second hole injection/transport layer provided on the entire surfaces of the second organic light emitting layer and the first hole injection/transport layer for the first organic electroluminescence device, and being made of a low molecular material; a blue first organic light emitting layer provided on the entire surface of the second hole injection/transport layer; and an electron injection/transport layer having at least one of electron injection characteristics and electron transport characteristics, and an upper electrode that are provided in sequence on the entire surface of first organic light emitting layer.

Claims (40)

1. An organic electroluminescence display unit comprising:

a respective lower electrode provided on a substrate for each of a first blue organic electroluminescence device and a second organic electroluminescence device of a color different from blue;

a respective first hole injection/transport layer provided on the lower electrode for each of the first blue organic electroluminescence device and the second organic electroluminescence device;

a respective organic light emitting layer of the color different from blue provided on the first hole injection/transport layer for the second organic electroluminescence device;

a second hole injection/transport layer made of a low molecular material, and provided on the entire surfaces of the organic light emitting layer of the color different from blue and the first hole injection/transport layer for the first blue organic electroluminescence device;

a blue organic light emitting layer provided on the entire surface of the second hole injection/transport layer; and

an electron injection/transport layer and an upper electrode that are provided in sequence on the entire surface of the blue organic light emitting layer.

2. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 1 , wherein the second organic electroluminescence device is at least one of a red organic electroluminescence device, a green organic electroluminescence device, and a yellow organic electroluminescence device.

3. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 2 , wherein the organic light emitting layer of the color different from blue includes a polymer material and a low molecular material, and a mixture ratio of the polymer material to the low molecular material is 10:1 to 1:2, both inclusive.

4. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 1 , wherein the blue organic light emitting layer includes a low molecular material.

5. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 1 , wherein

the first hole injection/transport layer comprises a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer formed on the hole injection layer,

the hole transport layer of the first blue organic electroluminescence device includes a low molecular material, and

the first hole injection/transport layer of the second organic electroluminescence device includes a polymer material.

6. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 1 , wherein

the first hole injection/transport layer comprises a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer formed on the hole injection layer,

the hole transport layer of the first blue organic electroluminescence device includes a polymer material, and

the first hole injection/transport layer of the second organic electroluminescence device includes a polymer material.

7. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 1 , wherein

the first hole injection/transport layer of the second organic electroluminescence device includes a polymer material, and

the first blue organic electroluminescence device is composed of only the hole injection layer.

8. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 3 , wherein the low molecular material is a compound expressed by Formula 1:

where A1 to A3 represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group, or a derivative thereof.

9. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 3 , wherein the low molecular material is a compound expressed in Formula 2; however, excluding the compounds included in Formula 1:

where Z represents a nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon group or a derivative thereof; L1 represents a group in which one to four bivalent aromatic ring groups are bonded, and specifically, a bivalent group in which one to four aromatic rings are bonded, or a derivative thereof; A4 and A5 represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a derivative thereof; however, A4 and A5 may bond to each other and form a ring-shaped structure.

10. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 3 , wherein the low molecular material is a compound expressed in Formula 3; however, excluding the compounds included in Formula 1:

where L1 represents a group in which two to six bivalent aromatic ring groups are bonded, and specifically, a bivalent group in which two to six aromatic rings are bonded or a derivative thereof; A6 to A9 represent a group in which one to ten aromatic hydrocarbon groups, heterocyclic groups, or a derivative thereof are bonded.

11. The organic electroluminescence display unit of claim 3 , wherein the blue organic light emitting layer is made of a compound expressed in Formula 4:

where R1 to R6 represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group; a group having a carbonyl group with a carbon number of 20 or less; a group having a carbonyl ester group; an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxyl group or a derivative thereof; a group having a silyl group with a carbon number of 30 or less; or a group having an aryl group, a group having a heterocyclic group, a group having an amino group, or a derivative thereof.

12. A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence display unit, comprising:

forming a respective lower electrode on a substrate for each of a first blue organic electroluminescence device and a second organic electroluminescence device of a color different from blue;

forming a respective first hole injection/transport layer on the lower electrode for each of the first blue organic electroluminescence device and the second organic electroluminescence device;

forming a respective organic light emitting layer of the color different from blue on the first hole injection/transport layer for the second organic electroluminescence device;

forming a second hole injection/transport layer made of a low molecular material on the entire surfaces of the organic light emitting layer of the color different from blue and the first hole injection/transport layer for the first blue organic electroluminescence device;

forming a blue organic light emitting layer on the entire surface of the second hole injection/transport layer; and

forming, in sequence, an electron injection/transport layer and an upper electrode on the entire surface of the blue organic light emitting layer.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the organic light emitting layer of the color different from blue is formed by a coating method.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the organic light emitting layer of the color different from blue is formed using a mixture including the low molecular material and a polymer material.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second hole injection/transport layer is formed by an evaporation method.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the blue organic light emitting layer is formed by an evaporation method.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 036106/0355 →