IP Library Granted Patent US 9,935,295
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US 9,935,295 · App. 14/398,098 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Organic light-emitting component and method for producing an organic light-emitting component

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Patent No.
US 9,935,295
App. No.
14/398,098
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to at least one embodiment, an organic light-emitting component includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged on the substrate, and a second electrode. An organic light-generating layer stack is arranged between the first and second electrodes and includes a first organic OLED functional material. A first organic coupling-out layer is in optical contact with the organic light-generating layer stack and includes an organic material containing a second organic OLED functional material. One of the first and second electrodes is translucent, and the first organic coupling-out layer is arranged on that side of the electrode that faces away from the organic light-generating layer stack.

Claims (36)

1. An organic light-emitting component, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode arranged on the substrate;

a second electrode, wherein one of the first and second electrodes is translucent;

an organic light-generating layer stack arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic light-generating layer stack configured to emit light and comprising a first organic OLED functional material;

a first organic coupling-out layer in direct contact with the substrate and the first electrode and comprising an organic material containing a second organic OLED functional material, wherein the first organic coupling-out layer is arranged in a beam path of the component, wherein the second organic OLED function material is a low molecular weight compound; and

a second organic coupling-out layer, which is in direct contact with the second electrode and which comprises an organic material containing the same second organic OLED functional material as used in the first organic coupling-out layer, wherein the second organic coupling-out layer is arranged in the beam path of the component and is a finishing layer of the component, wherein light is coupled out through the first and second organic coupling-out layers, wherein each of the first and second organic coupling-out layer comprises scattering structures on a side facing away from the organic light-generating layer stack, so that the first and second organic coupling-out layers couple out and scatter light emitted by the organic light-generating layer stack,

wherein the second organic OLED functional material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of BAlq2 (bis-[2-methyl-8-quinolato]-[4-phenylphenolato]-aluminum (III)), BCP (2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline), TAZ (3,(4-biphenyl)-4-phenyl-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,2,4-triazole), TAZ2 (3,5-diphenyl-4-naphth-1-yl-1,2,4-triazole), t-Bu-PBD (2-(-biphenyl)-5-(4-tert-butyl-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole), 1-TNATA (4,4′,4″-tris(N-naphth-1-yl)-N-phenyl-amino)triphenylamine, 2-TNATA (4,4′,4″-tris(N-(naphth-2-yl)-N-phenyl-amino)triphenylamine, MTDATA (4,4′,4″-tris(N-3-methylphenyl-N-phenylamino)triphenylamine), aNPD (N,N′-bis(naphthalen-1-yl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine), bNPD (N,N′-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine), TPD (N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine), TAPC (1,1-bis-[(4-phenyl-)-bis-(4′,4″-methyl-phenyl)-amino]-cyclohexane), CBP (4,4′-bis(carbazol-9-yl)-2-2′dimethyl-biphenyl), TCP (1,3,5-tris-carbazol-9-yl-benzene), CDBP (4,4′-bis(carbazol-9-yl)-2,2′-dimethyl-biphenyl), DPVBi (4,4-bis(2,2-diphenyl-ethen-1-yl)-diphenyl), spiro-PVBi (spiro-4,4′-bis(2,2-diphenyl-ethen-1-yl)-diphenyl), ADN (9,10-di(2-naphthyl)-anthracene), perylene, and oligomers of these compounds or combinations thereof.

2. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic coupling-out layer has a refractive index that is greater than or equal to a layer-thickness-weighted average value of a refractive index of the organic light-generating layer stack;

wherein the organic material of the first organic coupling-out layer contains at least 80% by weight of the second organic OLED functional material;

wherein the second organic OLED functional material has a molar mass of at most 2000 g/mol; and

wherein the first and second OLED functional materials are the same materials.

3. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic coupling-out layer has a refractive index that is greater than or equal to a layer-thickness-weighted average value of the refractive index of the organic light-generating layer stack.

4. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the organic material of the first organic coupling-out layer contains at least 80% by weight of second organic OLED functional material.

5. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic coupling-out layer has a refractive index of n≥1.52.

6. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic coupling-out layer contains at least 60% by weight of organic material.

7. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the second organic OLED functional material has a molar mass of at most 2000 g/mol.

8. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic coupling-out layer contains scattering particles.

9. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic coupling-out layer contains additives for UV protection.

10. The component according to claim 1 , which comprises an encapsulation, wherein the encapsulation is arranged between the second organic coupling-out layer and the organic light-generating layer stack.

11. An organic light-emitting component, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode arranged on the substrate;

a second electrode;

an organic light-generating layer stack arranged between the first and second electrodes, the organic light-generating layer stack configured to emit light and comprising a first organic OLED functional material;

a first organic coupling-out layer in direct contact with the substrate and the first electrode and comprising an organic material containing a second organic OLED functional material, wherein the first organic coupling-out layer is arranged in a beam path of the component; and

a second organic coupling-out layer, which is in direct contact with the substrate and the first electrode and which comprises an organic material containing the second OLED functional material, wherein the second organic coupling-out layer is arranged in the beam path of the component and is a finishing layer of the component, wherein light is coupled out through the first and second organic coupling-out layers;

wherein the first and second OLED functional materials are the same materials;

wherein one of the first and second electrodes is translucent;

wherein the first organic coupling-out layer is arranged directly between the first electrode and the substrate, and wherein the second organic OLED functional material is a low molecular weight material;

wherein the first and second organic coupling-out layers have a refractive index of n≥1.52, which is greater than or equal to a layer-thickness-weighted average value of a refractive index of the organic light-generating layer stack;

wherein the organic material of the first organic coupling-out layer contains at least 80% by weight of the second organic OLED functional material; and

wherein the second organic OLED functional material has a molar mass of at most 2000 g/mol;

wherein the first and second organic coupling-out layers have scattering structures on a side facing away from the organic light-generating layer stack, so that the first and second organic coupling-out layers couple out and scatter light emitted by the organic light-generating layer stack; and

wherein the scattering structures are selected from lens-shaped, pyramidal, prismatic, parallelepipedal, truncated-pyramid-shaped, conical, truncated-cone-shaped structures and combinations thereof,

wherein the second organic OLED functional material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of BAlq2 (bis-[2-methyl-8-quinolato]-[4-phenylphenolato]-aluminum (III)), BCP (2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline), TAZ (3,(4-biphenyl)-4-phenyl-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,2,4-triazole), TAZ2 (3,5-diphenyl-4-naphth-1-yl-1,2,4-triazole), t-Bu-PBD (2-(-biphenyl)-5-(4-tert-butyl-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole), 1-TNATA (4,4′,4″-tris(N-naphth-1-yl)-N-phenyl-amino)triphenylamine, 2-TNATA (4,4′,4″-tris(N-(naphth-2-yl)-N-phenyl-amino)triphenylamine, MTDATA (4,4′,4″-tris(N-3-methylphenyl-N-phenylamino)triphenylamine), aNPD (N,N′-bis(naphthalen-1-yl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine), bNPD (N,N′-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine), TPD (N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)benzidine), TAPC (1,1-bis-[(4-phenyl-)-bis-(4′,4″-methyl-phenyl)-amino]-cyclohexane), CBP (4,4′-bis(carbazol-9-yl)-2-2′dimethyl-biphenyl), TCP (1,3,5-tris-carbazol-9-yl-benzene), CDBP (4,4′-bis(carbazol-9-yl)-2,2′-dimethyl-biphenyl), DPVBi (4,4-bis(2,2-diphenyl-ethen-1-yl)-diphenyl), spiro-PVBi (spiro-4,4′-bis(2,2-diphenyl-ethen-1-yl)-diphenyl), ADN (9,10-di(2-naphthyl)-anthracene), perylene, and oligomers of these compounds or combinations thereof.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: DOLYA HOLDCO 5 LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053464/0374 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 11/658.772 REPLACED 11/658.772 PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 053464 FRAME: 0395. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: DOLYA HOLDCO 5 LIMITED
To: PICTIVA DISPLAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053464/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2015
From: REUSCH, THILO; SETZ, DANIEL STEFFEN
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 035020/0011 →