IP Library Granted Patent US 9,368,755
Granted Patent B2
US 9,368,755 · App. 14/477,468 · Granted Jun 14, 2016

Organic light emitting device

Inventors: Ji Hee Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jung Bum Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5271H01L51/5268H01L51/5275H05B33/10H05B33/22H01L2251/5315
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Patent No.
US 9,368,755
App. No.
14/477,468
Granted
Jun 14, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to an organic light emitting device (OLED) and lighting devices. The exemplary OLED according to the present application, for example, may minimize evanescent coupling caused by surface plasmons, and the like, and may have excellent emission efficiency.

Claims (51)

1. An organic light emitting device comprising:

a substrate layer;

a first transparent electrode layer located on the substrate layer;

an organic layer including an emitting layer and located on the first transparent electrode layer;

a second transparent electrode layer located on the organic layer;

a reflecting plate located on a side of the substrate layer, which is an opposite side to a side on which the first transparent electrode layer is formed; and

a scattering layer located between the substrate layer and the first transparent electrode layer,

wherein a gap between the emitting layer and the reflecting plate is from 100 nm to 700 nm.

2. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein any one of the first and second transparent electrode layers is a hole injection electrode, and the other one thereof is an electron injection electrode.

3. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the organic layer further comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of an electron injection layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, a hole transport layer and a hole injection layer.

4. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflecting plate comprises a dielectric mirror, BaSO 4 , silver or aluminum.

5. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the scattering layer has a projection area smaller than that of the first transparent electrode layer, and the first transparent electrode layer is formed on both of the top of the scattering layer and the substrate layer.

6. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 , further comprising:

an encapsulating structure for protecting the organic layer and the second transparent electrode layer and

wherein the encapsulating structure is attached to the top of the first transparent electrode layer below which the scattering layer is not formed.

7. The organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the encapsulating structure is a glass can or a metal can.

8. The organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the encapsulating structure is a film covering entire surfaces of the organic layer and the second transparent electrode layer.

9. An organic light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate layer;

a first transparent electrode layer located on the substrate layer;

an organic layer including an emitting layer and located on the first transparent electrode layer;

a second transparent electrode layer located on the organic layer;

a reflecting plate located on a side of the substrate layer, which is an opposite side to a side on which the first transparent electrode layer is formed; and

a scattering layer located between the substrate layer and the first transparent electrode layer,

wherein the scattering layer comprises scattering particles having a refractive index of 1.0 to 3.5 and an average diameter of 50 nm to 20,000 nm.

10. An organic light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate layer;

a first transparent electrode layer located on the substrate layer;

an organic layer including an emitting layer and located on the first transparent electrode layer;

a second transparent electrode layer located on the organic layer;

a reflecting plate located on a side of the substrate layer, which is an opposite side to a side on which the first transparent electrode layer is formed; and

a scattering layer located between the substrate layer and the first transparent electrode layer,

wherein the scattering layer has an uneven structure.

11. An organic light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate layer;

a first transparent electrode layer located on the substrate layer;

an organic layer including an emitting layer and located on the first transparent electrode layer;

a second transparent electrode layer located on the organic layer;

a reflecting plate located on a side of the substrate layer, which is an opposite side to a side on which the first transparent electrode layer is formed;

a scattering layer located between the substrate layer and the first transparent electrode layer; and

a planarized layer formed on the top of the scattering layer, and having a refractive index of 1.8 to 3.5.

12. The organic light emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the planarized layer comprises high refractive particle having an average diameter of 1 nm to 100 nm.

13. The organic light emitting device of claim 12 , wherein the high refractive particle is rutile-type titanium oxide.

14. An organic light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate layer;

a first transparent electrode layer located on the substrate layer;

an organic layer including an emitting layer and located on the first transparent electrode layer;

a second transparent electrode layer located on the organic layer;

a reflecting plate located on a side of the substrate, which is an opposite side to a side on which the first transparent electrode layer is formed;

a scattering layer located between the substrate layer and the first transparent electrode layer; and

a low refractive region which is between the reflecting plate and the substrate layer, and having a refractive index of 1 or less.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2016
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038264/0250 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2015
From: KIM, JI HEE; KIM, JUNG BUM
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034789/0445 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2012-0030250 · Mar 23, 2012 · national
KR 10-2012-0084218 · Jul 31, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2013002464 · Mar 25, 2013
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