IP Library Granted Patent US 9,799,709
Granted Patent B2
US 9,799,709 · App. 14/648,125 · Granted Oct 24, 2017

Pixel unit, method of manufacturing the same and display device

Inventors: Lei Shi (Beijing, CN); Lujiang Huangfu (Beijing, CN); Xiaowei Xu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H01L27/3246H01L51/0023H01L51/5209H01L51/5218H01L51/5225H01L51/56H01L27/3241H01L51/5206
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Patent No.
US 9,799,709
App. No.
14/648,125
Granted
Oct 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a pixel unit, a method of manufacturing the same and a display device. The pixel unit comprises an anode layer, a pixel definition layer, an organic light-emitting layer and a cathode layer, wherein the anode layer includes a plurality of pixel anodes in an array arrangement, and the pixel definition layer is disposed on the anode layer and includes a plurality of spaced pixel definition units, wherein the pixel definition units correspond to the pixel anodes one by one, and each pixel definition unit delimits a light-emitting region on the corresponding pixel anode, and the organic light-emitting layer is provided within the light-emitting regions, and the cathode layer is provided on the organic light-emitting layer. The present invention remarkably increases light extraction efficiency by improving the structure of the pixel unit.

Claims (26)

1. A pixel unit, comprising:

an anode layer, including a plurality of pixel anodes in an array arrangement;

a pixel definition layer, which is disposed on the anode layer and includes a plurality of spaced pixel definition units, wherein the pixel definition units correspond to the pixel anodes one by one, and each of the pixel definition units delimits a light-emitting region on the corresponding pixel anode;

an organic light-emitting layer, provided within the light-emitting region; and

a cathode layer, provided on the organic light-emitting layer;

wherein a spacing between any two adjacent pixel definition units is greater than that between two adjacent pixel anodes corresponding to the two adjacent pixel definition units, respectively.

2. The pixel unit according to claim 1 , wherein a height of each pixel definition unit is greater than a sum of a thickness of the organic light-emitting layer and a thickness of the cathode layer.

3. The pixel unit according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of each pixel definition unit is between 3 μm and 5 μm, and a height of each pixel definition unit is between 1.3 μm and 2.0 μm.

4. The pixel unit according to claim 2 , wherein a spacing between any two adjacent pixel anodes is between 0.5 μm and 1.5 μm.

5. The pixel unit according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of each pixel definition unit is between 3 μm and 5 μm, and a height of each pixel definition unit is between 1.3 μm and 2.0 μm.

6. The pixel unit according to claim 1 , wherein a spacing between any two adjacent pixel anodes is between 0.5 μm and 1.5 μm.

7. The pixel unit according to claim 1 , wherein each pixel definition unit includes a protruded surface having a certain radian.

8. A display device including the pixel unit according to claim 1 .

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a spacing between any two adjacent pixel definition units is greater than that between two adjacent pixel anodes corresponding to the two adjacent pixel definition units, respectively.

10. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a height of each pixel definition unit is greater than a sum of a thickness of the organic light-emitting layer and a thickness of the cathode layer.

11. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of each pixel definition unit is between 3 μm and 5 μm, and a height of each pixel definition unit is between 1.3 μm and 2.0 μm.

12. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a spacing between any two adjacent pixel anodes is between 0.5 μm and 1.5 μm.

13. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein each pixel definition unit includes a protruded surface having a certain radian.

14. A method of manufacturing a pixel unit, comprising:

forming an anode layer and etching the anode layer to form a plurality of pixel anodes in an array arrangement;

forming a pixel definition layer on the anode layer and etching the pixel definition layer to form a plurality of spaced pixel definition units, the pixel definition units corresponding to the pixel anodes one by one, and each of the pixel definition units delimiting a light-emitting region on a corresponding pixel anode;

forming an organic light-emitting layer within the light-emitting region;

forming a cathode layer on the organic light-emitting layer; and

reducing a thickness of the plurality of pixel definition units, such that a spacing between any two adjacent pixel definition units is greater than that between two adjacent pixel anodes corresponding to the two adjacent pixel definition units, respectively.

15. The method of manufacturing the pixel unit according to claim 14 , further comprising:

thinning lateral parts of the plurality of pixel definition units to form protruded surfaces of the pixel definition units having a certain radian.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2015
From: SHI, LEI; HUANGFU, LUJIANG; XU, XIAOWEI
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035735/0307 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0208922 · May 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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