IP Library Granted Patent US 9,825,245
Granted Patent B2
US 9,825,245 · App. 14/885,542 · Granted Nov 21, 2017

Organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting display device using the same

Inventors: Youn Seok Kam (Seoul, KR); Chang Wook Han (Seoul, KR); Jae Man Lee (Seoul, KR); Se Ung Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L51/504H01L27/322H01L27/3209H01L27/3244H01L51/5218H01L51/5234H01L51/5265H01L51/5278H01L2251/5376
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Patent No.
US 9,825,245
App. No.
14/885,542
Granted
Nov 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting display apparatus using the organic light emitting diode are provided. The organic light emitting diode includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit white light, and the organic layer is configured to emit white light in which an X-axis coordinate value in a color coordinate system is equal to or greater than 0.29, a Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is in a range of 0.32 to 0.45, and the Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is equal to or greater than the X-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system.

Claims (51)

1. An organic light emitting diode comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit white light,

wherein the organic layer is configured to emit white light in which an X-axis coordinate value in a color coordinate system is equal to or greater than 0.29, a Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is in a range of 0.32 to 0.45, and the Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is equal to or greater than the X-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system,

wherein a range of fluctuation of the X-axis coordinate value at each pixel position and a range of fluctuation of the Y-axis coordinate value at each pixel position are equal to or less than 0.015.

2. The organic light emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein

the organic layer is configured to emit white light in which the Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is greater by 0.03 or more than the X-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system.

3. The organic light emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein

the organic layer includes a first light-emitting portion on the first electrode to emit blue light, a second light-emitting portion on the first light-emitting portion to emit yellow-green light or mixed light of green and red, and a third light-emitting portion on the second light-emitting portion to emit blue light.

4. The organic light emitting diode according to claim 3 , wherein

the second light-emitting portion includes a lower light-emitting layer and an upper light-emitting layer and a first distance from the top surface of the first electrode to an interface between the lower light-emitting layer and the upper light-emitting layer is equal to or less than a second distance from the bottom surface of the second electrode to the interface between the lower light-emitting layer and the upper light-emitting layer.

5. The organic light emitting diode according to claim 4 , wherein

a ratio of the second distance to the first distance is in a range of 1.0 to 1.3.

6. The organic light emitting diode according to claim 4 , wherein

the lower light-emitting layer and the upper light-emitting layer are configured to emit yellow-green light and a concentration of a dopant with which the lower light-emitting layer is doped is greater than a concentration of a dopant with which the upper light-emitting layer is doped.

7. The organic light emitting diode according to claim 4 , wherein

the lower light-emitting layer is configured to emit red light and the upper light-emitting layer is configured to emit green light.

8. The organic light emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein

the first electrode is a transflective electrode and the second electrode is a reflective electrode.

9. An organic light emitting display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a thin-film transistor layer on the substrate;

an organic light emitting diode on the thin-film transistor layer to emit white light;

an encapsulation layer on the organic light-emitting diode; and

a color filter layer transmitting light of a specific wavelength among the white light emitted from the organic light emitting diode,

wherein the organic light emitting diode includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit white light, and

wherein the organic layer is configured to emit white light in which an X-axis coordinate value in a color coordinate system is equal to or greater than 0.29, a Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is in a range of 0.32 to 0.45, and the Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is equal to or greater than the X-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system,

wherein a range of fluctuation of the X-axis coordinate value at each pixel position and a range of fluctuation of the Y-axis coordinate value at each pixel position are equal to or less than 0.015.

10. The organic light emitting display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the organic layer is configured to emit white light in which the Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is greater by 0.03 or more than the X-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system.

11. The organic light emitting display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the organic layer includes a first light-emitting portion on the first electrode to emit blue light, a second light-emitting portion on the first light-emitting portion to emit yellow-green light or mixed light of green and red, and a third light-emitting portion on the second light-emitting portion to emit blue light.

12. The organic light emitting display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the second light-emitting portion includes a lower light-emitting layer and an upper light-emitting layer and a first distance from the top surface of the first electrode to an interface between the lower light-emitting layer and the upper light-emitting layer is equal to or less than a second distance from the bottom surface of the second electrode to the interface between the lower light-emitting layer and the upper light-emitting layer.

13. The organic light emitting display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

a ratio of the second distance to the first distance is in a range of 1.0 to 1.3.

14. An organic light emitting display apparatus comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a first light-emitting portion on the first electrode, the first light-emitting portion including a first light-emitting layer;

a second light-emitting portion on the first light-emitting portion, the second light-emitting portion including a second light-emitting layer; and

a third light-emitting portion on the second light-emitting portion, the third light-emitting portion including a third light-emitting layer,

wherein the second light-emitting layer includes a first area and a second area, and a first distance from the top surface of the first electrode to the first area is equal to or less than a second distance from the bottom surface of the second electrode to the second area,

wherein the second light-emitting layer is configured to emit yellow-green light and a concentration of a dopant with which the first area is doped is greater than a concentration of a dopant with which the second area is doped so as to enhance red efficiency.

15. The organic light emitting display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein

a ratio of the second distance to the first distance is in a range of 1.0 to 1.3.

16. The organic light emitting display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein

white light in which an X-axis coordinate value in a color coordinate system is equal to or greater than 0.29, a Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is in a range of 0.32 to 0.45, and the Y-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is equal to or greater than the X-axis coordinate value in the color coordinate system is emitted so as to reduce a color defect of the organic light-emitting display apparatus.

17. The organic light emitting display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein

a range of fluctuation of the X-axis coordinate value at each pixel position and a range of fluctuation of the Y-axis coordinate value at each pixel position are equal to or less than 0.015 so as to minimize a color coordinate difference of the white light at each pixel position of the organic light-emitting display apparatus.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE FIRST INVENTOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 36908 FRAME: 0391. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 4, 2015
From: KAM, YOUN SEOK; HAN, CHANG WOOK; LEE, JAE MAN; KIM, SE UNG
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037043/0117 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNORS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 036813 FRAME 0247. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NAME OF THE FOURTH INVENTOR, SE UNG KIM. Recorded Oct 21, 2015
From: KIM, YOUNG SEOK; HAN, CHANG WOOK; LEE, JAE MAN; KIM, SE UNG
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036908/0391 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2015
From: KAM, YOUN SEOK; HAN, CHANG WOOK; LEE, JAE MAN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036813/0247 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0165338 · Nov 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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