IP Library Patent Application 15097871
Patent Application
App. No. 15/097,871

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY

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15/097,871
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, an organic emission layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the organic emission layer, and a capping layer disposed on the second electrode, in which an optical thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 1100 Å to about 1400 Å.

Claims (64)

1 . An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode disposed on the substrate;

an organic emission layer disposed on the first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the organic emission layer; and

a capping layer disposed on the second electrode,

wherein an optical thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 1100 Å to about 1400 Å.

2 . The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the capping layer is in a range of about 1.6 to about 2.6.

3 . The OLED display of claim 2 , wherein a physical thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 600 Å to about 730 Å when the refractive index of the capping layer is about 1.87.

4 . The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the optical thickness is measured at a wavelength of about 550 nm.

5 . The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the capping layer comprises an organic material or an inorganic material.

6 . The OLED display of claim 5 , wherein the capping layer comprises at least one of a triamine derivative, an arylenediamine derivative, CBP, and tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq 3 ).

7 . The OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first color pixel, a second color pixel, and a third color pixel,

wherein:

each of the first color pixel, the second color pixel, and the third color pixel comprises the first electrode, the organic emission layer, the second electrode, and the capping layer; and

the organic emission layer comprises:

a hole injection layer and a hole transporting layer disposed on the first electrode;

an emission layer disposed on the hole transporting layer, the emission layer comprising a host and a dopant; and

an electron transporting layer and an electron injection layer disposed on the emission layer.

8 . The OLED display of claim 7 , wherein the emission layer of the first color pixel comprises:

a first emission layer comprising the host; and

a second emission layer comprising the host and the dopant.

9 . The OLED display of claim 8 , wherein the first emission layer does not comprise the dopant.

10 . The OLED display of claim 9 , wherein the first color pixel is a green pixel.

11 . The OLED display of claim 8 , wherein the second emission layer is disposed on the first emission layer.

12 . The OLED display of claim 11 , wherein:

the first emission layer contacts the hole injection layer or the hole transporting layer; and

the second emission layer contacts the electron transporting layer or the electron injection layer.

13 . The OLED display of claim 8 , wherein the second emission layer is disposed between first emission layers.

14 . The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein the second emission layer is disposed in a center region of the emission layer.

15 . The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein:

the first emission layer disposed on the second emission layer contacts the hole injection layer or the hole transporting layer; and

the first emission layer disposed under the second emission layer contacts the electron transporting layer or the electron injection layer.

16 . An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode disposed on the substrate;

an organic emission layer disposed on the first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the organic emission layer; and

a capping layer disposed on the second electrode, the capping layer comprising a first capping layer and a second capping layer having different refractive indices from each other,

wherein:

an optical thickness of the first capping layer is in a range of about 60 Å to 210 Å; and

an optical thickness of the second capping layer is in a range of about 820 Å to about 1030 Å.

17 . The OLED display of claim 16 , wherein:

the second capping layer is disposed on the first capping layer; and

a refractive index of the second capping layer is higher than a refractive index of the first capping layer.

18 . The OLED display of claim 17 , wherein a difference between the refractive index of the first capping layer and the refractive index of the second capping layer is in a range of about 0.1 to about 1.4.

19 . The OLED display of claim 17 , wherein:

the refractive index of the first capping layer is in a range of about 1.2 to about 1.5; and

the refractive index of the second capping layer is in a range of about 1.6 to about 2.6.

20 . The OLED display of claim 19 , wherein a physical thickness of the first capping layer is in a range of about 50 Å to about 150 Å when the refractive index of the first capping layer is about 1.38.

21 . The OLED display of claim 19 , wherein a physical thickness of the second capping layer is in a range of about 400 Å to about 500 Å when the refractive index of the second capping layer is about 2.0.

22 . The OLED display of claim 16 , further comprising:

a first color pixel, a second color pixel, and a third color pixel,

wherein:

each of the first color pixel, the second color pixel, and the third color pixel comprises the first electrode, the organic emission layer, the second electrode, and the capping layer; and

the organic emission layer comprises:

a hole injection layer and a hole transporting layer disposed on the first electrode;

an emission layer disposed on the hole transporting layer, the emission layer comprising a host and a dopant; and

an electron transporting layer and an electron injection layer disposed on the emission layer.

23 . The OLED display of claim 22 , wherein:

the emission layer of the first color pixel comprises:

a first emission layer, the first emission layer comprising the host and not comprising the dopant; and

a second emission layer comprising the host and the dopant; and the first color pixel is a green pixel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2016
From: JEONG, HEE SEONG; KWON, WON JU; KIM, DAL HO; YOO, GI-NA; LEE, DONG JIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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