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Granted Patent B2
US 10,509,149 · App. 15/244,624 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Organic light emitting diode device

Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ohyama (Suwon-si, KR); Kitae Park (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunseok Choi (Anyang-si, KR); Ju Hyun Kim (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G02B5/3016G02B5/3083H01L27/3232H01L51/5265H01L51/5275H01L51/5281
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Patent No.
US 10,509,149
App. No.
15/244,624
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode device includes an organic light emitting display panel and a circular polarizing plate disposed on the organic light emitting display panel and including a polarizer and a compensation film, where a retardation of the compensation film in a first direction is determined based on a retardation of the organic light emitting display panel in the first direction.

Claims (144)

1. An organic light emitting diode device, comprising:

an organic light emitting display panel; and

a circular polarizing plate disposed on the organic light emitting display panel and comprising a polarizer and a compensation film,

wherein a retardation of the compensation film in a first direction is determined based on a retardation of the organic light emitting display panel in the first direction, and

wherein the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction is different from a retardation of the compensation film in the first direction set to allow at least one of reflectance and a reflection color of the circular polarizing plate in a side direction, which is measured while a reflector is disposed under the circular polarizing plate, to be minimum,

wherein

the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction satisfies the following relationship inequation:

| R c1 −R p |×0.6≤ R c2 ≤|R c1 −R p |×1.4,

wherein

R c2 denotes the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction,

R c1 denotes a retardation of the compensation film in the first direction set to allow at least one of reflectance and a reflection color of the circular polarizing plate in a side direction, which is measured while a reflector is disposed under the circular polarizing plate, to be minimum, and

R p denotes the retardation of the organic light emitting display panel in the first direction.

2. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein

the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction satisfies the following relationship inequation:

| R c2 |−|R c1 |>0.

3. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein

the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction is a thickness direction retardation of the compensation film, and

the retardation of the organic light emitting display panel in the first direction is a thickness direction retardation of the organic light emitting display panel.

4. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein the organic light emitting display panel comprises an organic layer comprising an aligned organic molecule.

5. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein the organic light emitting display panel comprises an organic layer comprising a deposited organic molecule.

6. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein the organic light emitting display panel has a microcavity structure.

7. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein

the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction satisfies the following relationship inequation:

| R c1 −R p |×0.8≤ R c2 ≤|R c1 −R p |×1.2.

8. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 7 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequations:

n xp >n zp ; and

n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

9. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 7 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequation:

n xp =n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction which in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

10. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 7 , wherein a thickness direction retardation of the organic light emitting display panel is in a range from about 20 nanometers to about 200 nanometers.

11. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein the compensation film comprises:

a first compensation film having refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequations:

n x1 >n y1 ; and

n x1 >n z1 , and

a second compensation film having refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequation:

n z2 >n x2 =n y2 ,

wherein

n x1 denotes a refractive index of the first compensation film in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n y1 denotes a refractive index of the first compensation film in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest,

n z1 denotes a refractive index of the first compensation film in a thickness direction,

n x2 denotes a refractive index of the second compensation film in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n y2 denotes a refractive index of the second compensation film in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n z2 denotes a refractive index of the second compensation film in a thickness direction.

12. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 11 , wherein the first compensation film has an in-plane retardation in a range from about 110 nanometers to about 160 nanometers.

13. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 11 , wherein the first compensation film comprises:

a third compensation film having an in-plane retardation in a range from about 110 nanometers to about 160 nanometers, and

a fourth compensation film having an in-plane retardation in a range from about 220 nanometers to about 320 nanometers.

14. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 11 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequations:

n xp >n zp ; and

n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

15. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 11 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequation:

n xp =n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

16. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 11 , wherein each of the first compensation film and the second compensation film comprises a polymer, a liquid crystal, or a combination thereof.

17. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein

the compensation film comprises a polymer film having refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequation:

n x3 >n z3 >n y3 ; or

n z3 ≥n x3 >n y3 ,

wherein

n x3 denotes a refractive index of the polymer film in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n y3 denotes a refractive index of the polymer film in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n z3 denotes a refractive index of the polymer film in a thickness direction.

18. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 17 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequations:

n xp >n zp ; and

n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

19. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 17 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequation:

n xp =n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction wherein-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

20. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 1 , wherein

the compensation film comprises a liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystals which are obliquely tilted to a surface of the compensation film, and

tilt angles of the liquid crystals with respect to the surface of the compensation film becomes gradually larger in a thickness direction of the compensation film.

21. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 20 , wherein

the liquid crystal layer has a first surface facing the organic light emitting display panel and a second surface facing the polarizer, and

tilt angles of the liquid crystals with respect to a surface of the compensation film becomes gradually larger from the first surface to the second surface in a thickness direction of the compensation film.

22. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 20 , wherein

the liquid crystal layer has a first surface facing the polarizer and a second surface facing the organic light emitting display panel, and

tilt angles of the liquid crystals with respect to the surface of the compensation film become gradually larger from the first surface to the second surface in a thickness direction of the compensation film.

23. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 20 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying the following relationship inequations:

n xp >n zp ; and

n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

24. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 20 , wherein

the organic light emitting display panel has refractive indices satisfying relationship inequation:

n xp =n yp >n zp ,

wherein

n xp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is largest,

n yp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a direction where in-plane refractive index is smallest, and

n zp denotes a refractive index of the organic light emitting display panel in a thickness direction.

25. The organic light emitting diode device of claim 20 , wherein the compensation film further comprises an alignment layer contacting the liquid crystal layer.

26. A circular polarizing plate for an organic light emitting diode device comprising:

a polarizer; and

a compensation film,

wherein a retardation of the compensation film in a first direction satisfies the following relationship inequation:

| R c2 |−|R c1 |>0,

wherein

R c2 denotes the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction, and

R c1 denotes a retardation of the compensation film in the first direction set to allow at least one of reflectance and a reflection color of the circular polarizing plate in a side direction, which is measured while a reflector is disposed under the circular polarizing plate, to be minimum,

wherein

the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction satisfies the following relationship inequation:

| R c1 −R p |×0.6≤ R c2 ≤|R c1 −R p |×1.4,

R p denotes the retardation of the organic light emitting display panel in the first direction.

27. The circular polarizing plate of claim 26 , wherein the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction is a thickness direction retardation of the compensation film.

28. A compensation film for a circular polarizing plate, for an organic light emitting diode device, wherein the compensation film has a retardation in a first direction satisfying the following relationship inequation:

| R c2 |−|R c1 |>0,

wherein

R c2 denotes the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction, and

R c1 denotes a retardation of the compensation film in the first direction set to allow at least one of reflectance and a reflection color of the circular polarizing plate in a side direction, which is measured while a reflector is disposed under the circular polarizing plate, to be minimum,

wherein

the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction satisfies the following relationship inequation:

| R c1 −R p |×0.6≤ R c2 ≤|R c1 −R p |×1.4,

wherein R p denotes the retardation of the organic light emitting display panel in the first direction.

29. The compensation film of claim 28 , wherein the retardation of the compensation film in the first direction is a thickness direction retardation of the compensation film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2016
From: OHYAMA, TSUYOSHI; PARK, KITAE; CHOI, HYUNSEOK; KIM, JU HYUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039511/0352 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0041561 · Apr 5, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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