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US 10,276,642 · App. 15/327,135 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Top-emitting OLED display unit, method for manufacturing the same, and display panel

Inventor: Yuejun Tang (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3248H01L27/3246H01L51/5212H01L51/5221H01L51/56H01L2227/323H01L2251/301H01L2251/305H01L2251/306H01L2251/308H01L2251/5315H01L2251/5353H01L2251/558
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Patent No.
US 10,276,642
App. No.
15/327,135
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a top-emitting OLED display unit, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display panel. The top-emitting OLED display unit includes a first electrode serving as a common electrode, a light-emitting material layer disposed above the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed above the light-emitting material layer, the second electrode serving as a pixel electrode. A manufacture process of the first electrode and the second electrode can be simplified by means of the OLED display unit, and it is beneficial for reducing consumption of electrode materials.

Claims (25)

1. A top-emitting OLED display unit, which comprises:

a first electrode disposed above a planarization layer adjacent to a substrate and formed by a conductive metal having a low work function, the first electrode serving as a common electrode for reflecting light emitted by a light-emitting material layer;

a light-emitting material layer disposed above the first electrode for emitting light under an applied electric field to form an image display; and

a second electrode disposed above the light-emitting material layer and formed by a conductive metal having a high work function, the second electrode serving as a pixel electrode for transmitting the light emitted by the light-emitting material layer and the light reflected by the first electrode;

wherein a pixel-defining layer is further disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a reserved electrode is disposed between the pixel-defining layer and the planarization layer, wherein the reserved electrode is connected to a pixel voltage signal output terminal of a driving circuit via a first through-hole in the planarization layer, and the second electrode is connected to the reserved electrode via a second through-hole in the pixel-defining layer.

2. The OLED display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive metal having a low work function comprises magnesium, calcium, aluminum, silver, or

the conductive metal having a low work function is an alloy composed of at least two of magnesium, calcium, aluminum and silver.

3. The OLED display unit according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first electrode is configured such that a light reflectivity of the first electrode is greater than 30%.

4. The OLED display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is a transparent electrode.

5. The OLED display unit according to claim 4 , wherein the conductive metal having a high work function comprises indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, tin oxide or zinc oxide.

6. The OLED display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the reserved electrode and the first electrode are manufactured by a same material.

7. The OLED display unit according to claim 6 , wherein an auxiliary electrode is further comprised, which is disposed below the pixel-defining layer and above the first electrode.

8. A top-emitting OLED display panel, which comprises a top-emitting OLED display unit, the top-emitting OLED display unit comprising:

a first electrode disposed above a planarization layer adjacent to a substrate and formed by a conductive metal having a low work function, the first electrode serving as a common electrode for reflecting light emitted by a light-emitting material layer;

a light-emitting material layer disposed above the first electrode for emitting light under an applied electric field to form an image display; and

a second electrode disposed above the light-emitting material layer and formed by a conductive metal having a high work function, the second electrode serving as a pixel electrode for transmitting the light emitted by the light-emitting material layer and the light reflected by the first electrode,

wherein first electrodes of respective top-emitting OLED display units are interconnected;

wherein a pixel-defining layer is further disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a reserved electrode is disposed between the pixel-defining layer and the planarization layer, wherein the reserved electrode is connected to a pixel voltage signal output terminal of a driving circuit via a first through-hole in the planarization layer, and the second electrode is connected to the reserved electrode via a second through-hole in the pixel-defining layer.

9. The OLED display panel according to claim 8 , wherein the conductive metal having a low work function comprises magnesium, calcium, aluminum, silver, or

the conductive metal having a low work function is an alloy composed of at least two of magnesium, calcium, aluminum and silver.

10. The OLED display panel according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the first electrode is configured such that a light reflectivity of the first electrode is greater than 30%.

11. The OLED display panel according to claim 8 , wherein the second electrode is a transparent electrode.

12. The OLED display panel according to claim 11 , wherein the conductive metal having a high work function comprises indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, tin oxide or zinc oxide.

13. The OLED display panel according to claim 8 , wherein the reserved electrode and the first electrode are manufactured by a same material.

14. The OLED display panel according to claim 13 , wherein an auxiliary electrode is further comprised, which is disposed below the pixel-defining layer and above the first electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2017
From: TANG, YUEJUN
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044123/0183 →
Continuity (1)
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