IP Library Granted Patent US 10,062,862
Granted Patent B2
US 10,062,862 · App. 15/459,445 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel, electronic device and manufacturing method

Inventors: Yuji Hamada (Shanghai, CN); Zhihong Lei (Shanghai, CN); Jinghua Niu (Shanghai, CN); Xiangcheng Wang (Shanghai, CN); Wei He (Shanghai, CN); Chen Liu (Shanghai, CN); Qing Zhu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L51/5218H01L27/3211H01L27/3262H01L51/0021H01L51/0022H01L51/5012H01L51/5016H01L51/5212H01L51/5228H01L51/5265H01L51/5275H01L51/56H01L2227/323H01L2251/301H01L2251/308H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 10,062,862
App. No.
15/459,445
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an OLED display panel, an electronic device, and a manufacturing method. The OLED display panel comprises a substrate, a first electrode, a light-emitting function layer, and a second electrode including Ag or a metal alloy containing Ag. When the second electrode is made of the metal alloy containing Ag, a content of Ag in the second electrode is more than a sum of contents of all other elements in the second electrode.

Claims (74)

1. An OLED display panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode;

a light-emitting function layer;

a second electrode including Ag or a metal alloy containing Ag; and

a light coupling organic layer disposed on a side of the second electrode facing away from the substrate,

wherein when the second electrode is made of the metal alloy containing Ag, a content of Ag in the second electrode is more than a sum of contents of all other elements in the second electrode,

the first electrode has light reflectance greater than 80%,

the light coupling organic layer has a refractive index greater than the second electrode, and

total transmittance of the second electrode and the light coupling organic layer is greater than about 60%.

2. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode includes:

a first transparent conductive film, a reflective conductive film, and a second conductive film sequentially disposed.

3. The OLED display panel according to claim 2 , wherein:

at least one of the first transparent conductive film and the second conductive film is made of indium tin oxide (ITO); and

the reflective conductive film is made of Ag to increase light reflectance of the first electrode.

4. The OLED display panel according to claim 2 , wherein:

the reflective conductive film has a thickness greater than about 500 Å.

5. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second electrode has a thickness ranging approximately between 120 Å and 250 Å.

6. The OLED display panel according to claim 5 , wherein:

the second electrode has a thickness ranging approximately between 200 Å and 250 Å.

7. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second electrode is made of the metal alloy containing Ag; and

the content of Ag in the second electrode is greater than about 80%.

8. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second electrode has light transmittance greater than about 20%.

9. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

when the second electrode is made of the metal alloy containing Ag, the metal alloy containing Ag also includes at least one of a Mg element, a Yb element, an alkali metal element, an alkaline metal element, and a rare earth element.

10. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , further including:

a plurality of light-emitting units,

wherein the first electrodes corresponding to a light-emitting unit are electrically insulated from each other;

each light-emitting unit corresponds to a thin-film transistor; and

the thin-film transistor and the corresponding first electrode are electrically connected.

11. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , further including:

a plurality of light-emitting units,

wherein the light-emitting units in a same row share a same first electrode,

the light-emitting units in a same column share a same second electrode, and

the first electrodes and the second electrodes intersect with each other and are electrically insulated from each other.

12. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , further including:

a plurality of light-emitting units,

wherein a micro-cavity structure is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode in a light-emitting unit,

micro-cavity structures corresponding to the light-emitting units emitting light in different colors have different effective cavity lengths, and

the effective cavity length of the micro-cavity structure refers to an optical path length in the micro-cavity structure.

13. The OLED display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting function layer further includes:

a first auxiliary function layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second auxiliary function layer.

14. The OLED display panel according to claim 13 , further including:

a plurality of light-emitting units,

wherein the light-emitting layer corresponding to a red light-emitting unit emitting red light and the light-emitting layer corresponding to a green light-emitting unit emitting green light are made of a phosphorescent material, and

the light-emitting layer corresponding to a blue light-emitting unit emitting blue light is made of a fluorescent material.

15. The OLED display panel according to claim 14 , further including:

a plurality of light-emitting units,

wherein at least one of the light-emitting layer corresponding to a red light-emitting unit emitting red light and the light-emitting layer corresponding to a blue light-emitting unit emitting blue light is made of one or two host materials, and

the light-emitting layer corresponding to a green light-emitting unit emitting green light is made of at least two host materials.

16. An electronic device, comprising an OLED display panel, wherein the OLED display panel comprises:

a substrate;

a first electrode;

a light-emitting function layer;

a second electrode including Ag or a metal alloy containing Ag; and

a light coupling organic layer disposed on a side of the second electrode facing away from the substrate,

wherein when the second electrode is made of the metal alloy containing Ag, a content of Ag in the second electrode is more than a sum of contents of all other elements in the second electrode,

the first electrode has light reflectance greater than 80%,

the light coupling organic layer has a refractive index greater than the second electrode, and

total transmittance of the second electrode and the light coupling organic layer is greater than about 60%.

17. A manufacturing method for an OLED display panel, comprising:

sequentially forming a first electrode, a light-emitting function layer, a second electrode including Ag or a metal alloy containing Ag on a substrate, and a light coupling organic layer disposed on a side of the second electrode facing away from the substrate,

wherein when the second electrode is made of the metal alloy containing Ag, a content of Ag in the second electrode is more than a sum of contents of all other elements in the second electrode,

the first electrode has light reflectance greater than 80%,

the light coupling organic layer has a refractive index greater than the second electrode, and

total transmittance of the second electrode and the light coupling organic layer is greater than about 60%.

18. The manufacturing method for the OLED display panel according to claim 17 , wherein:

the second electrode is formed by a vapor deposition of Ag; or

the second electrode is formed by a vapor deposition of a mixture of Ag and other metals.

19. The manufacturing method for the OLED display panel according to claim 17 , wherein:

the second electrode is formed by ink-jet printing.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.SHANGHAI BRANCH; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059619/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2017
From: HAMADA, YUJI; LEI, ZHIHONG; NIU, JINGHUA; WANG, XIANGCHENG; HE, WEI; LIU, CHEN; ZHU, QING
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041582/0661 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 1051528 · Nov 24, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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