IP Library Granted Patent US 10,665,821
Granted Patent B2
US 10,665,821 · App. 15/888,092 · Granted May 26, 2020

Organic light-emitting diode with intermediate layer made of ytterbium element, display panel and display device

Inventors: Honghu Ma (Shanghai, CN); Jinghua Niu (Shanghai, CN); Xiangcheng Wang (Shanghai, CN); Run Yang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
H01L51/5278H01L51/002H01L51/5004H01L27/286
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Patent No.
US 10,665,821
App. No.
15/888,092
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure discloses an organic light-emitting diode, a display panel and a display device. The organic light-emitting diode includes an anode, a cathode, at least two emitting layers arranged between the anode and the cathode, and a charge generation layer arranged between every two adjacent emitting layers, where the charge generation layer includes a first doping layer, an intermediate layer and a second doping layer which are arranged in sequence along the direction far away from the cathode, where the first doping layer includes a P-type semiconductor material, and the second doping layer includes a N-type semiconductor material; the P-type semiconductor material includes a P-type inorganic semiconductor material, a P-type metal dopant or a P-type organic semiconductor material, and the N-type semiconductor material includes a N-type inorganic semiconductor material, a N-type metal dopant or a N-type organic semiconductor material.

Claims (31)

1. An organic light-emitting diode, comprising:

an anode, a cathode, at least two emitting layers arranged between the anode and the cathode, and a charge generation layer arranged between every two adjacent emitting layers, wherein:

the charge generation layer comprises a first doping layer, an intermediate layer and a second doping layer which are arranged in sequence along the direction far away from the cathode, wherein the first doping layer comprises a P-type semiconductor material, and the second doping layer comprises a N-type semiconductor material;

the P-type semiconductor material comprises a P-type inorganic semiconductor material or a P-type metal dopant, and a fermi level of a material of the intermediate layer is greater than a fermi level of the P-type semiconductor material;

the N-type semiconductor material comprises a N-type inorganic semiconductor material, and the fermi level of the material of the intermediate layer is less than a fermi level of the N-type semiconductor material;

the material of the intermediate layer includes ytterbium element, and a thickness of the intermediate layer ranges from 0.5 nm to 1.5 nm;

the fermi level of the P-type semiconductor material ranges from 1.8 eV to 3.4 eV; and

the fermi level of the N-type semiconductor material ranges from 3.5 eV to 5.5 eV.

2. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein a volume concentration of the P-type semiconductor material doped in the first doping layer ranges from 3% to 35%.

3. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein a volume concentration of the N-type semiconductor material doped in the second doping layer ranges from 3% to 45%.

4. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the emitting layer comprises a fluorescent emitting layer or a phosphorescent emitting layer.

5. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the emitting layers is two or three.

6. A display panel, comprising an organic light-emitting diode, the organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode, a cathode, at least two emitting layers arranged between the anode and the cathode, and a charge generation layer arranged between every two adjacent emitting layers, wherein:

the charge generation layer comprises a first doping layer, an intermediate layer and a second doping layer which are arranged in sequence along the direction far away from the cathode, wherein the first doping layer comprises a P-type semiconductor material, and the second doping layer comprises a N-type semiconductor material;

the P-type semiconductor material comprises a P-type inorganic semiconductor material or a P-type metal dopant, and a fermi level of a material of the intermediate layer is greater than a fermi level of the P-type semiconductor material;

the N-type semiconductor material comprises a N-type inorganic semiconductor material, and the fermi level of the material of the intermediate layer is less than a fermi level of the N-type semiconductor material;

the material of the intermediate layer includes ytterbium element, and a thickness of the intermediate layer ranges from 0.5 nm to 1.5 nm;

the fermi level of the P-type semiconductor material ranges from 1.8 eV to 3.4 eV; and

the fermi level of the N-type semiconductor material ranges from 3.5 eV to 5.5 eV.

7. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein a volume concentration of the P-type semiconductor material doped in the first doping layer ranges from 3% to 35%.

8. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein a volume concentration of the N-type semiconductor material doped in the second doping layer ranges from 3% to 45%.

9. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the emitting layer one or more of: a fluorescent emitting layer, and a phosphorescent emitting layer.

10. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the number of the emitting layers is two or three.

11. A display device, comprising:

a display panel, the display panel comprising an organic light-emitting diode, the organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode, a cathode, at least two emitting layers arranged between the anode and the cathode, and a charge generation layer arranged between every two adjacent emitting layers, wherein:

the charge generation layer comprises a first doping layer, an intermediate layer and a second doping layer which are arranged in sequence along the direction far away from the cathode, wherein the first doping layer comprises a P-type semiconductor material, and the second doping layer comprises a N-type semiconductor material;

the P-type semiconductor material comprises a P-type inorganic semiconductor material or a P-type metal dopant, and a fermi level of a material of the intermediate layer is greater than a fermi level of the P-type semiconductor material;

the N-type semiconductor material comprises a N-type inorganic semiconductor material, and the fermi level of the material of the intermediate layer is less than a fermi level of the N-type semiconductor material;

the material of the intermediate layer includes ytterbium element, and a thickness of the intermediate layer ranges from 0.5 nm to 1.5 nm;

the fermi level of the P-type semiconductor material ranges from 1.8 eV to 3.4 eV; and

the fermi level of the N-type semiconductor material ranges from 3.5 eV to 5.5 eV.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
Reel/Frame 059498/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2018
From: MA, HONGHU; NIU, JINGHUA; WANG, XIANGCHENG; YANG, RUN
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 044826/0298 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0682462 · Aug 10, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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