IP Library Granted Patent US 10,283,672
Granted Patent B2
US 10,283,672 · App. 15/953,344 · Granted May 7, 2019

Quantum dot light-emitting device

Inventors: Yisu Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Dongchan Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Eungseok Park (Yongin-si, KR); Wonmin Yun (Yongin-si, KR); Byoungduk Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Yongchan Ju (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L33/06B82Y20/00H01L33/16H01L33/42H01L51/502
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Patent No.
US 10,283,672
App. No.
15/953,344
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A quantum dot light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode opposite to the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the emission layer including quantum dots; and an inorganic layer between the emission layer and the second electrode, the inorganic layer including a metal halide.

Claims (30)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode opposite to the first electrode;

an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the emission layer comprising quantum dots; and

an inorganic layer between the emission layer and the second electrode, the inorganic layer comprising a metal halide,

wherein the first electrode is an anode, the second electrode is a cathode, a hole transport region is between the first electrode and the emission layer, an electron transport region is between the second electrode and the emission layer, and the inorganic layer is in the electron transport region, and

wherein the metal halide comprises an alkaline earth metal halide, a transition metal halide, a post-transition metal halide, or any combination thereof.

2. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic layer directly contacts the emission layer.

3. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic layer further comprises a trivalent metal ion.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the metal halide is doped with the trivalent metal ion.

5. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the hole transport region comprises metal oxide nanoparticles.

6. The light-emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles comprises at least one selected from NiO, MoO 3 , Cr 2 O 3 , Bi 2 O 3 , a p-type ZnO, and a p-type GaN.

7. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the quantum dot has a core-shell structure comprising a core comprising a first semiconductor crystal and a shell comprising a second semiconductor crystal.

8. The light-emitting device of claim 7 , wherein a first semiconductor of the first semiconductor crystal and a second semiconductor of the second semiconductor crystal each independently comprise a compound including a Group 12 element and a Group 16 element, a compound including a Group 13 element and a Group 15 element, a compound including a Group 14 element and a Group 16 element, or any combination thereof.

9. The light-emitting device of claim 7 , wherein a first semiconductor of the first semiconductor crystal and a second semiconductor of the second semiconductor crystal each independently comprise a compound including a Group 12 element and a Group 16 element, a compound including a Group 13 element and a Group 15 element, a compound including a Group 14 element and a Group 16 element, or any combination thereof.

10. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode opposite to the first electrode;

an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the emission layer comprising quantum dots; and

an inorganic layer between the emission layer and the second electrode, the inorganic layer comprising a metal halide,

wherein the first electrode is a cathode, the second electrode is an anode, an electron transport region is between the first electrode and the emission layer, a hole transport region is between the second electrode and the emission layer, and the inorganic layer is in the electron transport region, and

wherein the metal halide comprises an alkaline earth metal halide, a transition metal halide, a post-transition metal halide, or any combination thereof.

11. The light-emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the inorganic layer directly contacts the emission layer.

12. The light-emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the inorganic layer further comprises a trivalent metal ion.

13. The light-emitting device of claim 12 , wherein the metal halide is doped with the trivalent metal ion.

14. The light-emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the hole transport region comprises metal oxide nanoparticles.

15. The light-emitting device of claim 14 , wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles comprises at least one selected from NiO, MoO 3 , Cr 2 O 3 , Bi 2 O 3 , a p-type ZnO, and a p-type GaN.

16. The light-emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the quantum dot has a core-shell structure comprising a core comprising a first semiconductor crystal and a shell comprising a second semiconductor crystal.

17. The light-emitting device of claim 16 , wherein a first semiconductor of the first semiconductor crystal and a second semiconductor of the second semiconductor crystal each independently comprise a compound including a Group 12 element and a Group 16 element, a compound including a Group 13 element and a Group 15 element, a compound including a Group 14 element and a Group 16 element, or any combination thereof.

18. The light-emitting device of claim 16 , wherein a first semiconductor of the first semiconductor crystal and a second semiconductor of the second semiconductor crystal each independently comprise a compound including a Group 12 element and a Group 16 element, a compound including a Group 13 element and a Group 15 element, a compound including a Group 14 element and a Group 16 element, or any combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2018
From: KIM, YISU; KIM, DONGCHAN; PARK, EUNGSEOK; YUN, WONMIN; LEE, BYOUNGDUK; JU, YONGCHAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0032073 · Mar 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15264422 · Sep 13, 2016
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