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Granted Patent B2
US 11,864,442 · App. 16/971,332 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Display panel and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Lin Yang (Hubei, CN); Munjae Lee (Hubei, CN); Xianjie Li (Hubei, CN); Jiajia Luo (Hubei, CN); Xu Wang (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
H10K59/35H10K71/00H10K85/654H10K85/6572H10K85/6574H10K50/11H10K59/12H10K59/1201H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 11,864,442
App. No.
16/971,332
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, an organic electroluminescent layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, and a second electrode arranged sequentially. The electron blocking layer corresponding to a green sub-pixel region of the organic electroluminescent layer is made of a p-type green light host material. Accordingly, the present invention effectively simplifies a manufacturing process, adjusts and balances charge carriers, and improves device performance.

Claims (17)

1. A display panel, comprising a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, an organic electroluminescent layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, and a second electrode disposed sequentially, wherein the organic electroluminescent layer comprises a red sub-pixel region, a green sub-pixel region, and a blue sub-pixel region arranged spaced apart from each other, the organic electroluminescent layer comprises a p-type green light host material and a n-type green light host material, and the electron blocking layer corresponding to a green sub-pixel region of the organic electroluminescent layer is made of the p-type green light host material,

wherein the display panel further comprises a cover layer, a protective layer, and an encapsulation layer sequentially disposed on the second electrode, wherein the substrate comprises a base substrate and a thin film transistor driving layer, and the first electrode is disposed on the thin film transistor driving layer.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the p-type green light host material is (2-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-3-yl)-4-(5-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine) or (3-(3′-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-9-phenyl-9H-carbazole).

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the hole injection layer is 30 to 500 angstroms (Å), a thickness of the hole transport layer is 100 to 2000 Å, and a thickness of the electron blocking layer is 100 to 2000 Å, a thickness of the organic electroluminescent layer is 30 to 800 Å, a thickness of the hole blocking layer is 10 to 500 Å, a thickness of the electron transport layer is 50 to 800 Å, a thickness of the electron injection layer is 5 to 400 Å, and a thickness of the second electrode is 50 to 300 Å.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the electron blocking layer further comprises a red blocking portion arranged corresponding to the red sub-pixel region of the organic electroluminescent layer, and a blue blocking portion arranged corresponding to the blue sub-pixel region of the organic electroluminescent layer, wherein the p-type green light host material is disposed between the red blocking portion and the blue blocking portion.

5. A display panel, comprising a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, an organic electroluminescent layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, and a second electrode disposed sequentially, wherein the organic electroluminescent layer comprises a red sub-pixel region, a green sub-pixel region, and a blue sub-pixel region arranged spaced apart from each other, the organic electroluminescent layer comprises a p-type green light host material and a n-type green light host material, and the electron blocking layer corresponding to the green sub-pixel region is made of the p-type green light host material, wherein the electron blocking layer comprises a red blocking portion corresponding to the red sub-pixel region, and a blue blocking portion corresponding to the blue sub-pixel region,

wherein the display panel further comprises a cover layer, a protective layer, and an encapsulation layer sequentially disposed on the second electrode, wherein the substrate comprises a base substrate and a thin film transistor driving layer, and the first electrode is disposed on the thin film transistor driving layer.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the p-type green light host material is (2-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-3-yl)-4-(5-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine) or (3-(3′-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-9-phenyl-9H-carbazole), a thickness of the electron blocking layer is 100 to 2000 angstroms(Å), and a thickness of the organic electroluminescent layer is 30 to 800 Å.

7. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the hole injection layer is 30 to 500 Å, a thickness of the hole transport layer is 100 to 2000 Å, a thickness of the electron blocking layer is 100 to 2000 Å, a thickness of the organic electroluminescent layer is 30 to 800 Å, a thickness of the hole blocking layer is 10 to 500 Å, a thickness of the electron transport layer is 50 to 800 Å, a thickness of the electron injection layer is 5 to 400 Å, and a thickness of the second electrode is 50 to 300 Å.

8. A manufacturing method of a display panel, comprising steps as follows:

sequentially providing a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, an organic electroluminescent layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, and a second electrode;

wherein the organic electroluminescent layer comprises a red sub-pixel region, a green sub-pixel region, and a blue sub-pixel region arranged spaced apart from each other, the organic electroluminescent layer comprises a p-type green light host material and a n-type green light host material, and the electron blocking layer corresponding to the green sub-pixel region of the organic electroluminescent layer is made of the p-type green light host material,

wherein the organic electroluminescent layer and the electron blocking layer corresponding to the green sub-pixel region of the organic electroluminescent layer are produced using a same fine metal mask in a same evaporation chamber; and

wherein in a process of evaporation-depositing the p-type green light host material, a baffle of a p-type green light host material evaporation source is opened, and a baffle of a green light dopant material evaporation source and a baffle of an n-type green light host material evaporation source are closed, so that the p-type green light host material is deposited on the hole transport layer.

9. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 8 , wherein when the organic electroluminescent layer is produced, the baffles of the p-type green light host material evaporation source, the green light dopant material evaporation source, and the n-type green light host material evaporation source are opened at the same time, and the p-type green light host material, the green light dopant material, and the n-type green light host material are mixed together.

10. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 9 , wherein a mixing ratio of the p-type green light host material and the n-type green light host material is adjusted by an evaporation rate, and a doping ratio of the green light dopant material is adjusted by the evaporation rate.

11. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 9 , wherein areas for evaporation deposition of the p-type green light host material, the green light dopant material, and the n-type green light host material are controlled by an angle limiting plate of a fine metal mask.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2020
From: YANG, LIN; LEE, MUNJAE; LI, XIANJIE; LUO, JIAJIA; WANG, XU
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911369011.6 · Dec 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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