Light emitting device and display apparatus including the same
A light emitting devices includes a first electrode, a hole transport region on the first electrode, a first emission layer on the hole transport region, the first emission layer to emit light of a first wavelength, a second emission layer on the hole transport region and to emit light of a second wavelength, an electron transport region on the first and second emission layers, and a second electrode on the electron transport region. The first emission layer includes a first sub-emission layer including a first hole transport host and a first sub-dopant to emit the light of the first wavelength, and a second sub-emission layer including a first electron transport and a second sub-dopant to emit the light of the first wavelength. The second emission layer includes a second hole transport host, a second electron transport host, and a second dopant to emit the light of the second wavelength.
1. A light emitting device, comprising:
a first electrode;
a hole transport region on the first electrode;
a first emission layer on the hole transport region, the first emission layer being to emit light of a first wavelength;
a second emission layer on the hole transport region, the second emission layer being to emit light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;
an electron transport region on the first emission layer and the second emission layer; and
a second electrode on the electron transport region,
wherein the first emission layer comprises:
a first sub-emission layer comprising a first hole transport host and a first sub-dopant, the first sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength; and
a second sub-emission layer comprising a first electron transport host different from the first hole transport host and a second sub-dopant, the second sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength, and
wherein the second emission layer comprises a second hole transport host, a second electron transport host, and a second dopant, the second emission being to emit the light of the second wavelength.
2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein
the first wavelength is in a range from about 420 nm to about 480 nm, and
the second wavelength is in a range from about 520 nm to about 600 nm.
3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a first charge generation layer between the first emission layer and the second emission layer.
4. The light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the first charge generation layer comprises:
a first p-type charge generation layer doped with a p-type dopant; and
a first n-type charge generation layer doped with an n-type dopant.
5. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising an additional emission layer between the hole transport region and the electron transport region, the additional emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength.
6. The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the additional emission layer comprises:
a first additional emission layer between the first emission layer and the second emission layer; and
a second additional emission layer between the first additional emission layer and the second emission layer.
7. The light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the first additional emission layer comprises:
a third sub-emission layer comprising a second hole transport host and a third sub-dopant, the third sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength; and
a fourth sub-emission layer comprising a second electron transport host different from the second hole transport host and a fourth sub-dopant, the fourth sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength.
8. The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the additional emission layer further comprises a third additional emission layer between the second electrode and the second emission layer, the third additional emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength.
9. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second emission layer is between the first emission layer and the second electrode.
10. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein
the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer on the first electrode and a hole transport layer on the hole injection layer, and
the electron transport region comprises an electron transport layer on the first and second emission layers and an electron injection layer on the electron transport layer.
11. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a capping layer on the second electrode,
wherein a refractive index of the capping layer is equal to or greater than about 1.6.
12. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein
each of the first sub-dopant and the second sub-dopant is a fluorescent dopant, and
the second dopant is a phosphorescent dopant.
13. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first sub-emission layer and the second sub-emission layer are in contact with each other.
14. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a middle electron transport layer on the second sub-emission layer; and
a middle hole transport layer between the first emission layer and second emission layer.
15. A light emitting device, comprising:
a first electrode;
a hole transport region on the first electrode;
a plurality of first emission layers on the hole transport region, the plurality of first emission layers being to emit light of a first wavelength;
a second emission layer on the hole transport region, the second emission layer being to emit light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;
an electron transport region on the first emission layer and the second emission layer; and
a second electrode on the electron transport region,
wherein the plurality of first emission layers comprise a first first-emission layer, a second first-emission layer, and a third first-emission layer,
wherein at least one selected from the first first-emission layer, the second first-emission layer, and the third first-emission layer comprises:
a first sub-emission layer comprising a first hole transport host and a first sub-dopant, the first sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength; and
a second sub-emission layer comprising a first electron transport host different from the first hole transport host and a second sub-dopant, the second sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength.
16. The light emitting device of claim 15 , wherein the second emission layer comprises a second hole transport host, a second electron transport host, and a second dopant, the second emission layer being to emit the light of the second wavelength.
17. The light emitting device of claim 15 , wherein
the first wavelength is in a range from about 420 nm to about 480 nm, and
the second wavelength is in a range from about 520 nm to about 600 nm.
18. A display apparatus, comprising:
a substrate comprising a first pixel region to emit light of a first wavelength, a second pixel region to emit light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and a third pixel region to emit light of a third wavelength different from the first and second wavelengths; and
a plurality of light emitting devices on the substrate and overlapping the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region,
wherein each of the plurality of light emitting devices comprises:
a first electrode;
a hole transport region on the first electrode;
a first emission layer on the hole transport region and to emit the light of the first wavelength;
a second emission layer on the hole transport region and to emit the light of the second wavelength;
an electron transport region on the first emission layer and the second emission layer; and
a second electrode on the electron transport region,
wherein the first emission layer comprises:
a first sub-emission layer comprising a first hole transport host and a first sub-dopant, the first sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength; and
a second sub-emission layer comprising a first electron transport host different from the first hole transport host and a second sub-dopant, the second sub-emission layer being to emit the light of the first wavelength, and
wherein the second emission layer comprises a second hole transport host, a second electron transport host, and a second dopant, the second emission layer being to emit the light of the second wavelength.
19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising a light control layer on the plurality of light emitting devices,
wherein the light control layer comprises:
a first light control part that overlaps the first pixel region and is to transmit the light of the first wavelength;
a second light control part that overlaps the second pixel region and is to transmit the light of the second wavelength; and
a third light control part that overlaps the third pixel region and is to transmit the light of the third wavelength.
20. The display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the substrate further comprises a fourth pixel region being to emit white light, and
wherein the light control layer further comprises a transmission part that overlaps the fourth pixel region and is to transmit the white light.