Granted Patent B2

US 12,274,123 · App. 17/591,091 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Inventors: Jimyoung Ye (Suwon-si, KR); Seulong Kim (Cheonan-si, KR); Hajin Song (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jihwan Yoon (Yongin-si, KR); Hyekyun Lee (Seoul, KR); Dongseob Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehoon Hwang (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

H10K50/852H10K50/131H10K59/38H10K2101/27

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

a first emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, and which emits light of a first wavelength;

a second emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, and which emits light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;

an electron transport region disposed on the first emission layer and the second emission layer;

a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region; and

a capping layer disposed on the second electrode,

wherein an exit light is emitted from an upper surface of the capping layer,

the exit light has a maximum intensity at an azimuth angle of about 25 degrees (°) to about 35°, and

from the light with the maximum intensity among the exit light, the intensity of the exit light gradually decreases as the azimuth angle decreases or increases.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength is about 420 nanometers (nm) to about 480 nm, and the second wavelength is about 520 nm to about 600 nm.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a first charge generation layer disposed 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-dopant; and

a second n-type charge generation layer doped with an n-dopant.

5. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising an additional emission layer disposed between the hole transport region and the electron transport region, and which emits light of the first wavelength.

6. The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the additional emission layer comprises:

a first additional emission layer disposed between the first emission layer and the second emission layer; and

a second additional emission layer disposed between the first additional emission layer and the second emission layer.

7. The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the additional emission layer comprises a third additional emission layer disposed between the second electrode and the second emission layer, and which emits light of the first wavelength.

8. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second emission layer is disposed between the first emission layer and the second electrode.

9. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein:

the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer disposed on the first electrode, and a hole transport layer disposed on the hole injection layer; and

the electron transport region comprises an electron transport layer disposed on the first emission layer and the second emission layer, and an electron injection layer disposed on the electron transport layer.

10. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the capping layer has a refractive index of about 1.6 or greater.

11. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first emission layer is a fluorescent emission layer; and

the second emission layer is a phosphorescent emission layer.

12. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the intensity of the exit light at an azimuth angle of 30° is about 1.0 to about 1.2 times the intensity of the exit light at an azimuth angle of 0°.

13. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein color coordinate of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) x-coordinate of the exit light at an azimuth angle of 30° is about 0.210 to about 0.230, and color coordinate CIE y-coordinate at an azimuth angle of 30° is about 0.200 to about 0.230.

14. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein color coordinate of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) x-coordinate of the exit light at an azimuth angle of 0° is about 0.215 to about 0.235, and color coordinate CIE y-coordinate at an azimuth angle of 0° is about 0.185 to about 0.205.

15. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate electron transport layer disposed on the first emission layer, and

an intermediate hole transport layer disposed on the second emission layer and the first emission layer.

16. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a distance from an upper surface of the first electrode to a lower surface of the second electrode is defined as an optical distance, and

the optical distance is about 4200 Angstroms (Å) to about 4350 Å.

17. A light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

a plurality of first emission layers disposed on the hole transport region, and which emits light of a first wavelength;

a second emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, and which emits light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;

an electron transport region disposed on the first emission layer and the second emission layer; and

a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region,

wherein a distance from an upper surface of the first electrode to a lower surface of the second electrode is defined as an optical distance, and

the optical distance is about 4200 Å to about 4350 Å.

18. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate in which a first pixel area which emits light of a first wavelength, a second pixel area which emits light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and a third pixel area which emits light of a third wavelength different from the first wavelength and the second wavelength are defined; and

a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate to overlap the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the third pixel area in a plan view,

wherein the plurality of light emitting devices each include:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

a first emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, and which emits light of a first wavelength;

a second emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, and which emits light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;

an electron transport region disposed on the first emission layer and the second emission layer;

a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region; and

a capping layer disposed on the second electrode,

wherein an exit light is emitted from an upper surface of the capping layer, the exit light has a maximum intensity at an azimuth angle of about 25° to about 35°, and

from the light with the maximum intensity among the exit light, the intensity of the exit light gradually decreases as the azimuth angle decreases or increases.

19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising a light control layer disposed on the plurality of light emitting devices,

wherein the light control layer includes:

a first light control unit which overlaps the first pixel area in the plan view and transmits the light of the first wavelength;

a second light control unit which overlaps the second pixel area in the plan view and transmits the light of the second wavelength; and

a third light control unit which overlaps the third pixel area in the plan view and transmits the light of the third wavelength.

20. The display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein:

the second light control unit contains a first quantum dot which converts the exit light into the light of the second wavelength; and

the third light control unit contains a second quantum dot which converts the exit light into the light of the third wavelength.

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