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US 12,550,522 · App. 17/922,011 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Display device and display device production method

Inventors: Hisayuki Utsumi (Sakai, JP); Masayuki Kanehiro (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H10K50/115H10K50/156H10K59/1201H10K59/1213
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Patent No.
US 12,550,522
App. No.
17/922,011
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device has a thin film transistor layer, a light-emitting element layer, and an electron transport layer provided on a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting element layer includes a plurality of light-emitting elements each of which includes a first electrode, a function layer, and a second electrode, and that emit mutually different colors of light. A first hole transport layer contains a hole transport material, and the light-emitting layer contains a quantum dot. The first hole transport layer contains the quantum dot, and a hole transport material having a predetermined molecular weight or higher. The light-emitting layer contains the quantum dot and a ligand coordinating with the quantum dot. The first hole transport layer contains the quantum dot coordinating with the ligand. The ligand coordinates with the quantum dot so as to prevent the hole transport material from being exposed to the light-emitting layer.

Claims (24)

1 . A display device provided with a display region having a plurality of pixels, and a frame region surrounding the display region, each of the plurality of pixels comprising:

a thin-film transistor layer;

a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements each including a first electrode, a function layer, and a second electrode, the plurality of light-emitting elements being configured to emit mutually different colors of light; and

wherein the function layer includes a first hole transport layer, and a light-emitting layer provided on the first hole transport layer,

the first hole transport layer contains a hole transport material,

the light-emitting layer has a first portion containing only a quantum dot comprising a light-emitting material, the quantum dot coordinating with a ligand and a second portion being within the first hole transport layer and containing the quantum dot coordinating with the ligand, and the hole transport material,

the ligand coordinates with the quantum dot so as to prevent the hole transport material from being exposed to the light-emitting layer,

the first hole transport layer and the quantum dot are formed of a mixed solution containing the hole transport material and the quantum dot, and ligand

the hole transport material has a molecular weight of 100,000, and includes TFB, poly-TPD, or DTFB, and

the ligand is dodecanethiol, oleylamine, or oleic acid.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a second hole transport layer is provided between the first electrode and the first hole transport layer.

3 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the second hole transport layer contains a hole transport material selected from the group consisting of TFB and poly-TPD.

4 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein a third hole transport layer is provided between the first hole transport layer and the second hole transport layer.

5 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the third hole transport layer contains the hole transport material contained in the first hole transport layer.

6 . A method for manufacturing a display device provided with a display region having a plurality of pixels, and a frame region surrounding the display region, each of the plurality of pixels being provided with a thin-film transistor layer, and a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements each including a first electrode, a function layer, and a second electrode, the plurality of light-emitting elements being configured to emit mutually different colors of light, the method comprising:

for each function layer,

a mixed solution forming step of forming a mixed solution that contains a hole transport material, quantum dot comprising a light-emitting material, and a ligand

a mixed solution dropping step of dropping the mixed solution over the first electrode;

a phase separation step of subjecting a first hole transport layer and a light-emitting layer to phase separation from the mixed solution dropped, the first hole transport layer containing the hole transport material, the light-emitting layer being provided on the first hole transport layer and having a first portion containing only the quantum dot coordinating with the ligand and a second portion being within the first hole transport layer and containing the quantum dot coordinating with the ligand and the hole transport material;

an exposure step of exposing portions of the first hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer through irradiation to solidify the portions of the first hole transport layer and light-emitting layer; and

a patterning step of patterning the first hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer individually into a pattern by removing unexposed portions of the first hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer using a developing solution; wherein

the hole transport material has a molecular weight of 100,000, and includes TFB, poly-TPD, or DTFB, and

the ligand is dodecanethiol, oleylamine, or oleic acid.

7 . The method for manufacturing the display device according to claim 6 , wherein the mixed solution forming step, the mixed solution dropping step, the phase separation step, the exposure step, and the patterning step are sequentially performed repeatedly for each of the mutually different colors of light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2022
From: HISAYUKI UTSUMI; KANEHIRO, MASAYUKI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 061575/0919 →
Continuity (1)
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