IP Library Granted Patent US 12,457,891
Granted Patent B2
US 12,457,891 · App. 18/098,182 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Method for producing an organic electronic component

Inventors: Andreas Rausch (Regensburg, DE); Niels Gerlitzki (Augsburg, DE)
Assignee: Pictiva Displays International Limited
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Patent No.
US 12,457,891
App. No.
18/098,182
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing an organic electronic component. According to the method, an anode is provided. A first layer is applied to the anode, which acts in a hole injecting manner and has a first matrix material and a dopant embedded therein. The dopant is a p-type dopant having at least one material which has a lewis acidity at least partially or completely with regard to the matrix material. A second layer is applied to the first layer, the second layer acts in a hole-transporting manner to the first layer which acts in a hole-transporting manner. At least one light-emitting layer is applied to the second layer. A cathode is applied to the light-emitting layer.

Claims (22)

1 . A method for producing an organic electronic component comprising the steps of:

A) providing an anode,

B) applying a first layer to the anode, wherein the first layer has a first matrix material and a dopant embedded therein,

wherein the dopant is a p-type dopant comprising at least one material which has a lewis acidity completely with regard to the matrix material,

C) applying a second layer to the first layer wherein the second layer has a second matrix material, wherein the first layer is arranged between the first layer and the anode, wherein a thickness of the second layer is greater than a thickness of the first layer,

D) applying at least one light-emitting layer to the second layer, wherein the second layer is arranged between the anode and the at least one light emitting layer; and

E) applying a cathode to the at least one light-emitting layer such that the light-emitting layer is arranged between the anode and the cathode.

2 . The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first layer is produced by co-deposition of the matrix material and of the dopant via physical vapour deposition.

3 . The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first layer is produced by means of a wet-chemical method.

4 . The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second layer is produced by means of physical vapor deposition or a wet chemical method.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one material which has a lewis acidity completely with regard to the matrix material is configured to chemically bond to the matrix materials, the bond being selected from the group of covalent bonds, ionic bonds and coordinative bonds.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second layer is undoped.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the thickness of the second layer is greater than a thickness of the first layer by a factor of about 2.5 to about 30.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the second layer has a thickness of about 60 mm to about 250 mm.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the thickness of the first layer is less than about 50 mm.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the thickness of the first layer is about 5 mm to about 45 mm.

11 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first matrix material and the second matrix material are the same material.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the p-type dopant comprising at least one material which has a lewis acidity completely with regard to the matrix material is a fluorinated sulfonimide metal salt.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first layer is a hole-injection layer.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: DOLYA HOLDCO 5 LIMITED
To: PICTIVA DISPLAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062420/0150 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: DOLYA HOLDCO 5 LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062433/0451 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: RAUSCH, ANDREAS; GERLITZKI, NIELS
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 062411/0656 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102017111425.4 · May 24, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 16925627 · Jul 10, 2020
Continuation 15979281 · May 14, 2018
Related Publication 20230180494A1 · Jun 8, 2023
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