Organic light emitting device and method of fabricating the same
An organic light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes forming a mother substrate structure including organic light emitting devices including TFTs and first electrodes, each first electrode electrically connected to the corresponding TFT and being a part of an OLED to be formed; forming first and second conductive layers to form a power line in each organic light emitting device; forming a dummy layer on the first electrodes and the second conductive layer; performing at least one of scribing and grinding processes on the mother substrate structure to divide the mother substrate structure into sub-substrate structures; removing the dummy layer from the first electrodes and the second conductive layer after the performing step; and forming a light emitting layer and a second electrode on the first electrode in one of the sub-substrate structures to form the OLED.
1. An organic light emitting device, comprising:
a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode over a substrate;
an organic light emitting diode including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light emitting layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic light emitting diode being electrically connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor;
a power line including a first conductive layer on an insulating layer, and a second conductive layer including a middle portion, a lateral portion, and an end portion,
wherein the middle portion of the second conductive layer is positioned directly on the first conductive layer, the end portion of the second conductive layer is positioned directly on a top surface of a protective layer, and the lateral portion of the second conductive layer extends laterally between the middle portion of the second conductive layer and the end portion of the second conductive layer,
wherein the source and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor are covered with the protective layer,
wherein the second conductive layer and the first electrode are formed using the same material, and
wherein the protective layer is positioned on the first conductive layer.
2. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain electrodes, and the first conductive layer are formed using a same material.
3. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein upper surfaces of the drain and source electrodes are coplanar with an upper surface of the first conductive layer.
4. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode of the organic light emitting diode is formed on the same insulating layer on which the second conductive layer is formed.
5. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is formed on the second conductive layer.
6. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductive layer is formed with ITO.