IP Library Granted Patent US 9,257,674
Granted Patent B2
US 9,257,674 · App. 13/297,133 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: So-Young Lee (Yongin, KR); Yoon-Hyeung Cho (Yongin, KR); Min-Ho Oh (Yongin, KR); Byoung-Duk Lee (Yongin, KR); Yong-Tak Kim (Yongin, KR); Sang-Hwan Cho (Yongin, KR); Yun-Ah Chung (Yongin, KR); Seung-Yong Song (Yongin, KR); Jong-Hyuk Lee (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5256H01L51/5268
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Patent No.
US 9,257,674
App. No.
13/297,133
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An OLED display includes: a substrate; an organic light emitting element formed on the substrate and including a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode; and an encapsulation layer formed on the substrate while covering the organic light emitting element. The encapsulation layer includes an organic layer and an inorganic layer, and a protrusion and depression structure is formed in an interface between the organic layer and the inorganic layer.

Claims (18)

1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprising:

a substrate;

an organic light emitting element on the substrate and comprising a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode; and

an encapsulation layer on the substrate while covering the organic light emitting element,

wherein the encapsulation layer comprises alternately stacked organic layers and inorganic layers,

wherein a protrusion and depression structure, with an irregular pattern, is formed in interfaces between the organic layers and the inorganic layers,

wherein the protrusion and depression structure has a root mean square (RMS) roughness in a range between 30 Å to 1000 Å,

wherein each of the organic layers has a refractive index between 1.2 and 2.0,

wherein each of the inorganic layers has a refractive index between 1.3 and 2.2,

wherein the protrusion and depression structure is formed in a surface of the organic layer,

wherein the inorganic layer is formed on the organic layer, and

wherein the protrusion and depression structure consists of the same material as the organic layer.

2. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein a surface roughness of the protrusion and depression structure has a maximum height (Rmax) in a range between 50 Å to 200 nm.

3. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein a surface roughness of the protrusion and depression structure has a maximum height (Rmax) in a range between 50 Å to 200 nm.

4. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the organic layer and the inorganic layer are respectively provided in plural, and the protrusion and depression structure is formed at each interface where the inorganic layer is layered on the organic layer.

5. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the organic layer comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of a carbide-based material, a carbonate-based material, an acryl-based resin, a methacryl-based resin, polyisoprene, a vinyl-based resin, an epoxy-based resin, a urethane-based resin, a cellulous-based resin, and a perylene-based resin.

6. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic layer comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, zirconium nitride, titanium nitride, hafnium nitride, tantalum nitride, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, tin oxide, cerium oxide, and silicon oxynitride.

7. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index difference between the organic layer and the inorganic layer is higher than 0.1.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 23, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028840/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: LEE, SO-YOUNG; CHO, YOON-HYEUNG; OH, MIN-HO; LEE, BYOUNG-DUK; KIM, YONG-TAK; CHO, SANG-HWAN; CHUNG, YUN-AH; SONG, SEUNG-YONG; LEE, JONG-HYUK
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027238/0511 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0031322 · Apr 5, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120256201A1 · Oct 11, 2012