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Granted Patent B2
US 9,508,946 · App. 13/917,544 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Ha-Jin Song (Yongin, KR); Sang-Woo Pyo (Yongin, KR); Byeong-Wook Yoo (Yongin, KR); Ji-Young Kwon (Yongin, KR); Bum-Suk Lee (Yongin, KR); Ji-Myoung Ye (Yongin, KR); Ji-Hwan Yoon (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5008H01L27/3211H01L51/504H01L51/5278
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Patent No.
US 9,508,946
App. No.
13/917,544
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor provided on the substrate; a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor; an organic emission layer provided on the first electrode; an interlayer provided on the organic emission layer; an electron auxiliary layer provided on the interlayer and including an electron injection layer (EIL) and an electron transport layer (ETL); and a second electrode provided on the electron auxiliary layer, wherein the interlayer is made by mixing a material of the electron auxiliary layer.

Claims (55)

1. An organic light emitting diode display comprising a plurality of pixels, the display comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor provided on the substrate;

a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor;

an organic emission layer provided on the first electrode;

a plurality of interlayers provided over the organic emission layer;

an electron auxiliary layer provided on the interlayers and including an electron injection layer (EIL) and an electron transport layer (ETL); and

a second electrode provided on the electron auxiliary layer,

wherein the interlayers comprise a mixture of materials of the electron auxiliary layer, and

wherein each interlayer corresponds to a pixel and is separated from an adjacent interlayer corresponding to an adjacent pixel that is configured to emit light having a different color from the pixel adjacent to it.

2. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 1 , further comprising a resonance auxiliary layer between the first electrode and the organic emission layer.

3. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 1 , wherein the interlayers comprise a mixture of the electron injection material of the electron injection layer (EIL) and the electron transfer material of the electron transport layer (ETL) at a ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.

4. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 3 , wherein the electron transport layer (ETL) and the electron injection layer (EIL) include at least one of tris(8-hydroxyquinolino)aluminum (Alq3), PBD, TAZ, spiro-PBD, BAlq, SAlq, 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP), and 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen).

5. An organic light emitting diode display comprising a plurality of pixels, the display comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor provided on the substrate;

a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor;

an organic emission layer provided on the first electrode;

a plurality of interlayers provided over the organic emission layer;

an electron auxiliary layer provided on the interlayer; and

a second electrode provided on the electron auxiliary layer,

wherein the interlayers comprise a mixture of a host material of the organic emission layer and the electron auxiliary layer, and

wherein each interlayer corresponds to a pixel and is separated from an adjacent interlayer corresponding to an adjacent pixel that is configured to emit light having a different color from the pixel adjacent to it.

6. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 5 , wherein the electron auxiliary layer includes an electron transport layer (ETL) and an electron injection layer (EIL).

7. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 6 , wherein the host material and the electron transport layer (ETL) are mixed at a ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.

8. A method for manufacturing an organic light emitting diode display comprising a plurality of pixels, the method comprising:

forming a thin film transistor and a first electrode on a substrate;

forming a donor film including a base film and a transfer layer;

transferring the transfer layer of the donor film to a first electrode of the substrate with a laser;

forming an electron auxiliary layer on the transfer layer; and

forming a second electrode on the electron auxiliary layer,

wherein the transfer layer includes an organic emission layer and an interlayer formed on the organic emission layer, wherein the interlayer corresponds to a pixel and is separated from an adjacent interlayer corresponding to an adjacent pixel that is configured to emit light having a different color from the pixel adjacent to it, and

wherein the organic emission layer and the interlayer are formed at the same time during transferring the transfer layer.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the electron auxiliary layer includes an electron transport layer (ETL) and an electron injection layer (EIL).

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the interlayer is formed by mixing an electron injection material of the electron injection layer (EIL) and an electron transfer material of the electron transport layer (ETL) at a ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the interlayer is formed with a mixture of an electron injection material of the electron injection layer (EIL) and a host material of the organic emission layer.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the interlayer is formed by mixing the electron injection material of the electron injection layer (EIL) and the host material of the organic emission layer at a ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.

13. An organic light emitting diode display comprising a plurality of pixels, made by the method comprising:

forming a thin film transistor and a first electrode on a substrate;

forming a donor film including a base film and a transfer layer;

transferring the transfer layer of the donor film to a first electrode of the substrate with a laser;

forming an electron auxiliary layer on the transfer layer; and

forming a second electrode on the electron auxiliary layer,

wherein the transfer layer includes an organic emission layer and an interlayer formed on the organic emission layer, wherein the interlayer corresponds to a pixel and is separated from an adjacent interlayer corresponding to an adjacent pixel that is configured to emit light having a different color from the pixel adjacent to it, and

wherein the organic emission layer and the interlayer are formed at the same time during transferring the transfer layer.

14. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 13 , wherein

the electron auxiliary layer includes an electron transport layer (ETL) and an electron injection layer (EIL).

15. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 13 , wherein

the interlayer is formed by mixing an electron injection material of the electron injection layer (EIL) and an electron transfer material of the electron transport layer (ETL) at a ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.

16. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 13 , wherein

the interlayer is formed with a mixture of an electron injection material of the electron injection layer (EIL) and a host material of the organic emission layer.

17. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 13 , wherein

the interlayer is formed by mixing the electron injection material of the electron injection layer (EIL) and the host material of the organic emission layer at a ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.

18. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 2 , further comprising a hole injection layer on the first electrode and a hole transport layer on the hole injection layer, wherein the resonance auxiliary layer is formed between the hole transport layer and the organic emission layer.

19. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 18 , wherein the resonance auxiliary layer corresponds to the one of the pixels and is separated from an adjacent resonance auxiliary layer corresponding to the adjacent one of the pixels.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2013
From: SONG, HA-JIN; PYO, SANG-WOO; YOO, BYEONG-WOOK; KWON, JI-YOUNG; LEE, BUM-SUK; YE, JI-MYOUNG; YOON, JI-HWAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0151259 · Dec 21, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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