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Granted Patent B2
US 9,705,101 · App. 14/692,600 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

White organic light emitting device having emission area control layer separating emission areas of at least two emission layers

Inventors: Jae Il Song (Paju-si, KR); Dong Hyuk Kim (Seoul, KR); So Yeon Ahn (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/504H01L27/3209H01L51/5056H01L51/5072H01L27/3248H01L51/5044H01L2251/5384
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Patent No.
US 9,705,101
App. No.
14/692,600
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a white organic light emitting device in which a lifetime of a device is enhanced. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode and a second emission part on the first emission part. At least one among the first and second emission parts includes an emission area control layer. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, a second emission part on the first emission part, and a third emission part on the second emission part. At least one among the first to third emission parts includes an emission area control layer.

Claims (61)

1. A white organic light emitting device comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode; and

a second emission part on the first emission part,

wherein at least one among the first emission part and the second emission part comprises:

at least two emission layers, the at least two emission layers comprising a first dopant and a second dopant different from the first dopant; and

an emission area control layer (EACL) that provides separation for emission areas of the at least two emission layers, wherein the EACL includes a second host different from a first host included in one of the at least two emission layers and includes at least one of the first dopant and the second dopant of the at least two emission layers.

2. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the EACL is a yellow-green emission layer.

3. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein when an emission part including the at least two emission layers is the second emission part, the first emission part comprises an emission layer including a blue emission layer.

4. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein when an emission part including the at least two emission layers is the first emission part, the second emission part comprises an emission layer including a blue emission layer.

5. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the EACL is adjacent to the at least two emission layers.

6. A white organic light emitting device comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode; and

a second emission part on the first emission part,

wherein at least one among the first emission part and the second emission part comprises:

at least two emission layers, wherein the at least two emission layers comprise a red emission layer and a yellow-green emission layer; and

an emission area control layer (EACL) that provides separation for emission areas of the at least two emission layers and includes a second host different from a first host included in one of the at least two emission layers.

7. The white organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein a dopant of the EACL is the same as a dopant of the yellow-green emission layer of the at least two emission layers.

8. The white organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the emission areas of the at least two emission layers are separated based on a difference between a hole mobility of a host of the EACL and a hole mobility of a host of the yellow-green emission layer.

9. The white organic light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein the hole mobility of the host of the EACL is faster than the hole mobility of the host of the yellow-green emission layer.

10. A white organic light emitting device comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode;

a second emission part on the first emission part; and

a third emission part on the second emission part,

wherein at least one among the first emission part, the second emission part, and the third emission part comprises at least two emission layers and an emission area control layer (EACL) that provides separation for emission areas of the at least two emission layers, wherein the EACL includes an emission layer that emits light having a same color as a color of light emitted from one of the at least two emission layers.

11. The white organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein an emission part including the at least two emission layers comprises the EACL.

12. The white organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the EACL is adjacent to the at least two emission layers.

13. The white organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein when an emission part including the at least two emission layers is the second emission part, one among the first emission part and the third emission part comprises an emission layer including a blue emission layer.

14. The white organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein when an emission part including the at least two emission layers is the first emission part, one among the second emission part and the third emission part comprises an emission layer including a blue emission layer.

15. The white organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein when an emission part including the at least two emission layers is the third emission part, one among the first emission part and the second emission part comprises an emission layer including a blue emission layer.

16. A white organic light emitting device comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode;

a second emission part on the first emission part; and

a third emission part on the second emission part,

wherein at least one among the first emission part, the second emission part, and the third emission part comprises at least two emission layers and an emission area control layer (EACL) that provides separation for emission areas of the at least two emission layers, wherein the at least two emission layers comprise a red emission layer and a yellow-green emission layer, and wherein the EACL includes an emission layer that emits light having a same color as a color of light emitted from one of the at least two emission layers.

17. A white organic light emitting device comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode;

a second emission part on the first emission part; and

a third emission part on the second emission part,

wherein at least one among the first emission part, the second emission part, and the third emission part comprises at least two emission layers and an emission area control layer (EACL) that provides separation for emission areas of the at least two emission layers, wherein the EACL is a yellow-green emission layer that emits light having a same color as a color of light emitted from one of the at least two emission layers.

18. The white organic light emitting device of claim 17 , wherein

a dopant of the EACL is the same as a dopant of the yellow-green emission layer which is one of the at least two emission layers, and

a host of the EACL differs from a host of the yellow-green emission layer which is one of the at least two emission layers.

19. The white organic light emitting device of claim 18 , wherein the emission areas of the at least two emission layers are separated based on a difference between a hole mobility of the host of the EACL and a hole mobility of the host of the yellow-green emission layer.

20. The white organic light emitting device of claim 19 , wherein the hole mobility of the host of the EACL is faster than the hole mobility of the host of the yellow-green emission layer.

21. A white organic light emitting device comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode; and

a second emission part on the first emission part,

wherein at least one among the first emission part and the second emission part comprises:

at least two emission layers, the at least two emission layers comprising a first dopant and a second dopant different from the first dopant; and

a layer that causes emission areas of the at least two emission layers to be separated from each other, wherein the layer includes at least one of the first dopant and the second dopant of the at least two emission layers.

22. The white organic light emitting device of claim 21 , wherein the layer causes a density of excitons, generated in one of the at least two emission layers, different from a density of excitons generated in another emission layer.

23. The white organic light emitting device of claim 21 , wherein the second emission part comprises the at least two emission layers.

24. The white organic light emitting device of claim 23 , wherein the at least two emission layers comprise a red emission layer and a yellow-green emission layer.

25. The white organic light emitting device of claim 24 , wherein

a dopant of the layer is the same as a dopant of the yellow-green emission layer in the second emission part, and

a host of the layer differs from a host of the yellow-green emission layer.

26. The white organic light emitting device of claim 25 , wherein a hole mobility of the host in the layer is faster than a hole mobility of the host in the yellow-green emission layer.

27. The white organic light emitting device of claim 25 , wherein the hosts which differ and are respectively in the layer and the yellow-green emission layer of the second emission part cause a distribution of excitons, generated in one of the at least two emission layers, different from a distribution of excitons generated in another emission layer and cause the emission areas of the at least two emission layers to be separated from each other.

28. The white organic light emitting device of claim 23 , wherein the layer is in the second emission part and the layer includes a yellow-green emission layer.

29. The white organic light emitting device of claim 21 , further comprising a third emission part on the second emission part.

30. The white organic light emitting device of claim 29 , wherein when an emission part including the at least two emission layers is the second emission part, each of the first emission part and the third emission part comprises an emission layer including a blue emission layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2015
From: SONG, JAE IL; KIM, DONG HYUK; AHN, SO YEON
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035474/0956 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0049867 · Apr 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150311462A1 · Oct 29, 2015