IP Library Granted Patent US 11,545,652
Granted Patent B2
US 11,545,652 · App. 17/096,024 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Organic light-emitting display panel and manufacturing method thereof

Inventor: Zhongshou Huang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SEEYA OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L51/56H01L27/3246H01L51/0048H01L51/0094H01L51/5064H01L51/5271
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Patent No.
US 11,545,652
App. No.
17/096,024
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An OLED panel includes a substrate, a first electrode layer, a pixel definition layer, a light-emitting layer, a second electrode layer, a conductive wall, a planarization layer, and a third electrode layer. The planarization layer is disposed on a surface of the second electrode layer facing away from the substrate and includes second openings; the conductive wall is disposed in the second openings, is made of an elastic material, and includes peaks and valleys spaced apart from each other; the third electrode layer is disposed on a side of the conductive wall facing away from the substrate and is in contact with the peaks.

Claims (34)

1. An organic light-emitting display (OLED) panel, comprising:

a substrate,

a first electrode layer disposed on the substrate and comprising a plurality of first electrodes;

a pixel definition layer disposed on a side of the first electrode layer facing away from the substrate and comprising a plurality of first openings, wherein each of the plurality of first openings exposes part of a respective one of the plurality of first electrodes;

a light-emitting layer disposed on a side of the plurality of first electrodes facing away from the substrate;

a second electrode layer disposed on a side of the light-emitting layer facing away from the substrate;

a conductive wall made of an elastic material and comprising peaks and valleys spaced apart from each other;

a planarization layer disposed on a surface of the second electrode layer facing away from the substrate and comprising a plurality of second openings; wherein the conductive wall is disposed in the plurality of second openings; and

a third electrode layer disposed on a side of the conductive wall facing away from the substrate and in contact with the peaks;

wherein each of the peaks has a height of H1, each of the valleys has a height of H2, and the planarization layer has a height of H3, wherein H2<H3<H1; and a vertical projection of the conductive wall on the substrate and a vertical projection of the third electrode layer on the substrate each overlap a vertical projection of the pixel definition layer on the substrate.

2. The OLED panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of metal caps disposed between the conductive wall and the third electrode layer; wherein the peaks are connected to the third electrode layer through the plurality of metal caps.

3. The OLED panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a color filter layer disposed on the planarization layer and provided with third openings at positions of the peaks, wherein the peaks are connected to the third electrode layer through the third openings.

4. The OLED panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a reflective layer covering at least part of a sidewall of the conductive wall.

5. The OLED panel according to claim 4 , wherein the reflective layer is further disposed between the conductive wall and the third electrode layer.

6. The OLED panel according to claim 2 , further comprising a reflective layer; wherein the plurality of metal caps is disposed between the conductive wall and the third electrode layer; the reflective layer is disposed on a side of the plurality of metal caps facing towards or facing away from the conductive wall; and the reflective layer further covers at least part of a sidewall of the conductive wall.

7. The OLED panel according to claim 6 , wherein a working function difference between the reflective layer and each of the plurality of metal caps is less than 0.5 V.

8. The OLED panel according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive wall comprises an organic and conductive base material or an organic base material mixed with conductive particles.

9. The OLED panel according to claim 8 , wherein the organic and conductive base material comprises a poly ethylene material, a polyvinyl chloride material, a polystyrene material, a polypropylene material, or a resin material.

10. The OLED panel according to claim 9 , wherein the conductive particles mixed in the organic base material comprises at least one of the following materials: a carbon nanoparticle, a carbon nanotube, a graphene particle, a silicon nanoparticle, and a metal nanoparticle.

11. The OLED panel according to claim 10 , wherein a volume ratio of the carbon nanoparticle or the carbon nanotube in the conductive wall ranges from 10% to 30%.

12. The OLED panel according to claim 10 , wherein a length of the carbon nanotube is less than 2 urn and a diameter of the carbon nanotube is less than 50 nm.

13. The OLED panel according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive wall comprises a conductive macromolecule polymer.

14. The OLED panel according to claim 13 , wherein the conductive wall comprises at least one of the followings: conductive macromolecule polyaniline, polyacetylene, and polybutadiene.

15. The OLED panel according to claim 14 , wherein the conductive wall further comprises at least one of the followings: carbon nanoparticle, carbon nanotube, graphene particle, silicon nanoparticle, and metal nanoparticle.

16. The OLED panel according to claim 1 , wherein the third electrode layer comprises chromium, chromium oxide, or indium tin oxide.

17. The OLED panel of claim 1 , wherein the third electrode layer is in a grid shape; or the third electrode layer comprises a plurality of parallel conductive strips.

18. A manufacturing method of an organic light-emitting display (OLED) panel, comprising:

stacking up a first electrode layer, a pixel definition layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode layer in sequence on a substrate, wherein the first electrode layer comprises a plurality of first electrodes, the pixel definition layer comprises a plurality of first opening structures, and each of the plurality of first opening structures exposes part of a respective one of the plurality of first electrodes;

forming a conductive wall on the second electrode layer, wherein the conductive wall is made of an elastic material and comprises peaks and valleys spaced apart from each other;

forming a planarization layer; wherein the planarization layer comprises a plurality of second openings, and the conductive wall is disposed in the plurality of second openings; and

forming a third electrode layer, wherein the third electrode layer is in contact with the peaks of the conductive wall;

wherein a vertical projection of the conductive wall on the substrate and a vertical projection of the third electrode layer on the substrate each overlap a vertical projection of the pixel definition layer on the substrate; and each of the peaks has a height of H1, each of the valleys has a height of H2, and the planarization layer has a height of H3, wherein H2<H3<H1.

19. The manufacturing method according to claim 18 , after forming the planarization layer, further comprising:

forming a color filter layer, wherein the color filter layer is provided with third openings at positions of the peaks, and the peaks are connected to the third electrode layer through the third openings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: HUANG, ZHONGSHOU
To: SEEYA OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054347/0758 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010451438.7 · May 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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