Granted Patent B2

US 12,581,795 · App. 18/032,546 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Inventors: Bai Zhang (Sakai City, JP); Koji Yasukawa (Sakai City, JP)

Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

H10K50/17H10K50/171H10K50/18H10K50/181H10K59/12H10K59/1201H10K59/771H10K85/20

Abstract

Claims (101)

1 . A display device including a plurality of pixels, the display device comprising:

a support body;

a thin film transistor layer;

a light-emitting element layer; and

a sealing layer configured to seal the light-emitting element layer,

wherein:

the support body, the thin film transistor layer, the light-emitting element layer, and the sealing layer are positioned in this stated order,

the light-emitting element layer includes a plurality of light-emitting elements having different luminescent colors from each other,

the plurality of light-emitting elements is, respectively, formed corresponding to the plurality of pixels,

each of the plurality of light-emitting elements includes:

a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a light-emitting layer formed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and

among (i) a first carrier injection layer and a first carrier transport layer formed between the light-emitting layer and the lower electrode, and (ii) a second carrier injection layer and a second carrier transport layer formed between the light-emitting layer and the upper electrode, at least the first carrier injection layer and the first carrier transport layer,

the lower electrode, the first carrier transport layer, and the light-emitting layer are formed in island shapes for each of the plurality of pixels,

at least the first carrier injection layer, among the first and second carrier injection layers included in the plurality of light-emitting elements, is a common layer formed to be common to the plurality of light-emitting elements of the plurality of pixels, and includes, for each of the plurality of pixels:

a carrier injection section formed overlapping the light-emitting layer in each of the plurality of light-emitting elements and configured to inject carriers into the light-emitting layer, and

a neighboring pixel carrier blocking section formed in a portion between the plurality of light-emitting elements of adjacent pixels in the plurality of pixels, and configured to block transportation of carriers between the plurality of light-emitting elements of the adjacent pixels,

the lower electrode is an anode electrode,

the upper electrode is a cathode electrode,

the first carrier injection layer is a hole injection layer, and

the carrier injection section of the first carrier injection layer is a hole injection section, and is made of at least one hole transport material selected from the group consisting of graphene oxide, a graphene oxide derivative formed by introducing an electron-attracting group into graphene oxide, a graphene derivative formed by introducing an electron-attracting group into graphene, copper thiocyanate, tungsten oxide, 2,6-bis(9H-carbazoyl-9-yl)pyridine, 4,4′-bis(3-ethyl-N-carbazoyl)-1,1′-biphenyl, 4-(dibenzylamino)benzaldehyde-N,N′-diphenylhydrazone, 9,9′-[2,2′-dimethyl(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diyl]bis-9H-carbazole, 2,2′-dimethyl-N,N′-di(1-naphthyl-N,N′-diphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, 9,9′-dimethyl-N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-9H-fluorene-2,7-diamine, N,N′-di(2-naphthyl-N,N′-diphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis[4-(phenyl-m-tolylamino)phenyl]biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-di-p-tolylbenzene-1,4-diamine, N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N4,N4′-bis{4-[bis(3-methylphenyl)amino]phenyl}-N4,N4′-diphenyl-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine, 3-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl)-9-phenyl-9H-carbazole, 9-(2-ethylhexyl)-N,N,N,N-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-9H-carbazole-2,7-diamine, indium(III) phthalocyanine chloride, poly[N,N′-bis(4-butylphenyl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)-benzidine], 2,8-bis(diphenylphosphine oxide)dibenzofuran, 4,4′,4″,4′″-silanetetrayltetrakis(N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline), spiro[9H-fluorene-9,9′-(9H)xanthine]-2,7-diamine, spiro[9H-fluorene-9,9′-(9H)xanthine]-2,2′-7,7′-tetramine, 2,4,6-tris[3-(carbazole-9-yl)phenyl]triazine, N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)benzidine, N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(3-methylphenyl)-3,3′-dimethylbenzidine, N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-naphthyl)benzidine, tetra-N-phenylbenzidine, N,N,N′,N′-tetraphenylnaphthalene-2,6-diamine, poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-{4,4′-[N-(4-sec-butylphenyl)diphenylamine]}], titanyl phthalocyanine, 1,3,5-tris[(3-methylphenyl)phenylamino]benzene, 4,4′,4″-tris[2-naphthyl(phenyl)amino]triphenylamine, vanadyl phthalocyanine, 4,4′-cyclohexylidenebis[N,N-bis(4-methylphenyl)benzenamine], dipyrazino[2,3-f:2′,3′-h]quinoxaline-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexacarbonitrile, tin(IV)2,3-naphthalocyanine dichloride, N2,N2,N2′,N2′,N7,N7,N7′,N7′-octakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-9,9′-spirobi[9H-fluorene]-2,2′-7,7′-tetramine, titanyl phthalocyanine, 1,3,5-tris(2-(9-ethylcarbazyl-3)ethylene)benzene, tris(4-carbazoyl-9-ylphenyl)amine, tris[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]amine, 1,3,5-tris(diphenylamino)benzene, 4,4′,4″-tris[phenyl(m-tolyl)amino]triphenylamine, 4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl, 1,3-bis(N-carbazolyl)benzene, 1,4-bis(N-carbazolyl)benzene, N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine, poly(N-ethyl-2-vinylcarbazole), poly[bis(4-phenyl)(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)amine], poly(9-vinylcarbazole), poly(1-vinylnaphthalene), poly(2-vinylnaphthalene), poly(copper phthalocyanine), and copper(II) phthalocyanine.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the carrier injection section and the neighboring pixel carrier blocking section are formed integrally with each other in an identical layer.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the carrier injection section and the neighboring pixel carrier blocking section are chemically bonded to each other.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hole injection section is made of the at least one hole transport material selected from the group consisting of graphene oxide, a graphene oxide derivative formed by introducing an electron-attracting group into graphene oxide, and a graphene derivative formed by introducing an electron-attracting group into graphene.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting elements further includes the second carrier injection layer, and

the second carrier injection layer is an electron injection layer, and the electron injection layer is a common layer formed to be common to the plurality of light-emitting elements of the plurality of pixels.

6 . A method for manufacturing the display device according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

forming the lower electrode;

forming the first carrier injection layer;

forming the first carrier transport layer;

forming the light-emitting layer; and

forming the upper electrode,

wherein forming the first carrier injection layer includes:

forming a first film common to the plurality of pixels in such a manner that the first film is common to the plurality of light-emitting elements, and

transforming at least a part of the first film by a chemical reaction.

7 . The method according to claim 6 ,

wherein forming the first film comprises forming a film made of an organic insulating material as the first film, and

transforming at least the part of the first film includes transforming a portion of the organic insulating material to serve as the carrier injection section of the first carrier injection layer by the chemical reaction.

8 . The method according to claim 7 ,

wherein forming the lower electrode comprises forming an anode electrode as the lower electrode,

forming the upper electrode comprises forming a cathode electrode as the upper electrode, and

by transforming the portion of the organic insulating material, to serve as the carrier injection section of the first carrier injection layer into a hole transport material, a hole injection section is formed as the carrier injection section of the first carrier injection layer, and a neighboring pixel hole blocking section is formed as the neighboring pixel carrier blocking section of the first carrier injection layer.

9 . The method according to claim 8 ,

wherein the organic insulating material is at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyetherimide, and polyacrylonitrile, and

transforming the portion of the organic insulating material to serve as the carrier injection section of the first carrier injection layer includes:

transforming the organic insulating material into graphene by irradiating, with a laser, the portion of the organic insulating material to serve as the hole injection section of the first carrier injection layer, and

transforming the graphene into graphene oxide by oxidization.

10 . A display device including a plurality of pixels, the display device comprising:

a support body;

a thin film transistor layer;

a light-emitting element layer; and

a sealing layer configured to seal the light-emitting element layer,

wherein:

the support body, the thin film transistor layer, the light-emitting element layer, and the sealing layer are positioned in this stated order,

the light-emitting element layer includes a plurality of light-emitting elements having different luminescent colors from each other,

the plurality of light-emitting elements is, respectively, formed corresponding to the plurality of pixels,

each of the plurality of light-emitting elements includes:

a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a light-emitting layer formed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and

among (i) a first carrier injection layer and a first carrier transport layer formed between the light-emitting layer and the lower electrode, and (ii) a second carrier injection layer and a second carrier transport layer formed between the light-emitting layer and the upper electrode, at least the first carrier injection layer and the first carrier transport layer,

the lower electrode, the first carrier transport layer, and the light-emitting layer are formed in island shapes for each of the plurality of pixels,

at least the first carrier injection layer, among the first and second carrier injection layers included in the plurality of light-emitting elements, is a common layer formed to be common to the plurality of light-emitting elements of the plurality of pixels, and includes, for each of the plurality of pixels:

a carrier injection section formed overlapping the light-emitting layer in each of the plurality of light-emitting elements and configured to inject carriers into the light-emitting layer, and

a neighboring pixel carrier blocking section formed in a portion between the plurality of light-emitting elements of adjacent pixels in the plurality of pixels, and configured to block transportation of carriers between the plurality of light-emitting elements of the adjacent pixels,

the lower electrode is an anode electrode,

the upper electrode is a cathode electrode,

the first carrier injection layer is a hole injection layer, and

the neighboring pixel carrier blocking section of the first carrier injection layer is a neighboring pixel hole blocking section configured to block transportation of positive holes between the plurality of light-emitting elements of the adjacent pixels, and is made of an electron transport material.

11 . The display device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the electron transport material is at least one electron transport material selected from the group consisting of graphene, a graphene derivative formed by introducing an electron-donating group into graphene, a graphene oxide derivative formed by introducing an electron-donating group into graphene oxide, tin(IV) oxide, zinc oxide, tris(2,4,6-trimethyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)borane, 4,6-bis(3,5-di(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methylpyrimidine, 1,3-bis(3,5-dipyrid-3-ylphenyl)benzene, 2,7-bis(2,2′-bipyridin-5-yl)triphenylene, lithium 8-quinolinolate, poly[(9,9-bis(3′-((N,N-dimethyl)-N-ethylammonium)-propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene)]dibromide, poly[(9,9-bis(3′-(N,N-dimethylamino)propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene)], (1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)tris(benzene-3,1-diyl)tris(diphenylphosphine oxide), 2,5,8,11-tetrakis(1,1-dimethylethyl)perylene, 1,3,5-tris(3-pyridyl-3-phenyl)benzene, 1,3,5-tris(1-phenyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene, diphenyl[4-(triphenylsilyl)phenyl]phosphine oxide, 3,5-diphenyl-4-(1-naphthyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole, tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum, 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 4.7-diphenyl-1.10-phenanthroline, 2,5-bis(1-naphthyl)-1,3,5-oxadiazole, bis(8-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline)-(4-phenylphenoxy)aluminum, 3,5-bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole, 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole, and 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5-(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole.

12 . A display device including a plurality of pixels, the display device comprising:

a support body;

a thin film transistor layer;

a light-emitting element layer; and

a sealing layer configured to seal the light-emitting element layer,

wherein:

the support body, the thin film transistor layer, the light-emitting element layer, and the sealing layer are positioned in this stated order,

the light-emitting element layer includes a plurality of light-emitting elements having different luminescent colors from each other,

the plurality of light-emitting elements is, respectively, formed corresponding to the plurality of pixels,

each of the plurality of light-emitting elements includes:

a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a light-emitting layer formed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and

among (i) a first carrier injection layer and a first carrier transport layer formed between the light-emitting layer and the lower electrode, and (ii) a second carrier injection layer and a second carrier transport layer formed between the light-emitting layer and the upper electrode, at least the first carrier injection layer and the first carrier transport layer,

the lower electrode, the first carrier transport layer, and the light-emitting layer are formed in island shapes for each of the plurality of pixels,

at least the first carrier injection layer, among the first and second carrier injection layers included in the plurality of light-emitting elements, is a common layer formed to be common to the plurality of light-emitting elements of the plurality of pixels, and includes, for each of the plurality of pixels:

a carrier injection section formed overlapping the light-emitting layer in each of the plurality of light-emitting elements and configured to inject carriers into the light-emitting layer, and

a neighboring pixel carrier blocking section formed in a portion between the plurality of light-emitting elements of adjacent pixels in the plurality of pixels, and configured to block transportation of carriers between the plurality of light-emitting elements of the adjacent pixels,

the lower electrode is a cathode electrode,

the upper electrode is an anode electrode,

the first carrier injection layer is an electron injection layer, and

the carrier injection section of the first carrier injection layer is an electron injection section, and is made of at least one electron transport material selected from the group consisting of graphene, a graphene derivative formed by introducing an electron-donating group into graphene, a graphene oxide derivative formed by introducing an electron-donating group into graphene oxide, tin(IV) oxide, zinc oxide, tris(2,4,6-trimethyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)borane, 4,6-bis(3,5-di(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methylpyrimidine, 1,3-bis(3,5-dipyrid-3-ylphenyl)benzene, 2,7-bis(2,2′-bipyridin-5-yl)triphenylene, lithium 8-quinolinolate, poly[(9,9-bis(3′-((N,N-dimethyl)-N-ethylammonium)-propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene)]dibromide, poly[(9,9-bis(3′-(N,N-dimethylamino)propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene)], (1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)tris(benzene-3,1-diyl)tris(diphenylphosphine oxide), 2,5,8,11-tetrakis(1,1-dimethylethyl)perylene, 1,3,5-tris(3-pyridyl-3-phenyl)benzene, 1,3,5-tris(1-phenyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene, diphenyl[4-(triphenylsilyl)phenyl]phosphine oxide, 3,5-diphenyl-4-(1-naphthyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole, tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum, 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 4.7-diphenyl-1.10-phenanthroline, 2,5-bis(1-naphthyl)-1,3,5-oxadiazole, bis(8-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline)-(4-phenylphenoxy)aluminum, 3,5-bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole, 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole, and 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5-(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole.

13 . The display device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the electron injection section is made of the at least one electron transport material selected from the group consisting of graphene, a graphene derivative formed by introducing an electron-donating group into graphene, and a graphene oxide derivative formed by introducing an electron-donating group into graphene oxide.

14 . The display device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the neighboring pixel carrier blocking section of the first carrier injection layer is a neighboring pixel electron blocking section configured to block transportation of electrons between the plurality of light-emitting elements of the adjacent pixels, and made of a hole transport material.

15 . The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the hole transport material is at least one hole transport material selected from the group consisting of graphene oxide, a graphene oxide derivative formed by introducing an electron-attracting group into graphene oxide, a graphene derivative formed by introducing an electron-attracting group into graphene, copper thiocyanate, tungsten oxide, 2,6-bis(9H-carbazoyl-9-yl)pyridine, 4,4′-bis(3-ethyl-N-carbazoyl)-1,1′-biphenyl, 4-(dibenzylamino)benzaldehyde-N,N′-diphenylhydrazone, 9,9′-[2,2′-dimethyl(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diyl]bis-9H-carbazole, 2,2′-dimethyl-N,N′-di(1-naphthyl-N,N′-diphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, 9,9′-dimethyl-N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-9H-fluorene-2,7-diamine, N,N′-di(2-naphthyl-N,N′-diphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis[4-(phenyl-m-tolylamino)phenyl]biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-di-p-tolylbenzene-1,4-diamine, N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N4,N4′-bis{4-[bis(3-methylphenyl)amino]phenyl}-N4,N4′-diphenyl-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine, 3-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl)-9-phenyl-9H-carbazole, 9-(2-ethylhexyl)-N,N,N,N-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-9H-carbazole-2,7-diamine, indium(III) phthalocyanine chloride, poly[N,N′-bis(4-butylphenyl)-N,N′-bis(phenyl)-benzidine], 2,8-bis(diphenylphosphine oxide)dibenzofuran, 4,4′,4″,4′″-silanetetrayltetrakis(N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline), spiro[9H-fluorene-9,9′-(9H)xanthine]-2,7-diamine, spiro[9H-fluorene-9,9′-(9H)xanthine]-2,2′-7,7′-tetramine, 2,4,6-tris[3-(carbazole-9-yl)phenyl]triazine, N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)benzidine, N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(3-methylphenyl)-3,3′-dimethylbenzidine, N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-naphthyl)benzidine, tetra-N-phenylbenzidine, N,N,N′,N′-tetraphenylnaphthalene-2,6-diamine, poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-{4,4′-[N-(4-sec-butylphenyl)diphenylamine]}], titanyl phthalocyanine, 1,3,5-tris[(3-methylphenyl)phenylamino]benzene, 4,4′,4″-tris[2-naphthyl(phenyl)amino]triphenylamine, vanadyl phthalocyanine, 4,4′-cyclohexylidenebis[N,N-bis(4-methylphenyl)benzenamine], dipyrazino[2,3-f:2′,3′-h]quinoxaline-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexacarbonitrile, tin(IV)2,3-naphthalocyanine dichloride, N2,N2,N2′,N2′,N7,N7,N7′,N7′-octakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-9,9′-spirobi[9H-fluorene]-2,2′,7,7′-tetramine, titanyl phthalocyanine, 1,3,5-tris(2-(9-ethylcarbazyl-3)ethylene)benzene, tris(4-carbazoyl-9-ylphenyl)amine, tris[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]amine, 1,3,5-tris(diphenylamino)benzene, 4,4′,4″-tris[phenyl(m-tolyl)amino]triphenylamine, 4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl, 1,3-bis(N-carbazolyl)benzene, 1,4-bis(N-carbazolyl)benzene, N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine, poly(N-ethyl-2-vinylcarbazole), poly[bis(4-phenyl)(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)amine], poly(9-vinylcarbazole), poly(1-vinylnaphthalene), poly(2-vinylnaphthalene), poly(copper phthalocyanine), and copper(II) phthalocyanine.

16 . The display device according to claim 12 ,

wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting elements further includes the second carrier injection layer, and

the second carrier injection layer is a hole injection layer, and the hole injection layer is a common layer formed to be common to the plurality of light-emitting elements of the plurality of pixels.

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