Display apparatus having a light-emitting layer
A display apparatus including a light-emitting layer is provided. The light-emitting layer may be disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The light-emitting layer may include a first emission stack and a second emission stack on the first emission stack. The first emission stack may include a blue emission material layer. The second emission stack may include an emission buffer layer, a first phosphorescent emission material layer and a second phosphorescent emission material layer, which are sequentially stacked. The emission buffer layer may include a host having an electron transporting properties and a red dopant. The content of the red dopant in the emission buffer layer may decrease as a distance from the first charge generation layer increases. Thus, in the display apparatus, a color change at low-current may be improved.
1 . A display apparatus comprising:
an anode;
a cathode on the anode;
a first charge generation layer between the anode and the cathode;
a first emission stack between the anode and the first charge generation layer, the first emission stack including a blue emission material layer; and
a second emission stack between the first charge generation layer and the cathode,
wherein the second emission stack includes an emission buffer layer, a first phosphorescent emission material layer and a second phosphorescent emission material layer, which are sequentially stacked,
wherein the emission buffer layer is disposed between the first charge generation layer and the first phosphorescent emission material layer,
wherein the emission buffer layer includes a host having an electron transporting properties,
wherein the emission buffer layer and the first phosphorescent emission material layer include a red dopant,
wherein a content of the red dopant in the emission buffer layer decreases as a distance from the first charge generation layer increases such that a content of the red dopant in a portion of the emission buffer layer disposed close to the first charge generation layer is larger than a content of the red dopant in a portion of the emission buffer layer disposed close to the first phosphorescent emission material layer, and
wherein the content of the red dopant in a portion of the emission buffer layer disposed close to the first charge generation layer is larger than a content of the red dopant in the first phosphorescent emission material layer.
2 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first charge generation layer includes a n-type charge generating layer disposed close to the first emission stack and a p-type charge generating layer on the n-type charge generating layer, and
wherein the emission buffer layer is in contact with the p-type charge generating layer and the first phosphorescent emission material layer.
3 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the red dopant of the emission buffer layer includes a phosphorescent material.
4 . The display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the red dopant of the first phosphorescent emission material layer includes a same material as the red dopant of the emission buffer layer.
5 . The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the content of the red dopant in the emission buffer layer decreases such that the content of the red dopant in the emission buffer layer at a surface of the emission buffer layer in contact with the first phosphorescent emission material layer is a same content as a content of the red dopant in the first phosphorescent emission material layer.
6 . The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a host of the first phosphorescent emission material layer includes a same material as the host of the emission buffer layer having the electron transporting properties.
7 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , the host having the electron transporting properties includes benzo-carbazole.
8 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third emission stack between the second emission stack and the cathode; and
a second charge generation layer between the second emission stack and the third emission stack,
wherein the third emission stack includes a blue emission material layer.
9 . The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the blue emission material layer of the third emission stack includes a same material as the blue emission material layer of the first emission stack.
10 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the red dopant in the emission buffer layer decreases such that the content of the red dopant in the emission buffer layer at a surface of the emission buffer layer in contact with the first phosphorescent emission material layer is a same content as a content of the red dopant in the first phosphorescent emission material layer.
11 . The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the emission buffer layer is in direct contact with the p-type charge generating layer of the first charge generation layer and in direct contact with the first phosphorescent emission material layer.
12 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the emission buffer layer has a thickness thinner than the first phosphorescent emission material layer.
13 . The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the thickness of the emission buffer layer is 100 Å or less.
14 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , the emission buffer layer includes:
a host having benzo-carbazole; and
a dopant having at least one of Ir(Piq)3(Tris(1 phenylisoquinoline)iridium (III)), Ir(piq)2(acac)(Bis(1 phenylisoquinoline)(acetylacetonate)iridiumIII)), Ir(btp)2(acac)(Bis)2 benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl-pyridine)(acetylacetonate)iridiumIII)), and Ir(BT)2(acac) (Bis(2-phenylbenzothazolato)(acetylacetonate)iridiumIII)).