Organic light-emtting display apparatus and method of manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10032835-B2
Application number	US-201314108147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2013
Priority date	Jul 22, 2013
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

An organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; a display unit having a plurality of organic light-emitting devices on the substrate; an encapsulating layer sealing up the display unit; and a protective layer between the display unit and the encapsulating layer, wherein each of the plurality of organic light-emitting devices includes: a pixel electrode; an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode, the intermediate layer including an organic emission layer; and an opposite electrode on the intermediate layer, and the protective layer includes: a capping layer covering the opposite electrode; and a blocking layer on the capping layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:
a substrate;
a display unit having a plurality of organic light-emitting devices on the substrate;
an insulating layer between the substrate and at least one of the plurality of organic light-emitting devices;
an encapsulating layer sealing up the display unit; and
a protective layer between the display unit and the encapsulating layer,
wherein each of the plurality of organic light-emitting devices comprises:
a pixel electrode,
an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode, the intermediate layer comprising an organic emission layer, and
an opposite electrode on the intermediate layer; and

the protective layer comprises:
a capping layer covering a top surface and side surfaces of the opposite electrode, and
a blocking layer on the capping layer, the blocking layer being formed of an inorganic material,

wherein the blocking layer covers a top surface and side surfaces of the capping layer, and the blocking layer is separate from the opposite electrode,
wherein the capping layer comprises an overlap region overlapping with the opposite electrode, and the overlap region of the capping layer entirely contacts the blocking layer, and
wherein the encapsulating layer comprises a first inorganic layer, a first organic layer on the first inorganic layer, and a second inorganic layer on the first organic layer,
the first inorganic layer covers a top surface and a side surface of the capping layer,
the first inorganic layer comprises an overlap region overlapping with the opposite electrode, and the overlap region of the first inorganic layer entirely contacts a top surface of the blocking layer,
the first organic layer is formed to be spaced apart from the blocking layer and the capping layer, and
the second inorganic layer is in contact with a region of the first inorganic layer and is spaced apart from the blocking layer and the capping layer.

2. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blocking layer is formed of a lithium fluoride (LiF).

3. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulating layer has a structure comprising a first inorganic layer, a first organic layer, and a second inorganic layer that are sequentially stacked.

4. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first inorganic layer is formed of an aluminum oxide (AlO x ).

5. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein an area of the first organic layer is greater than that of the blocking layer.

6. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein an area of the first inorganic layer is greater than that of the first organic layer.

7. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the encapsulating layer further comprises:
a second organic layer on the second inorganic layer; and
a third inorganic layer on the second organic layer.

8. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein an area of the first inorganic layer is greater than that of the first organic layer.

9. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein an area of the first organic layer is greater than that of the blocking layer, and an area of the second organic layer is greater than that of the first organic layer.

10. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein an area of each of the second inorganic layer and the third inorganic layer is greater than that of the first inorganic layer.

11. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:
a substrate;
a display unit having a plurality of organic light-emitting devices on the substrate;
an insulating layer between the substrate and at least one of the plurality of organic light-emitting devices;
an encapsulating layer sealing up the display unit and comprising a porous inorganic layer, a first organic layer, and a second inorganic layer that are sequentially stacked; and
a protective layer between the display unit and the encapsulating layer,
wherein each of the plurality of organic light-emitting devices comprises:
a pixel electrode,
an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode, the intermediate layer comprising an organic emission layer, and
an opposite electrode on the intermediate layer, and

the protective layer comprises:
a capping layer covering the opposite electrode, and
a porous blocking layer on the capping layer, the porous blocking layer being formed of an inorganic material,

wherein the porous blocking layer covers a top surface and side surfaces of the capping layer, and the porous blocking layer is separate from the opposite electrode, and
wherein the porous inorganic layer covers a top surface and a side surface of the capping layer,
the porous inorganic layer comprises an overlap region overlapping with the opposite electrode, and the overlap region of the porous inorganic layer entirely contacts a top surface of the porous blocking layer,
the first organic layer is formed to be spaced apart from the porous blocking layer and the capping layer, and
the second inorganic layer is in contact with a region of the porous inorganic layer and is spaced apart from the porous blocking layer and the capping layer.

12. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the porous blocking layer is formed of a lithium fluoride (LiF).

13. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the porous inorganic layer is formed of an aluminum oxide (AlO x ).

14. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein an area of the first organic layer is greater than that of the porous blocking layer.

15. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein an area of the porous inorganic layer is greater than that of the first organic layer.

16. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the encapsulating layer further comprises:
a second organic layer on the second inorganic layer; and
a third inorganic layer on the second organic layer.

17. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein an area of the porous inorganic layer is greater than that of the first organic layer.

18. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein an area of the first organic layer is greater than that of the porous blocking layer, and an area of the second organic layer is greater than that of the first organic layer.

19. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein an area of each of the second inorganic layer and the third inorganic layer is greater than that of the porous inorganic layer.

20. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus, the method comprising:
forming a display unit on a substrate, the display unit defining an active area and comprising an opposite electrode;
forming an insulating layer between the substrate and the display unit;
forming a capping layer to cover a top surface and side surfaces of the opposite electrode,
forming a blocking layer on the capping layer, the blocking layer being formed of an inorganic material; and
forming an encapsulating layer on the blocking layer to seal up the display unit,
wherein the blocking layer covers a top surface and side surfaces of the capping layer, and the blocking layer is separate from the opposite electrode,
wherein the capping layer comprises an overlap region overlapping with

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Min Kyung-Soo
• You Yeon-Heok
• Kang Dong-Wook

Classifications

• H01L27/3258

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5256

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5253

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/3244 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H10K59/12

  Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays · CPC title