Organic light-emitting diode display device including a thin film encapsulation layer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10608207-B2
Application number	US-201715704218-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Priority date	Sep 20, 2016
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate; an organic light-emitting diode positioned above the substrate; and a thin film encapsulation layer disposed on the organic light-emitting diode. The thin film encapsulation layer includes: at least one inorganic layer; and at least one organic layer disposed on the at least one inorganic layer. The at least one organic layer has a refractive index of about 1.66 or greater.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
an organic light-emitting diode positioned above the substrate;
a thin film encapsulation layer disposed on the organic light-emitting diode; and
a capping layer disposed between the organic light-emitting diode and the thin film encapsulation layer, wherein the capping layer has a refractive index in a range from about 1.3 to about 1.4;
wherein the thin film encapsulation layer comprises:
at least one inorganic layer; and
at least one organic layer disposed on the at least one inorganic layer,
wherein the at least one organic layer has a refractive index of about 1.66 or greater.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one inorganic layer and the at least one organic layer have a refractive index difference of about 0.06 or less.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one organic layer has a refractive index in a range of from about 1.66 to about 2.8.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one inorganic layer has a refractive index in a range of from about 1.6 to about 2.8.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one organic layer is formed by polymerization of at least one monomer selected from: pentabromophenyl acrylate, 2-(9H-carbazol-9-yl) ethyl methacrylate, N-vinylcarbazole, bis (methacryloylthiophenyl) sulfide or zirconium acrylate.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one organic layer comprises at least one of: poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), 4,4′-bis[N-(3-methylphenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl (TPD), 4,4′,4″-tris[(3-methylphenyl)phenylamino]triphenylamine (m-MTDATA), 1,3,5-tris [N,N-bis(2-methylphenyl)-amino]benzene (o-MTDAB), 1,3,5-tris[N,N-bis(3-methylphenyl)-amino]benzene (m-MTDAB), 1,3,5-tris [N,N-bis(4-methylphenyl)amino]benzene (p-MTDAB), 4,4′-bis[N,N-bis(3-methylphenyl)-amino]diphenylmethane (BPPM), 4,4-dicarbazolyl-1,1′-biphenyl (CBP), 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazole) triphenylamine (TCTA), 2,2′,2″-(1,3,5-benzenetolyl)tris-[1-phenyl-1H-benzoimidazol] (TPBI) or 3-(4-biphenyl)-4-phenyl-5-t-butylphenyl-1,2,4-triazole (TAZ).

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one inorganic layer comprises a first inorganic layer and a second inorganic layer, and
the at least one organic layer comprises a first organic layer disposed between the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode comprises:
a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode; and
a second electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode comprises at least one of a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the organic light-emitting layer.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode comprises at least one of an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer disposed between the organic light-emitting layer and the second electrode.

11. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a low refractive index layer disposed between the capping layer and the thin film encapsulation layer.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the low refractive index layer has a refractive index in a range of from about 1.3 to about 1.4.

13. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the low refractive index layer comprises lithium fluoride (LiF).

14. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
an organic light-emitting diode positioned above the substrate;
a thin film encapsulation layer disposed on the organic light-emitting diode; and
a first light emission auxiliary layer positioned above the substrate,
wherein the organic light-emitting diode comprises:
a first electrode disposed on the substrate; and
an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode,

wherein the thin film encapsulation layer comprises:
at least one inorganic layer; and
at least one organic layer disposed on the at least one inorganic layer, wherein
the at least one organic layer has a refractive index of about 1.66 or greater, and

wherein the first light emission auxiliary layer is disposed between the first electrode and the organic light-emitting layer.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the organic light-emitting layer further comprises a second electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the display device further comprises a second light emission auxiliary layer disposed between the organic light-emitting layer and the second electrode.

17. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
an organic light-emitting diode positioned above the substrate:
a thin film encapsulation layer diposed on the organic light-emitting diode;
a capping layer disposed between the organic light-emitting diode and the thin film encapsulation layer, wherein the capping layer has a refractive index in a range from about 1.3 to 1.4;
a low refractive index layer disposed between the capping layer and the thin film encapsulation layer,
wherein the thin film encapsulation layer comprises:
at least two inorganic layers; and
at least two organic layers alternatingly disposed with the at least two inorganic layers,
wherein the at least two organic layer have a refractive index of about 1.66 or greater.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the at least two inorganic layers and the at least two organic layers have a refractive index difference of about 0.06 or less.

19. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the low refractive index layer has a refractive index in a range of from about 1.3 to about 1.4.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ju Yongchan
• Kim Yisu
• Park Eungseok
• Yun Wonmin
• Lee Byoungduk
• Cho Yoonhyeung

Classifications

• H01L51/5012

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/0072

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/0035

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5072

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5092

  Electricity · mapped topic