Quantum dot spacing for high efficiency quantum dot LED displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10700236-B2
Application number	US-201715694378-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 17, 2016
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

Quantum dot layers and display devices including quantum dot layers are described. In an embodiment the quantum dot layer includes quantum dots with coatings to adjust the spacing between adjacent quantum dots. In an embodiment, the coatings are metal oxide coatings and may create a charge transporting matrix. In an embodiment, the coatings are core-material coatings. The QD layers may be QD-LED compatible.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A quantum dot LED display subpixel comprising:
a bottom electrode layer;
a hole transport layer over the bottom electrode layer;
a quantum dot layer over the hole transport layer, wherein the quantum dot layer includes a matrix of quantum dots including a core, a shell around the core, and a core-material coating around the shell, wherein the core-material coating consists of the core material;
wherein the matrix of quantum dots is a close packed film in which the shells of adjacent quantum dots are spaced apart by an average distance of 0.5 nm 10 nm, and the core-material coatings are in direct contact with one another;
an electron transport layer over the quantum dot layer; and
a top electrode layer over the electron transport layer.

2. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 1 , wherein: the core consists of a core material selected from the group consisting of: CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, GaAs, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, InAs, InP, InSb, AlAs, AlP, AlSb, InGaP, ZnSeTe, ZnCdS, ZnCdSe, and CdSeS; and the shell comprises a shell material different from the core material.

3. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 1 , further comprising a photoluminescent quantum dot layer over or under the quantum dot layer to down convert light emitted from the quantum dot layer.

4. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 1 , wherein the shells of adjacent quantum dots are spaced apart by an average distance of 0.5 nm-3.0 nm.

5. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 4 , wherein the core-material coatings have an average thickness of 0.25 nm-1.5 nm.

6. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 1 , wherein the electron transport layer comprises a first type of inorganic material.

7. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 6 , wherein the hole transport layer comprises a second type of inorganic material.

8. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 6 , wherein the quantum dot layer is directly on the hole transport layer, and the electron transport layer is directly on the quantum dot layer.

9. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 1 , wherein the electron transport layer comprises a first type of metal oxide particles.

10. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 9 , wherein the first type of metal oxide particles comprises ZnO particles.

11. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 9 , wherein the hole transport layer comprises a second type of metal oxide particles.

12. The quantum dot LED display subpixel of claim 11 , wherein the quantum dot layer is directly on the hole transport layer, and the electron transport layer is directly on the quantum dot layer.

13. A quantum dot layer comprising:
a matrix of quantum dots;
wherein each quantum dot includes:
a core that consists of a core material selected from the group consisting of: CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, GaAs, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, InAs, InP, InSb, AlAs, AlP, AlSb, InGaP, ZnSeTe, ZnCdS, ZnCdSe, and CdSeS,
a shell around the core, wherein the shell comprises a shell material different from the core material; and
a core-material coating around the shell, wherein the core-material coating consists of the core material; and

wherein the shells of adjacent quantum dots are spaced apart by an average distance of 0.5 nm-3.0 nm.

14. The quantum dot layer of claim 13 , wherein the core-material coatings have an average thickness of 0.25 nm-1.5 nm.

15. The quantum dot layer of claim 13 , further comprising a second matrix of quantum dots dispersed in the first matrix of quantum dots, wherein the quantum dots in the second matrix of quantum dots are smaller than the quantum dots in the matrix of quantum dots.

16. The quantum dot layer of claim 15 , wherein the quantum dots in the second matrix of quantum dots include ligands bound to shells of the quantum dots in the second matrix of quantum dots.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Steckel Jonathan S
• Yamamoto Hitoshi
• Drzaic Paul S

Classifications

• C09K11/025 Primary

  non-luminescent particle coatings or suspension media · CPC title

• H10D86/423

  comprising semiconductor materials not belonging to the Group IV, e.g. InGaZnO · CPC title

• H10D86/60

  wherein the TFTs are in active matrices · CPC title

• H10H29/142

  Two-dimensional arrangements, e.g. asymmetric LED layout · CPC title

• H10H20/8514

  characterised by their shape, e.g. plate or foil · CPC title