Organic light emitting display device having improved light emitting efficiency

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9431634-B2
Application number	US-201313832742-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Priority date	Nov 20, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

In an organic light emitting display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a light extraction reduction preventing layer is disposed between a display unit disposed on a substrate and an encapsulation layer for protecting the display unit, and as a result, light emission efficiency may be improved by reducing an amount of light dissipating while light generated from an emission layer of the display unit is extracted to the outside.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a display unit disposed on the substrate;
a light extraction reduction preventing layer disposed on the display unit;
an encapsulation layer disposed on the light extraction reduction preventing layer, and
a capping layer disposed between the display unit and the light extraction reduction preventing layer,
the light extraction reduction preventing layer being interposed between a first adjacent layer and a second adjacent layer and having a refractive index that is lower than a refractive index of the first adjacent layer and lower than a refractive index of the second adjacent layer, the first adjacent layer being entirely covered by the second adjacent layer, and
in a cross-sectional view, the light extraction reduction preventing layer is entirely covered and contacted by the encapsulation layer and the capping layer.

2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , the encapsulation layer having a structure in which a plurality of inorganic layers and a plurality of organic layers are alternately laminated.

3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 2 , a thickness of the organic layers being larger than a thickness of the inorganic layers.

4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , a refractive index of the encapsulation layer being in the range of from about 1.5 to about 2.0.

5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , a thickness of the capping layer being from about 20 nm to about 200 nm.

6. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , the capping layer comprising at least one of tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum (Alq3), ZnSe, 2,5-bis(6′-(2′,2″-bipyridyl))-1,1-dimethyl-3,4-diphenylsilole, 4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenyl-amino]biphenyl (α-NPD), N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (TPD), and 1,1′-bis[di-(4-tolylamino)phenyl]cyclohexane (TAPC).

7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , a refractive index of the capping layer being in the range of from about 1.6 to about 3.0.

8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , a refractive index of the light extraction reduction preventing layer being in the range of 1.1 or more to less than 1.5.

9. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , the light extraction reduction preventing layer comprising at least one of CaF 2 , NaF, Na 3 AlF 6 , SiOx, AlF 3 , LiF, MgF 2 , and IF 3 .

10. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , a thickness of the light extraction reduction preventing layer being from about 20 nm to about 200 nm.

11. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , the display unit comprising:
a first electrode formed on the substrate;
an emission layer formed on the first electrode; and
a second electrode formed on the emission layer.

12. A manufacturing method of an organic light emitting display device, comprising:
forming a display unit on a substrate;
forming a light extraction reduction preventing layer on the display unit;
forming an encapsulation layer on the light extraction reduction preventing layer, the light extraction reduction preventing layer being interposed between a first adjacent layer and a second adjacent layer and having a refractive index that is lower than a refractive index of the first adjacent layer and lower than a refractive index of the second adjacent layer, the first adjacent layer being entirely covered by the second adjacent layer; and
forming a capping layer before the step of forming the light extraction reduction preventing layer and after the step of forming the display unit, the capping layer disposed between the display unit and the light extraction reduction preventing layer,
in a cross-sectional view, the light extraction reduction preventing layer is entirely covered and contacted by the encapsulation layer and the capping layer.

13. The manufacturing method of an organic light emitting display device of claim 12 , the step of forming the encapsulation layer further comprising laminating at least one inorganic layer and laminating at least one organic layer, one of the sequence of laminating an inorganic layer and then laminating an organic layer and the sequence of laminating an organic layer and then laminating an inorganic layer being repeated one or more times.

14. The manufacturing method of an organic light emitting display device of claim 12 , a refractive index of the capping layer being in the range of from about 1.6 to about 3.0.

15. The manufacturing method of an organic light emitting display device of claim 12 , a refractive index of the light extraction reduction preventing layer being in the range of 1.1 or more to less than 1.5.

16. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first electrode disposed on the substrate;
an emission layer disposed on the first electrode;
a second electrode formed on the emission layer;
a capping layer disposed on the second electrode;
a light extraction reduction preventing layer disposed on the capping layer; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on the light extraction reduction preventing layer,
a refractive index of the light extraction reduction preventing layer being lower than a refractive index of the capping layer and lower than a refractive index of the encapsulation layer, the capping layer being entirely covered by the encapsulation layer,
in a cross-sectional view, the light extraction reduction preventing layer is entirely covered and contacted by the encapsulation layer and the capping layer.

17. The organic light emitting display device of claim 16 , a refractive index of the light extraction reduction preventing layer being in a range from about 1.1 to about 1.5, a refractive index of the capping layer being in a range from about 1.6 to about 3.0, and a refractive index of the encapsulation layer being in a range from about 1.5 to about 2.0.

18. The organic light emitting display device of claim 16 , the capping layer being capable of blocking ultraviolet light.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd
• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song Seung-Yong

Classifications

• H10K2102/351

  Thickness · CPC title

• H10K71/00

  Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass · CPC title

• H10K59/8731 Primary

  multilayered coatings having a repetitive structure, e.g. having multiple organic-inorganic bilayers · CPC title

• H10K59/875 Primary

  Arrangements for extracting light from the devices · CPC title

• H10K59/879

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title