Organic light emitting display and method of fabricating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9461269-B2
Application number	US-201414312349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2014
Priority date	Oct 29, 2013
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an organic light emitting display that may comprise: an organic light emitting device (OLED) including a first electrode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode, which are sequentially formed on a substrate having a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) formed on the substrate; and an upper encapsulation layer, which is formed of an aluminum oxide-based material, is formed in a single layer, and is disposed on the substrate on which the organic light emitting device (OLED) is formed, wherein a Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) of the upper encapsulation layer is smaller than or equal to 10 −2 g/m 2 /day.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An organic light emitting display comprising:
an organic light emitting device (OLED) including a first electrode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode, which are sequentially on a substrate having a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) on the substrate, and having a light-emitting area that corresponds to the first electrode, the organic layer, and the second electrode;
a bank disposed on the organic light emitting device on an area that is other than the light-emitting area, and having a bank hole that exposes the first electrode at the light-emitting area; and
an upper encapsulation layer, which is formed of an aluminum oxide-based material, is formed in a single layer, is disposed on the substrate on which the organic light emitting device (OLED) is formed, and is directly contacting the second electrode of the OLED,
wherein a water vapor transmission rate of the upper encapsulation layer is smaller than or equal to 10 −2 g/m 2 /day,
wherein the upper encapsulation layer has a thickness of 20 to 50 nm, and
wherein a density of the upper encapsulation layer ranges from 2.7 to 3.0 g/cm 3 .

2. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , further comprising:
an adhesive layer disposed on the upper encapsulation layer; and
a barrier layer disposed on the adhesive layer and encapsulating the organic light emitting device (OLED).

3. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , wherein the barrier layer comprises an optically isotropic film or a phase difference film.

4. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , further comprising an inorganic layer or an organic layer on an upper surface or a lower surface of the barrier layer.

5. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the upper encapsulation layer comprises hydrogen atoms.

6. The organic light emitting display of claim 5 , wherein a content ratio of the hydrogen atoms to a total number of all atoms in the upper encapsulation layer is smaller than or equal to 10 percent.

7. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the upper encapsulation layer has a radius of curvature smaller than or equal to 10 mm in bending.

8. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein a ratio between Al and O in the aluminum oxide-based material is in a range from 1:1.4 to 1:1.6.

9. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , further comprising a silicon-based inorganic layer on an upper surface or a lower surface of the upper encapsulation layer.

10. The organic light emitting display of claim 9 , wherein a sum of thickness of the silicon-based inorganic layer and the upper encapsulation layer is 0.02 to 3 μm.

11. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is formed of a polyimide-based material or a polycarbonate-based material.

12. The organic light emitting display of claim 11 , further comprising a lower encapsulation layer formed of at least one organic material selected from the group consisting of Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), polyethylene ether phthalate, polycarbonate, polyarylate, polyether imide, polyether sulfonate, polyimide, and polyacrylate on a lower surface of the substrate.

13. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the bank is one of an inorganic insulation material and an organic insulation material.

14. The organic light emitting display of claim 13 , wherein the inorganic insulation material includes one of silicon nitride and silicon oxide, and
wherein the organic insulation material includes one of BCB, an acryl-based resin, and an imide-based resin.

15. An organic light emitting display comprising:
an organic light emitting device (OLED) including a first electrode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode, which are sequentially on a substrate having a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) on the substrate, and having a light-emitting area that corresponds to the first electrode, the organic layer, and the second electrode;
a bank disposed on the organic light emitting device on an area that is other than the light-emitting area, and having a bank hole that exposes the first electrode at the light-emitting area; and
an upper encapsulation layer, which is formed of an aluminum oxide-based material, is formed in a single layer, is disposed on the substrate on which the organic light emitting device (OLED) is formed, and is directly contacting the second electrode of the OLED,
wherein a water vapor transmission rate of the upper encapsulation layer is smaller than or equal to 10 −2 g/m 2 /day,
wherein the upper encapsulation layer has a thickness of 20 to 50 nm,
wherein the upper encapsulation layer has a first portion that corresponds to the light-emitting area and a second portion that corresponds to the area that is other than the light-emitting area, and
wherein a thickness of the first portion of the upper encapsulation layer is greater than a thickness of the second portion of the upper encapsulation layer.

16. The organic light emitting display of claim 15 , wherein the upper encapsulation layer comprises hydrogen atoms and a content ratio of the hydrogen atoms to a total number of all atoms in the upper encapsulation layer is smaller than or equal to 10 percent.

17. The organic light emitting display of claim 15 , wherein the upper encapsulation layer has a radius of curvature smaller than or equal to 10 mm in bending.

18. The organic light emitting display of claim 15 , wherein a ratio between Al and O in the aluminum oxide-based material is in a range from 1:1.4 to 1:1.6.

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jaeyoung
• Park Joonwon
• Lee Sangheun
• Huh Haeri
• Heo Hunhoe
• Kim Ji-Min

Classifications

• C23C16/45525

  Atomic layer deposition [ALD] · CPC title

• H10K71/00

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

• H10K59/873 Primary

  Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K59/871

  Self-supporting sealing arrangements · CPC title

• H10K59/12

  Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays · CPC title