Double-sided light emitting organic electroluminescence display device and fabrication method thereof

• US 20060097631A1
• Filed: 11/09/2005
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Kwan-Hee
• Granted Patent: US 7,489,075 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/3031 Two-side emission, e.g. transparent OLEDs [TOLED]
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/805 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/12 Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/122 Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/805 Electrodes

Abstract

The present invention relates to a both-side light emitting organic EL display device including a reflection film having an opening and a first electrode formed on the reflection film and in the opening. An organic layer is formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode is formed on the organic layer. The opening corresponds to a central portion of the first electrode.

Claims

1. An organic electroluminescence (EL) display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a reflection layer arranged on the substrate and including an opening;

a first electrode arranged on the reflection layer and in the opening, the opening corresponding to a central portion of the first electrode;

a pixel defining layer for exposing a part of the first electrode;

an organic layer arranged on the exposed part of the first electrode and comprising at least an organic light-emitting layer; and

a second electrode arranged on the organic layer.

2. The organic EL display device of claim 1, wherein the first electrode is a transparent electrode.

3. The organic EL display device of claim 2, wherein the first electrode comprises indium tin oxide.

4. The organic EL display device of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises a thin film transistor, and the reflection layer is spaced apart from the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin film transistor.

5. The organic EL display device of claim 4, wherein the reflection layer comprises Al(Nd) or Ag.

6. The organic EL display device of claim 4, wherein the reflection layer is about 50 nm to about 100 nm thick.

7. The organic EL display device of claim 1, wherein the first electrode is arranged in a stripe or delta (Δ

) structure.

8. The organic EL display device of claim 1, wherein the second electrode is a transparent electrode or a transmission electrode.

9. The organic EL display device of claim 8, wherein the transmission electrode comprises MgAg.

10. The organic EL display device of claim 9, wherein the MgAg is about 100 Å

to about 240 Å

thick.

11. The organic EL display device of claim 1, further comprising:

a transparent conductive film arranged on the substrate,

wherein the reflection layer is arranged on the transparent conductive film.

12. The organic EL display device of claim 11, wherein the transparent conductive film comprises indium tin oxide or indium zinc oxide.

13. The organic EL display device of claim 11, wherein the substrate comprises a thin film transistor, and the reflection layer is spaced apart from the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin film transistor.

14. The organic EL display device of claim 13, wherein the reflection layer comprises Al(Nd) or Ag.

15. The organic EL display device of claim 11, wherein the first electrode is a transparent electrode.

16. The organic EL display device of claim 15, wherein the first electrode is arranged in a stripe or delta (Δ

) structure.

17. The organic EL display device of claim 11, wherein the second electrode is a transparent electrode or a transmission electrode.

18. A method of fabricating an organic EL display device, comprising:

forming a reflection layer including an opening on a substrate;

forming a first electrode on the reflection layer and in the opening, the opening corresponding to a central portion of the first electrode;

forming a pixel defining layer on the first electrode to expose a part of the first electrode;

forming an organic layer on the exposed part of the first electrode, the organic layer comprising at least an organic light-emitting layer; and

forming a second electrode on the organic layer.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

forming a transparent conductive film on the substrate,

wherein the reflection layer is formed on the transparent conductive film.

20. An organic EL display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode arranged on the substrate;

a pixel defining layer arranged on the first electrode and exposing a part of the first electrode;

an organic layer arranged on the exposed part of the first electrode and comprising at least an organic light-emitting layer; and

a second electrode arranged on the organic layer,

wherein the organic EL display device emits light in a first direction substantially along the exposed part of the first electrode and emits light in a second direction substantially from only a central portion of the first electrode, the central portion of the first electrode being smaller than the exposed part of the first electrode.