ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130140982A1
• Filed: 05/08/2012
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Soon-Ryong Park
• Inventors: PARK, Soon-Ryong
• Application Number:
  US13/466,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20130140982A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/3026 Top emission
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/331 Nanoparticles used in non-emissive layers, e.g. in packaging layer
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/841 Self-supporting sealing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/844 Encapsulations
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/85 Arrangements for extracting light from the devices
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/873 Encapsulations
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/875 Arrangements for extracting light from the devices
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/8791 Arrangements for improving contrast, e.g. preventing reflection of ambient light

Abstract

An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, an organic layer on the first electrode, the organic layer including a light-emitting layer, a second electrode on an opposite side of the organic layer from the first electrode, a protective layer on the second electrode, a window member spaced apart from the protective layer, wherein the first electrode, the organic layer, the second electrode, and the protective layer are between the window member and the substrate, and a bead coating layer between the protective layer and the window member.

Claims

1. An organic light-emitting display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a first electrode on the substrate;

an organic layer on the first electrode, the organic layer including a light-emitting layer;

a second electrode on an opposite side of the organic layer from the first electrode;

a protective layer on the second electrode;

a window member spaced apart from the protective layer such that the first electrode, the organic layer, the second electrode, and the protective layer are between the window member and the substrate; and

a bead coating layer between the protective layer and the window member.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bead coating layer is on a surface of the protective layer facing the window member, at a distance from the window member.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bead coating layer is located on a surface of the window member facing the protective layer, at a distance from the protective layer.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the window member is glass.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the window member and the substrate are sealed by a seal.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bead coating layer includes bead particles distributed in an organic matrix.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein a content of the bead particles is in a range of 50 to 80 wt % based on a total weight of the bead coating layer.

8. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein a content of the organic matrix is in a range of 20 to 50 wt % based on a total weight of the bead coating layer.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the bead coating layer is in a range of 10 μ

m to 30 μ

m.

10. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein an average diameter of the bead particles is in a range of 100 nm to 5 μ

m.

11. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bead particles are selected from silica-based particles, zirconium-based particles and zirconium oxide particles.

12. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device, the method comprising:

forming a first electrode on a substrate;

forming an organic layer including a light-emitting layer on the first electrode;

forming a second electrode on the organic layer;

forming a protective layer on the second electrode;

forming a bead coating layer on the top of the protective layer; and

providing a window member such that the first electrode, the organic layer, the second electrode, and the protective layer are between the window member and the substrate.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the window member is glass.

15. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the window member and the substrate are sealed to each other by a seal formed along an edge of the window member.

16. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the bead coating layer includes bead particles distributed in an organic matrix.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein a content of the bead particles is in a range of 50 to 80 wt % based on a total weight of the bead coating layer.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein a content of the organic matrix is in a range of 20 to 50 wt % based on a total weight of the bead coating layer.

19. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein a thickness of the bead coating layer is in a range of 10 μ

m to 30 μ

m.

20. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the bead coating layer is formed by applying and hardening a polymer syrup containing the bead particles.

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the polymer syrup containing the bead particles includes a light curable polymer and the bead particles.

22. The method as claimed in claim 21, wherein the light curable polymer is an acryl-based polymer resin.

23. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein an average diameter of the bead particles is in a range of 100 nm to 5 μ

m.

24. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the bead particles are selected from silica-based particles, zirconium-based particles, and zirconium oxide particles.

13. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device, the method comprising:

forming a first electrode on a substrate;

forming an organic layer including a light-emitting layer on the first electrode;

forming a second electrode on the organic layer;

forming a protective layer on the second electrode;

forming a bead coating layer on a surface of a window member, and

arranging the window member such that the first electrode, the organic layer, the second electrode, and the protective layer are between the window member and the substrate and such that the surface of the window member on which the bead coating layer is formed faces the protective layer; and

sealing the window member