PIXEL UNIT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20170125486A1
• Filed: 10/13/2016
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Company Limited (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Company Limited (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Wenqiang
• Application Number:
  US15/292,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20170125486A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/11 characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/15 Hole transporting layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/16 Electron transporting layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/17 Carrier injection layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/171 Electron injection layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/32 Stacked devices having two or more layers, each emitting at different wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/351 comprising more than three subpixels, e.g. red-green-blue-white [RGBW]
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/352 the areas of the RGB subpixels being different
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 71/00 Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 71/10 Deposition of organic active material

Abstract

Disclosed is a pixel unit, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. A white sub-pixel unit of the pixel unit includes: a white light carrier injection layer which is formed in a same patterning method as red, green and blue light carrier injection layers; a white light carrier transmission which is formed in a same patterning method as red, green and blue light carrier transmission layers; and a white light organic EL material layer which is formed in a same patterning method as those organic EL material layers corresponding to other sub-pixel units.

Claims

1. A pixel unit, comprising a red sub-pixel unit, a green sub-pixel unit, a blue sub-pixel unit and a white sub-pixel unit;

wherein the red sub-pixel unit comprises a red light carrier injection layer, a red light carrier transmission layer and a first red light organic electro luminescence (EL) material layer;

the green sub-pixel unit comprises a green light carrier injection layer, a green light carrier transmission layer and a first green light organic EL material layer;

the blue sub-pixel unit comprises a blue light carrier injection layer, a blue light carrier transmission layer and a first blue light organic EL material layer; and

the white sub-pixel unit comprises a white light carrier injection layer, a white light carrier transmission, a second red light organic EL material layer, a second green light organic EL material layer and a second blue light organic EL material layer;

wherein the white light carrier injection layer is formed in a same patterning process as the red light carrier injection layer, the green carrier injection layer and the blue light carrier injection layer;

the white light carrier transmission layer is formed in a same patterning process as the red light carrier transmission layer, the green light carrier transmission layer and the blue light carrier transmission layer;

the second red light organic EL material layer is formed in a same patterning process as the first red light organic EL material layer;

the second green light organic EL material layer is formed in a same patterning process as the first green light organic EL material layer;

the second blue light-organic EL material layer is formed in a same patterning process as the first blue light organic EL material layer.

2. The pixel unit of claim 1, wherein an area of the first red light organic EL material layer is X_R, an area of the first green light organic EL material layer is X_G, an area of the first blue light organic EL material layer is X_B, an area of the second red light organic EL material layer is W_R, an area of the second green light organic EL material layer is W_G, and an area of the second blue light organic EL material layer is W_R;

wherein

3. The pixel unit of claim 2, wherein,

4. The pixel unit of claim 2, wherein

5. The pixel unit of claim 2, wherein

6. The pixel unit of claim 1, wherein the white light carrier injection layer comprises a white light electron injection layer and a white light hole injection layer, the white light carrier transmission layer comprises a white light electron transmission layer and a white light hole transmission layer;

the second red light organic EL material layer, the second green light organic EL material layer and the second blue light organic EL material layer are all disposed between the white light electron transmission layer and the white light hole transmission layer;

the second red light organic EL material layer is in contact with the white light electron transmission layer and the white light hole transmission layer respectively, the second green light organic EL material layer is in contact with the white light electron transmission layer and the white light hole transmission layer respectively, and the second blue light organic EL material layer is in contact with the white light electron transmission layer and the white light hole transmission layer respectively.

10. A display device comprising the pixel unit of claim 1.

7. A method for fabricating a pixel unit, wherein the pixel unit comprises a red sub-pixel unit, a green sub-pixel unit, a blue sub-pixel unit and a white sub-pixel unit;

the red sub-pixel unit comprises a red light carrier injection layer, a red light carrier transmission layer and a first red light organic EL material layer;

the green sub-pixel unit comprises a green light carrier injection layer, a green light carrier transmission layer and a first green light organic EL material layer;

the blue sub-pixel unit comprises a blue light carrier injection layer, a blue light carrier transmission layer and a first blue light organic EL material layer;

the white sub-pixel unit comprises a white light carrier injection layer, a white light carrier transmission, a second red light organic EL material layer, a second green light organic EL material layer and a second blue light organic EL material layer; and

the method comprises;

forming the red light carrier injection layer, the green carrier injection layer, the blue light carrier injection layer and the white light carrier injection layer in a same patterning process;

forming the red light carrier transmission layer, the green light carrier transmission layer, the blue light carrier transmission layer and the white light carrier transmission layer in a same patterning process;

forming the first red light organic EL material layer and the second red light organic EL material layer in a same patterning process;

forming the first green light organic EL material layer and the second green light organic EL material layer in a same patterning process;

forming the first blue light organic EL material layer and the second blue light organic EL material layer in a same patterning process.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the white light carrier injection layer of the pixel unit comprises a white light electron injection layer and a white light hole injection layer, the white light carrier transmission layer comprises a white light electron transmission layer and a white light hole transmission layer;

the red light carrier injection layer comprises a red light electron injection layer and a red light hole injection layer, the red light carrier transmission layer comprises a red light electron transmission layer and a red light hole transmission layer;

the green light carrier injection layer comprises a green light electron injection layer and a green light hole injection layer, the green light carrier transmission layer comprises a green light electron transmission layer and a green light hole transmission layer;

the blue light carrier injection layer comprises a blue light electron injection layer and a blue light hole injection layer, the blue light carrier transmission layer comprises a blue light electron transmission layer and a blue light hole transmission layer;

wherein the white light electron injection layer, the red light electron injection layer, the green light electron injection layer and the blue light electron injection layer are formed in a same patterning process;

wherein the white light electron transmission layer, the red light electron transmission layer, the green light electron transmission layer and the blue light electron transmission layer are formed in a same patterning process;

wherein the white light hole transmission layer, the red light hole transmission layer, the green light hole transmission layer and the blue light hole transmission layer are formed in a same patterning process;

wherein the white light hole injection layer, the red light hole injection layer, the green light hole injection layer and the blue light hole injection layer are formed in a same patterning process.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising an anode corresponding to the red sub-pixel unit, an anode corresponding to the green sub-pixel unit, an anode corresponding to the blue sub-pixel unit and an anode corresponding to the white sub-pixel unit are formed in a same patterning process;

and a cathode corresponding to the red sub-pixel unit, a cathode corresponding to the green sub-pixel unit, a cathode corresponding to the blue sub-pixel unit and a cathode corresponding to the white sub-pixel unit are formed in a same patterning process.