Multicolor organic light emitting devices
First Claim
1. A multicolor light emitting device (LED) structure, comprising:
- a plurality of at least first and second light emitting organic devices (LEDs) stacked one upon the other, to form a layered structure, with each LED separated one from the other by a transparent electrically conductive layer to enable each device to receive a separate bias potential to operate to emit light through the stack.
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Abstract
A multicolor organic light emitting device employs vertically stacked layers of double heterostructure devices which are fabricated from organic compounds. The vertical stacked structure is formed on a glass base having a transparent coating of ITO or similar metal to provide a substrate. Deposited on the substrate is the vertical stacked arrangement of three double heterostructure devices, each fabricated from a suitable organic material. Stacking is implemented such that the double heterostructure with the longest wavelength is on the top of the stack. This constitutes the device emitting red light on the top with the device having the shortest wavelength, namely, the device emitting blue light, on the bottom of the stack. Located between the red and blue device structures is the green device structure. The devices are configured as stacked to provide a staircase profile whereby each device is separated from the other by a thin transparent conductive contact layer to enable light emanating from each of the devices to pass through the semitransparent contacts and through the lower device structures while further enabling each of the devices to receive a selective bias.
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97 Claims
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1. A multicolor light emitting device (LED) structure, comprising:
a plurality of at least first and second light emitting organic devices (LEDs) stacked one upon the other, to form a layered structure, with each LED separated one from the other by a transparent electrically conductive layer to enable each device to receive a separate bias potential to operate to emit light through the stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A multicolor light emitting device structure comprising
a transparent substrate layer having deposited on a surface a first transparent electrically conductive coating. a first light emitting device deposited on said first transparent electrically conductive coating; -
a second transparent electrically conductive coating deposited on the surface of said first device not in contact with said first coating; a second light emitting device deposited on the surface of said second coating; a third transparent electrically conductive coating deposited on the surface of said second device not in contact with said second coating; a third light emitting device deposited on the surface of said third coating; said first, second, and light emitting devices each including an organic emission layer for emitting light of a desired color, respectively; and a fourth electrically conductive coating deposited on the surface of said third device not in contact with said third coating. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of fabricating a multicolor, light emitting device (LED) structure comprising the steps of:
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forming a first transparent electrically conductive layer upon a transparent substrate; depositing a first hole transporting layer upon said first transparent electrically conductive layer, depositing a first organic emission layer upon said first hole transporting layer to provide a first emission color; depositing first electron transporting layer upon said first emission layer; depositing a second transparent electrically conductive layer upon said first electron transporting layer, said second transparent electrically conductive layer adapted to receive a first bias potential; depositing a second hole transporting layer upon said second transparent electrically conductive layer; depositing a second organic emission layer upon said second hole transporting layer to provide a second emission color; depositing a second electron transporting layer upon said second emission layer; and depositing a third transparent electrically conductive layer upon said second electron transporting layer, said third transparent electrically conductive layer adapted to receive a second bias potential. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A multicolor, energizable, light emitting structure, comprising:
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at least three layers of electrically conductive material; a transparent, energizable, light emitting device including an emission layer of organic material, (OLED), being disposed between adjacent ones of said layers of electrically conducive material, respectively, so that said OLEDs are stacked on each other with one of said layers of electrically conductive material disposed between each two of said OLEDs and the other layers of electrically conductive material are disposed on the outside of said OLEDs; said layers of electrically conductive material disposed between adjacent ones of said OLEDs and one of said outside layers being substantially transparent; and means on each of said layers of electrically conductive material for being connected to a bias for selectively energizing each of said OLEDs. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. An energizable, light emitting structure, comprising:
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a transparent substrate; a first layer of transparent, electrically conductive material supported on said substrate; a transparent, energizable, light emitting device (LED) supported on said first layer of transparent, electrically conductive material, said LED including an emission layer of organic material; a second layer of transparent electrically conductive material supported by said LED; and said LED being operative to produce light and transmit it through said transparent substrate when energized. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A method of fabricating a multicolor, energizable light emitting structure, comprising the steps of:
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providing a transparent substrate; providing a first substantially transparent electrically conductive layer on said transparent substrate; providing a first transparent, light emitting diode (LED) on said substrate, said first LED including an emission layer of organic material and, being operable when energized to emit light of a first predetermined wavelength; providing a second substantially transparent, electrically conductive layer on said first LED; providing a second transparent, light emitting diode (LED) on said second substantially transparent, electrically conductive layer, said second LED including an emission layer of organic material and being operable when energized to emit light of a second predetermined wavelength, that is longer than said first predetermined wavelength; and an electrically conductive layer on said second (LED). - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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