Organic electro-luminescent device with first and second composite layers

• US 6,566,805 B1
• Filed: 09/28/2000
• Issued: 05/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Hua, Mu-Yi, Chao, Ching-Ian, Tsai, Rung-Ywan, Chang, Chia-Shy
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Vip
• Assistant Examiner(s): QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J
• Application Number:
  US09/672,920
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 313/504, 313/503, 313/506, 313/509, 428/690
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/844 Encapsulations

Abstract

A flexible organic electro-luminescent device is provided, in which a titanium dioxide-silicon dioxide composite layer is formed on the upper and lower surfaces of a transparent plastic substrate. A transparent conductive electrode and an organic luminescent layer are formed in sequence on one of surfaces of the composite layer. The organic luminescent layer is either small molecule luminescent material or polymer luminescent material. Then, a metal electrode is formed on the organic luminescent layer, and a silicon dioxide protecting layer is formed on the metal electrode to enclose the metal electrode and the organic luminescent layer completely. The titanium dioxide-silicon dioxide composite layer and silicon dioxide protecting layer are formed by ion-assisted electron gun evaporation in the temperature lower than 100° C., which does not result in the thermal loading to the small molecule and polymer organic electro-luminescent device.

Claims

1. An organic electro-luminescent device, comprising:

a plastic substrate having a first surface and a second surface;

a first composite layer located on the first surface;

a second composite layer located on the second surface;

a transparent conductive electrode located on the first composite layer which is located between the plastic substrate and the transparent conductive electrode;

an organic emitting layer formed on the transparent conductive electrode which is located between the first composite layer and the organic emitting layer;

a metal electrode formed on the organic emitting layer, wherein the organic emitting layer is between the transparent conductive electrode and the metal electrode; and

a protecting layer formed on the metal electrode to enclose the metal electrode and the organic emitting layer.

2. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the plastic substrate comprises one selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl mathacrylate (PMMA), polyester resin (PET), and epoxy resin (Epoxy).

3. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the plastic substrate has the thickness of less than about 0.25 mm.

4. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the first composite layer comprises a titanium dioxide-silicon dioxide composite layer.

5. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 4, wherein the content of the titanium dioxide in the first composite layer is in the range of from 0% to 100% in atomic percentage.

6. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the second composite layer comprises a titanium dioxide-silicon dioxide composite layer.

7. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 6, wherein a content of the titanium dioxide in the second composite layer is in the range of from 0% to 100% in atomic percentage.

8. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the transparent conductive electrode comprises indium tin oxide.

9. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the transparent conductive electrode has a thickness of about 30 nm to about 400 nm.

10. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the organic emitting layer comprises at least one layer of organic luminescent material.

11. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the organic emitting layer comprises one selected from the group consisting of small molecule organic luminescent material and polymer organic luminescent material.

12. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the metal electrode comprises one material selected from the group consisting of lithium, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, silver, indium and the alloy thereof.

13. The organic electro-luminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the protecting layer comprises silicon dioxide.

14. An organic electro-luminescent device, comprising:

a plastic substrate having a first surface and a second surface;

a first luminescent efficiency enhanced layer located on the first surface;

a second luminescent efficiency enhanced layer located on the second surface;

a transparent conductive electrode located on the first composite layer which is located between the plastic substrate and the transparent conductive electrode;

an organic emitting layer disposed on the transparent conductive electrode which is located between the first composite layer and the organic emitting layer;

a metal electrode disposed on the organic emitting layer, wherein the organic emitting layer is between the transparent conductive electrode and the metal electrode; and

an ion-assisted electron gun evaporated silicon dioxide protecting layer disposed on the metal electrode to enclose the metal electrode and the organic emitting layer.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the first luminescent efficiency enhanced layer comprises a titanium dioxide-silicon dioxide composite layer.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein a content of the titanium dioxide in the first composite layer is in a range of 0% to 100% in atomic percentage.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein the second luminescent efficiency enhanced layer comprises a titanium dioxide-silicon dioxide composite layer.

18. The device of claim 17, a content of the titanium dioxide in the second composite layer is in a range of 0% to 100% in atomic percentage.