Organic light emitting devices for illumination

• US 7,663,300 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2002
• Issued: 02/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
• Original Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
• Inventors: Lu, Min-Hao Michael, Weaver, Michael S., Hack, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Nimeshkumar D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Perry; Anthony T
• Application Number:
  US10/219,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20040032205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,741 Days
• Field of Search: 313/498, 313/504, 313/503, 313/506
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/00 Planar light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/15 Organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/85 Arrangements for extracting light from the devices
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/35 comprising red-green-blue [RGB] subpixels
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/875 Arrangements for extracting light from the devices

Abstract

An organic light emitting device is provided. The device has a plurality of regions, each region having an organic emissive layer adapted to emit a different spectrum of light. The regions in combination emit light suitable for illumination purposes. The area of each region may be selected such that the device is more efficient that an otherwise equivalent device having regions of equal size. The regions may have an aspect ratio of at least about four. All parts of any given region may be driven at the same current.

Claims

1. An organic light emitting device comprising a plurality of light-emitting regions, each of said regions comprising one organic emissive layer selected from a plurality of different organic emissive layers, wherein:

(a) each of the plurality of emissive layers is adapted to emit a different spectrum of light;

(b) the light-emitting regions are in the form of stripes having an aspect ratio greater than 4 and a width greater than 0.5 mm;

(c) the drive current for each different type of emissive layer is individually adjusted; and

(c) the device emits light having a CRI greater than 80 when power is provided to the plurality of light-emitting regions.

2. The device according to claim 1, comprising at least three different kinds of light-emitting region, which respectively comprise:

(a) a first organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a first spectrum of light from a first emissive material;

(b) a second organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a second spectrum of light from a second emissive material; and

(c) a third organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a third spectrum of light from a third emissive material.

3. The device according to claim 1, comprising only three different kinds of light-emitting region, which respectively comprise:

(a) a first organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a first spectrum of light from a first emissive material;

(b) a second organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a second spectrum of light from a second emissive material; and

(c) a third organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a third spectrum of light from a third emissive material.

4. The organic light emitting device of claim 3 wherein the first, second and third emissive layers do not all have equal areas.

5. The device according to claim 1, comprising only two different kinds of light-emitting region, which respectively comprise:

(a) a first organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a first spectrum of light from a first emissive material; and

(b) a second organic light emissive layer adapted to emit a second spectrum of light from a second emissive material.

6. The organic light emitting device of claim 5 wherein the first and second emissive layers do not have equal areas.

7. The organic light emitting device of any one of claims 1-4 wherein the CRI is greater than 85 when power is provided to the light-emitting regions.

8. The organic light emitting device of any one of claims 1-4 wherein the CRI is greater than 90 when power is provided to the light-emitting regions.

9. The organic light emitting device of any one of claims 1-4 wherein the CRI is greater than 95 when power is provided to the light-emitting regions.

10. The organic light emitting device of any one of claims 1-4 wherein the CRI is at least 98 when power is provided to the light-emitting regions.

11. The organic light emitting device of any one of claims 1-4 wherein the emitted light has a CIE of (0.33+/−

0.04, 0.33+/−

0.07).

12. The organic light emitting device of claim 7 wherein the emitted light has a CIE of (0.33+/−

0.04, 0.33+/−

0.07).

13. The organic light emitting device of any one of claims 1-4 further comprising color correction circuitry adapted to individually control the current passing through each different kind of light-emitting region to correct for any differential aging of the regions.