White organic light emitting device

• US 10,516,128 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2018
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Han, Mi-Young, Han, Chang Wook, Kum, Tae Il, Cho, Gwi Jeong, Kim, Tae Shick, Kim, Se Ung, Choi, Hee Dong
• Primary Examiner(s): Everhart, Caridad
• Application Number:
  US15/926,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20180212178A1
• Time in Patent Office: 644 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/13 comprising stacked EL layers within one EL unit
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/131 with spacer layers between the electroluminescent layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/19 Tandem OLEDs
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/852 comprising a resonant cavity structure, e.g. Bragg reflector pair

Abstract

Disclosed is a white organic light emitting device for enhancing emission efficiency and a color viewing angle or a color reproduction rate. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first emission part having a first emission layer, a second emission part on the first emission part, the second emission part having a second emission layer, and a third emission part on the second emission part, the third emission part having a third emission layer. At least two emission layers of the first to third emission layers emit lights having a same color to enhance emission efficiency and a color viewing angle, and the at least two emission layers are adjacent to each other.

Claims

1. A white organic light emitting device, comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first emission part having a first emission layer, an emission position of the first emission layer being within a range of 270 nm to 330 nm with respect to the second electrode;

a second emission part on the first emission part, the second emission part having a second emission layer, an emission position of the second emission layer being within a range of 150 nm to 200 nm with respect to the second electrode; and

a third emission part on the second emission part, the third emission part having a third emission layer, an emission position of the third emission layer being within a range of 20 nm to 80 nm with respect to the second electrode,

wherein at least two emission layers of the first, second, and third emission layers respectively emit light having a same color and the at least two emission layers are adjacent to each other.

2. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the at least two emission layers are closer to the first electrode than the second electrode.

3. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the at least two emission layers comprise at least one of a blue emission layer, a deep blue emission layer, and a sky blue emission layer.

4. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the third emission layer comprises at least one of a yellow-green emission layer, a green emission layer, a red emission layer and a green emission layer, a yellow emission layer and a red emission layer, a yellow-green emission layer and a red emission layer, and a combination thereof.

5. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the at least two emission layers comprise the first emission layer and the second emission layer.

6. The white organic light emitting device of claim 5, wherein

a peak wavelength of the first emission layer is within a range of 440 nm to 480 nm, and

a peak wavelength of the second emission layer is within a range of 440 nm to 480 nm.

8. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the color viewing angle is equal to or less than 0.016 when a viewing angle of light emitted from the white organic light emitting device is 60 degrees.

9. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, wherein a position of the first electrode is within a range of 500 nm to 600 nm with respect to the second electrode.

10. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, wherein each of the first, second, and third emission part includes at least one of a hole transport layer, a hole injection layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron blocking layer.

11. The white organic light emitting device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first charge generation layer between the first emission part and the second emission part; and

a second charge generation layer between the second emission part and the third emission part.

7. A white organic light emitting device, comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first emission part having a first emission layer, an emission position of the first emission layer being within a range of 270 nm to 330 nm with respect to the second electrode;

a second emission part on the first emission part, the second emission part having a second emission layer, an emission position of the second emission layer being within a range of 150 nm to 200 nm with respect to the second electrode; and

a third emission part on the second emission part, the third emission part having a third emission layer, an emission position of the third emission layer being within a range of 20 nm to 80 nm with respect to the second electrode,

wherein a peak wavelength of the third emission layer is within a range of 540 nm to 650 nm.

12. A white organic light emitting device, comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first emission part having a first emission layer, an emission position of the first emission layer being within a range of 100 nm to 150 nm with respect to the first electrode;

a second emission part on the first emission part, the second emission part having a second emission layer, an emission position of the second emission layer being within a range of 240 nm to 280 nm with respect to the first electrode; and

a third emission part on the second emission part, the third emission part having a third emission layer, an emission position of the third emission layer being within a range of 370 nm to 410 nm with respect to the first electrode and a peak wavelength of the third emission layer being within a range of 540 nm to 650 nm.

13. The white organic light emitting device of claim 12, wherein the third emission layer comprises at least one of a yellow-green emission layer, a green emission layer, a red emission layer and a green emission layer, a yellow emission layer and a red emission layer, a yellow-green emission layer and a red emission layer, and a combination thereof.

14. The white organic light emitting device of claim 12, wherein a color viewing angle is equal to or less than 0.016 when a viewing angle of light emitted from the white organic light emitting device is 60 degrees.

15. The white organic light emitting device of claim 12, wherein a position of the second electrode is within a range of 500 nm to 600 nm with respect to the first electrode.

16. The white organic light emitting device of claim 12, wherein each of the first, second, and third emission part includes at least one of a hole transport layer, a hole injection layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron blocking layer.

17. The white organic light emitting device of claim 12, further comprising:

a first charge generation layer between the first emission part and the second emission part; and

a second charge generation layer between the second emission part and the third emission part.

18. The white organic light emitting device of claim 12, wherein at least two emission layers of the first, second, and third emission layers respectively emit light having a same color and the at least two emission layers are adjacent to each other.

19. The white organic light emitting device of claim 18, wherein the at least two emission layers are closer to the first electrode than the second electrode.

20. The white organic light emitting device of claim 18, wherein the at least two emission layers comprise at least one of a blue emission layer, a deep blue emission layer, and a sky blue emission layer.

21. The white organic light emitting device of claim 18, wherein the at least two emission layers comprise the first emission layer and the second emission layer.

22. A white organic light emitting device, comprising:

a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first emission part having a first emission layer, an emission position of the first emission layer being within a range of 100 nm to 150 nm with respect to the first electrode;

a second emission part on the first emission part, the second emission part having a second emission layer, an emission position of the second emission layer being within a range of 240 nm to 280 nm with respect to the first electrode; and

a third emission part on the second emission part, the third emission part having a third emission layer, an emission position of the third emission layer being within a range of 370 nm to 410 nm with respect to the first electrode,

wherein at least two emission layers of the first, second, and third emission layers respectively emit light having a same color and the at least two emission layers are adjacent to each other, and

wherein the at least two emission layers comprise the first emission layer and the second emission layer, wherein a peak wavelength of the first emission layer is within a range of 440 nm to 480 nm and a peak wavelength of the second emission layer is within a range of 440 nm to 480 nm.

23. The white organic light emitting device of claim 22, wherein the at least two emission layers are closer to the first electrode than the second electrode.

24. The white organic light emitting device of claim 22, wherein the at least two emission layers comprises at least one of a blue emission layer, a deep blue emission layer, and a sky blue emission layer.

25. The white organic light emitting device of claim 22, wherein the third emission layer comprises at least one of a yellow-green emission layer, a green emission layer, a red emission layer and a green emission layer, a yellow emission layer and a red emission layer, a yellow-green emission layer and a red emission layer, and a combination thereof.

26. The white organic light emitting device of claim 22, wherein a color viewing angle is equal to or less than 0.016 when a viewing angle of light emitted from the white organic light emitting device is 60 degrees.

27. The white organic light emitting device of claim 22, wherein a position of the second electrode is within a range of 500 nm to 600 nm with respect to the first electrode.

28. The white organic light emitting device of claim 22, wherein each of the first, second, and third emission part includes at least one of a hole transport layer, a hole injection layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron blocking layer.

29. The white organic light emitting device of claim 22, further comprising:

a first charge generation layer between the first emission part and the second emission part; and

a second charge generation layer between the second emission part and the third emission part.