Electroluminescent Display Device Electrode Thickness Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electroluminescent display devices face challenges in reducing processing time for forming emission layers and achieving uniform profiles, particularly with blue pixels, due to the complexity of the solution process and microcavity properties.

Innovation Solution

The electroluminescent display device incorporates a modified structure with a cover layer configuration that adjusts the thickness of emission layers for red and green pixels, while maintaining a thinner blue pixel layer without overlapping the cover layer, allowing for uniform profile formation and reduced processing time by optimizing the distance between electrodes for microcavity properties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If the red emitting layer thickness is increased to improve light extraction efficiency, then the external extraction efficiency is improved, but the number of spraying times increases and processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight extraction efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different thicknesses to different colored emitting layers based on their specific light extraction requirements. The red emitting layer is made thicker than the green and blue layers, as red light has different optical properties and requires greater thickness for optimal extraction. This localized differentiation resolves the contradiction by optimizing each layer individually rather than using a uniform thickness, thereby improving overall light extraction efficiency without unnecessarily increasing processing time for all layers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Illumination intensity

If the blue emitting layer thickness is decreased to optimize microcavity properties, then the microcavity property is improved, but the profile uniformity deteriorates and dark spots may occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemicrocavity propertyVSAvoidprofile uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent carefully controls and optimizes the thickness parameter of the blue emitting layer to achieve the desired microcavity effect while preventing profile non-uniformity. By precisely adjusting the blue layer thickness to a specific range, the patent simultaneously satisfies both the microcavity requirement (which benefits from thinner layers) and the uniformity requirement (which needs sufficient thickness). This parameter optimization resolves the contradiction by finding the optimal thickness value that balances both competing requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Illumination intensity

If different thicknesses are used for different emitting layers to optimize light extraction, then the external extraction efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveexternal extraction efficiencyVSAvoidlayer thickness variation
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality differentiation by assigning specific thickness values to each emitting layer based on its color and optical characteristics. The red layer is made thicker than the green and blue layers, creating a tailored structure that optimizes light extraction for each color. This approach improves external extraction efficiency while keeping the complexity manageable by using a systematic thickness differentiation strategy rather than arbitrary variations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration reduces the number of spraying times for the solution process, enhances the uniformity of the emission layer profile, and improves light extraction efficiency by optimizing the microcavity property, thereby addressing the issues of processing time and pixel uniformity.

Implementation Method 1

an electroluminescent display device is provided in such way that an emission layer is formed between two electrodes. As the emission layer emits light due to an electric field between the two electrodes

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

a thickness of the emission layer 51, 52 and 53 is set in consideration of a microcavity property of each pixel so as to improve an external extraction efficiency of light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMicrocavity property:

Data Source

PatentEP3506382B1Electroluminescence display device
Publication Date: 2024.03.27 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is an electroluminescent display device comprising a substrate, a bank provided on the substrate and configured to define a first emission area and a second emission area, a first emission layer provided in the first emission area, a second emission layer provided in the second emission area, a first electrode provided below the first emission layer, and a second electrode provided below the second emission layer, wherein a thickness of a first portion of the first electrode is larger than a thickness of a first portion of the second electrode . According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to decrease the thickness of the red emission layer. Thus, when the red emission layer is formed by the solution process, it is possible to decrease the number of times that solution is sprayed through the inkjet nozzle, thereby shortening the processing time. Also, it is possible to prevent the thickness of the blue emission layer from being decreased, whereby it is possible to realize a uniform profile in the blue emission layer, and to prevent a dark spot in the area of the blue emission layer.