Flexible OLED Panel Peeling Reduction Layer Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flexible organic light emitting diode display panels face peeling issues with the organic light emitting layer and encapsulation layer when bent due to compressive and tensile stresses, which compromise their reliability.
Innovation Solution
A flexible organic light emitting diode display panel design incorporating a substrate with defined opening and non-opening regions, featuring a bank layer and a peeling reduction layer with a reverse-tapered shape, which increases the contact area between components and the encapsulation layer, thereby minimizing stress-induced peeling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display panel is made flexible with thin film encapsulation, then flexibility is improved, but peeling occurs when bent
Solution Approach 1:
The encapsulation structure is divided into multiple inorganic layers and organic layers arranged in sequence. The organic layers serve as buffer zones that can accommodate bending stresses, while the inorganic layers provide barrier functions. This segmented structure prevents peeling by distributing stress across multiple interfaces rather than concentrating it at a single layer.
Solution Approach 2:
Different layers are assigned different material properties and functions: inorganic layers (such as aluminum oxide) provide excellent barrier properties against moisture and oxygen, while organic layers provide flexibility and stress absorption. This local differentiation of material qualities allows the encapsulation structure to simultaneously achieve both flexibility and peeling resistance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the encapsulation layer thickness is decreased to improve flexibility, then flexibility is improved, but adhesion strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The encapsulation layer is constructed as a composite structure alternating between inorganic material layers and organic material layers. This composite design combines the advantages of both material types: inorganic layers provide thin-film barrier properties for flexibility, while organic layers provide strong adhesion and stress tolerance. The synergistic combination resolves the contradiction between thinness and adhesion strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The encapsulation structure is designed to accommodate curved bending configurations. The alternating layer structure with appropriate thickness ratios allows the encapsulation to maintain integrity when bent to small radii, effectively treating the stress distribution in a curved geometry to prevent peeling while maintaining thin overall thickness.
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AI summary
Provided is a flexible organic light emitting diode display panel including: a substrate in which an opening region and a non-opening region are defined; an organic light emitting diode disposed on the substrate; a bank layer disposed in the non-opening region; and a peeling reduction layer having a reverse-tapered shape disposed in the non-opening region.


