OLED Panel Conductive Grid for Luminous Uniformity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large-size OLED display panels experience uneven light emission due to uneven vertical and excessive horizontal resistance, primarily caused by the conductivity of the transparent electrode, which hinders current distribution from the edge to the central region.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a conductive metal grids layer with higher conductivity than the anode, made using metallic ink through screen printing, between the anode and glass substrate, along with a grid structure of square, hexagonal, or rectangular design, to reduce horizontal resistance and improve current distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a transparent electrode with limited conductivity is used in the anode, then the device structure is simple and manufacturing is easier, but the horizontal resistance becomes excessively large, causing uneven current distribution from edge to center
Solution Approach 1:
The anode is segmented into two functional parts: a transparent electrode (ITO or AZO) that provides basic conductivity and transparency, and a metal grids layer with grid structure that provides additional horizontal conduction pathways. The grid structure divides the anode into multiple conductive regions connected through the grid, enabling current to reach the central region more effectively and reducing horizontal resistance while maintaining manufacturing simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The anode uses a composite structure combining transparent conductive oxide materials (ITO/AZO) with metallic ink-based conductive materials. The metal grids layer is formed by screen-printing metallic ink containing conductive particles, creating a composite electrode system that leverages the transparency of oxides and the high conductivity of metals to achieve both ease of manufacture and improved luminous uniformity
2Area of stationary object
If the OLED display panel is made large-size, then the display area is increased, but the horizontal resistance becomes excessively large, making it difficult for current to reach the central region and causing light emitting unevenly
Solution Approach 1:
The large-size anode is segmented into multiple conductive regions through the metal grids layer, which creates a network of horizontal conduction pathways across the entire display area. This segmentation allows current to be distributed uniformly across large distances by providing multiple parallel paths from the edge to the center, effectively reducing the impact of large panel size on horizontal resistance and maintaining luminous uniformity
Solution Approach 2:
The metal grids layer introduces an additional dimensional network structure on top of the planar transparent electrode. This grid structure adds horizontal conduction pathways in both x and y directions, creating a two-dimensional network that efficiently distributes current across the entire large display area, overcoming the limitation of single-direction or point-source current injection
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
The solution effectively reduces horizontal resistance, enhancing luminous uniformity and addressing the issue of uneven light emission in OLED display panels by ensuring consistent current distribution across the panel.
Implementation Method 1
a conductive layer is disposed between the anode and the glass substrate; wherein the conductive layer is a metal grids layer, a conductivity of the metal grids layer is greater than a conductivity of the anode
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AI summary
An organic light emitting diode display panel is provided. The organic light emitting diode display panel comprises a glass substrate, a conductive layer, an anode, a hole inject layer, a hole transport layer, an organic light-emitting layer, an electron inject layer and a cathode. The present invention further provides an organic light emitting diode display device. The organic light emitting diode display panel and the organic light emitting diode display device can effectively reduce a horizontal resistance of the organic light emitting diode display panel through setting the conductive layer, thereby improving the luminous uniformity of the organic light emitting diode display panel.


