The application requires to enjoy the korean patent application 10-2004-0042508 that submits to Korea S Department of Intellectual Property on June 10th, 2004 and the priority of the korean patent application 10-2004-0042509 that submits to Korea S Department of Intellectual Property on June 10th, 2004, here its whole disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
Fig. 1 is the sectional view according to an embodiment of the active matrix OLED device 10 of principle manufacturing of the present invention.With reference to Fig. 1, this active matrix OLED device 10 comprises substrate 81.This substrate 81 can for example glass or plastics be formed by transparent material.Can on the whole surface of substrate 81, form a resilient coating 82.
On this resilient coating 82, can form the active layer 44 that is provided with predetermined pattern.This active layer 44 can be embedded in the gate insulation layer 83.This active layer 44 can mix and constitute p type or n N-type semiconductor N.
On this gate insulation layer 83, can form the grid 42 of TFT40 corresponding to the zone of this active layer 44.This grid 42 can be embedded in the intermediate insulating layer 84.After forming this intermediate insulating layer 84, can pass through for example this gate insulation layer 83 and this intermediate insulating layer 84 of dry etching etching of etch process, to form contact hole 83a, 84a comes out the source region of this active layer 44 and the part in drain region thus.
By contact hole 83a, 84a is connected to this source region with source electrode 41, by contact hole 83a and 84a drain electrode is connected to this drain region.This source electrode 41 and this drain electrode 43 can be embedded in the protective layer 85.After forming this protective layer 85, come out by will a drain part of 43 of etch process.
This protective layer 85 is made up of insulator, and can be for example silica or silicon nitride of inorganic layer, perhaps for example acryloyl group or BCB of organic layer.On this protective layer 85, can further form an independent insulating barrier that makes these protective layer 85 planarizations.
Organnic electroluminescent device 60 sends ruddiness (R) according to the electric current that is applied, green glow (G) or blue light (B).When the light that sends combines with the light that sends, just can show predetermined image from this Organnic electroluminescent device from Organnic electroluminescent device 60.This Organnic electroluminescent device 60 can comprise the drain electrode 43 that is connected to drive TFT 40, as first electrode 61 of pixel electrode.It can also be included as cover fully whole pixel provide, as second electrode 62 of counterelectrode, and insert organic luminous layer 63 between first electrode 61 and second electrode 62.
First electrode 61 and second electrode 62 can be insulated from each other.For luminous, each electrode can apply the voltage of opposed polarity on this organic luminous layer 63.
Organic luminous layer 63 can be made of low-molecular-weight or high molecular weight material.When using the low-molecular-weight organic material, can be with hole injection layer (HIL), hole transport layer (HTL), luminescent layer (EML), electron transport layer (ETL), electron injecting layer (EIL) or the like is deposited as individual layer or sandwich construction.The example of adoptable organic material comprises copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), N, N '-two (naphthalene-1-yl)-N, N '-diphenyl-benzidine (NPB), three-oxine aluminium (Alq3) or the like.These low-molecular-weight organic material layers can form by vacuum evaporation technique.
When using high molecular weight material, luminescent layer 63 can comprise HTL and EML.Can use PEDOT as HTL.High molecular weight organic materials is for example poly--and phenylene vinylidene (PPV) compounds and polyfluorene compound can be used as EML.Can form the one deck or the multilayer of these materials with silk screen printing and ink jet printing.
It is described that organic luminous layer is not limited to top embodiment, can use different execution modes.First electrode 61 and second electrode 62 can constitute anode and negative electrode respectively, and can be with their function counter-rotating.First electrode, 61 patternings can be made it the zone corresponding to each pixel, can make second electrode 62 of formation cover whole pixel fully.
First electrode 61 can be fabricated to transparency electrode or reflecting electrode.When first electrode 61 was transparency electrode, it can be by ITO, IZO, ZnO, perhaps In
2O
3Constitute.When first electrode 61 during as reflecting electrode, it can be by at first forming by Ag, Mg, and Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, the reflector that Cr or its combination are constituted forms then by ITO IZO, ZnO, perhaps In thereon
2O
3The transparent electrode layer that is constituted and forming.Simultaneously, also second electrode 62 can be fabricated to transparency electrode or reflecting electrode.When second electrode was used as transparency electrode, because it is a negative electrode, therefore can deposit the metal with low work function on organic luminous layer 63 also was Li, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, Al, Ag, Mg or their combination.IZO, ZnO, perhaps In can be formed on this low workfunction metal by ITO
2O
3Auxiliary electrode layer or the bus electrode line formed.When second electrode 62 was reflecting electrode, it can be by depositing Li on the whole surface of organic luminous layer 63, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, Al, Ag, Mg or their combination and form.
Can on
second electrode 62, form protective layer 65.The surface roughness of protective layer 65 (rms) can be about 5
To about 50
In the scope.This low surface roughness is caused by the high density of the atom that constitutes protective layer 65.When the surface roughness of
protective layer 65 than about 50
When wanting big, protective layer may be not can formed, thereby moisture and oxygen infiltration may be not can avoided effectively with tight structure.
Fig. 2 A is illustrated in the exemplary arrangement that constitutes the atom of protective layer 65 in the one embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 B is illustrated in the typical arrangement of the atom in the conventional protective layer.
With reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, above-mentioned atom with formation
protective layer 65 of low surface roughness is tending towards tight arrangement.On the contrary, the atom that constitutes GPF (General Protection
False layer 65B (Fig. 2 B) often comprises hole C and defective D, and they all are the fractures of atomic arrangement.Shown in Fig. 2 A, this hole and defective can not occur in the compact arranged
protective layer 65 of the present invention basically.Because the surfaces A of having avoided oxygen and/or moisture to pass
protective layer 65 is permeated into and is contacted with
second electrode 62, thereby
protective layer 65 has improved the useful life of OLED device 10.When the surface roughness of
protective layer 65 greater than about 50
The time, among the present invention closely atomic structure can not realize, thereby may not prevent the infiltration of oxygen and/or moisture.
Protective layer 65 can comprise at least a material in metal oxide or the metal nitride.The example of metal oxide and metal nitride comprises SiO
x, SiN
x, (x 〉=1), MgO, TiO, TaO and CeO, but be not limited thereto.
Protective layer 65 can thick about 300
To about 3000
The thickness of
protective layer 65 can be determined the opposing level of moisture and oxygen infiltration according to the protective layer of wanting.The thickness of
protective layer 65 also can change according to production cost and process time.
Protective layer 65 can comprise insulating material, and this insulating material comprises desmachyme and forms agent material (for convenient not shown).
" desmachyme formation agent " is a kind of material, and its network by the other disconnection of the atom of bonding formation basis material has improved network between atom.This basis material can be a kind of insulating material, and it forms protective layer 65 and comprise desmachyme and forms agent.Thereby the protective layer 65 among the present invention does not have really interatomic hole C and the defective D as the fracture of atomic arrangement,, these illustrate to illustrative in Fig. 2 B.As a result, can avoid oxygen and moisture to pass the surfaces A of protective layer 65 towards 62 infiltrations of second electrode.
Protective layer 65 comprises insulating material that desmachyme forms agent and can have about 2.0 or bigger refractive index among the present invention.Have when being lower than 2.0 refractive index when comprising insulating material that this desmachyme forms agent, because the total reflection of the light that sends from organic layer etc., light extraction efficiency may reduce.
The insulating material that comprises desmachyme formation agent of protective layer 65 can have the optical band gap of about 3.0eV to about 6.0eV among the present invention.When the insulating material that comprises this desmachyme formation agent had the optical band gap that is lower than about 3.0eV, the purpose that aforesaid use desmachyme forms agent may not can realize, because there is not enough desmachyme to form agent.When comprising the about 6.0eV of optical band gap that insulating material that this desmachyme forms agent has, it is opaque that protective layer may become, and this has also reduced light extraction efficiency.
Constitute this desmachyme formation agent of protective layer 65 among the present invention and the insulating material of its inclosure and preferably satisfy top refractive index and optical band gap requirement, to improve light extraction efficiency.The example that desmachyme forms agent comprises Li, Na, and K, Ca, Sn, Rb, Cs, Ba, Pb, Be, Mg, Ce and Nb, but be not limited thereto.In these elements, preferred Sn.The example of insulating material comprises metal oxide and metal nitride, more specifically, SiO is arranged
x, SiN
x(x 〉=1), MgO, TiO, TaO, CeO or the like, but be not limited thereto.In these materials, preferred silica.
The example that constitutes the insulating material that comprises desmachyme formation agent of protective layer 65 among the present invention comprises metal oxide and the nitride that contains aforesaid desmachyme formation agent; more specifically; SiLiO; SiNaO, SiKO, SiCaO; SiSnO; SiRbO, SiCsO and SiBaO, but be not limited thereto.Preferred SiSnO in these materials.
As shown in Figure 3, protective layer 65 can adopt ion beam assisted depositing (IBAD) technology with evaporation source and ion beam source to form.
Fig. 3 illustrates the situation how an exemplary IBAD technology can operate.Evaporation source 97 emissions will deposit to the particle 92 on the surface of substrate 91.Ion beam source 95 emitting ions 93 are with the surface mobility that increases particle 92 and make particle 92 be deposited on densely on the substrate 91.
The particle 92 that emits from evaporation source 97 can comprise the material that forms protective layer 65.The example of suitable particle comprises metal oxide and metal nitride, more specifically is SiO
x, SiN
x(x 〉=1), MgO, TiO, TaO and CeO, but be not limited thereto.
Particle 92 can also comprise that desmachyme forms agent and its basis material.Can comprise for example Li of these materials from the particle of evaporation source 97 emissions, Na, K, Ca, Sn, Rb, Cs, Ba, Pb, Be, Mg, at least a atom among Ce and the Nb, and at least a material in metal oxide and the nitride, but be not limited thereto.The example of metal oxide and nitride comprises SiO
x, SiN
x(x 〉=1), MgO, TiO, TaO, CeO etc., but be not limited thereto.In these elements and material, preferred Sn and silica.
Evaporation source 97 can comprise one or more sedimentary origin.Sedimentary origin can provide similar or inhomogeneous deposition and atomic.For example, the main sedimentary origin of being located in the evaporation source 97 can comprise two secondary sedimentary origins of preparation separately.A secondary sedimentary origin can provide desmachyme to form agent.Another can provide insulating material.If necessary, can use two or more secondary sedimentary origins that comprise different desmachymes formation agent.By using desmachyme to form the sedimentary origin of agent and the sedimentary origin of insulating material simultaneously, can deposit netted texturizer and insulating material simultaneously, form independent protective layer 65.Be controlled in the predetermined scope by being applied to the energy source power that desmachyme forms on agent sedimentary origin and the insulating material sedimentary origin, can adjust the content ratio that desmachyme in this individual layer forms agent and insulating material.
In one embodiment, desmachyme forms agent-insulating material sedimentary origin and can be made of the unification compound, and it makes by using mechanical alloying method processing desmachyme formation agent powder and insulating material powder.Can adjust the content ratio that desmachyme forms agent and insulating material by the mixing ratio of when preparation desmachyme forms agent-insulating material sedimentary origin, controlling these powder.
The example that constitutes the desmachyme formation agent-insulating material of protective layer 65 can comprise SiLiO, SiNaO, SiKO, SiCaO, SiSnO, SiRbO, SiCsO and SiBaO.Preferred SiSnO in these materials.
The ion of launching from the ion beam source 95 of IBAD 93 should be not and the material of for example aforesaid formation second electrode 62 of material of the substrate that constitutes its formation protective layer and any particle reaction that sends from evaporation source.The example of this ion comprises the ion of inert gas.More specifically, can use Ar+, Kr+ or Xe+ ion.
The energy of ion beam source 95 can be preferably about 80eV to 150eV at about 50eV in about 200eV scope.If the energy of ion beam source 95 is lower than about 50eV, the energy of ions of sending from this ion beam source is too low and can not increase the surface mobility of the particle that sends from evaporation source so, thereby can not form and have high rigidity and highdensity tight protective layer.If the energy of ion beam source is greater than about 200eV, the energy of ions of sending from ion beam source may be too high so, so that the ion that sends from ion beam source 95 may corrode formed protective layer.Thereby 150eV preferably approximately.
When adopting the IBAD technology to form protective layer, from the population of evaporation source 97 emissions with respect to the ratio from the number of ions of ion beam source 95 emissions can be 1:1 to 0.9:1, preferred 0.9:1.If on this scope, then the ion from the ion beam source emission may corrode formed protective layer from the number of ions of ion beam source emission.If under this scope, then this number of ions may be too low and can not increase from the surface mobility of the particle of evaporation source emission from the number of ions of ion beam source emission, thereby may not can form and have high rigidity and highdensity tight protective layer.
Above ratio can be by adjusting ion beam source 95 electron flux or the be used for influx that produces the gas of ion control.For example; when using evaporation source 97 emission silicon oxide particles and using ion beam source 95 emission argon ions to form the protective layer that constitutes by silica 65; by the ionic flux of adjusting ion beam source 95 is that 50mA and the influx of adjusting argon gas are 5sccm, the population of silica can be controlled at 1:1 with respect to the ratio of argon ion number.Perhaps; when using evaporation source emission silicon oxide particle and Sn particle and use ion beam source emission argon ion to form the protective layer that constitutes by SiSnO; by the electron flux of adjusting ion beam source is that 50mA and the influx of adjusting argon gas are 5sccm, the quantity of silicon oxide particle and Sn particle and the ratio of argon ion quantity can be controlled at 1:1.
When using IBAD to form protective layer, can use thermal evaporation sources or electron beam evaporation source as the evaporator main source.The example of ion beam source comprises Kaufmann type ion gun, Endhall type ion gun, rf type ion gun or the like.Those of ordinary skills can easily select these sources according to purpose of the present invention.
Although describe as an example with the active matrix organic electroluminescence display unit according to described organic electroluminescence display device and method of manufacturing same of the embodiment of the invention and manufacture method thereof, the invention is not restricted to this.
Now with reference to following Example the present invention is described in more detail.
Embodiment 1
Deposition of thick successively on glass substrate
ITO, PEDOT, thick
PPV, thick
LiF and thick
Al, this substrate is as substrate that will silicon oxide layer deposited.Afterwards, prepare the silicon oxide powder of 1g as the silica sedimentary origin.Then, prepare a container of rotating shaft that comprises silica sedimentary origin, ion beam source, thermal evaporation sources, substrate holder, is used for the rotary plate support.As the silica sedimentary origin, as ion beam source, use Helisys (obtaining) with the silicon oxide powder that makes as mentioned above as thermal evaporation sources from ANS with EndHall type ion gun (obtaining) from Infrvion.Substrate is installed on the substrate holder, and the location substrate holder makes it in the face of the silica sedimentary origin.According to the described container of the listed conditional operation of table 1, thick then on substrate, to form
Silicon oxide layer.
Table 1
Prepared device with silicon oxide layer is called " sample 1 ".
Comparative example 1
Form silicon oxide layer in the mode identical, except the condition of work and ion beam source that do not adopt container described in the example 1 with example 1.Claim this device to be " sample A "
Assessment example 1: for the assessment of the configuration of surface of silicon oxide layer
Photograph to determine the surface roughness of the silicon oxide layer of
sample 1 and sample A by SEM.As a result, the surface roughness of the silicon oxide layer of sample 1 (rns) is
And the surface roughness of the silicon oxide layer of sample A (rms) is
From this result obviously as can be known, has good surface roughness according to the silicon oxide layer of
sample 1 of the present invention than the silicon oxide layer of sample A.
Embodiment 2
Deposition of thick successively on glass substrate
ITO, PEDOT, thick
PPV, thick
LiF and thick
Mg:Ag, this substrate is as depositing the substrate of SiSnO layer.Afterwards, the silicon oxide powder of preparing 1g is as the silica sedimentary origin, and the Sn powder of 1g is as the Sn sedimentary origin.Then, prepare a container, it comprises ion beam source, this silica sedimentary origin, this Sn sedimentary origin, can handle thermal evaporation sources, the substrate holder of this silica sedimentary origin and this Sn sedimentary origin respectively, be used for the rotating shaft of rotary plate support.Those that have made with recited above as ion beam source, use Helisys (obtaining from ANS) as thermal evaporation sources with EndHall type ion gun (obtaining from Infrvion) as this silica sedimentary origin and this Sn sedimentary origin.Substrate is installed on the substrate holder, locatees this substrate holder and make it in the face of silica sedimentary origin and Sn sedimentary origin.According to the described container of the listed conditional operation of top table 1, thick then on substrate, to form
The SiSnO layer.This device with SiSnO layer is called " sample 2 ".
Assessment example 2: to the assessment of the configuration of surface of SiSnO layer
Photograph to determine the surface roughness of the SiSnO layer of sample 2 by SEM.As a result, the surface roughness (rms) of the SiSnO layer of sample 2 is
Assessment example 3: to the assessment of endurance life characteristic
Sample 2 is exposed in the air, operates with the preset time section then, to assess its endurance life characteristic.The results are shown among Fig. 4, therefrom as can be seen, reach 1028 hours, still can guarantee the useful life of the length of sample 2 although the size of dim spot is constantly grown.
Protective layer of the present invention has the atomic structure closely of low surface roughness.This protective layer can comprise and contain the insulating material that desmachyme forms agent, the optical band gap that it has high refractive index and suitable transparency can be provided for Organnic electroluminescent device.Thereby it has than the moisture resistance gas/oxygen in the flat-panel monitor of routine and has good moisture resistance gas and oxygen permeability and light extraction efficiency.This protective layer can utilize the ion beam assisted depositing method to form.The formation of protective layer and use can improve the OLED display among the present invention fail safe and useful life.
Carried out illustrating particularly and describing with reference to exemplary embodiment wherein though the present invention is special, but one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, can carry out various forms of and variation details, as long as its spirit and scope of the invention that do not break away from following claim and limited.