The content of the invention
For the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a kind of organic electroluminescent device, including:
One thin-film transistor array base-plate;
One Organic Light Emitting Diode, including:
One anode, the anode include an Ag films, and the anode is arranged at the thin film transistor (TFT) battle array
On row and it is electrically connected to the thin film transistor (TFT);
One organic function layer, the organic function layer at least include an organic luminous layer and positioned at anode it
On;
One negative electrode, the negative electrode are located on organic function layer;And
One pixel defining layer, to define pixel region;
One protective layer, the protective layer are located between the anode and the pixel defining layer;And
One encapsulation cover plate, goes out light side positioned at the Organic Light Emitting Diode, by the organic light emission
In sealing space of the diode package between the encapsulation cover plate and the thin-film transistor array base-plate.
Further, the protective layer at least covers the anode portion contacted with the pixel defining layer
Point.
Further, the protective layer only covers the anode portion contacted with the pixel defining layer
Point.
Further, the protective layer is prepared by inorganic material and is formed.
Further, the protective layer material is nitride or nitrogen oxides.
Further, the protective layer thickness be more than
Further, the protective layer at least covers side and the upper surface of the anode.
Further, the protective layer is prepared by conducting semiconductor material and is formed.
Further, the protective layer material is tin indium oxide.
Further, the protective layer thickness is
Further, the anode also includes the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and the Ag films are located at
Between first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.
Compared with prior art, what the present invention was provided at least has the effect that:
1st, during protective layer can effectively prevent anode there is protuberance in Ag films, thus in discharge process, prevent
Only cause negative electrode to be short-circuited with anode because migration silver ion occurs, affect illumination effect.
2nd, sulfide and oxide are contained in the organic material used by pixel defining layer, and argent
Matter is active, unstable, easily cures and aoxidizes, and the protective layer of the present invention can be effectively isolated pixel definition
Layer and Ag films, it is to avoid Ag films occur rotten.
Specific embodiment
Example embodiment is described more fully with referring now to accompanying drawing.However, example embodiment can
Implement in a variety of forms, and be not understood as limited to embodiment set forth herein;On the contrary, there is provided this
A little embodiments cause the present invention fully and completely, and the design of example embodiment comprehensively will be passed on
To those skilled in the art.In figure, identical reference represents same or similar structure, thus
Repetition thereof will be omitted.
It is upper and lower in the present invention, between, first-class part be to enter by taking accompanying drawing as an example to direction and location expression
Capable explanation, but can also make a change as needed, done change is all contained in the scope of the present invention
It is interior.Term first, second is only used for describing purpose, and it is not intended that indicating or implying relative importance
Or the implicit quantity for indicating indicated technical characteristic.
There is the phenomenon of protuberance for Ag films 12 in anode 1, inventor has probed into generation, and this is asked
The reason for topic.Anode of the prior art 1 is combined using ITO/Ag/ITO, detects ITO in the combination
The stress value of layer and Ag films.Test instrunment is general known on the market or membrane stress tester.
Detection method is:The silicon wafer being attached on substrate is put into into membrane stress tester, before detection plated film
The membrane stress of silicon wafer itself, value A before obtaining;Silicon wafer is taken out, is plated in silicon wafer
The thin film of stress value to be detected;The silicon wafer for being coated with thin film is put into membrane stress tester to be detected,
Value B after obtaining one, rear value B deduct the stress value that front value A is the thin film.
Detected using said method, in reflective anode electrode, 12 stress value of Ag films is -34mPa,
Stress types are compression stress (Compress).13 stress value of first ITO layer 11 and the second ITO layer
For -167mPa, stress types are compression stress (Compress).And 2 stress value of pixel defining layer is
3400mPa, stress types are tensile stress (Tensile).Therefore, such as (a), (b) in Fig. 3
It is shown, drawing membrane stress can be produced when Ag films 12 are contacted with pixel defining layer 2.Such as Fig. 3 institutes
Show, when two kinds of stress are isotropic stress (Isotropic Stress), in Ag films 12 and pixel
Beach cracking (Mud Flat Cracks) as shown in (c) in Fig. 3 can be produced on the contact surface of definition layer 2
Phenomenon;When two kinds of stress are anisotropic stress (Anisotropic Stress), Ag films 12 with
Straight crackle (the Straight as shown in (d) in Fig. 3 can be produced on the contact surface of pixel defining layer 2
Cracks)。
By above-mentioned analysis, after the completion of 1 operation of anode, Ag films 12 are contacted with pixel defining layer 2
When, due to Ag films 12 it is different from the membrane stress and stress types of pixel defining layer 2,12 meeting of Ag films
Cause to produce above-mentioned protuberance phenomenon because of 2 pullling for tensile stress of pixel defining layer.
Additionally, pixel defining layer 2 can be by some light-sensitive materials, polymeric material, Si oxide, silicon nitrogen
Compound is formed, and contains a small amount of sulfide and/or oxide, and argent property is active in the material for being used,
It is unstable, and 12 thinner thickness of Ag films, micro sulfide and oxide can destruction Ag films 12,
Therefore, Ag films 12 are easy to cure and aoxidize.
To avoid above-mentioned phenomenon from occurring, the present invention provides a kind of organic electroluminescent device, including:Thin film
Transistor (TFT) array base palte, the Organic Light Emitting Diode on tft array substrate, protection
Layer, and encapsulation cover plate.
The tft array of the present invention includes:It is active layer, grid, gate insulator, source electrode, drain electrode, blunt
Change the structures such as layer, planarization layer, said structure can be (heavy according to film layer structure Technology of the prior art
The techniques such as product, photoetching) sequentially form.
Organic Light Emitting Diode is arranged above tft array and is electrically connected to thin film transistor (TFT), including:
Anode 1, forms organic function layer (not shown), on anode 1 on organic function layer
Negative electrode (not shown), and pixel defining layer 2.Fig. 4 F and Fig. 5 E illustrate only anode 1 and pixel
2 structure of definition layer.
Anodic of the present invention 1 includes the Ag films 12 as reflecting layer.Ag films 12 can be that fine silver is thin
Film, or at least containing in Pd, Cu, Ti, Nb, Al, Pb, Au, Nd, Ca, Mg
A kind of elementary composition silver alloy film.Anode 1 can further include the first conductive layer and
Two conductive layers, Ag films 12 are located between first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.
Anode 1 can be by Ag films 12 and the first conductive layer and second made by other conducting semiconductor materials
Conductive layer stratification, the conducting semiconductor material can arbitrarily can be used as Organic Light Emitting Diode anode
Electro-conductive glass, including tin indium oxide (ITO), Al-Doped ZnO (AZO), indium-doped Zinc Oxide (IZO),
Antimony-doped stannic oxide (ATO) or fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO), but not limited to this.In one embodiment
In, the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are ITO layer, anode 1 successively by the first ITO layer 11,
13 stratification of Ag films 12 and the second ITO layer, drawings and Examples are by taking the anode stepped construction as an example
It is described.Anode 1 can be formed using Technology of the prior art.
Organic function layer at least includes an organic luminous layer, can further include hole injection layer, sky
One layer in cave transport layer, electronic barrier layer, hole blocking layer, electron transfer layer, electron injecting layer or
Multilamellar.Organic function layer can adopt material of the prior art and Technology to sequentially form.
13 race's metals of alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal, transition metal and periodic chart can be used in negative electrode
And the alloy of above-mentioned metal etc., also use by conductive metal oxide, conducting organics and conductive half
The transparent conductive electrode of the compositions such as conductor material.Include as an example:Lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium,
The gold such as beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, aluminum, scandium, vanadium, zinc, yttrium, indium, cerium, samarium, europium, terbium, ytterbium
Category, magnesium-silver alloy, magnesium-indium alloy, magnesium-aluminum alloy, indium-silver alloy, lithium-aluminium alloy, lithium-magnesium alloy,
Lithium-indium alloy, calcium-aluminium alloy etc., Indium sesquioxide., Zinc Oxide, stannum oxide, tin indium oxide (ITO) and
Conductive metal oxide and the conducting semiconductor materials such as indium-doped Zinc Oxide (IZO).Negative electrode can be using existing
There is the Technology in technology to be formed.
Reference picture 4F and Fig. 5 E, the pixel defining layer 2 of Organic Light Emitting Diode cover the side of anode 1
With part first surface (the present embodiment diagram in be upper surface), to limit pixel region, this
Bright that protective layer 3 is arranged between anode 1 and pixel defining layer 2, protective layer 3 is fixed with pixel by anode 1
Adopted layer 2 is kept apart, and anode 1 is protected.
During protective layer 3 can effectively prevent anode 1 there is protuberance in Ag films 12, thus in discharge process,
Prevent silver ion from migration occurring, it is to avoid negative electrode is occurred with the phenomenon that anode is short-circuited, and improves illumination effect.
As anode 1 is separated with 2 protected seam 3 of pixel defining layer, therefore, protective layer 3 can be played and prevent sun
The effect that Ag films 12 cure or aoxidize in pole 1.
Protective layer 3 can with covering part anode 1, as illustrated in figure 4f, wherein, protective layer 3 is at least covered
The anode part contacted with pixel defining layer 2, including side and the portion of upper surface of anode 1.At certain
In a little embodiments, protective layer 3 further can extend to non-light-emitting area from the side of anode 1, for example, extend
To region between pixel defining layer 2 and planarization layer.Protective layer 3 is preferably only covered and pixel defining layer 2
The anode part for contacting, thus, protective layer 3 will not stop that the light of the reflection of Ag films 12 is projected upwards,
So as to be conducive to improving aperture opening ratio.During 3 covering part anode 1 of protective layer, protective layer 3 can be by inorganic
Material prepares to be formed, and 3 stress value of protective layer that formed by inorganic material, stress types are similar with anode 1.
The thickness of the protective layer 3 formed by inorganic material can be more than
Available inorganic material includes but is not limited to one of following material and combinations thereof:Oxide, nitride,
Nitrogen oxides, fluoride, preferred oxides, nitride, nitrogen oxides, further preferred nitride,
Nitrogen oxides.Oxide include but is not limited to aluminium oxide, zirconium oxide, Zinc Oxide, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide,
Silicon oxide.Nitride includes but is not limited to silicon nitride, aluminium nitride, titanium nitride.Nitrogen oxides are included but not
It is limited to silicon oxynitride, aluminum oxynitride, titanium oxynitrides.Fluoride includes but is not limited to Afluon (Asta), sodium fluoride.
By inorganic material prepare protective layer 3 method include but is not limited to evaporation, sputtering, rotary coating,
Spraying, wire mark, ink jet printing, chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
Protective layer 3 can also be the protective clear layer of the side and whole upper surfaces for covering anode 1, such as scheme
Shown in 5E, protective layer 3 covers the anode part contacted with pixel defining layer 2, including anode sides
With overall upper surface.In certain embodiments, the side that protective layer 3 can be further from anode 1 extends to
Non-light-emitting area, for example, extend to region between pixel defining layer 2 and planarization layer.Protective layer 3 covers sun
When the side of pole 1 and whole upper surfaces, protective layer 3 can be prepared to be formed by conducting semiconductor material,
The high semi-conducting material of preferably clear degree, so as to increase the transmitance of the light of the reflection of Ag films 12.Formed
The thickness of protective layer 3 can beIt is preferred that
Available conducting semiconductor material includes but is not limited to tin indium oxide (ITO), Al-Doped ZnO
(AZO), indium-doped Zinc Oxide (IZO), antimony-doped stannic oxide (ATO), fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO)
One or a combination set of, preferred tin indium oxide (ITO).
The method that protective layer 3 is prepared by electrically conducting transparent semi-conducting material is including but not limited to deposited with, sputtering,
Rotary coating, spraying, wire mark, ink jet printing, chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of preparation method of organic electroluminescent device, including following step
Suddenly:
Step one:A substrate is provided, the substrate can be rigid substrates, or flexible base board, wrap
Include but be not limited to glass substrate, quartz base plate, metal basal board, organic polymer substrate, metal-oxide
Substrate, using including the art methods cleaning base plate including ultrasonic cleaning etc.;
Step 2:Tft array is made on glass substrate after cleaning, related process flow process includes following
Several steps, the 1st step:Prepare polysilicon layer, the 2nd step:Prepare grid, the 3rd step:Prepare insulating barrier,
4th step:Form data line layer, the 5th step:Prepare cushion, the 6th step:Prepare planarization layer;
Step 3:Organic Light Emitting Diode is prepared on tft array, related process flow process includes following several
Step, the 1st step:Prepare the 1, the 2nd step of anode:Prepare the 3, the 3rd step of protective layer:Prepare pixel definition
The 2, the 4th step of layer:Organic function layer is prepared, the organic function layer at least includes an organic luminous layer, the
5 steps:Prepare negative electrode.
Step 4:An encapsulation cover plate is provided, cover plate material can be identical or different with substrate, is packaged work
Skill, the sealing by organic light-emitting diode packaging between encapsulation cover plate and thin-film transistor array base-plate are empty
In, form organic electroluminescent device.
The preparation process of protective layer in the present invention 3 is described in detail below by embodiment.