The present disclosure relates to a technical field of displays, and more particularly to an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel and a fabrication method thereof.
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have advantages of being self-luminous, having low power consumption, having wide view angles, having rich colors, having fast responses, etc. OLEDs may also be used to prepare flexible displays. Therefore, OLEDs have attracted great interest from research community and industry, and are considered to be promising next-generation technologies.
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Because the organic layer and the cathode are very sensitive to water and oxygen, various measures need to be taken when preparing a flexible OLED screen, to encapsulate the organic light-emitting device 12. Currently, thin film encapsulation (TFE) technologies have been successfully applied to flexible OLED screens. Currently, the most common technology used by TFE is alternately depositing polymer organic films and inorganic films on surfaces of flexible OLED devices. As illustrated in
The present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel and a fabrication method thereof, to solve the problem that in the existing OLED display panel, a circumferential periphery region is less water and oxygen resistant, causing water and oxygen to invade and an OLED layer to corrode.
In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the present disclosure provides the following solutions.
In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an OLED display panel is provided. The OLED display panel includes an OLED substrate and a package portion disposed on the OLED substrate;
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second inorganic layer contacts a circumferential periphery of the organic layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second inorganic layer covers a circumferential periphery of the organic layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the OLED display panel further includes at least one retaining wall disposed on the array substrate and surrounding the OLED layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first inorganic layer covers the at least one retaining wall, and the second inorganic layer extends from the at least one retaining wall and a boundary of the second inorganic layer does not exceed a boundary of the first inorganic layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is one retaining wall, the first inorganic layer extends from the OLED layer to a first side of the retaining wall away from the OLED layer, the organic layer is blocked by the retaining wall to be within a second side of the retaining wall close to the OLED layer, and the second inorganic layer extends from the retaining wall towards an end of the array substrate and completely covers the retaining wall.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, there are at least two retaining walls, the first inorganic layer extends from the OLED layer and covers all of the retaining walls, the second inorganic layer extends from the innermost retaining wall of the retaining walls, and covers the outermost retaining wall of the retaining walls.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third inorganic layer extends from the OLED layer, and a boundary of the third inorganic layer exceeds the boundary of the first inorganic layer.
In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for fabricating an OLED display panel is provided. The method is for preparing any of the OLED display panels of Claims 1-10. The method for fabricating the OLED display panel includes:
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step S30 includes:
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the patterned photoresist layer is located over the OLED layer, and an area of the patterned photoresist layer is larger than an area of the OLED layer.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present disclosure, an OLED display panel is provided. The OLED display panel includes an OLED substrate and a package portion disposed on the OLED substrate;
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second inorganic layer contacts a circumferential periphery of the organic layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second inorganic layer covers a circumferential periphery of the organic layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the OLED display panel further includes at least one retaining wall disposed on the array substrate and surrounding the OLED layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first inorganic layer covers the at least one retaining wall, and the second inorganic layer extends from the at least one retaining wall and a boundary of the second inorganic layer does not exceed a boundary of the first inorganic layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is one retaining wall, the first inorganic layer extends from the OLED layer to a first side of the retaining wall away from the OLED layer, the organic layer is blocked by the retaining wall to be within a second side of the retaining wall close to the OLED layer, and the second inorganic layer extends from the retaining wall towards an end of the array substrate and completely covers the retaining wall.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, there are at least two retaining walls, the first inorganic layer extends from the OLED layer and covers all of the retaining walls, the second inorganic layer extends from the innermost retaining wall of the retaining walls, and covers the outermost retaining wall of the retaining walls.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third inorganic layer extends from the OLED layer, and a boundary of the third inorganic layer exceeds the boundary of the first inorganic layer.
Advantages of the present disclosure are: compared to the existing OLED display panel and the fabrication method thereof, the present disclosure, by additionally disposing the inorganic layer more resistant to water and oxygen on a circumferential periphery portion of the organic layer, water and oxygen resistance of the circumferential periphery region of the OLED display panel is increased.
In order to describe a technical solution in embodiments or existing technology more clearly, drawings required to be used by the embodiments or the existing technology are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. With respect to persons of ordinary skill in the art, under a premise that inventive efforts are not made, other drawings may be obtained based on these drawings.
The description of each embodiment below refers to respective accompanying drawing(s), so as to illustrate exemplarily specific embodiments of the present disclosure that may be practiced. Directional terms mentioned in the present disclosure, such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “inner”, “outer”, “side”, etc., are only directions by referring to the accompanying drawings, and thus the used directional terms are used to describe and understand the present disclosure, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In the drawings, structurally similar units are labeled by the same reference numerals.
The present disclosure is directed to the problem that in the existing OLED display panel, a circumferential periphery region is less water and oxygen resistant, causing water and oxygen to invade and an OLED layer to corrode. The present embodiment can solve the deficiency.
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The OLED substrate includes an array substrate 211 and an OLED layer 212 disposed on the array substrate 211.
Specifically, the array substrate 211 includes a substrate and a thin film transistor layer. The thin film transistor layer is disposed on a surface of the substrate. Usually, the array substrate 211 includes a display region, and a non-display region disposed outside the display region. The OLED layer 212 is disposed at the display region.
The OLED layer 212 is composed of an anode, an organic layer, and a cathode. The anode is composed of an indium zinc oxide-silver-indium zinc oxide layer structure which has a high work function and high reflectance. The organic layer includes a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport, and an electron injection layer. The cathode is a magnesium-silver alloy which has a low work function.
Because the organic layer is very sensitive to water and oxygen, it is necessary to dispose the package portion 22 on a surface of the OLED layer 212.
The package portion 22 includes:
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Preferably, the second inorganic layer 222 partially covers an upper surface of the organic layer 224. By disposing the second inorganic layer 222 covering a circumferential surface of the organic layer 224 and partially covering the upper surface of the organic layer 224, water and oxygen are prevented from entering the OLED layer 212 from the circumferential surface or the upper surface, water and oxygen resistance of a circumferential surface of the OLED display panel is increased.
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Preferably, in the OLED display panel 2, there is one retaining wall 23a. The first inorganic layer 221 extends from the OLED layer 212 to a first side m of the retaining wall 23a away from the OLED layer 212, the organic layer 224 is blocked by the retaining wall 23a to be within a second side n of the retaining wall 23a close to the OLED layer, and the second inorganic layer 224 extends from the retaining wall 23a towards an end of the array substrate 211 and completely covers the retaining wall 23a.
Preferably, in the OLED display panel 2, there are at least two retaining walls 23a, the first inorganic layer 221 extends from the OLED layer 212 and covers all of the retaining walls 23a, the second inorganic layer 222 extends from the innermost retaining wall of the retaining walls 23a, and covers the outermost retaining wall of the retaining walls 23a.
The third inorganic layer 223 extends from the OLED layer 212, and a boundary of the third inorganic layer 223 exceeds the boundary of the first inorganic layer 221.
In the present embodiment, by disposing the at least one retaining wall 23a, overflow of the organic layer 222 during a fabrication process is effectively prevented, and a path along which external water and oxygen invades the circumferential surface of the OLED display panel 2 is lengthened.
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Preferably, the corner retaining walls 23b are located outside the at least one retaining wall 23a, to save space occupied by the corner retaining walls.
Preferably, the corner retaining walls 23b are located between the retaining walls 273.
Preferably, the at least one retaining wall 23a and the corner retaining walls 273 are separated from each other.
Preferably, the first inorganic layer 221 covers the at least one retaining wall 23a, and the second inorganic layer 222 is disposed over the at least one retaining wall 23a.
In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for fabricating an OLED display panel is provided. The method is for preparing any of the OLED display panels of Claims 1-10.
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Specifically, the array substrate 211 includes a substrate and a thin film transistor layer. The thin film transistor layer is disposed on a surface of the substrate.
The OLED layer 212 is composed of an anode, an organic layer, and a cathode. The anode is composed of an indium zinc oxide-silver-indium zinc oxide layer structure which has a high work function and high reflectance. The organic layer includes a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport, and an electron injection layer. The cathode is a magnesium-silver alloy which has a low work function.
Because the organic layer is very sensitive to water and oxygen, it is necessary to dispose the package portion on a surface of the OLED layer 212.
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Specifically, two ends of the first inorganic layer 221 are directly connected with the OLED substrate 21. Preparation material of the first inorganic layer 221 is at least one of silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, silicon oxynitride, aluminum oxide, and titanium oxide.
The first inorganic layer 221 is deposited using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition.
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The first inorganic layer 212 is a first package protection of the OLED layer 212.
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In the present embodiment, because of an overdeveloping process, an area of an upper surface of the patterned photoresist layer 3b is larger than an area of a lower surface of the patterned photoresist layer 3b. The lower surface of the patterned photoresist layer contacts the first inorganic layer 221.
The patterned photoresist layer 3b is located over the OLED layer 212, and an area of the patterned photoresist layer 3b is larger than an area of the OLED layer 212.
The photoresist layer 3a may use a positive photoresist or a revitalizing photoresist. A mask pattern used during exposure depends on whether the positive photoresist or the negative photoresist is used.
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Specifically, the inorganic film (222 and 222a) is deposited using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition.
Preparation material of the inorganic film (222 and 222a) is at least one of silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, silicon oxynitride, aluminum oxide, and titanium oxide.
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Preparation material of the organic layer 224 is at least one of acrylic, epoxy, and silicon oxide.
The organic layer 25 is prepared using an inkjet printing apparatus.
The second inorganic layer 222 and the organic layer 224 constitute a second package protection of the OLED layer 212. Because of existence of the second inorganic layer 222, water and oxygen resistance of a circumferential periphery region of the OLED display panel 2 is effectively increased.
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Preparation material of the third inorganic layer 223 is at least one of silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, silicon oxynitride, aluminum oxide, and titanium oxide. The third inorganic layer is prepared using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition.
Inorganic thin films may have excellent water and oxygen barrier properties. Organic thin films may absorb and disperse stress between layers well, avoiding cracks lowering water and oxygen barrier properties to be formed. In the present embodiment, by replacing an organic layer forming a circumferential periphery portion with the inorganic layer for the OLED layer, water and oxygen resistance of a circumferential periphery portion of the OLED display panel is effectively increased.
In the present embodiment, each end of the first inorganic layer 221, the second inorganic layer 222, and the third inorganic layer 223 directly contacts the OLED substrate 21.
Operating principles of the OLED display panel in accordance with the preferred embodiments are same as operating principles of the method for fabricating the OLED display panel in accordance with the above preferred embodiments. Details of the operating principles of the method for fabricating the OLED display panel have been provided above, and are omitted here.
Advantages of the present disclosure are: compared to the existing OLED display panel, the present disclosure, by covering a circumferential periphery portion of the organic layer of an external package of the OLED display panel with the inorganic layer more resistant to water and oxygen, water and oxygen resistance of the circumferential periphery region of the OLED display panel is increased, and product quality of the OLED display panel is enhanced.
In summary, although the present disclosure has been described with preferred embodiments thereof above, it is not intended to be limited by the foregoing preferred embodiments. Persons skilled in the art can carry out many changes and modifications to the described embodiments without departing from the scope and the spirit of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure is in accordance with the scope defined by the claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201810929077.5 | Aug 2018 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2018/104056 | 9/5/2018 | WO | 00 |