High Efficiency AMOLED Using Hybrid of Small Molecule and Polymer Materials Patterned by Laser Transfer

  • Chin, Byung-Doo (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Suh, Min-Chul (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Mu-Hyun (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Kang, Tae-Min (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Yang, Nam-Choul (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Song, Myung-Won (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Taek (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Kwon, Jang-Hyuk (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Chung, Ho-Kyoon (Corporate R&D Center, Samsung SDl Co.,Ltd.) ;
  • Wolk, Martin B. (3M Display Materials Technology Center) ;
  • Bellmann, Erika (3M Display Materials Technology Center) ;
  • Baetzold, John P. (3M Display Materials Technology Center)
  • Published : 2003.07.09

Abstract

Laser-Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) is a laser addressed patterning process and has unique advantages, such as high-resolution patterning with over-all position accuracy of the imaged stripes within 2.5 micrometer and scalability to large-size mother glass. This accuracy is accomplished using real-time error correction and a high -resolution stage control system that includes laser interferometers. Here the new concept of mixed hybrid system which complement the advantages of small molecular and polymeric materials for use as an OLED; our system can realize the easy processing of polymers and high luminance efficiency of recently developed small molecules. LITI process enables to pattern the stripes with excellent thickness uniformity and multi-stacking of various functional layers without using any type of fine metal shadow mask. In this study, we report a full-color hybrid OLED using the multi-layered structure of small molecular/polymeric species.

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