Abstract:
There is disclosed an organic light-emitting device having at least one layer of light-emissive organic material arranged between first and second electrodes, one of the first and second electrodes being a multilayer structure, each layer of the multilayer structure being a DC magnetron sputtered layer. There is also disclosed an organic light-emitting device having two or more layers of light-emissive organic material arranged between first and second electrodes, an uppermost layer of the organic material being more resistant to sputter deposition than an underlying layer of the organic material, and the electrode formed over the uppermost layer of organic material being a sputtered layer. There are also disclosed methods for making such structures.
Abstract:
An organic light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate (1); a first conductive layer (3) formed over the substrate (1); at least one layer (5) of a light-emissive organic material formed over the first conductive layer (3); a barrier layer (7) formed over the at least one organic layer (5) which acts to protect the at least one layer of organic material; and a second conductive layer (9), preferably a patterned sputtered layer, formed over the barrier layer (7).
Abstract:
A display control device (30) for a light-emissive display (2), comprising: input means (32, 33) for receiving display data defining a visual display pattern; processing means (33, 34, 35) for processing the display data to generate control data for controlling the pixels of the display and having a first, normal mode of operation in which it controls the pixels to display the pattern as defined by the display data, and a second, power-saving mode of operation in which it controls a set of pixels of the display to operate with reduced power consumption whilst maintaining display of the pattern; and output means for connection to the pixels to transmit the control data to the pixels.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an electroluminescent device which has an anode (4) and a cathode (10) and arranged between the anode (4) and the cathode (10) a light emissive layer (8), also includes an anode protection layer (6) which protects the anode (10) against the effects of converting a precursor polymer to a semiconductive conjugated polymer which constitutes the light emissive layer (8). This has been found to increase the brightness and half-life of devices.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an organic light-emitting device having at least one layer of light-emissive organic material arranged between first and second electrodes, one of the first and second electrodes being a multilayer structure, each layer of the multilayer structure being a DC magnetron sputtered layer. There is also disclosed an organic light-emitting device having two or more layers of light-emissive organic material arranged between first and second electrodes, an uppermost layer of the organic material being more resistant to sputter deposition than an underlying layer of the organic material, and the electrode formed over the uppermost layer of organic material being a sputtered layer. There are also disclosed methods for making such structures.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating an organic electroluminescent display, which comprises laminating together a plurality of self-supporting organic light-emitting devices, each of which is capable of functioning separately as an individual device; wherein each of the organic light-emitting devices in the display emits radiation differently from one another in respect of colour, pattern and/or direction; and wherein each of the organic light-emitting devices in the display comprises a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one of which electrodes is at least semi-transparent, and an organic electroluminescent layer between the electrodes.
Abstract:
A method of forming an electroluminescent device, comprising: forming a first charge carrier injecting layer (10) for injecting charge carriers of a first polarity; forming an organic charge carrier transport layer (11) over the first charge carrier injecting layer (10), the transport layer (11) having an electronic and/or optical property which varies across the thickness of the transport layer; forming an organic light emissive layer (12) over the transport layer (11); and forming a second charge carrier injecting layer (13) over the light emissive layer (12) for injecting charge carriers of a second polarity.
Abstract:
An organic light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate (1); a first conductive layer (3) formed over the substrate (1); at least one layer (5) of a light-emissive organic material formed over the first conductive layer (3); a barrier layer (7) formed over the at least one organic layer (5) which acts to protect the at least one layer of organic material; and a second conductive layer (9), preferably a patterned sputtered layer, formed over the barrier layer (7).
Abstract:
An electroluminescent device comprises first and second layers (6, 12) of light emitting semiconductive conjugated polymers with an electrode arrangement (4, 8, 10, 14) for injecting charge carriers into both light emissive layers to cause light to be emitted therefrom. The first and second light emitting layers are in viewing overlap and the electrode arrangement comprises two sets of electrodes (4, 8; 10, 12) which can be operated independently. The first light emissive layer is arranged to emit radiation of a first wavelength when excited and the second light emissive layer is arranged to emit radiation of a second wavelength when excited. The electroluminescent device can thus be operated to cause either radiation of the first wavelength or radiation of the second wavelength or both to be emitted and viewed.