200908413 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 #本發明係關於-種用於製造一 0LED(有機發光二極體） 裝置，尤其是一大面積0LED裝置之方法，其包括至少— 層具有一表面區域之透明導體層及提供於該導體層之表面 區域上的一栅格單元。 【先前技術】 f 、有機毛光―極體裝置通常為已知，且由於在液晶顯示器 或發光二極體上的優，點，獲得越來越多的青#。一有機發 光二極體係一種特殊的發光二極體，其中發射層包括某些 2機化合物之薄臈。該發射場致發光層可包含—高分子物 負，舉例而言’其容許藉由使用-帛單的"印席「方法在一 平滑載體上成行或列地沉積十分適合的有機化合物，以創 造一可發射不同顏色的光的像素矩陣。 其自身可由分層組成之該發射層係夹在兩層電極層之 間，其中之-為透明以容許光穿過。該透明電極層，其也 被稱為導體層’通常係由透明且傳導的氧化銦錫製成。然 :4材料之傳導性與金屬（舉例而言）之傳導性係無法比 擬的。該拙劣的傳導性在具有小表面面積之〇咖裝置中 不起作用。然而，當增加該0LED裝置之表面面積時，該 拙劣的傳導性變為一主要n韻 1 人 要問74其係糟由在該導體層上提 係：==分Γ解決。該等低歐姆金屬線通常 件，太旅直線的形式配置，界定-均句栅格之栅格元 。在本么明之上下文中栅格元件意指任何提供在該導體 I304l0.doc 200908413 層上用於分流之目的的低歐姆元件。 雖然OLED裝置使用此等柵格可獲得—更大的均勻區域 且因此獲得更均勻的光射線，但目前使用的解決方案受限 於OLED裝置之表面面積的進一步增加。 【發明内容】 因此’本發明之-個目標係提供—種用於製造一〇咖 裝置，尤其是大面積的OLED裝置之方法，其容許設計均 勻的OLED裝置。 ° 。- 該目標係藉由如上描述之方法得以解決，其包括+ 驟： / •模式化無該柵格單元之該〇LED裝置之電流分配，及 -設計該柵格單元使得其栅格元件係不均勻地配置於該 導體層上以最小化該發射層中電流分配之不均一性。〆 換言之’本發明之思想係使用—柵格單元設計， 裝置’尤其係該發射層之電流分配，使得該發射 、導體層及该柵格單元之結合實現在該發射層中 或少地均勾的電流分配。因此，該柵格單元至少部分地補 償無柵格單元之不均勻的電流分配。 本發明的解決方案實現一 〇LED裝置， 面積用於該等發射的及透明的導二的表面 線之苦。 尤又不均勻的光射 與使用水平及垂直線之均句的橋格之 相反，如果該設計係依該〇LED裝 七決方案 其係該發射層中的電流分配之不均—生、= 各早元）中，尤 &要求，則根據本發 130410.doc 200908413 明之方法製造的該等栅格可為不均勻。200908413 IX. Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) device, in particular a large-area OLED device, which comprises at least a layer a transparent conductor layer of a surface region and a grid unit provided on a surface region of the conductor layer. [Prior Art] f, organic hair-polar device is generally known, and due to the superiority on the liquid crystal display or the light-emitting diode, more and more green # is obtained. An organic light-emitting diode system is a special light-emitting diode in which the emissive layer comprises a thin layer of some two organic compounds. The emissive electroluminescent layer may comprise a polymer negative, for example, which allows for the deposition of a very suitable organic compound in a row or column on a smooth support by using a "print" method. Creating a pixel matrix that emits light of different colors. The emissive layer, which itself can be composed of layers, is sandwiched between two electrode layers, wherein - is transparent to allow light to pass through. The transparent electrode layer, which is also The conductor layer 'is usually made of transparent and conductive indium tin oxide. However: the conductivity of the 4 material is incomparable with the conductivity of the metal, for example. The poor conductivity has a small surface. The area of the coffee device does not work. However, when the surface area of the OLED device is increased, the poor conductivity becomes a major n-gen. One person asks 74 that the system is lifted on the conductor layer: == Γ Γ 。 该 该 。 。 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该.doc 200908413 on the layer Low-ohmic components for shunting purposes. Although OLED devices use such grids to obtain a larger uniform area and thus a more uniform light ray, the solutions currently used are limited by the surface area of the OLED device. Further increase. [Inventive] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a coffee maker, especially a large-area OLED device, which allows a uniform OLED device to be designed. This is solved by the method described above, which includes + step: / • patterning the current distribution of the LED device without the grid unit, and - designing the grid unit such that its grid elements are unevenly configured On the conductor layer to minimize the non-uniformity of current distribution in the emissive layer. In other words, the idea of the present invention uses a grid cell design, in particular the current distribution of the emissive layer, such that the emission, conductor The combination of the layer and the grid unit enables current distribution in the emitter layer or less. Therefore, the grid unit at least partially compensates for the gridless unit Uneven current distribution. The solution of the present invention implements an LED device with an area for the surface lines of the emitted and transparent guides. Especially uneven light and horizontal and vertical lines are used. The opposite of the bridge of the sentence, if the design is based on the 〇 LED installation seven decision system is the uneven distribution of current in the emission layer - raw, = each early yuan), especially & requirements, according to the hair 130410.doc 200908413 The grids produced by the method of the invention may be non-uniform.
在一較佳實施例中，該M 栅格元件，舉例而言，以線二：係提供為金屬性重複的In a preferred embodiment, the M-grid element, for example, is provided in a linear repeat:
元件、矩形元件等形式。該等:格元m件、：邊形 件且彼此電耦合。 兀牛且提供為低歐姆7L 配格單元係提供為複數個彼此之間間隔平行 其間隔—電流分配。此外 该專柵格線也可具有不同的寬度及/或厚度。 換言之’該OLED裝詈，* s ^疋該發射層中的該電流分 :’可措由選擇相鄰的線及/或每條線之結構之間的距 離，即其寬度及/或厚度而調整。 一最外面的柵格線被置於 a亥距離被選擇為精確地控 0 該模式化步驟包括計算該 在一進一步較佳的實施例中， 與該導體層之邊緣相距一距離， 制進入該導體層之電流的内耗合 在一進一步較佳的實施例中， 電流分配。 藉由計算該OLED裝置（無栅格單元），尤其是該發射層 十的該電流分配，與該模式化步驟比較，該栅格單元可被 更精確地設計。 本發明之目標也可藉由一大面積〇LED裝置得以解決， 其包栝至少-發射層；一透明導體I，其具有—表面區 域；及-柵格單70 ’其具有提供於該導體層之表面區域上 的柵格几件，該發射層具有一預定的電流分配，其中該柵 格單元之該等栅格元件係不均勻地配置於該導體層上以最 130410.doc 200908413 小化該發射層中電流分配之不均一性。 本fx明之OLED裝置具有的優點係可實現關於該透 體層之更大的均勻區域。大面積〇咖裝置之不均—性 由本發明之栅格單元及其不均勾地配置之拇格元件最小化 使得在該透明導體層之整個表面區域上的光射線為均勾。 由於具有其發射層及導體層之大面積⑽D裝置通常具 MM Μ流分配（無栅格單元）之事實’與使用均句配 垂：或水平線之先前技術解決方案的柵格比較，該栅 格早7L也可為不均勻。 該栅格單元宜包括複數個栅格元件，其彼此電耗合且分 佈遍及於該表面區域。該等栅格元件通常係用於分流目的 之低歐姆元件，舉例而言，金屬線、三角形、矩形、六邊 形或其他任何二維結構。理所當然，該柵格單元可包括不 同結構的柵格元件，如線形及矩形之組合。 此外’該栅格單元之該等柵格元件可具有無秩序的結構 且舉例而言’不-定係連續的。此外，該等柵格元件之結 構關於寬度及/或厚度可為不同，且因此而不均勻。 進/的特點及優點可侍於以下的描述及該等所附圖 式。 應瞭解以上提及之轉IJt 3¾ -ρ· 徒及之特點及w特解#的那 發明之範圍下，不僅可用於指 …、延不 、扣出之各自的組合中，也 於其他組合或獨立使用。 、本Η::個實施例在圖式中顯示且將參考該等圖式在 以下描述中4于以更詳細的解釋。 130410.doc 200908413 【實施方式】 在圖1中’一有機發光二極體裝置（oled)係示意性地顯 示且用參考數字10表示。應注意所闡明之該0LED裝置10 之結構僅用於描述本發明。因此，所闡明之結構不是一 0LED之詳細陳述且因此不包括實現一 〇Led裝置之所有必 要的元件。In the form of components, rectangular components, etc. These: m-pieces, ridges, and are electrically coupled to each other. The yak is supplied as a low-ohmic 7L cell unit that is provided in parallel with a plurality of intervals - current distribution. In addition, the grid lines can have different widths and/or thicknesses. In other words, the OLED device, * s ^ 该 the current in the emissive layer: 'can be selected by selecting the distance between adjacent lines and / or the structure of each line, that is, its width and / or thickness Adjustment. An outermost grid line is placed at a distance that is selected to be accurately controlled. The patterning step includes calculating that in a further preferred embodiment, a distance from the edge of the conductor layer is entered into the The internal dissipation of the current of the conductor layer is combined in a further preferred embodiment, current distribution. By calculating the current distribution of the OLED device (without grid cells), especially the emissive layer, the grid cells can be designed more accurately than the patterning step. The object of the present invention is also solved by a large area 〇LED device comprising at least an emissive layer; a transparent conductor I having a surface area; and a grid sheet 70' having a conductor layer provided thereon a plurality of grids on the surface area, the emissive layer having a predetermined current distribution, wherein the grid elements of the grid unit are unevenly disposed on the conductor layer to minimize the amount of 130410.doc 200908413 The non-uniformity of current distribution in the emissive layer. The OLED device of the present invention has the advantage that a larger uniform area with respect to the transmissive layer can be achieved. The unevenness of the large-area device is minimized by the grid unit of the present invention and the unevenly arranged frame elements so that the light rays on the entire surface area of the transparent conductor layer are uniformly hooked. Since the large area (10)D device with its emitter and conductor layers typically has MM turbulent distribution (no grid cells), the grid is compared to a grid using prior art solutions for horizontal or horizontal lines. 7L early can also be uneven. The grid unit preferably includes a plurality of grid elements that are electrically concomitant with each other and distributed throughout the surface area. The grid elements are typically low ohmic components for shunting purposes, such as metal lines, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, or any other two-dimensional structure. Of course, the grid unit can include grid elements of different configurations, such as a combination of lines and rectangles. Furthermore, the grid elements of the grid unit may have an unordered structure and, for example, 'not-continuously continuous. Moreover, the structures of the grid elements can be different with respect to width and/or thickness, and thus are not uniform. The features and advantages of the invention are as described in the following description and the drawings. It should be understood that the above-mentioned characteristics of the transfer of IJt 33⁄4 -ρ· and the characteristics of the invention can not only be used for the combination of ..., delay, and deduction, but also in other combinations or Used independently. The present invention is shown in the drawings and will be explained in more detail in the following description with reference to the drawings. 130410.doc 200908413 [Embodiment] An organic light emitting diode device (OLED) is schematically shown in Fig. 1 and denoted by reference numeral 10. It should be noted that the structure of the OLED device 10 illustrated is for describing the present invention only. Therefore, the illustrated structure is not a detailed statement of an LED and therefore does not include all of the necessary components to implement a Leed device.
一 OLED裝置1〇通常包括—基板12，其承載一陰極層 14’發射層16，其自身可由若干分層（stapled layer)組 成；及一導體層18。該導體層18係由一種導電的透明材料 製成，使得該發射層中產生的光可穿過該導體層。該陰極 層14及該透明導體層18用作電極，其分別與一驅動單元或 一電源之負極及正極端子3 6、3 4麵合。 該透明導體層18包括-透明的導f氧化物，例如氧化鋼 錫（ITO)，該層之導電性通常係足夠的用以生產必要的光 發射以照明小的0LED但該導電性不足以生產必要的電流 以照明一大面積OLED。 該該導體層18上提供有 囚此 一” 彳扣干7L ζυ。碌樹格單 元2〇包括複數個栅格元件22’其為低歐姆分流元件且分佈 於該導體層18之表面區域46上。如圖2中所示，該柵格單 U包括金屬線24形式的栅格元件22。該等具有良好的導 :性之金屬線24係用以分流該透明導體，該透明導體自身 具有拙劣的導電性。 該等柵格元件係根據一以下將描 該邕 頂疋的圖案分佈於 導體層18之表面區域仏上。 130410.doc -10- 200908413 在圖2所不之實施例中，該等金屬線24被彼此平行地放 置於該導體層18上，其中相鄰的線24之間的距離d從圖2之 左側至右側漸減。換言之，該等左側最外面的線24之間的 距離，其用d 1指出，係大於該等右側最外面的線24之間的 距離d2。 圖2也顯示所有線24係與該柵格單元之邊緣部分2ι電耦 合〇 此外，顯示的係在右邊側之該導體層18之邊緣及來自右 側之第-金屬線24之間有—縫隙42。該透明導體層及該線 24之間的該縫隙容許精確地調節進入該導體層18之電流的 内岸馬合。 如已在前面提及者，該等柵格元件22之形式及圖案係基 於無柵格單元之該0LED裝i，尤纟是其發射層“之電： 分配特徵而設計的。 亦即，具有該導體層18之該發射層16具有一通常係不均 勻的特定的電流分配（其不與該柵格單元2〇耦合）用於大表 面區域。 為了決定該等栅格元件22之圖案，無柵格單元之該 〇咖裝置，尤其是該發射層16之電流分配係被理論地： 式化或實際上地計算。爾後具有栅格元件之該柵格單元經 設計使得該電流分配之不均一性由該等栅格元件最小化、。 爾後當該導體層18及該柵格單元2〇被組合時，該發射層 16中的電流分配係均勻且均衡的’其結果係該發:層^ 產生的光也係整個表面區域均勻的。 130410.doc -11 - 200908413 因此s亥專拇格元件祐用於曰丨π +斗丄 U Ί干锻用於取小化在該大面積發射層中的 電流分配之不均一性，杳ΙΗ χ^ ^ , 一 性以實現一均勻的光生產。應注意圖 2中所示之4等柵格元件僅是說明性的實例而非限制本發 明之範圍。該等栅格元件也可提供為三角形元件、矩形： 件、六邊形S件或其任何組合。此外，該等柵格元件可具 有不同的寬度及/或厚度。An OLED device 1A generally includes a substrate 12 carrying a cathode layer 14' emissive layer 16, which may itself be comprised of a plurality of stapled layers; and a conductor layer 18. The conductor layer 18 is made of a conductive transparent material such that light generated in the emissive layer can pass through the conductor layer. The cathode layer 14 and the transparent conductor layer 18 serve as electrodes, which are respectively surface-contacted with a driving unit or a negative electrode and a positive terminal 3 6 and 34 of a power source. The transparent conductor layer 18 comprises a transparent conductive oxide, such as oxidized steel tin (ITO), the conductivity of which is generally sufficient to produce the necessary light emission to illuminate a small OLED but the conductivity is insufficient to produce The necessary current to illuminate a large area of the OLED. The conductor layer 18 is provided with a "button" 7L. The tree element 2 includes a plurality of grid elements 22' which are low-ohmic shunt elements and are distributed over the surface area 46 of the conductor layer 18. As shown in Fig. 2, the grid sheet U includes grid elements 22 in the form of metal wires 24. These metal wires 24 having good conductivity are used to shunt the transparent conductor, which is inherently poor. The grid elements are distributed on the surface area 导体 of the conductor layer 18 according to a pattern in which the dome 描 is described below. 130410.doc -10- 200908413 In the embodiment of Fig. 2, The equal metal wires 24 are placed on the conductor layer 18 in parallel with each other, wherein the distance d between adjacent wires 24 is gradually decreased from the left side to the right side of Fig. 2. In other words, the distance between the leftmost outermost lines 24 It is indicated by d 1 that it is greater than the distance d2 between the outermost outer lines 24 of the right side. Figure 2 also shows that all the lines 24 are electrically coupled to the edge portion 2 of the grid unit, and the display is on the right The edge of the conductor layer 18 on the side and the first-gold from the right side There is a gap 42 between the lines 24. The gap between the transparent conductor layer and the line 24 allows for precise adjustment of the inner bank of the current entering the conductor layer 18. As already mentioned above, the grids The form and pattern of the grid element 22 is based on the OLED installation of the gridless unit, and is particularly designed with its emission layer "electricity: distribution characteristics. That is, the emissive layer 16 having the conductor layer 18 has a generally uniform current distribution (which is not coupled to the grid unit 2) for large surface areas. In order to determine the pattern of the grid elements 22, the device of the gridless unit, and in particular the current distribution of the emissive layer 16, is theoretically or practically calculated. The grid cells having grid elements are then designed such that the non-uniformity of the current distribution is minimized by the grid elements. When the conductor layer 18 and the grid unit 2 are combined, the current distribution in the emissive layer 16 is uniform and uniform. The result is that the light generated by the layer is uniform over the entire surface area. 130410.doc -11 - 200908413 Therefore, the ZH Hai special frame element is used for 曰丨π + 丄 丄 U Ί dry forging to reduce the unevenness of current distribution in the large-area emission layer, 杳ΙΗ χ ^ ^ , a sex to achieve a uniform light production. It should be noted that the four grid elements shown in Figure 2 are merely illustrative examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The grid elements can also be provided as triangular elements, rectangular: pieces, hexagonal S pieces, or any combination thereof. Moreover, the grid elements can have different widths and/or thicknesses.
此外’ 5纟等栅格元件可為連續的或非連續的。該等栅格 凡件可具有只追求最小化該發射層16中& f流分配之不均 一性的目標之任何無秩序的結構。 如上界疋之具有一柵格單元之OLED裝置可通常被用於 知、明、傢俱、用於公共空間之照明、城市美化、環境照明 等。根據本發明之該OLED裝置對於大面積的OLEO裝置特 別有利。 【圖式簡單說明】 在圖式中： 圖1顯示根據本發明之一 OLED裝置之示意性的側視 圖；及 圖2顯示根據本發明之一 OLED裝置之示意性的平面圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 OLED裝置 基板 陰極層 發射層 導體層 10 12 14 16 18 130410.doc -12- 200908413 20 柵格單元 21 邊緣部分 22 拇格元件 24 金屬線 34 正極端子 36 負極端子 42 縫隙 46 表面區域 dl 距離 d2 距離 130410.doc - 13 -In addition, the '5 纟 grid elements can be continuous or discontinuous. The grids may have any disorderly structure that seeks to minimize the goal of the non-uniformity of the & f stream assignments in the emissive layer 16. An OLED device having a grid cell as described above can be generally used for illumination, illumination, urban beautification, ambient lighting, and the like. The OLED device according to the present invention is particularly advantageous for large area OLEO devices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings: Fig. 1 shows a schematic side view of an OLED device according to one embodiment of the invention; and Fig. 2 shows a schematic plan view of an OLED device according to one of the inventions. [Main component symbol description] OLED device substrate cathode layer emission layer conductor layer 10 12 14 16 18 130410.doc -12- 200908413 20 Grid unit 21 Edge portion 22 Thumb element 24 Metal wire 34 Positive terminal 36 Negative terminal 42 Slit 46 Surface area dl distance d2 distance 130410.doc - 13 -