A Vision toward Ultimate Optical Out‐Coupling for Organic Light‐Emitting Diode Displays: 3D Pixel Configuration

Abstract: Despite stringent power consumption requirements in many applications, over years organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) displays still suffer unsatisfactory energy efficiency due to poor light extraction. Approaches have been reported for OLED light out‐coupling, but they in general are not applicable for OLED displays due to difficulties in display image quality and fabrication complexity and compatibility. Thus to date, an effective and feasible light extraction technique that can boost efficiencies and yet keep image quality is still lacking and remains a great challenge. Here, a highly effective and scalable extraction‐enhancing OLED display pixel structure is proposed based on embedding the OLED inside a three‐dimensional reflective concave structure covered with a patterned high‐index filler. It can couple as much internal emission as possible into the filler region and then redirect otherwise confined light for out‐coupling. Comprehensive multi‐scale optical simulation validates that ultimately high light extraction efficiency approaching ≈80% and excellent viewing characteristics are simultaneously achievable with optimized structures using highly transparent top electrodes. This scheme is scalable and wavelength insensitive, and generally applicable to all red, green, and blue pixels in high‐resolution full‐color displays. Results of this work are believed to shed light on the development of future generations of advanced OLED displays.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
A Vision toward Ultimate Optical Out‐Coupling for Organic Light‐Emitting Diode Displays: 3D Pixel Configuration ; volume:5 ; number:10 ; year:2018 ; extent:12
Advanced science ; 5, Heft 10 (2018) (gesamt 12)

Creator
Chen, Yi‐Jiun
Lee, Wei‐Kai
Chen, Yi‐Ting
Lin, Chun‐Yu
Wen, Sheng‐Wen
Jiao, Min
Su, Guo‐Dong
Lin, Hoang Yan
Visser, Robert J.
Kwak, Byungsung Leo
Chen, Chung‐Chia
Lin, Wan‐Yu
Wang, Steve
Chang, Chorng‐Ping
Wu, Chung‐Chih

DOI
10.1002/advs.201800467
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022090108154469840073
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Chen, Yi‐Jiun
  • Lee, Wei‐Kai
  • Chen, Yi‐Ting
  • Lin, Chun‐Yu
  • Wen, Sheng‐Wen
  • Jiao, Min
  • Su, Guo‐Dong
  • Lin, Hoang Yan
  • Visser, Robert J.
  • Kwak, Byungsung Leo
  • Chen, Chung‐Chia
  • Lin, Wan‐Yu
  • Wang, Steve
  • Chang, Chorng‐Ping
  • Wu, Chung‐Chih

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