# US 12,604,611 B2 · Display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,604,611 B2 - Document ID: US12604611B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/547,080 - Filed: 2021-12-09 - Published: 2022-06-30 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-12-28 - Assignees: LG Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: LG Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Min Jee Kim; Seok Hyun Kim; Kwan Soo Kim; Young Nam Lim; Jae Hyeon Kim; Min Geun Song - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604611B2 ## CPC - H10K 59/121: characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements - H10K 50/171: {Electron injection layers} - H10K 59/12: Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays - H10K 59/80521: {characterised by their shape} - H10K 59/873: {Encapsulations} - H10K 59/875: {Arrangements for extracting light from the devices} - H10K 50/11: characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers - H10K 2101/40: Interrelation of parameters between multiple constituent active layers or sublayers, e.g. HOMO values in adjacent layers - H10K 2102/3026: {Top emission} - H10K 2102/351: {Thickness} - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES ## Abstract A display device includes: a substrate including: a first region, and a second region, an anode at the first region, an organic layer on the anode at the first region, and on the second region, an electron injection layer on the organic layer at the first region and the second region, the electron injection layer including a first metal, a cathode on the electron injection layer at the first region, the cathode including a second metal having a greater work function than a work function of the first metal, and a capping layer on the cathode at the first region, and on the electron injection layer at the second region. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device, comprising: a substrate comprising: a first region; and a second region; a planarization film at the first region, the planarization film having an inclined portion between the first region and the second region; an anode on the planarization film, the anode being disposed at the first region; a bank to cover an edge of the anode and the inclined portion of the planarization film; an organic layer on the anode at the first region, and on the second region; a common layer on the organic layer at the first region and the second region, and over the inclined portion of the planarization layer, the common layer comprising a first metal; a cathode on the common layer at the first region, the cathode comprising a second metal different from the first metal; and a capping layer on the cathode at the first region, and on the common layer at the second region, wherein the cathode is absent at the second region, and the capping layer is in contact with the common layer at the second region, and wherein the organic layer comprises a plurality of organic stacks each having a light emitting layer and at least one charge generation layer between adjacent organic stacks. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the cathode has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the capping layer, and has a greater work function than a work function of the first metal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display device according to claim 2, wherein the capping layer comprises a metal fluoride. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display device according to claim 3, wherein the metal fluoride comprises an alkaline-earth metal or a transition metal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein: the cathode comprises magnesium (Mg); and the capping layer comprises one or more of: ytterbium fluoride (YbF3) and magnesium fluoride (MgF2). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, further comprising: an inorganic passivation film on the capping layer, wherein coefficients of thermal expansion of the cathode, the capping layer, and the inorganic passivation film are decreased in order. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein: the common layer comprises an electron injection layer; the electron injection layer comprises a third metal configured to have surface energy greater than or equal to 1 J/m2; and the cathode is transflective and has a surface energy between a surface energy of the first metal and a surface energy of the third metal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display device according to claim 7, wherein the electron injection layer comprises 30 vol % to 70 vol % of the third metal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The display device according to claim 7, wherein a thickness of the electron injection layer is 20 Å to 40 Å. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The display device according to claim 7, wherein: the first metal comprises one or more of: ytterbium (Yb), barium (Ba), calcium (Ca), and strontium (Sr); and the third metal comprises one or more of: silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), and gold (Au). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the common layer has a surface energy equivalent to or higher than a surface energy of the cathode. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the cathode has a work function less than or equal to 4 eV, a surface energy less than 1 J/m2, and a thickness of 50 Å to 140 Å. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a camera under the substrate corresponding to the second region. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a color filter layer on the capping layer corresponding to the anode, wherein an edge of the color filter layer overlaps the inclined portion of the planarization layer. ### Claim 15 A display device, comprising: a substrate comprising: an emission part; and a transmission part; a planarization film at the substrate, the planarization film having an inclined portion between the emission part and the transmission part; an anode on the planarization film, the anode being disposed at the emission part; a bank to cover an edge of the anode and the inclined portion of the planarization film; an organic layer on the anode at the emission part, and on the transmission part; a common layer on the organic layer, the common layer comprising: an alloy comprising a first metal having an electron-injecting property; and a second metal different from the first metal; a cathode on the common layer at the emission part, the cathode comprising a single metal; and a capping layer on the cathode, wherein the capping layer is in contact with the common layer at the transmission part, wherein the common layer and the capping layer are provided at the transmission part, and the cathode is absent at the transmission part, and wherein the organic layer comprises a plurality of organic stacks each having a light emitting layer and at least one charge generation layer between adjacent organic stacks. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein the capping layer comprises a metal fluoride comprising one or more of: an alkaline-earth metal and a transition metal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, further comprising: an inorganic passivation film on the capping layer, wherein a coefficient of thermal expansion of the inorganic passivation film is lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the capping layer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein the common layer comprises 30 vol % to 70 vol % of the second metal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein: the work function of the single metal forming the cathode is smaller than a work function of the second metal; and the single metal is transflective. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein: the first metal of the common layer comprises one or more of: ytterbium (Yb), barium (Ba), calcium (Ca), and strontium (Sr); the second metal comprises one or more of: silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), and gold (Au); and the cathode comprises magnesium (Mg). ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein the common layer comprises an electron injection layer. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, further comprising a color filter layer on the capping layer corresponding to the anode. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The display device according to claim 22, wherein the color filter overlaps a part of the inclined portion of the planarization film. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The display device according to claim 22, wherein an edge of the color filter overlaps an inclined portion of the bank and is adjacent to the transmission part. ### Claim 25 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein an end of the cathode overlaps the inclined portion of the planarization film. ### Claim 26 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein each of the planarization film and the bank comprise organic material. ### Claim 27 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein the planarization film comprises at least one of photo acryl and benzocyclobutene. ### Claim 28 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, wherein the bank surrounds the transmission part. ### Claim 29 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, further comprising an encapsulation structure including at least one organic encapsulation film and an inorganic encapsulation film.