Patents by Inventor Tswen-Hsin Liu

Tswen-Hsin Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7816173
    Abstract: An OLED comprises an anode, a hole source, an emissive region, an electron source and a cathode, wherein the materials for the electron source and the hole source are chosen such that the electrical conductivity of these charge carrier sources is greater than the electrical conductivity of the emissive region. In particular, the electrical conductivity of the source layers is between 10?8 to 102 S/cm. Furthermore, one or both of the hole source and the electron source are made substantially of one or more inorganic materials. The emissive region can have one or more layers of organic material. The materials for the emissive region are insulators. The cathode can be made of a metal such as Mg:Ag and Al, and the anode is made of ITO or the like. The electrical conductivity of the cathode and the anode is significantly higher than 102 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 7635858
    Abstract: An OLED comprises an anode, a hole source, an emissive region, an electron source and a cathode, wherein the materials for the electron source and the hole source are chosen such that the electrical conductivity of these charge carrier sources is greater than the electrical conductivity of the emissive region. In particular, the electrical conductivity of the source layers is between 10?8 to 102 S/cm. Furthermore, one or both of the hole source and the electron source are made substantially of one or more inorganic materials. The emissive region can have one or more layers of organic material. The materials for the emissive region are insulators. The cathode can be made of a metal such as Mg:Ag and Al, and the anode is made of ITO or the like. The electrical conductivity of the cathode and the anode is significantly higher than 102 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 7628669
    Abstract: A method of modifying a work function of a conductor surface for use in organic light emitting devices. A plasma treatment is performed on the conductive layer. The plasma treatment employs a mixing gas comprising a nitrogen-containing gas for decreasing the work function and an oxygen-containing gas for increasing the work function. A flow ratio of the nitrogen-containing gas to the oxygen-containing gas is controlled to modify the work function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 7541737
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) and a display incorporating the same are provided. The OELD includes an anode, a cathode, an emissive layer, a hole source and an electron source. The emissive layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode. The hole source is disposed between the anode and the emissive layer. The electron source is disposed between the cathode and the emissive layer. The electron source is made from at least an organic material and at least a salt. The salt in the electron source has a concentration with a spatial distribution such that the concentration of the salt in the part of the electron source adjacent to the cathode is higher than the concentration of the salt in another part of the electron source adjacent to the emissive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tswen-Hsin Liu, Chung-Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 7528003
    Abstract: An opto-electronic device, such as an OLED or organic solar cell, having an electrode structure for use as a cathode. The electrode structure includes an electrically conductive layer and an inorganic layer, wherein the inorganic layer is made of at least one oxide-based alkali or alkaline earth metal intercalation compound. The intercalation compound having the chemical formula of Ax(MxOz), where x, y, z are positive integers greater than zero, A is an alkali metal or alkaline earth element, M is a metal, transitional metal or metallic alloy, and O is oxygen. Furthermore, a buffer layer made of alkali oxides or halides, or alkaline earth oxides or halides can be provided between the conductive layer and the inorganic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 7474049
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) is provided. The OELD includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer and two emissive layers. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed over the substrate. The hole transport layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electron transport layer is disposed between the second electrode and the hole transport layer. The emissive layers are disposed between the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer. One of the emissive layers is a fluorescent emissive layer and another one of the emissive layers is a phosphorescent emissive layer. The visible light of the fluorescent emissive layer and the phosphorescent emissive layer are not absorbed by each other and the visible light spectrums of the fluorescent emissive layer and the phosphorescent emissive layer are not affected by each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tswen-Hsin Liu, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080227357
    Abstract: An OLED comprises an anode, a hole source, an emissive region, an electron source and a cathode, wherein the materials for the electron source and the hole source are chosen such that the electrical conductivity of these charge carrier sources is greater than the electrical conductivity of the emissive region. In particular, the electrical conductivity of the source layers is between 10?8 to 102 S/cm. Furthermore, one or both of the hole source and the electron source are made substantially of one or more inorganic materials. The emissive region can have one or more layers of organic material. The materials for the emissive region are insulators. The cathode can be made of a metal such as Mg:Ag and Al, and the anode is made of ITO or the like. The electrical conductivity of the cathode and the anode is significantly higher than 102 S/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin LIU
  • Publication number: 20070275265
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device having a light emitting layer. The light emitting layer comprises an asymmetrically organometallic chelating complex in the amount of A by weight, a polyamine compound having the chemical formula containing two or more tertiaryamines in the amount of B by weight, and a phosphorescent material in the amount of C by weight, where C is much less than the sum of A and B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20070241669
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) is provided. The OELD includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer and two emissive layers. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed over the substrate. The hole transport layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electron transport layer is disposed between the second electrode and the hole transport layer. The emissive layers are disposed between the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer. One of the emissive layers is a fluorescent emissive layer and another one of the emissive layers is a phosphorescent emissive layer. The visible light of the fluorescent emissive layer and the phosphorescent emissive layer are not absorbed by each other and the visible light spectrums of the fluorescent emissive layer and the phosphorescent emissive layer are not affected by each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Tswen-Hsin Liu, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 7259405
    Abstract: An opto-electronic device, such as an OLED or organic solar cell, having an electrode structure for use as a cathode. The electrode structure includes an electrically conductive layer and an inorganic layer, wherein the inorganic layer is made of at least one oxide-based alkali or alkaline earth metal intercalation compound. The intercalation compound having the chemical formula of Ax(MxOz), where x, y, z are positive integers greater than zero, A is an alkali metal or alkaline earth element, M is a metal, transitional metal or metallic alloy, and O is oxygen. Furthermore, a buffer layer made of alkali oxides or halides, or alkaline earth oxides or halides can be provided between the conductive layer and the inorganic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20070184575
    Abstract: An opto-electronic device, such as an OLED or organic solar cell, having an electrode structure for use as a cathode. The electrode structure includes an electrically conductive layer and an inorganic layer, wherein the inorganic layer is made of at least one oxide-based alkali or alkaline earth metal intercalation compound. The intercalation compound having the chemical formula of Ax(MxOz), where x, y, z are positive integers greater than zero, A is an alkali metal or alkaline earth element, M is a metal, transitional metal or metallic alloy, and O is oxygen. Furthermore, a buffer layer made of alkali oxides or halides, or alkaline earth oxides or halides can be provided between the conductive layer and the inorganic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20070160870
    Abstract: This invention discloses a phosphorescent OLED having a light emitting layer thereof contains a host material and dopant materials comprising phosphorescent dopant and triarylamine. The triarylamine has a HOMO value less than that of the host material, as Balq (5.7 eV), thereby decreasing driving voltage and increasing lifetime of the OLED devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Chen-Ping Yu, Chung-Wen Ko, Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20070092757
    Abstract: A phosphorescent OLED has a light emitting layer which includes a phosphorescent host material, an exiton blocking material, and a phosphorescent dopant. The invention obviates the use of a hole blocking layer while substantially preventing hole diffusion to the electron transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20070034864
    Abstract: An OLED comprises an anode, a hole source, an emissive region, an electron source and a cathode, wherein the materials for the electron source and the hole source are chosen such that the electrical conductivity of these charge carrier sources is greater than the electrical conductivity of the emissive region. In particular, the electrical conductivity of the source layers is between 10?8 to 102 S/cm. Furthermore, one or both of the hole source and the electron source are made substantially of one or more inorganic materials. The emissive region can have one or more layers of organic material. The materials for the emissive region are insulators. The cathode can be made of a metal such as Mg:Ag and Al, and the anode is made of ITO or the like. The electrical conductivity of the cathode and the anode is significantly higher than 102 S/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20070035235
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) and a display incorporating the same are provided. The OELD includes an anode, a cathode, an emissive layer, a hole source and an electron source. The emissive layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode. The hole source is disposed between the anode and the emissive layer. The electron source is disposed between the cathode and the emissive layer. The electron source is made from at least an organic material and at least a salt. The salt in the electron source has a concentration with a spatial distribution such that the concentration of the salt in the part of the electron source adjacent to the cathode is higher than the concentration of the salt in another part of the electron source adjacent to the emissive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tswen-Hsin Liu, Chung-Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20060240284
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) is provided. The OELD includes a substrate, an anode, a cathode, a hole transport layer, a phosphorescent emission layer and a hole blocking layer. The anode and the cathode opposite to the anode are disposed over the substrate. The phosphorescent emission layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode. The phosphorescent emission layer is composed of an octahedral structured emission material. The hole transport layer is disposed between the anode and the phosphorescent emission layer. The hole blocking layer is disposed between the phosphorescent emission layer and the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Tswen-Hsin Liu, Pei-Chi Wu
  • Publication number: 20060177692
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode and a display apparatus. The organic light-emitting diode includes a cathode, an anode, an emitting layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, a doped electron transport layer disposed between the cathode and the emitting layer, and a metallic ion capture layer, disposed between the doped electron transport layer and the emitting layer, for capturing metallic ions diffused from the doped electron transport layer. The display including the organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20060138940
    Abstract: A method of modifying a work function of a conductor surface for use in organic light emitting devices. A plasma treatment is performed on the conductive layer. The plasma treatment employs a mixing gas comprising a nitrogen-containing gas for decreasing the work function and an oxygen-containing gas for increasing the work function. A flow ratio of the nitrogen-containing gas to the oxygen-containing gas is controlled to modify the work function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Tswen-Hsin Liu
  • Publication number: 20060125379
    Abstract: A phosphorescent organic light emitting device having a homogeneous structure for the blocking layer and emissive layer combination. The homogeneous structure comprises substantially a single material for both the blocking layer and the host material for the emissive layer. Alternatively, the blocking layer and the host material for the emissive layer are selected from one or more of BAlq, SAlq and PAlq. The homogenous structure is disposed between an electron source and a hole source. The electron source comprises an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer and cathode. The hole source comprises a hole transport layer, a hole injection layer and an anode. The emissive layer is doped with a guest phosphor dopant. Additionally, a buffer layer containing LiF and Al, or layers of CuPc, Al and LiF are disposed between the cathode and the electron transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Tswen-Hsin Liu, Chung-Wen Ko
  • Publication number: 20060115674
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device comprising a light emitting layer including guest material and host material having formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 individually represent H or substituent, R4 represents alkyl, alkenyl, heteroaryl, aryl group with or without substituent, q is an integer of 0 to 4, m is an integer of 1 to 3, n is an integer of 1 to 3, and m+n=4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Min-Ling Hung, Chung-Wen Ko, Tswen-Hsin Liu