Abstract: An electronic device includes a backplane having a layer of an organic hole injection material disposed thereon. Some areas of the hole injection material having a first predetermined surface energy while selected other areas of the layer of hole injection material have a second, lower, predetermined surface energy associated therewith. The selected other areas of lower surface energy are produced by heating of these areas by exposure of the selected other areas to radiation, such as from a laser. A layer of a composition including an organic hole transport material disposed directly on at least some of the areas of the layer of the hole injection material having the first, higher, predetermined surface energy.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a reactive surface-active composition to form a treated first layer having a second surface energy which is lower than the first surface energy; exposing the treated first layer with radiation; and forming the second layer. There is also provided an organic electronic device made by the process.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first pixel driving circuit, a first conductive member, and a second conductive member. The first and second conductive members are spaced apart from each other. The first conductive member is connected to the first pixel driving circuit. The second conductive member is part of a power transmission line. The electronic device further includes a well structure overlying the substrate and defining a pixel opening, a via, and a channel. The pixel opening is connected to the via through the channel. In addition, the electronic device includes a first electronic component. The electronic component includes a first electrode that contacts the first conductive member in the pixel opening, a second electrode that contacts the second conductive member in the via, and an organic layer lying between the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a reactive surface-active composition to form a treated first layer having a second surface energy which is lower than the first surface energy; exposing the treated first layer with radiation; and forming the second layer. There is also provided an organic electronic device made by the process.

Abstract: Containment structures for an organic composition, comprising a first zone having a first surface energy, and a second zone having a second surface energy different than the first surface energy, and methods for making the same.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a reactive surface-active composition to form a treated first layer having a second surface energy which is lower than the first surface energy; exposing the treated first layer with radiation; and forming the second layer. There is also provided an organic electronic device made by the process.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first pixel driving circuit, a first conductive member, and a second conductive member. The first and second conductive members are spaced apart from each other. The first conductive member is connected to the first pixel driving circuit. The second conductive member is part of a power transmission line. The electronic device further includes a well structure overlying the substrate and defining a pixel opening, a via, and a channel. The pixel opening is connected to the via through the channel. In addition, the electronic device includes a first electronic component. The electronic component includes a first electrode that contacts the first conductive member in the pixel opening, a second electrode that contacts the second conductive member in the via, and an organic layer lying between the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for vapor phase deposition of a reactive surface area (RSA) material onto a substrate of an electronic device. The vapor phase deposition is conducted at ambient pressures in air, and provides capture of residual vapor to minimize environmental release of RSA and other constituents used in the processing.

Abstract: There is provided an essentially planar test substrate for non-contact printing. The substrate has a first layer having a first surface energy and having a planar measurement portion. A liquid containment pattern is over at least the measurement portion of the first layer. The liquid containment pattern has a second surface energy that is different from the first surface energy. The measurement portion of the first layer and the liquid containment pattern together are substantially planar.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a containment structure (230) for an organic composition (240) is provided. The containment structure (230) includes an undercut layer (210) and an overlying layer (220), wherein the undercut (210) and overlying (220) layers define a volume for receiving the organic composition (240) in liquid form.

Abstract: Containment structures for an organic composition, comprising a first zone having a first surface energy, and a second zone having a second surface energy different than the first surface energy, and methods for making the same.

Abstract: There is provided a composition for the liquid deposition of organic active materials. In the composition the organic active material is dispersed in a liquid medium. The liquid medium is made up of 5-35% by weight of a first liquid having a boiling point greater than 160° C. and 65-95% by weight of a second liquid having a boiling point less than 130° C.

Abstract: There is provided a process for making a multicolor organic light-emitting diode. The diode has a plurality of first subpixel areas and a plurality of second subpixel areas. In the process, a patterned anode is formed on a substrate and a non-patterned continuous hole injection layer is formed over the anode. There is substantially no crosstalk observable between the first subpixels and the second subpixels. There is also provided the above process with the additional steps of forming a non-patterned continuous primer layer over the hole injection layer, depositing a first electroluminescent material from a first liquid composition in the first subpixel areas, depositing a second electroluminescent material from a second liquid composition in the second subpixel areas, and depositing a cathode. The first and second electroluminescent materials emit light of different colors.

Abstract: There is provided an essentially planar test substrate for non-contact printing. The substrate has a first layer having a first surface energy and having a planar measurement portion. A liquid containment pattern is over at least the measurement portion of the first layer. The liquid containment pattern has a second surface energy that is different from the first surface energy. The measurement portion of the first layer and the liquid containment pattern together are substantially planar.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a reactive surface-active composition to form a treated first layer having a second surface energy which is lower than the first surface energy; exposing the treated first layer with radiation; and forming the second layer. There is also provided an organic electronic device made by the process.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a first layer, a first pixel, and a patterned reactive surface-active layer. The first pixel includes a first pixel driving circuit that overlies the substrate and includes a first electronic component. The first electronic component includes a first electrode and a second layer. The first electrode overlies at least a part of the first pixel driving circuit. The patterned reactive surface-active layer has a lower surface energy than the first layer. A process for forming an electronic device includes forming a first pixel driving circuit over a substrate, forming a first electrode of a first electronic component over the substrate, forming a first layer, forming a patterned reactive surface-active layer, and forming a second layer over the first electrode of the first electronic component.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate and a well structure overlying the substrate and defining an array of openings. From a cross-sectional view, the well structure, at the openings has a negative slope. From a plan view, each opening corresponds to an organic electronic component. Each opening within the array of openings has a width and two immediately adjacent openings within the array of openings are connected by a channel having a width smaller than the width of each opening.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate and a well structure overlying the substrate and defining an array of openings. From a cross-sectional view, the well structure, at the openings has a negative slope. From a plan view, each opening corresponds to an organic electronic component. Each opening within the array of openings has a width and two immediately adjacent openings within the array of openings are connected by a channel having a width smaller than the width of each opening.