Patent Publication Number: US-9893124-B2

Title: Organic light-emitting display

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority from and the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0052598, filed on Apr. 30, 2014, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purpose. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting display. 
     Discussion of the Background 
     Generally, an organic light-emitting display includes an anode, a cathode, and organic layers interposed between the anode and the cathode. The organic layers include at least an emitting layer and may further include a hole injecting layer, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer and an electron injecting layer. In the organic light-emitting display, holes and electrons generated by the anode and the cathode may combine in an organic layer, particularly, in the emitting layer to form excitons. When an energy level of the excitons changes from an excited state to a ground state, the emitting layer may emit light of a color corresponding to the changed energy level. 
     A light-emitting material used in the emitting layer may be a fluorescent light-emitting material or a phosphorescent light-emitting material. Fluorescent light-emitting materials of most colors have a long life and high reliability. However, since a fluorescent light-emitting material converts only singlet excitons into light, its internal quantum efficiency is limited to a maximum of 25%. On the other hand, a phosphorescent light-emitting material can convert both singlet excitons and triplet excitons into light. Thus, the internal quantum efficiency of the phosphorescent light-emitting material is expected to be close to 100%. However, while phosphorescent light-emitting materials of some colors have a long life and are highly reliable, phosphorescent light-emitting materials of other colors have a relatively short life and low reliability. 
     To achieve desired levels of luminous efficiency, life, and reliability, some of the emitting layers included in one organic light-emitting display should be formed of a phosphorescent light-emitting material, and the other emitting layers should be formed of a fluorescent light-emitting material. 
     In addition, to increase the luminous efficiency of an organic light-emitting display, a buffer layer should be interposed between the emitting layers and the cathode. The buffer layer improves electron transfer characteristics from a cathode to the emitting layers. Further, the buffer layer blocks holes arriving from an anode from escaping from the emitting layers. Since a phosphorescent light-emitting material and a fluorescent light-emitting material are based on different emission principles, different buffer layers may be applied to an emitting layer formed of the phosphorescent light-emitting material and an emitting layer formed of the fluorescent light-emitting material. 
     The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the inventive concept, and, therefore, it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art. 
     SUMMARY 
     Exemplary Embodiments provide an organic light-emitting display in which different buffer layers are applied to an emitting layer formed of a phosphorescent light-emitting material and an emitting layer formed of a fluorescent light-emitting material so as to improve the luminous efficiency of the organic light-emitting display. 
     Additional aspects will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and, in part, will be apparent from the disclosure, or may be learned by practice of the inventive concept. 
     Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provides an organic light-emitting display including a substrate having a first pixel area configured to emit a light of a first color and a second pixel area configured to emit a light of a second color different from the first color, a first anode disposed on the first pixel area and a second anode disposed on the second pixel area, a first emitting layer disposed on the first anode and a second emitting layer disposed on the second anode, the first emitting layer including a fluorescent light-emitting material and the second emitting layer including a first phosphorescent light-emitting material, a first buffer layer disposed on the first emitting layer and a second buffer layer disposed on the second emitting layer, the first buffer layer and the second buffer layer being formed of different materials, and a first cathode disposed on the first buffer layer and a second cathode disposed on the second buffer layer. 
     Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide an organic light-emitting display including a first pixel area disposed on a substrate and configured to emit a light of a first color; a second pixel disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a light of a second color different from the first color; a first anode disposed across from a first cathode, a first emitting layer interposed between the first anode and the first cathode, the first emitting layer including a fluorescent light-emitting material; a first buffer layer interposed between the first emitting layer and the first cathode, the first buffer layer disposed on the first pixel area; a second anode disposed across from a second cathode, a second emitting layer interposed between the second anode and the second cathode, the second emitting layer including a phosphorescent light-emitting material, a second buffer layer interposed between the second emitting layer and the second cathode, the second buffer layer disposed on the second pixel area, in which a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of the first buffer layer are lower than a HOMO level and a LUMO level of the second buffer layer. 
     Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide an organic light-emitting display including a substrate having a first pixel area configured to emit a light of a first color, a first anode disposed on the first pixel area of the substrate, a first emitting layer disposed on the first anode, the first emitting layer including a fluorescent light-emitting material, a first buffer layer disposed on the first emitting layer, a second buffer layer disposed on the first buffer layer, and a first cathode disposed on the second buffer layer, in which a HOMO level and a LUMO level of the first buffer layer are lower than a HOMO level and a LUMO level of the second buffer layer. 
     It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Other features and aspects will be apparent from the following detailed description, the drawings, and the claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the inventive concept, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept, and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the inventive concept. 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is an energy diagram schematically illustrating highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels of each layer located in a portion II of the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 1  according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is an energy diagram schematically illustrating HOMO and LUMO levels of each layer located in a portion III of the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 1  according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a graph illustrating an improvement in low gray level emission characteristics made by a second buffer layer located on a first pixel area of the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 1  according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 5 through 13  are schematic cross-sectional views of organic light-emitting displays according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS 
     In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of various exemplary embodiments. It is apparent, however, that various exemplary embodiments may be practiced without these specific details or with one or more equivalent arrangements. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring various exemplary embodiments. 
     In the accompanying figures, the size and relative sizes of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., may be exaggerated for clarity and descriptive purposes. Also, like reference numerals denote like elements. 
     When an element or layer is referred to as being “on,” “connected to,” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it may be directly on, connected to, or coupled to the other element or layer or intervening elements or layers may be present. When, however, an element or layer is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly connected to,” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. For the purposes of this disclosure, “at least one of X, Y, and Z” and “at least one selected from the group consisting of X, Y, and Z” may be construed as X only, Y only, Z only, or any combination of two or more of X, Y, and Z, such as, for instance, XYZ, XYY, YZ, and ZZ. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. 
     Although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer, and/or section from another element, component, region, layer, and/or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer, and/or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer, and/or section without departing from the teachings of the present disclosure. 
     Spatially relative terms, such as “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper,” and the like, may be used herein for descriptive purposes, and, thereby, to describe one element or feature&#39;s relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the drawings. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of an apparatus in use, operation, and/or manufacture in addition to the orientation depicted in the drawings. For example, if the apparatus in the drawings is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term “below” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. Furthermore, the apparatus may be otherwise oriented (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations), and, as such, the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly. 
     The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms, “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Moreover, the terms “comprises,” comprising,” “includes,” and/or “including,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. 
     Various exemplary embodiments are described herein with reference to sectional illustrations that are schematic illustrations of idealized exemplary embodiments and/or intermediate structures. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, exemplary embodiments disclosed herein should not be construed as limited to the particular illustrated shapes of regions, but are to include deviations in shapes that result from, for instance, manufacturing. For example, an implanted region illustrated as a rectangle will, typically, have rounded or curved features and/or a gradient of implant concentration at its edges rather than a binary change from implanted to non-implanted region. Likewise, a buried region formed by implantation may result in some implantation in the region between the buried region and the surface through which the implantation takes place. Thus, the regions illustrated in the drawings are schematic in nature and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the actual shape of a region of a device and are not intended to be limiting. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure is a part. Terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense, unless expressly so defined herein. 
     Hereinafter, aspects of the invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the organic light-emitting display includes a substrate  100 , a plurality of anodes (a first anode  110   a , a second anode, and a third anode  110   c ), a P-hole transport layer  120 , a hole transport layer  130 , a plurality of auxiliary layers (a first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ and a second auxiliary layer  140   c ′), a plurality of emitting layers (a first emitting layer  140   a , a second emitting layer  140   b , and a third emitting layer  140   c ), a plurality of buffer layers (a first buffer layer  150   a  and a second buffer layer  150   b ), an electron transport layer  160 , an electron injecting layer  170 , a plurality of cathodes (a first cathode  180   a , a second cathode  180   b , and a third cathode  180   c ), and a passivation layer  190 . 
     The substrate  100  may include an insulating substrate. The insulating substrate may be formed of a transparent glass material containing transparent SiO 2  as its main component. In an example, the insulating substrate may be formed of an opaque material or a plastic material. Further, the insulating substrate may be a flexible substrate that can be bent, folded, or rolled. 
     Although not shown in  FIG. 1 , the substrate  100  may further include other structures formed on the insulating substrate. Examples of the structures may include wirings and insulating layers. If an organic light-emitting display is an active-matrix organic light-emitting display, the substrate  100  may include a plurality of thin-film transistors (TFTs) formed or disposed on the insulating substrate. Each of the TFTs may include a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer including a channel region. The semiconductor layer may be formed of amorphous silicon, microcrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon, or an oxide semiconductor. The drain electrodes of at least some of the TFTs may be electrically connected to at least one of the anodes, such as the first anode  110   a , the second anode  110   b , and/or the third anode  110   c.    
     The substrate  100  may include multiple pixel areas, such as a first pixel area P 1 , a second pixel area P 2 , and a third pixel area P 3 . The multiple pixel areas (the first pixel area P 1 , the second pixel area P 2 , and the third pixel area P 3 ) may be disposed on the substrate  100 . The multiple pixel areas formed on the substrate  100  may be separated from each other by a predetermined distance. The first pixel area P 1 , the second pixel area P 2 , and the third pixel area P 3  may correspond to locations where a plurality of pixels are located. 
     The first pixel area P 1  may emit light of a first color. The first color may be, for example, blue. The second pixel area P 2  may emit light of a second color different from the first color. The second color may be, for example, green. The third pixel area P 3  may emit light of a third color different from the first and second colors. The third color may be, for example, red. Although colors of blue, green, and red were being indicated as the first color, second color, and the third color, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto. According to aspects of the invention, the multiple pixel areas (the first pixel area P 1 , the second pixel area P 2 , and the third pixel area P 3 ) may additionally include a fourth pixel area (not shown). The fourth pixel area may emit light of a fourth color different from the first through third colors. The fourth color may be, for example, white. However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that the multiple pixel areas may include additional pixel areas, and the colors corresponding to the pixel area are not limited thereto. 
     The multiple anodes, inclusive of the first anode  110   a  through the third anode  110   c , may be disposed on the substrate  100 . More specifically, the first anode  110   a  through the third anode  110   c , may be interposed between the substrate  100  and the P-hole transport layer  120 . The multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) may be located on the multiple pixel areas (first pixel area P 1  through third pixel area P 3 ) of the substrate  100 , respectively. The multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) may be separated from each other to correspond to the pixels, respectively. Further, the multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) may be driven independently. 
     The first anode  110   a  may be located or disposed on the first pixel area P 1  of the substrate  100 . The second anode  110   b  may be located or disposed on the second pixel area P 2  of the substrate  100 . The third anode  110   c  may be located or disposed on the third pixel area P 3  of the substrate  100 . According to aspects of the invention, the multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) may directly contact the substrate  100 . Further, a material, such as an insulating layer may be interposed between the multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) and the substrate  100 . 
     The multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) may be formed of a conductive material having a high work function. Further, one or more of the anodes may be formed of a material having conductivity above a reference value or a highly conductive material. If the organic light-emitting display is of a bottom emission type, one or more of the multiple anodes may be formed of a material, such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO) or indium (III) oxide (In 2 O 3 ) or may be formed of a stacked layer of these materials. If the organic light-emitting display is of a top emission type, one or more of the multiple anodes may further include a reflective layer formed of Ag, Mg, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li or Ca. The multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) can be modified in various ways, for example, an anode may be configured to have a structure composed of two or more layers formed using two or more different materials selected from the above materials. The multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) may be formed by, for example, a sputtering process using a fine metal mask (FMM). 
     Although not shown in  FIG. 1 , a pixel defining layer may be interposed between two or more anodes (e.g., first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) to divide the pixels from each other. The pixel defining layer may be disposed on the substrate  100  and include openings that respectively expose regions where the multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) may be located. The pixel defining layer may be formed of at least one organic material selected from benzocyclobutene (BCB), polyimide (PI), polyamide (PA), acrylic resin and phenolic resin. Further, the pixel defining layer may be formed of an inorganic material, such as silicon nitride. 
     The P-hole transport layer  120  may be located on the multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ). More specifically, the P-hole transport layer  120  may be interposed between the multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) and the hole transport layer  130 . The P-hole transport layer  120  may smoothly transport holes arriving from one or more of the multiple anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) to the hole transport layer  130 . The P-hole transport layer  120  may be divided into a plurality of sections corresponding respectively to the pixels. Alternatively, the P-hole transport layer  120  may be formed as a single piece over the whole surface of the substrate  100 , as shown in  FIG. 1 . More specifically, the P-hole transport layer  120  may be disposed as a common layer regardless of the division between the pixels, such that the P-hole transport layer  120  may be disposed on all of the pixel areas P 1  through P 3 . 
     The P-hole transport layer  120  may be formed by doping a known hole transport material with a P-type dopant. According to aspects of the invention, the P-hole transport layer  120  may be formed by doping with the P-type dopant 1,3,5-tricarbazolyl benzene, 4,4′-biscarbazolylbiphenyl, polyvinylcarbazole, m-biscarbazolylphenyl, 4,4′-biscarbazolyl-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl, 4,4′,4″-tri(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine, 1,3,5-tri(2-carbazolylphenyl)benzene, 1,3,5-tris(2-carbazolyl-5-methoxyphenyl)benzene, bis(4-carbazolylphenyl)-silane, N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-[1,1-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine (TPD), N,N′-di(naphtalene-1-yl)-N,N′-diphenyl benzidine (NPD), N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-naphtyl)-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine (NPB), poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-N-(4-butylphenyl)diphenylamine) (TFB), or poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-bis-(4-butylphenyl-bis-N,N-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamin (PFB). The P-type dopant may be a material commonly used in the art to which the present invention pertains. Examples of the P-type dopant may include, without limitation, hexanitrile hexaazatriphenylene, tetrafluoro-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F 4 -TCNQ), and vanadium oxide (V 2 O 5 ). Further, a general hole injecting layer may be used instead of the P-hole transport layer  120 . 
     The hole transport layer  130  may be located on the P-hole transport layer  120 . More specifically, the hole transport layer  130  may be interposed between the P-hole transport layer  120  and the multiple emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ). The hole transport layer  130  may smoothly transport holes arriving from the P-hole transport layer  120  to the auxiliary layers (first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ and second auxiliary layer  140   c ′) and the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ). The hole transport layer  130  may be divided into a plurality of sections corresponding respectively to the pixels. Alternatively, the hole transport layer  130  may be disposed as a single piece over the whole surface of the substrate  100 , as shown in  FIG. 1 . More specifically, the hole transport layer  130  may be disposed as a common layer regardless of the division between the pixels, such that the hole transport layer  130  may be disposed on all of the pixel areas (first pixel area P 1  through third pixel area P 3 ). 
     The hole transport layer  130  may be formed of a known hole transport material. In an exemplary embodiment, the hole transport layer  130  may be formed of or include, without limitation, 1,3,5-tricarbazolyl benzene, 4,4′-biscarbazolylbiphenyl, polyvinylcarbazole, m-biscarbazolylphenyl, 4,4′-biscarbazolyl-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl, 4,4′,4″-tri(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine, 1,3,5-tri(2-carbazolylphenyl)benzene, 1,3,5-tris(2-carbazolyl-5-methoxyphenyl)benzene, bis(4-carbazolylphenyl)-silane, N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-[1,1-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine(TPD), N,N′-di(naphtalene-1-yl)-N,N′-diphenyl benzidine (NPD), N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-naphtyl)-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine (NPB), poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-N-(4-butylphenyl)diphenylamine) (TFB), poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-bis-(4-butylphenyl-bis-N,N-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamin (PFB), or a combination thereof. 
     The auxiliary layers (first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ and second auxiliary layer  140   c ′) may be disposed on the hole transport layer  130 . The auxiliary layers (first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ and second auxiliary layer  140   c ′) may adjust the resonance cycle of light emitted from the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ). More specifically, the auxiliary layers (first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ and second auxiliary layer  140   c ′) may improve the color purity, luminous efficiency, etc. of light emitted from the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ). 
     The first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be located or disposed on the second pixel area P 2 . In addition, the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be interposed between the second emitting layer  140   b  and the hole transport layer  130 . The first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be formed to an appropriate thickness to adjust the resonance cycle of light emitted from the second emitting layer  140   b . The first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be formed of the same material as the material that forms the P-hole transport layer  120  or the hole transport layer  130 . However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may include at least one of silicon nitride (SiN x ), silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), and silicon oxynitride (SiO N ). 
     The second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be located or disposed on the third pixel area P 3 . In addition, the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be interposed between the third emitting layer  140   c  and the hole transport layer  130 . The second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be formed to an appropriate thickness to adjust the resonance cycle of light emitted from the third emitting layer  140   c . According to aspects of the invention, the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be thicker than the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ due to a difference in the resonance cycle of light. The second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be formed of the same material as the material that forms the P-hole transport layer  120  or the hole transport layer  130 . However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may include at least one of silicon nitride (SiN x ), silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), and silicon oxynitride (SiO N ). Further, the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be formed of the same material as the first auxiliary layer  140   b′.    
     The emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ) may be disposed on the hole transport layer  130  and the auxiliary layers (first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ and third auxiliary layer  140   c ′). One or more of the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ) may emit light of a certain color. More specifically, holes and electrons generated by the anodes (first anode  110   a  through third anode  110   c ) and the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) may combine in the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ) to form excitons. When an energy level of the excitons changes from an excited state to a ground state, light of the corresponding emitting layer having a color may be emitted according to the changed energy level. According to aspects of the invention, the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ) may emit at least one of a blue light, green light, and red light. Further, one or more of the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ) may emit a white light in addition to, or instead of, the blue light, the green light and the red light. 
     According to aspects of the invention, the first emitting layer  140   a  may emit blue light, the second emitting layer  140   b  may emit green light, and the third emitting layer  140   c  may emit red light. However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that other colors may be emitted from the respective emitting layers. 
     The first emitting layer  140   a  may be located or disposed on the first pixel area P 1 . More specifically, the first emitting layer  140   a  may be interposed between the hole transport layer  130  and a first buffer layer  150   a . The first emitting layer  140   a  may include a fluorescent light-emitting material. Hereinafter, the first emitting layer  140   a  will be described as including a blue fluorescent light-emitting material. However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that the first emitting layer  140   a  may include a fluorescent light-emitting material of another color. 
     The first emitting layer  140   a  may be formed of a polymer material or a small molecule organic material, which may emit blue light, or a mixture of the polymer material and the small molecule organic material. According to aspects of the invention, the first emitting layer  140   a  may include a blue host material and a blue dopant material. 
     The blue host material of the first emitting layer  140   a  may include one or more materials selected from, without limitation, an anthracene derivative and a carbazole compound. For example, the anthracene derivative may be 9,10-(2-dinaphthyl) anthracene (ADN), and the carbazole compound may be 4,4′-(carbazole-9-yl)biphenyl (CBP). The blue dopant material of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be, but is not limited to, 4,4′-bis[4-(di-p-tolylamino)styryl]biphenyl (DPAVBi), a DPAVBi derivative, distyrylarylene (DSA), a DSA derivative, distyrylbenzene (DSB), a DSB derivative, spiro-DPVBi, spiro-6P, and the like. 
     The second emitting layer  140   b  may be located or disposed on the second pixel area P 2 . More specifically, the second emitting layer  140   b  may be interposed between the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ and a second buffer layer  150   b . The second emitting layer  140   b  may include a phosphorescent light-emitting material. Hereinafter, the second emitting layer  140   b  may be described as including a green phosphorescent light-emitting material will. However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that the second emitting layer  140   b  may include a phosphorescent light-emitting material of another color. 
     The second emitting layer  140   b  may be formed of a polymer material or a small molecule organic material, which may emit green light, or a mixture of the polymer material and the small molecule organic material. According to aspects of the invention, the second emitting layer  140   b  may include a green host material and a green dopant material. 
     The green host material of the second emitting layer  140   b  may include one or more materials selected from, without limitation, an anthracene derivative and a carbazole compound. The anthracene derivative may be 9,10-(2-dinaphthyl) anthracene (ADN), and the carbazole compound may be 4,4′-(carbazole-9-yl)biphenyl (CBP). According to aspects of the invention, the green host material of the second emitting layer  140   b  may be the same as the blue host material of the first emitting layer  140   a . The green dopant material of the second emitting layer  140   b  may be, without limitation, [Coumarin 6], Ir(ppy) 3  (ppy=2-phenylpyridine), and the like. 
     The second emitting layer  140   b  may be disposed in the same chamber with the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′. According to aspects of the invention, a source including the green host material of the second emitting layer  140   b , a source including the green dopant material of the second emitting layer  140   b , and a source including the material that forms the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be placed within one chamber. Then, only the source including the material that forms the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be opened to form the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′. After the formation of the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′, the source including the material that forms the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be closed. Next, the source including the green host material of the second emitting layer  140   b  and the source including the green dopant material of the second emitting layer  140   b  may be opened simultaneously or sequential order to form the second emitting layer  140   b.    
     The third emitting layer  140   c  may be located or disposed on the third pixel area P 3 . More specifically, the third emitting layer  140   c  may be interposed between the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ and the second buffer layer  150   b . The third emitting layer  140   c  may include a phosphorescent light-emitting material. Hereinafter, the third emitting layer  140   c  will be described as including a red phosphorescent light-emitting material. However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that the third emitting layer  140   c  may include a phosphorescent light-emitting material of another color. 
     The third emitting layer  140   c  may be formed of a polymer material or a small molecule organic material, which may emit red light, or a mixture of the polymer material and the small molecule organic material. According to aspects of the invention, the third emitting layer  140   c  may include a red host material and a red dopant material. 
     The red host material of the third emitting layer  140   c  may include one or more materials selected from, without limitation, an anthracene derivative and a carbazole compound. The anthracene derivative may be 9,10-(2-dinaphthyl) anthracene (ADN), and the carbazole compound may be 4,4′-(carbazole-9-yl)biphenyl (CBP). According to aspects of the invention, the red host material of the third emitting layer  140   c  may be the same as the blue host material of the first emitting layer  140   a . The red dopant material of the third emitting layer  140   c  may be, without limitation, 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-t-butyl-6-(1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran(4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-t-butyl-6-(1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran (DCJTB). 
     The third emitting layer  140   c  may be formed in the same chamber with the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′. According to aspects of the invention, a source including the red host material of the third emitting layer  140   c , a source including the red dopant material of the third emitting layer  140   c , and a source including the material that forms the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be placed within one chamber. Then, only the source including the material that forms the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be opened to form the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′. After the formation of the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′, the source including the material that forms the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be closed. Next, the source including the red host material of the third emitting layer  140   c  and the source including the red dopant material of the third emitting layer  140   c  may be opened simultaneously or in sequential order to form the third emitting layer  140   c.    
     The first buffer layer  150   a  may be located or disposed on the first pixel area P 1 . More specifically, the first buffer layer  150   a  may be interposed between the first emitting layer  140   a  and the electron transport layer  160 . The first buffer layer  150   a  may block or impede holes arriving from the first anode  110   a  from emerging upward from the first emitting layer  140   a.    
     The first buffer layer  150   a  may include a material that blocks or impedes the transportation of holes but facilitates the transportation of electrons. The first buffer layer  150   a  may include, but not limited to, firpic. 
     The first buffer layer  150   a  may be formed to have a thickness within a range of approximately 30 to 100 Å. The first buffer layer  150   a  having a thickness within the above specified range (30 to 100 Å) can prevent, block, or impede holes arriving from the first anode  110   a  from emerging upward from the first emitting layer  140   a.    
     The first buffer layer  150   a  may be formed in the same chamber with the first emitting layer  140   a . According to aspects of the invention, a source including the blue host material of the first emitting layer  140   a , a source including the blue dopant material of the first emitting layer  140   a , and a source including the material that forms the first buffer layer  150   a  may be placed within one chamber. Then, the source including the blue host material of the first emitting layer  140   a  and the source including the blue dopant material of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be opened simultaneously or in sequential order to form the first emitting layer  140   a . After the formation of the first emitting layer  140   a , the source including the blue host material of the first emitting layer  140   a  and the source including the blue dopant material of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be closed. Next, the source including the material that forms the first buffer layer  150   a  may be opened to form the first buffer layer  150   a . If a set of the above three sources shuttle twice (e.g., two round trips or four trips in one direction) between both ends of the substrate  100  to form a structure on the substrate  100 , the source including the blue host material of the first emitting layer  140   a  and the source including the blue dopant material of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be opened to form the first emitting layer  140   a  while they are moved to make the first three trips out of the four trips in one direction. Then, only the source including the material that forms the first buffer layer  150   a  may be opened to form the first buffer layer  150   a  while it is moved to make the fourth trip out of the four trips. More specifically, the first buffer layer  150   a  can be formed without the addition of a chamber as compared with a conventional process. 
     The second buffer layer  150   b  may be located or disposed on the first buffer layer  150   a , the second emitting layer  140   b , and the third emitting layer  140   c . More specifically, the second buffer layer  150   b  may be interposed between the first buffer layer  150   a , the second emitting layer  140   b  and the third emitting layer  140   c  and the electron transport layer  160 . The second buffer layer  150   b  may enable electrons arriving from the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) to be smoothly supplied to the second emitting layer  140   b  and the third emitting layer  140   c . The second buffer layer  150   b  may be divided into a plurality of sections corresponding respectively to the pixels. Alternatively, the second buffer layer  150   b  may be formed as a single piece over the whole surface of the substrate  100 , as shown in  FIG. 1 . More specifically, the second buffer layer  150   b  may be formed as a common layer regardless of the division between the pixels, such that the second buffer layer  150   b  may be formed on all of the pixel areas (first pixel area P 1  through third pixel area P 3 ). Further, the second buffer layer  150   b  may extend in a direction parallel to the electron transport layer, such that the second buffer layer  150   b  may be interposed between the second emitting layer  140   b  and the electron transport layer  160 , between the third emitting layer  140   c  and the electron transport layer  160 , and between the first buffer layer  150   a  and the electron transport layer  160 . 
     The second buffer layer  150   b  may be formed of a different material from that of the first buffer layer  150   a . According to aspects of the invention, the second buffer layer  150   b  may include a material having superior electron transfer characteristics. The second buffer layer  150   b  may include, but not limited to, CBP or Alq 3 . 
     The second buffer layer  150   b  may be configured to have a thickness within a range of approximately 30 to 100 Å. The second buffer layer  150   b  having a thickness within the above specified range (approximately 30 to 100 Å) enables electrons arriving from the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) to be smoothly supplied to the second emitting layer  140   b  and the third emitting layer  140   c.    
     The electron transport layer  160  may be located or disposed on the second buffer layer  150   b . Further, the electron transport layer  160  may be interposed between the second buffer layer  150   b  and the electron injecting layer  170 . The electron transport layer  160  may be divided into a plurality of sections corresponding respectively to the pixels. Alternatively, the electron transport layer  160  may be disposed as a single piece over the whole surface of the substrate  100 , as shown in  FIG. 1 . More specifically, the electron transport layer  160  may be disposed as a common layer regardless of the division between the pixels, such that the electron transport layer  160  may be disposed on all of the pixel areas (first pixel area P 1  through third pixel area P 3 ). 
     The electron transport layer  160  may be located or disposed on the second emitting layer  140   b . The material that forms the electron transport layer  160  may stably transport electrons injected from the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ). The material that forms the electron transport layer  160  may be a known material (hereinafter, referred to as a host material of the electron transport layer  160 ), such as a quinoline derivative. The host material of the electron transport layer  160  may include, without limitation, tris(8-quinolinorate)aluminum (Alq 3 ), 3-(4-biphenylyl)-4-phenyl-5-(4-tert-butyl phenyl)-1,2,4-triazole (TAZ), Balq, etc. In addition, the electron transport layer  160  may be doped with one or more materials (hereinafter, referred to as a dopant material of the electron transport layer  160 ) selected from metal salt, metal oxide, and organic metal salt. The metal salt may be a halide of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, such as LiF, NaF, KF, RbF, CsF, MgF 2 , CaF 2 , SrF 2 , BaF 2 , LiCl, NaCl, KCl, RbCl, CsCl, MgCl 2 , CaCl 2 , SrCl 2 , BaCl 2 , etc. The metal oxide may be an oxide of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, such as LiO2, NaO 2 , BrO 2 , Cs 2 O, MgO, CaO, etc. The organic metal salt may be Liq, Naq or Kq defined by formula (1) below: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The electron transport layer  160  may be disposed in the same chamber with the second buffer layer  150   b . According to aspects of the invention, a source including the host material of the electron transport layer  160 , a source including the dopant material of the electron transport layer  160 , and a source including the material that forms the second buffer layer  150   b  may be placed within one chamber. Then, the source including the material that forms the second buffer layer  150   b  may be opened to form the second buffer layer  150   b . After the formation of the second buffer layer  150 , the source including the material that forms the second buffer layer  150   b  may be closed. Next, the source including the host material of the electron transport layer  160  and the source including the dopant material of the electron transport layer  160  may be opened simultaneously to form the electron transport layer  160 . When a set of the above three sources shuttle twice (e.g., two round trips or four trips one way) between both ends of the substrate  100  to form a structure on the substrate  100 , the source including the material that forms the second buffer layer  150   b  may be opened to form the second buffer layer  150   b  while it is moved to make the first trip out of the four trips in one direction. Then, the source including the host material of the electron transport layer  160  and the source including the dopant material of the electron transport layer  160  may be opened to form the electron transport layer  160  while they are moved to make the remaining three trips out of the four trips. More specifically, the second buffer layer  150   b  can be formed without the addition of a chamber as compared with a conventional process. 
     The electron injecting layer  170  may be located or disposed on the electron transport layer  160 . More specifically, the electron injecting layer  170  may be interposed between the electron transport layer  160  and the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ). The electron injecting layer  170  may be formed using a known electron injecting material, such as, without limitation, LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li 2 O, BaO, or the like. 
     The cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) may be located on the electron injecting layer  170 . More specifically, the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) may be interposed between the electron injecting layer  170  and the passivation layer  190 . The cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) may be formed of a conductive material having a low work function. Further, one or more of the cathodes may be formed of a material having conductivity below a reference value or a low conductive material. According to aspects of the invention, the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) may be formed of, without limitation, Ag, Mg, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li, Ca, or the like. 
     The first cathode  180   a  may be located or disposed on the first pixel area P 1 . The second cathode  180   b  may be located or disposed on the second pixel area P 2 . The third cathode  180   c  may be located or disposed on the third pixel area P 3 . The first cathode  180   a , the second cathode  180   b , and the third cathode  180   c  may receive independent voltages. Alternatively, the first cathode  180   a , the second cathode  180   b , and the third cathode  180   c  may be disposed as a single piece and receive one common voltage. 
     The passivation layer  190  may be disposed on the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ). The passivation layer  190  may protect layers stacked thereunder. The passivation layer  190  may be formed of an insulating material. According to aspects of the invention, a spacer (not shown) may be disposed between the cathodes (first cathode  180   a  through third cathode  180   c ) and the passivation layer  190 . However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that the passivation layer  190  may be omitted. 
     An energy diagram of the second emitting layer  140   b , the second buffer layer  150   b , and the electron transport layer  160  disposed on the second pixel area P 2  will now be described in more detail with reference to  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  is an energy diagram schematically illustrating highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels of each layer located in a portion II of the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 1 . HOMO and LUMO levels of the third emitting layer  140   c  may be substantially similar or equal to those of the second emitting layer  140   b . An energy diagram of the third emitting layer  140   c , the second buffer layer  150   b  and the electron transport layer  160  disposed on the third pixel area P 3  may be substantially the same or similar as the energy diagram (illustrated in  FIG. 2 ) of the second emitting layer  140   b , the second buffer layer  150   b , and the electron transport layer  160  disposed on the second pixel area P 2 . Accordingly, a description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , a HOMO level H B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be lower than a HOMO level H E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b  and higher than a HOMO level H ETL  of the electron transport layer  160 . For example, the HOMO level H B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be approximately −5.6 eV, the HOMO level H E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b  may be approximately −5.4 eV, and the HOMO level H ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  may be approximately −5.8 eV. 
     In addition, a LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be lower than a LUMO level L E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b  and higher than a LUMO level L ETL  of the electron transport layer  160 . For example, the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be approximately −2.5 eV, the LUMO level L E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b  may be approximately −2.4 eV, and the LUMO level L ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  may be approximately −2.8 eV. 
     An emission region of the second emitting layer  140   b  including a phosphorescent light-emitting material may be located near or within a reference proximity of the hole transport layer  130 . Accordingly, improvement of transport characteristics of electrons from the electron transport layer  160  may be required or emphasized rather than blocking holes at an interface between the second emitting layer  140   b  and the electron transport layer  160 . In this regard, the second buffer layer  150   b  with a HOMO level above a reference threshold and whose LUMO level is between the LUMO level L E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b  and the LUMO level L ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  may be interposed between the second emitting layer  140   b  and the electron transport layer  160 . 
     An energy diagram of the first emitting layer  140   a , the first buffer layer  150   a , the second buffer layer  150   b  and the electron transport layer  160  disposed on the first pixel area P 1  will now be described with reference to  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 3  is an energy diagram schematically illustrating HOMO and LUMO levels of each layer located in a portion III of the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 1 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , a HOMO level H E1  and a LUMO level L E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  including a fluorescent light-emitting material may respectively be lower than the HOMO level H E2  and the LUMO level L E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b  including the phosphorescent light-emitting material. For example, the HOMO level H E1  and the LUMO level L E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  may respectively be approximately −5.6 eV and approximately −2.6 eV, and the HOMO level H E2  and the LUMO level L E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b  may respectively be approximately −5.4 eV and approximately −2.4 eV as described above. In addition, the first emitting layer  140   a , which may have an emission region located near or within a reference proximity of the electron transport layer  160 , may be different from the second emitting layer  140   b , which may have the emission region located near or within a reference proximity of the hole transport layer  130 . Since the first emitting layer  140   a  including the fluorescent light-emitting material and the second emitting layer  140   b  including the phosphorescent light-emitting material have different HOMO levels, different LUMO levels, and different emission regions, it may not possible to improve the luminous efficiencies of all of the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ) using one buffer layer (e.g., second buffer layer  150   b ) alone. For this reason, the first buffer layer  150   a  as well as the second buffer layer  150   b  may be added to improve the luminous efficiencies of some or all of the emitting layers (first emitting layer  140   a  through third emitting layer  140   c ). 
     A HOMO level H B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be lower than the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a . In an example, an absolute value of a difference between the HOMO level H B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  and the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be approximately 0.2 eV or more. According to aspects of the invention, the HOMO level H B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be approximately −5.9 eV, and the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be approximately −5.6 eV as described above. Here, the absolute value of the difference between the HOMO level H B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  and the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be approximately 0.3 eV. 
     Since the emission region of the first emitting layer  140   a  including the fluorescent light-emitting material may be located near or within a reference proximity of the electron transport layer  160 , holes at an interface between the first emitting layer  140   a  and the electron transport layer  160  may be blocked. Further, the first buffer layer  150   a , which may have a HOMO level is lower than the HOMO level H B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  by a certain amount, may be interposed between the first emitting layer  140   a  and the second buffer layer  150   b.    
     A LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be lower than the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  and higher than or equal to the LUMO level L E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a . For example, the LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be approximately −2.6 eV, the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be approximately −2.5 eV as described above, and the LUMO level L E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be approximately −2.6 eV as described above. Therefore, electrons arriving at the second buffer layer  150   b  can be naturally transported to the first emitting layer  140   a  without the application of a voltage. 
     The HOMO level H B1  and the LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may respectively be lower than the HOMO level H B2  and the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b . For example, the HOMO level H B1  and the LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may respectively be approximately −5.9 eV and approximately −2.6 eV, and the HOMO level H B2  and the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may respectively be approximately −5.6 eV and approximately −2.5 eV. In addition, a band gap of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be greater than that of the second buffer layer  150   b . For example, the band gap of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be approximately 3.3 eV, and the band gap of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be approximately 3.1 eV. Accordingly, the first buffer layer  150   a  disposed on the first emitting layer  140   a  may perform a hole-blocking function, and the second buffer layer  150   b  disposed on the second emitting layer  140   b  and the third emitting layer  140   c  may facilitate electron transfer. 
     The HOMO level H B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be higher than or equal to the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a . For example, as described above, the HOMO level H B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be approximately −5.6 eV, and the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   b  may be approximately −5.6 eV. In addition, the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be higher than the LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a . For example, as described above, the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be approximately −2.5 eV, and the LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be approximately −2.6 eV. 
     The HOMO level H ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  may be lower than the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  and higher than the HOMO level H B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a . For example, as described above, the HOMO level H ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  may be approximately −5.8 eV, the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   b  may be approximately −5.6 eV, and the HOMO level H B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a  may be approximately −5.9 eV. In addition, the LUMO level L ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  may be lower than the LUMO level L E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a . For example, as described above, the LUMO level L ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  may be approximately −2.8 eV, and the LUMO level L E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be approximately −2.6 eV. 
     Since the second buffer layer  150   b  may be interposed between the first buffer layer  150   a  and the electron transport layer  160 , emission characteristics of the first emitting layer  140   a  at low gray levels can be improved. The emission characteristics will now be described in more detail with reference to  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 4  is a graph illustrating an improvement in low gray level emission characteristics made by the second buffer layer  150   b  located on the first pixel area PA 1  of the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 1  according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. In  FIG. 4 , the horizontal axis may represent a current value, and the vertical axis may represent a luminance value (e.g., luminous efficiency) with respect to the current value. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , to stably drive the organic light-emitting display, the luminous efficiency of the first emitting layer  140   a  may be maintained constant regardless of the value of an electric current supplied to the first emitting layer  140   a . However, the first emitting layer  140   a  including a fluorescent light-emitting material may exhibit unstable emission characteristics at low gray levels. Without the second buffer layer  150   b , the luminous efficiency (represented by a dotted line in  FIG. 4 ) of the first emitting layer  140   a  at low gray levels (low current values) may have an unstably increasing value instead of a constant value Ef. With the second buffer layer  150   b , however, the luminous efficiency (represented by a solid line in  FIG. 4 ) of the first emitting layer  140   a  at low gray levels may have a constant value Ef. More specifically, if the second buffer layer  150   b  having a relatively high LUMO level is located on a path of electrons from the first cathode  180   a  to the first emitting layer  140   a , a current value (e.g., a threshold current value) from which the first emitting layer  140   a  starts to emit light may increase. For example, in  FIG. 3 , the absolute value (e.g., 0.3 eV) of the difference between the LUMO level L ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  and the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may be greater than the absolute value (e.g., 0.2 eV) of the difference between the LUMO level L ETL  of the electron transport layer  160  and the LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a , which may make it relatively difficult for electrons to move from the electron transport layer  160  to the second buffer layer  150   b . More specifically, since the threshold current value increases from a 1  to a 2  in  FIG. 4 , the luminous efficiency represented by the dotted line may not affect the driving of the first emitting layer  140   a . Consequently, the first emitting layer  140   a  can be driven stably at low gray levels. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , the HOMO level H E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a , the HOMO level H E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b , the HOMO level H B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a , and the HOMO level H B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may satisfy a relation of H E2 &gt;H B2 ≧H E1 &gt;H B1 . In addition, the LUMO level L E1  of the first emitting layer  140   a , the LUMO level L E2  of the second emitting layer  140   b , the LUMO level L B1  of the first buffer layer  150   a , and the LUMO level L B2  of the second buffer layer  150   b  may satisfy a relation of L E2 &gt;L B2 &gt;L B1 ≧L E1 . 
       FIG. 5  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements substantially similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , a first buffer layer  151   a  may be substantially similar or the same as the first buffer layer  150   a  described above. However, a second buffer layer  151   b  may be disposed at a different position from the position of the second buffer layer  150   b  described above. More specifically, the second buffer layer  151   b  may be located or disposed on a second pixel area P 2  and/or a third pixel area P 3 , but not on a first pixel area P 1 . Further, the second buffer layer  151   b  may be a common layer that may be disposed on the second pixel area P 2  and the third pixel area P 3 , but not the first pixel area P 1 . The second buffer layer  151   b  may extend from a location between a second emitting layer  140   b  and an electron transport layer  160 , to a location between a third emitting layer  140   c  and the electron transport layer  160 . The second buffer layer  151   b  may be formed independently in a separate chamber. 
       FIG. 6  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements substantially similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , a second buffer layer  152   b  may be substantially similar or the same as the second buffer layer  151   b  described above. However, a first buffer layer  152   a  may be disposed at a different position from the position of the first buffer layer  150   a . More specifically, the first buffer layer  152   a  may be disposed as a single piece over the entire surface of a substrate  100 , such that the first buffer layer  152   a  may be disposed as a common layer regardless of the division between pixels. Further, the first buffer layer  152   a  may be disposed on some or all of a plurality of pixel areas (first pixel area P 1  through third pixel area P 3 ). The first buffer layer  152   a  may extend from between a first emitting layer  140   a  and an electron transport layer  160  to between the second buffer layer  152   b  and the electron transport layer  160 . More specifically, the first buffer layer  152   a  may be interposed between the second buffer layer  152   b  and the electron transport layer  160  on the second pixel area P 2  and the third pixel area P 3 . In this case, the second buffer layer  152   b  may be disposed independently in a separate chamber, but the first buffer layer  152   a  may be disposed in the same chamber with the electron transport layer  160 . 
       FIG. 7  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements substantially similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , a second buffer layer  153   b  may be substantially the same as the second buffer layer  151   b  described above. However, a first buffer layer  153   a  may be disposed at a different position from the position of the first buffer layer  150   a  described above. More specifically, the first buffer layer  153   a  may be disposed on a first pixel area P 1  and a second pixel area P 2 , but not on a third pixel area P 3 . The first buffer layer  153   a  may be a common layer disposed on the first pixel area P 1  and the second pixel area P 2 , but not on the third pixel area P 3 . Further, the first buffer layer  153   a  may extend from a location between a first emitting layer  140   a  and an electron transport layer  160  to a location between a second emitting layer  140   b  and the electron transport layer  160  disposed on the second pixel area P 2 . In this case, the first buffer layer  153   a  and the second buffer layer  153   b  may be formed independently in separate chambers. 
       FIG. 8  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements substantially similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , a first buffer layer  154   a  may be substantially similar or the same as the first buffer layer  150   a  described above. However, a second buffer layer  154   b  may be located at a different position from the position of the second buffer layer  150   b  described above. More specifically, the second buffer layer  154   b  may be disposed between a second emitting layer  140   b  and an electron transport layer  160  on a second pixel area P 2 . However, the second buffer layer  154   b  may not be present on or over a first pixel area P 1  or a third pixel area P 3 . Further, the second buffer layer  154   b  may be disposed in the same chamber with the second emitting layer  140   b  and a first auxiliary layer  140   b′.    
     The organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 8  further includes a third buffer layer  154   c . The third buffer layer  154   c  may be formed of the same material as the second buffer layer  154   b . The third buffer layer  154   c  may be disposed only between a third emitting layer  140   c  and the electron transport layer  160  on a third pixel area P 3 . However, the third buffer layer  154   c  may not be present on or over the first pixel area P 1  or the second pixel area P 2 . The third buffer layer  154  may be disposed in the same chamber with the third emitting layer  140   c  and a second auxiliary layer  140   c′.    
       FIG. 9  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements substantially similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , a second buffer layer  155   b  and a third buffer layer  155   c  may be substantially similar or the same as the second buffer layer  154   b  and the third buffer layer  154   c  described above, respectively. However, a first buffer layer  155   a  may be disposed at a different position from the position of the first buffer layer  150   a  described above. More specifically, the first buffer layer  155   a  may be disposed as a single piece over the whole surface of a substrate  100 . The first buffer layer  155   a  may be disposed as a common layer regardless of division between pixels. The first buffer layer  155   a  may be disposed on some or all of a plurality of pixel areas (first pixel area P 1  through third pixel area P 3 ). The first buffer layer  155   a  may extend from a location between a first emitting layer  140   a  and an electron transport layer  160  to a location between the second buffer layer  155   b  and the electron transport layer  160  and a location between the third buffer layer  155   c  and the electron transport layer  160 . The first buffer layer  155   a  may be disposed in the same chamber with the electron transport layer  160 . 
       FIG. 10  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements substantially similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , a first buffer layer  156   a , a second buffer layer  156   b , and a third buffer layer  156   c  may be substantially similar or the same as the first buffer layer  154   a , the second buffer layer  154   b , and the third buffer layer  154   c  described above, respectively. However, the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 10  may further include a fourth buffer layer  156   d . The fourth buffer layer  156   d  may be interposed between the first buffer layer  156   a  and an electron transport layer  160 . The fourth buffer layer  156   d  may be formed of the same material as the second buffer layer  156   b  and/or the third buffer layer  156   c . The fourth buffer layer  156   d  may be disposed in the same chamber with the first buffer layer  156   a  and a first emitting layer  140   a.    
       FIG. 11  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements substantially similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , a first buffer layer  157   a , a second buffer layer  157   b , and a third buffer layer  157   c  may be substantially similar or the same as the first buffer layer  154   a , the second buffer layer  154   b , and the third buffer layer  154   c  described above. However, the organic light-emitting display of  FIG. 11  may further include a fifth buffer layer  157   e . The fifth buffer layer  157   e  may be formed of the same material as the first buffer layer  157   a . The fifth buffer layer  157   e  may be formed in a plurality. One of the fifth buffer layers  157   e  may be interposed between the second buffer layer  157   b  and an electron transport layer  160  on the second pixel area P 2 , and the other one of the fifth buffer layers  157   e  may be interposed between the third buffer layer  157   c  and the electron transport layer  160  on the third pixel area P 3 . The fifth buffer layer  157   e  interposed between the second buffer layer  157   b  and the electron transport layer  160  may be disposed in the same chamber with the second buffer layer  157   b . The fifth buffer layer  157   e  interposed between the third buffer layer  157   c  and the electron transport layer  160  may be disposed in the same chamber with the third buffer layer  157   c.    
       FIG. 12  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , a first buffer layer  158   a , a second buffer layer  158   b , and a third buffer layer  158   c  may be similar to the first buffer layer  154   a , the second buffer layer  154   b , and the third buffer layer  154   c  described above, respectively. However, a fifth buffer layer  158   e  may be disposed at a different position from the position of the fifth buffer layer  157   e  described above. More specifically, the fifth buffer layer  158   e  may be interposed between the second buffer layer  158   b  and an electron transport layer  160  on a second pixel area P 2 , but not present on a first pixel area P 1  or a third pixel area P 3 . The fifth buffer layer  158   e  may be disposed in the same chamber with the second buffer layer  158   b.    
       FIG. 13  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Elements similar to those of  FIG. 1  are indicated by like reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13 , a first buffer layer  159   a , a second buffer layer  159   b , and a third buffer layer  159   c  may be similar to the first buffer layer  154   a , the second buffer layer  154   b , and the third buffer layer  154   c  described above, respectively. However, a fifth buffer layer  159   e  may be disposed at a different position from the position of the fifth buffer layer  157   e  described above. More specifically, the fifth buffer layer  159   e  may be interposed between the third buffer layer  159   c  and an electron transport layer  160  on a third pixel area P 3 , but not present on a first pixel area P 1  or a second pixel area P 2 . The fifth buffer layer  159   e  may be disposed in the same chamber with the third buffer layer  159   c.    
     Hereinafter, a method for fabricating an organic light-emitting display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention and comparative examples of fabricating an organic light-emitting display will be described and compared. 
     Inventive Example 
     A first anode  110   a , a second anode  110   b , and a third anode  110   c  may be formed to a thickness of 1000 Å on a first pixel area P 1 , a second pixel area P 2 , and a third pixel area P 3 , respectively, of a substrate  100  by depositing ITO on the substrate  100  using a sputtering method. The substrate  100  may have SiO 2  as its main component. 
     NPB may be deposited on the first anode  110   a , the second anode  110   b , and the third anode  110   c  and doped with hexanitrile hexaazatriphenylene, thereby forming a P-hole transport layer  120  to a thickness of 100 Å. 
     A hole transport layer  130  may be formed to a thickness of 1200 Å by depositing NPB on the P-hole transport layer  120 . 
     A first emitting layer  140   a  may be formed to a thickness of 200 Å by depositing ADN and DPAVBi on the hole transport layer  130  of the first pixel area P 1 . Then, a first buffer layer  150   a  may be formed to a thickness of 50 Å by depositing firpic in the same chamber as the chamber in which the first emitting layer  140   a  may have been formed. 
     A first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may be formed to a thickness of 300 Å by depositing NPB on the hole transport layer  130  of the second pixel area P 2 . Then, a second emitting layer  140   b  was formed to a thickness of 400 Å by depositing ADN and Ir(ppy) 3  (ppy=2-phenylpyridine) in the same chamber as the chamber in which the first auxiliary layer  140   b ′ may have been formed. 
     A second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may be formed to a thickness of 800 Å by depositing NPB on the hole transport layer  130  of the third pixel area P 3 . Then, a third emitting layer  140   c  may be formed to a thickness of 400 Å by depositing ADN and 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-t-butyl-6-(1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran (4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-t-butyl-6-(1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran (DCJTB) in the same chamber as the chamber in which the second auxiliary layer  140   c ′ may have been formed. 
     A second buffer layer  150   b  may be formed to a thickness of 50 Å by depositing CBP on some or all of the first buffer layer  150   a , the second emitting layer  140   b , and the third emitting layer  140   c.    
     An electron transport layer  160  may be formed to a thickness of 310 Å by depositing Alq 3  and Liq on the second buffer layer  150   b.    
     An electron injecting layer  170  may be formed to a thickness of 15 Å by depositing LiF on the electron transport layer  160 . 
     A first cathode  180   a , a second cathode  180   b , and a third cathode  180   c  may be formed to a thickness of 140 Å by depositing Mg and Ag on the electron injecting layer  170 . 
     A passivation layer  190  may be formed to a thickness of 600 Å by depositing SiNx on the first cathode  180   a , the second cathode  180   b , and the third cathode  180   c.    
     Comparative Example 1 
     Comparative Example 1, although similar to above, omits the first buffer layer  150   a  and the second buffer layer  150   b.    
     Comparative Example 2 
     Comparative Example 2, although similar to the Inventive Example, omits the second buffer layer  150   b.    
     Comparative Example 3 
     Comparative Example 3, although similar to the above exemplary embodiment, the first buffer layer  150   a  may be formed immediately after the formation of the second buffer layer  150   b . More specifically, the first buffer layer  150   a  may be formed between the second buffer layer  150   b  and the electron transport layer  160  on the first pixel area P 1 . The first buffer layer  150   a  and the second buffer layer  150   b  may be stacked on the first pixel area P 1  in a different order from the order described in the Inventive Example. 
     Luminous efficiencies of Inventive and Comparative Examples are compared below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     As described above, in an organic light-emitting display according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, luminous efficiencies of the first emitting layer  140   a , the second emitting layer  140   b , and the third emitting layer  140   c  can all be improved to more than a certain level. 
     Aspects of the present invention provide at least one of the following advantages. 
     More specifically, it may be possible to provide an organic light-emitting display having a longer life, higher reliability and higher luminous efficiency. 
     However, aspects of the invention are not limited thereto, such that other benefits or effects may be provided. 
     Although certain exemplary embodiments and implementations have been described herein, other embodiments and modifications will be apparent from this description. Accordingly, the inventive concept is not limited to such embodiments, but rather to the broader scope of the presented claims and various obvious modifications and equivalent arrangements.