IP Library Granted Patent US 7,646,145
Granted Patent B2
US 7,646,145 · App. 10/515,449 · Granted Jan 12, 2010

Organic EL light emitting device

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Patent No.
US 7,646,145
App. No.
10/515,449
Granted
Jan 12, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL light-emitting device includes a substrate, thin films having a reflecting function formed on the substrate, an organic EL light-emitting layer, and upper electrodes. The thin films having a reflecting function are formed from an amorphous alloy, whereby there can be provided an organic EL light-emitting device having reflective films that have all of a reflecting function, a function of shielding transistors from light, and an electrode function, and moreover have little surface unevenness.

Claims (22)

1. An organic EL light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

thin films having a reflecting function formed on the substrate;

an organic EL light-emitting layer; and

upper electrodes;

wherein the thin films having a reflecting function are formed from an amorphous alloy, characterized in that the amorphous alloy is a metal-boron alloy, the metal is one or a plurality selected from transition metals, and the metal-boron alloy contains 10 to 50 atomic percent of boron.

2. The organic EL light-emitting device according to claim 1 , characterized in that an atomic radius ratio r/R (R>r) of elements constituting the amorphous alloy is not more than 0.9.

3. The organic EL light-emitting device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the thin films having a reflecting function are sputtered or vapor deposited thin films.

4. The organic EL light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the thin films having a reflecting function is the lower electrode in the device.

5. An organic EL light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

thin films having a reflecting function formed on the substrate;

an organic EL light-emitting layer; and

upper electrodes;

wherein the thin films having a reflecting function are formed from an amorphous alloy, characterized in that the amorphous alloy is a metal-lanthanide alloy, the metal is one or a plurality selected from transition metals, and the metal-lanthanide alloy contains 10 to 50 atomic percent of a lanthanide.

6. The organic EL light-emitting device according to claim 5 , characterized in that the thin films having a reflecting function are sputtered or vapor deposited thin films.

7. The organic EL light-emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the thin films having a reflecting function is the lower electrode in the device.

8. An organic EL light-emitting device comprising a substrate, thin films having a reflecting function formed on the substrate, an organic EL light-emitting layer, and upper electrodes, the organic EL light-emitting device characterized in that the thin films having a reflecting function are formed from an amorphous alloy wherein either

(i) the amorphous alloy is a metal-boron alloy, the metal is one or a plurality selected from transition metals, and the metal-boron alloy contains 10 to 50 atomic percent of boron, or

(ii) wherein the amorphous alloy is a metal-lanthanide alloy, the metal is one or a plurality selected from transition metals, and the metal-lanthanide alloy contains 10 to 50 atomic percent of a lanthanide.

9. The organic EL light-emitting device according to claim 8 , characterized in that the thin films having a reflecting function are sputtered or vapor deposited thin films.

10. The organic EL light-emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the thin films having a reflecting function is the lower electrode in the device.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2012
From: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 028486/0959 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2011
From: FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026891/0655 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TITLE. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 016465 FRAME 0355. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE TITLE.. Recorded May 31, 2006
From: SUZUKI, TAKESHI
To: FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017703/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2005
From: SUZUKI, TAKESHI
To: FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016465/0355 →