IP Library Granted Patent US 7,091,659
Granted Patent B2
US 7,091,659 · App. 10/832,452 · Granted Aug 15, 2006

Organic electro luminescence element and manufacturing method thereof

Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,091,659
App. No.
10/832,452
Granted
Aug 15, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electro luminescence element includes a substrate, an anode isolating film formed of an insulator on the substrate, an anode conductive layer formed on an upper surface of the substrate in an area partitioned by the anode isolating film, and an element isolating film formed of an insulator to enclose the anode isolating film and to be wider downward. Further, on the upper surface of the anode isolating film, a conductive film of the same type as the anode conductive layer is formed, which conductive layer is also covered by the element isolating film. Preferably, the anode isolating film has its upper surface made larger than the lower surface.

Claims (21)

1. An organic electro luminescence element, comprising:

a substrate;

an anode isolating film formed of an insulator on said substrate;

an anode conductive layer formed on an upper surface of said substrate in an area partitioned by said anode isolating film; and

an element isolating film formed of an insulator to enclose said anode isolating film, and made wider downward; and wherein

said anode isolating film has an upper surface made larger than a lower surface.

2. The organic electro luminescence element according to claim 1 , wherein

a film of the same type as said anode conductive layer is formed on an upper surface of said anode isolating film, and the film is covered by said element isolating film.

3. The organic electro luminescence element according to claim 1 , wherein the anode isolating film comprises a side surface that is inclined in an inverse tapered shaped configuration.

4. The organic electro luminescence element according to claim 1 , wherein

said anode conductive layer includes a layer of high work function, having work function of at least 4.8 eV.

5. The organic electro luminescence element according to claim 4 , wherein

said anode conductive layer has a stacked structure including at least two layers, and said layer of high work function is positioned as an uppermost layer of said stacked structure.

6. The organic electro luminescence element according to claim 5 , wherein

said anode conductive layer includes a layer having reflectance of at least 80% in a visible range, as a second or lower layer from the top of said stacked structure.

7. The organic electro luminescence element according to claim 4 , wherein

said layer of high work function has a thickness of at least 0.5 nm and at most 10 nm.

8. A method of manufacturing an organic electro luminescence element, comprising the steps of:

forming, on an upper surface of a substrate, an anode isolating film of an insulator such that an upper surface of the isolating film is made larger than a lower surface;

forming an anode conductive layer of a metal from an upper side of said substrate to an area including said anode isolating film; and

forming an element isolating film of an insulator to enclose said anode isolating film and to be made wider downward.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: TRIVALE TECHNOLOGIES
Reel/Frame 057651/0234 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2004
From: FUCHIGAMI, HIROYUKI; YAMAYOSHI, KAZUSHI; IRIZUMI, TOMOYUKI; ODA, KOJI
To: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 015751/0095 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-124163 · Apr 28, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040256984A1 · Dec 23, 2004