Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

1. An electro-optical device comprising

a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate, each of the pixels including a plurality of EL light-emitting elements that are disposed on the substrate and are connected in series, wherein:

each of the EL light-emitting elements includes a first electrode, a luminescent layer, and a second electrode that are disposed in a thickness direction of the substrate, and each of the EL light-emitting elements has a characteristic of emitting light in response both to a forward applied voltage and to a reverse applied voltage; and

the first electrodes or the second electrodes of neighboring EL light-emitting elements of the plurality of EL light-emitting elements are coupled to each other, so that the plurality of EL light-emitting elements are connected in series.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a plurality of common electrode interconnects disposed along a row direction or a column direction of the plurality of arranged pixels, wherein

the common electrode interconnect serves as the first electrode or the second electrode of the EL light-emitting element closest to an end of the pixel, of the plurality of serially connected EL light-emitting elements included in the pixel.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein

the luminescent layer is formed of a multi-layered structure of a buffer layer, a luminescent body film, and a buffer layer.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 3 , wherein

the buffer layer includes polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT).

5. An electronic apparatus comprising as a display unit the electro-optical device according to claim 1 .