Organic electroluminescence type display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

1. An organic electroluminescence type display apparatus comprising:

a thin film transistor formed on a substrate; and

an organic electroluminescence (EL) device connected to the thin film transistor and including at least an anode, an electroluminescence layer, and a cathode stacked on each other in this order,

wherein the anode comprises:

an Al alloy film having conductivity and including at least one kind of Group 8 3d transition metals, and oxygen, the at least one kind of the Group 8 3d transition metals and the oxygen being added to aluminum; and

a transparent conductive film formed on the Al alloy film.

2. The organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

a composition ratio of the at least one kind of the Group 8 3d transition metals to be added to the Al alloy film is in a range of 0.1 at % to 15 at %; and

the transparent conductive film comprises a metal oxide as a main component.

3. The organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a composition ratio of the oxygen added to the Al alloy film is in a range of 0.1 at % to 8 at %.

4. The organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the Al alloy film further comprises at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er.

5. The organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a total composition ratio of the at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er to be added to the Al alloy film is equal to or greater than 0.1 at % and less than 15 at %.

6. The organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the Al alloy film has a thickness within a range of 10 nm to 200 nm.

7. A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus, the organic electroluminescence type display apparatus comprising: a thin film transistor formed on a substrate; and an organic EL device connected to the thin film transistor and including at least an anode, an electroluminescence layer, and a cathode stacked on each other in this order, the method comprising the step of forming the anode,

wherein the step of forming the anode comprises the steps of:

forming an Al alloy film having conductivity and including at least one kind of Group 8 3d transition metals, and oxygen, the at least one kind of the Group 8 3d transition metals and the oxygen being added to aluminum; and

forming a transparent conductive film on the Al alloy film.

8. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the Al alloy film is formed by a sputtering method using a mixed gas of argon and oxygen.

9. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein:

the Al Alloy film is formed by the sputtering method using an Al alloy sputtering target including a Group 8 3d transition metal added to aluminum with a composition ratio within a range of 0.1 at % to 15 at %; and

the transparent conductive film comprises a metal oxide as a main component.

10. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the Al alloy film is formed with a composition ratio of the oxygen added to the Al alloy film being set within a range of 0.1 at % to 8 at %.

11. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the Al alloy film is formed by the sputtering method using an Al alloy sputtering target including at least one kind of the Group 8 3d transition metals, and oxygen, the at least one kind of the Group 8 3d transition metals and the oxygen being added to aluminum.

12. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein:

the Al Alloy sputtering target includes a Group 8 3d transition metal added to aluminum with a composition ratio within a range of 0.1 at % to 15 at %; and the transparent conductive film comprises a metal oxide as a main component.

13. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the Al Alloy sputtering target includes oxygen added with a composition ratio within a range of 0.1 at % to 8 at %.

14. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the Al alloy film is formed using an Al alloy sputtering target, the Al alloy sputtering target including at least one kind of the Group 8 3d transition metals to be added to aluminum and further including at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er.

15. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein a total composition ratio of the at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er to be added to the Al alloy film is equal to or greater than 0.1 at % and less than 15 at %.

16. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the Al alloy film is formed with a thickness within a range of 10 nm to 200 nm.

17. The method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence type display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the anode is formed below the Al alloy film and further comprises an Al alloy film including at least one kind of Group 8 3d transition metals to be added to aluminum.