IP Library Granted Patent US 8,455,863
Granted Patent B2
US 8,455,863 · App. 12/686,009 · Granted Jun 4, 2013

Organic electroluminescent element having a transition-metal-complex layer, and display and electronic apparatus including the same

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Patent No.
US 8,455,863
App. No.
12/686,009
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescent element includes an electron-transport layer composed of a heterocyclic compound, a negative electrode composed of a metal material, and a transition-metal-complex layer arranged between the electron-transport layer and the negative electrode.

Claims (20)

1. An organic electroluminescent element comprising:

an electron-transport layer composed of a heterocyclic compound;

a negative electrode composed of a metal material; and

a transition-metal-complex layer between the electron-transport layer and the negative electrode,

wherein,

the transition-metal-complex layer has a thickness of 2 nm or less.

2. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the transition-metal-complex layer is composed of a transition-metal complex with a central metal that has a coordination number of two or more.

3. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the heterocyclic compound constituting the electron-transport layer is a nitrogen-containing cyclic compound.

4. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode is transflective.

5. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , further comprising: a protective film on the negative electrode.

6. A display comprising:

a substrate; and

organic electroluminescent elements on the substrate, each of the organic electroluminescent elements including an electron-transport layer composed of a heterocyclic compound, a negative electrode composed of a metal material, and a transition-metal-complex layer between the electron-transport layer and the negative electrode,

wherein,

the transition-metal-complex layer has a thickness of 2 nm or less.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a substrate; and

organic electroluminescent elements on the substrate, each of the organic electroluminescent elements including an electron-transport layer composed of a heterocyclic compound, a negative electrode composed of a metal material, and a transition-metal-complex layer between the electron-transport layer and the negative electrode,

wherein,

the transition-metal-complex layer has a thickness of 2 nm or less.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 036106/0355 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2010
From: KAMBE, EMIKO; TAKADA, ICHINORI; KIJIMA, YASUNORI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023766/0735 →