IP Library Granted Patent US 8,525,403
Granted Patent B2
US 8,525,403 · App. 13/447,032 · Granted Sep 3, 2013

Organic LED element, glass frit for diffusion layer for use in organic LED element, and method for production of diffusion layer for use in organic LED element

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Patent No.
US 8,525,403
App. No.
13/447,032
Granted
Sep 3, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an organic LED element sequentially including: a transparent substrate; a scattering layer; a first electrode; an organic layer; and a second electrode, in which the scattering layer includes a first glass material and a second glass material dispersed in the first glass material and having a different refractive index from the first glass material.

Claims (34)

1. An organic LED element sequentially comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a scattering layer;

a first electrode;

an organic layer; and

a second electrode,

wherein the scattering layer includes a first glass material and a second glass material dispersed in the first glass material and having a different refractive index from the first glass material, and

wherein the scattering layer comprises SiO 2 —B 2 O 3 —Bi 2 O 3 —ZnO-based glass, and the second glass material contains SiO 2 or B 2 O 3 of which the contents are larger and Bi 2 O 3 of which the content is smaller than the first glass material in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides.

2. The organic LED element according to claim 1 , wherein the scattering layer comprises a glass containing, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO 2 of 0.1-14%, Bi 2 O 3 of 10-28%, B 2 O 3 of 15-63%, ZnO of 14-50%, P 2 O 5 of 0-20° A, and the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 0-6%.

3. The organic LED element according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is a transparent electrode.

4. A glass frit for a scattering layer of an organic LED element, comprising at least powder of first glass and powder of second glass,

wherein the first glass has a refractive index of 1.80 or more which is measured at 25° C. by d line of a He lamp (wavelength of 587.6 nm),

the second glass contains SiO 2 or B 2 O 3 of which the contents are larger and Bi 2 O 3 of which the content is smaller than the first glass in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, and

a ratio of the powder of the first glass in the glass frit is 70-99 volume %.

5. The glass fit for a scattering layer of an organic LED element according to claim 4 , wherein the first glass is glass containing, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, Bi 2 O 3 of 15-28%, B 2 O 3 of 15-60%, ZnO of 20-50%, P 2 O 5 of 0-20%, the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 0-2%, the sum of TiO 2 and WO 3 of 0-12%, ZrO 2 of 0-5%, and the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO of 0-10%.

6. The glass frit for a scattering layer of an organic LED element according to claim 4 , wherein the second glass is a glass containing, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO 2 of 18-45%, B 2 O 3 of 40-70%, the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 9-18%, and ZnO of 0-15%.

7. A method for manufacturing a scattering layer of an organic LED element, the method comprising forming a scattering layer using the glass frit for a scattering layer of an organic LED element according to claim 4 .

8. An organic LED element sequentially comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a scattering layer;

a first electrode;

an organic layer; and

a second electrode,

wherein the scattering layer includes a first glass material and a second glass material dispersed in the first glass material and having a different refractive index from the first glass material, and

the scattering layer contains, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, B 2 O 3 of 15-63%, Bi 2 O 3 of 10-37%, ZnO of 10-50%, SiO 2 of 0-20%, Al 2 O 3 of 0-10%, P 2 O 5 of 0-20%, ZrO 2 of 0-5%, Gd 2 O 3 of 0-10%, TiO 2 of 0-13%, the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 0-2%, and the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO of 0-10%.

9. The organic LED element according to claim 8 , wherein the first glass material contains, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, B 2 O 3 of 15-63%, Bi 2 O 3 of 15-37%, ZnO of 5-50%, SiO 2 of 0-20%, Al 2 O 3 of 0-10%, P 2 O 5 of 0-20%, ZrO 2 of 0-5%, Gd 2 O 3 of 0-10%, TiO 2 of 0-15%, the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 0-2%, the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO of 0-10%, wherein a value obtained by dividing the content of P 2 O 5 by the content of ZnO is less than 0.48, the sum of the contents of P 2 O 5 and B 2 O 3 is 30-60° A, and the content of P 2 O 5 is 10% or less when the sum of the contents of P 2 O 5 and B 2 O 3 exceeds 50%.

10. The organic LED element according to claim 8 , wherein the second glass material contains, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO 2 or B 2 O 3 of which the contents are larger and Bi 2 O 3 of which the content is smaller than the first glass material, and contains B 2 O 3 of 15-55%, Bi 2 O 3 of 10-28%, ZnO of 10-50%, SiO 2 of 0-20%, Al 2 O 3 of 0-10%, P 2 O 5 of 0-20%, ZrO 2 of 0-5%, Gd 2 O 3 of 0-10%, TiO 2 of 0-5%, the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 0-2%, and the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO of 0-10%.

11. A glass frit for a scattering layer of an organic LED element, comprising at least powder of first glass and powder of second glass,

wherein the first glass has a refractive index of 1.80 or more which is measured at 25° C. by d line of a He lamp (wavelength of 587.6 nm),

the second glass contains SiO 2 or B 2 O 3 of which the contents are larger and Bi 2 O 3 of which the content is smaller than the first glass in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, and

a ratio of the powder of the first glass in the glass frit is 15-99 volume %.

12. The glass fit for a scattering layer of an organic LED element according to claim 11 , wherein the first glass contains, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, B 2 O 3 of 15-63%, Bi 2 O 3 of 15-37%, ZnO of 5-50%, SiO 2 of 0-20%, Al 2 O 3 of 0-10%, P 2 O 5 of 0-20%, ZrO 2 of 0-5%, Gd 2 O 3 of 0-10%, TiO 2 of 0-15%, the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 0-2%, the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO of 0-10%, wherein a value obtained by dividing the content of P 2 O 5 by the content of ZnO is less than 0.48, the sum of the contents of P 2 O 5 and B 2 O 3 is 30-60%, and the content of P 2 O 5 is 10% or less when the sum of the contents of P 2 O 5 and B 2 O 3 exceeds 50%.

13. The glass frit for a scattering layer of an organic LED element according to claim 11 , wherein the second glass contains, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, SiO 2 or B 2 O 3 of which the contents are larger and Bi 2 O 3 of which the content is smaller than the first glass, and contains B 2 O 3 of 15-55%, Bi 2 O 3 of 10-28%, ZnO of 10-50%, SiO 2 of 0-20%, Al 2 O 3 of 0-10%, P 2 O 5 of 0-20%, ZrO 2 of 0-5%, Gd 2 O 3 of 0-10%, TiO 2 of 0-5%, the sum of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O of 0-2%, and the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO of 0-10%.

14. A method for manufacturing a scattering layer of an organic LED element, the method comprising forming a scattering layer using the glass frit for a scattering layer of a organic LED element according to claim 11 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2012
From: AOKI, YUMIKO; WADA, NAOYA; NAKAMURA, NOBUHIRO; OSAKI, YASUKO
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028094/0872 →