IP Library Granted Patent US 8,652,657
Granted Patent B2
US 8,652,657 · App. 13/463,128 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Organic EL device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Masaomi Shibata (Osaka, JP); Kenji Okumoto (Kyoto, JP); Kouhei Koresawa (Nara, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,652,657
App. No.
13/463,128
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an organic EL device comprising: an organic EL element including an anode 114 , an organic EL layer 116 , and a cathode 117 ; a wiring layer 106 that supplies power to the anode 114 ; and an organic layer 111 interposed between the anode 114 and the wiring layer 106 , wherein the organic layer 111 includes (i) a first organic layer 112 including an azatriphenylene derivative and (ii) a second organic layer 113 including an amine-based compound, the first organic layer 112 being layered on the wiring layer 106 , and the second organic layer 113 being layered on the first organic layer 112.

Claims (37)

1. An organic EL device, comprising:

an organic EL element including an anode, an organic EL layer, and a cathode;

a wiring layer that supplies power to the anode; and

an organic layer interposed between the anode and the wiring layer, wherein

the organic layer includes a first organic layer including an azatriphenylene derivative and a second organic layer including at least one of an amine-based compound, rubrene, pentacene, and alpha-sexithiophene, the first organic layer being layered on the wiring layer, and the second organic layer being layered on the first organic layer, and

the wiring layer includes a metal layer and a metal oxide layer, the metal oxide layer including an oxide of a material of the metal layer and being in contact with the organic layer.

2. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein the azatriphenylene derivative is a compound represented by the following general formula:

wherein

R1 to R6 are each independently a substituent selected from hydrogen, halogen, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl group having 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl ester group having 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxyl group having 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 30 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 30 or less carbon atoms, a nitrile group, a cyano group, a nitro group, and a silyl group,

any adjacent substituents from among R1 to R6 are connectable to form a ring, and

X1 to X6 are each independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom.

3. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the amine-based compound includes at least one of a triphenylamine derivative, a phenylamine tetramer, a starburst-triphenylamine derivative, and a spiro-triphenylamine derivative.

4. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the metal oxide layer is made of at least one of molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum-tungsten oxide, vanadium oxide, and ruthenium oxide.

5. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the anode is made of at least one of aluminum, silver, chromium, nickel, and an alloy of any of aluminum, silver, chromium, and nickel.

6. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the wiring layer is one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of a thin-film transistor.

7. A manufacturing method of an organic EL device comprising the steps of:

forming a wiring layer from metal;

forming an insulating material layer on the wiring layer;

exposing a part of the wiring layer to an atmosphere including oxygen by removing a part of the insulating material layer;

forming a first organic layer on the part of the wiring layer by a vapor deposition method, the first organic layer including an azatriphenylene derivative;

forming a second organic layer on the first organic layer by the vapor deposition method, the second organic layer including an amine-based compound; and

forming an organic EL element by sequentially forming, on the second organic layer, an anode, an organic EL layer, and a cathode.

8. The manufacturing method of claim 7 , wherein

in the exposing step, a metal surface of the part of the wiring layer is oxidized.

9. The manufacturing method of claim 7 , wherein

the exposing step at least includes:

a substep of forming a contact hole in the insulating material layer so as to expose the part of the wiring layer; and

a substep of forming an insulating layer by heating the insulating material layer in a state where the part of the wiring layer is exposed.

10. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the second organic layer includes at least one of N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl)benzidine (NPB), N,N,N′,N′-tetraphenylbenzidine (TPD), 4,4′-bis[N-(2-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl (β-NPD), N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(4-Methoxyphenyl)benzidine (MeO-TPD), 1,1-bis[4-(di-4-tolylamino)phenyl]cyclohexane (TAPC), phenylamine tetramer (TPTE), 4,4′,4″-tris(N-3-methylphenyl-N-phenylamino)triphenylamine (m-MTDADA), N-acetyl-L-tryptophanamide (NATA), 4,4′,4′-tris(N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino)-triphenylamine (1-TNATA), 4,4′,4″-tris(N-(2-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino)-triphenylamine (2-TNATA), N,N-Bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N-diphenyl-9,9-spirobifluorene-2,7-diamine (Spiro-TPD), N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1naphthyl)-9,9′-spirobifluorene-2,7-diamine (Spiro-NPD), 2,2′,7,7′-Tetrakis(diphenylamino)-9,9′-spirobifluorene (Spiro-TAD), copper phthalocyanine, and titanium oxide phthalocyanine.

11. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the organic EL layer is interposed between the anode and the cathode; and

the wiring layer is opposite the organic EL layer with the anode therebetween.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC
Reel/Frame 035187/0483 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2012
From: SHIBATA, MASAOMI; OKUMOTO, KENJI; KORESAWA, KOUHEI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028474/0565 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2011003846 · Jul 5, 2011
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