IP Library Granted Patent US 9,012,949
Granted Patent B2
US 9,012,949 · App. 13/543,715 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Light-emitting module, light-emitting device, and method for manufacturing the light-emitting module

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Hideto Ohnuma (Kanagawa, JP); Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP); Yasuhiro Jinbo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/524H01L51/5253H01L27/3246H01L2251/5315
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Patent No.
US 9,012,949
App. No.
13/543,715
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A highly reliable light-emitting module or light-emitting device is provided. A method for manufacturing a highly reliable light-emitting module is provided. The light-emitting module includes, between a first substrate and a second substrate, a first electrode provided over the first substrate, a second electrode provided over the first electrode with a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound interposed therebetween, and a sacrifice layer formed using a liquid material provided over the second electrode.

Claims (48)

1. A light-emitting module comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate facing the first substrate; and

a light-emitting element between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the light-emitting element includes a first electrode provided over the first substrate, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the second electrode is in contact with a sacrifice layer,

wherein the sacrifice layer is liquid containing a material which reacts with or adsorbs an impurity, and

wherein the material is used for the light-emitting element.

2. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second electrode and the second substrate transmit light emitted from the light-emitting organic compound, and

wherein the second electrode and the second substrate are optically connected by the sacrifice layer.

3. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , further comprising a partition covering an end portion of the first electrode and including an opening overlapping with the first electrode,

wherein a thickness of a region of the sacrifice layer which overlaps with the partition is smaller than a thickness of a region of the sacrifice layer which overlaps with the opening.

4. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein a sealant surrounding the light-emitting element attaches the first substrate and the second substrate to each other.

5. The light-emitting module according to claim 4 , wherein the sealant surrounds the sacrifice layer and attaches the first substrate and the second substrate to each other.

6. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate is flexible.

7. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting module is incorporated in one selected from the group consisting of a television set, a computer, a portable game machine, a mobile phone set, and a lighting device.

8. A light-emitting module comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate facing the first substrate;

a light-emitting element between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

a light-blocking layer between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the light-emitting element includes a first electrode provided over the first substrate, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the second electrode is in contact with a sacrifice layer,

wherein the sacrifice layer is liquid containing a material which reacts with or adsorbs an impurity, and

wherein the material is used for the light-emitting element.

9. The light-emitting module according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second electrode and the second substrate transmit light emitted from the light-emitting organic compound, and

wherein the second electrode and the second substrate are optically connected by the sacrifice layer.

10. The light-emitting module according to claim 8 , further comprising a partition covering an end portion of the first electrode and including an opening overlapping with the first electrode,

wherein a thickness of a region of the sacrifice layer which overlaps with the partition is smaller than a thickness of a region of the sacrifice layer which overlaps with the opening.

11. The light-emitting module according to claim 8 , wherein a sealant surrounding the light-emitting element attaches the first substrate and the second substrate to each other.

12. The light-emitting module according to claim 11 , wherein the sealant surrounds the sacrifice layer and attaches the first substrate and the second substrate to each other.

13. The light-emitting module according to claim 8 , wherein the second substrate is flexible.

14. The light-emitting module according to claim 8 , wherein the light-emitting module is incorporated in one selected from the group consisting of a television set, a computer, a portable game machine, a mobile phone set, and a lighting device.

15. A light-emitting module comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate facing the first substrate;

a light-emitting element between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the light-emitting element includes a first electrode provided over the first substrate, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

a layer over the second electrode, wherein the layer contains a liquid crystal material and a material which reacts with or adsorbs an impurity.

16. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein the material includes a substance having a high hole-transport property.

17. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein the material is a substance having a high electron-transport property.

18. The light-emitting module according to claim 8 , wherein the material includes a substance having a high hole-transport property.

19. The light-emitting module according to claim 8 , wherein the material is a substance having a high electron-transport property.

20. The light-emitting module according to claim 15 , wherein the material includes a substance having a high hole-transport property.

21. The light-emitting module according to claim 15 , wherein the material is a substance having a high electron-transport property.

22. The light-emitting module according to claim 15 , wherein the second electrode is in contact with the layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2012
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; SEO, SATOSHI; OHNUMA, HIDETO; KIMURA, HAJIMA; JINBO, YASUHIRO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028504/0727 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-151685 · Jul 8, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130009194A1 · Jan 10, 2013