IP Library Granted Patent US 9,331,295
Granted Patent B2
US 9,331,295 · App. 13/715,428 · Granted May 3, 2016

Film-forming ink, film-forming method, method of manufacturing light emitting element, light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Shotaro Watanabe (Chino, JP); Hiroshi Takiguchi (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H01L51/50H01L51/0007H01L51/0005H01L51/0037H01L51/0039H01L51/0042H01L51/0043H01L51/0085H01L51/5056H01L51/56H01L2251/308
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Patent No.
US 9,331,295
App. No.
13/715,428
Granted
May 3, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A film-forming ink according to an embodiment of the invention includes a film-forming material; and a liquid medium which dissolves or disperses the film-forming material, in which the liquid medium contains an ether compound represented by Formula (I).

Claims (32)

1. A film-forming ink, comprising:

a film-forming material that comprises a semiconductor or a metal; and

a liquid medium which dissolves or disperses the film-forming material,

wherein the liquid medium has a surface tension of 35 dyn/cm or less and a viscosity of less than or equal to 2 cP at normal temperature, and contains an aromatic hydrocarbon compound and an ether compound represented by Formula (I):

wherein in Formula (I),

R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a linear alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, or a cyclic alkyl group which has 1 to 4 carbon atoms,

R 3 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and

n =2 to 4.

2. The film-forming ink according to claim 1 , wherein in Formula (I), the number of carbon atoms in R 3 is 2 or 3.

3. The film-forming ink according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the ether compound in the liquid medium is 0.1 wt % to 20 wt %.

4. The film-forming ink according to claim 1 , wherein the film-forming material contains a π-conjugated compound.

5. The film-forming ink according to claim 1 , wherein the film-forming material contains a metal complex.

6. The film-forming ink according to claim 1 , wherein the film-forming material is soluble in a non-aqueous solvent.

7. The film-forming ink according to claim 6 , wherein the film-forming material is a material constituting an organic layer of an organic electroluminescence element, or a precursor thereof.

8. A film-forming method comprising:

applying the film-forming ink according to claim 1 to a substrate; and

removing the liquid medium from the film-forming ink to form a film.

9. A film-forming method comprising:

applying the film-forming ink according to claim 2 to a substrate; and

removing the liquid medium from the film-forming ink to form a film.

10. A method of manufacturing a light emitting element comprising:

applying the film-forming ink according to claim 1 to a substrate; and

removing the liquid medium from the film-forming ink to form an organic layer.

11. The film-forming ink according to claim 1 having a viscosity of 1 cP to 5 cP.

12. A film-forming ink, comprising:

a film-forming material that comprises a semiconductor or a metal; and

a liquid medium which dissolves or disperses the film-forming material,

wherein the liquid medium has a surface tension of 35 dyn/cm or less and a viscosity of less than or equal to 2 cP at normal temperature, and contains an ether compound represented by Formula (I):

where in Formula (I),

R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a linear alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, or a cyclic alkyl group which has 1 to 4 carbon atoms,

R 3 represents an alkylene group having 1 carbon atom, and

n represents an integer of 2 to 4.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2026
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: SHIHENG CREATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074264/0489 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2012
From: WATANABE, SHOTARO; TAKIGUCHI, HIROSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029573/0994 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2011-278881 · Dec 20, 2011 · national
JP 2011-278882 · Dec 20, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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