IP Library Granted Patent US 9,093,400
Granted Patent B2
US 9,093,400 · App. 14/504,989 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Organic EL element manufacturing method, organic EL apparatus, and electronic equipment

Inventors: Shotaro Watanabe (Chino, JP); Masahiro Uchida (Chino, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H01L27/3211H01L51/0004H01L51/0054H01L51/5012H01L51/5056H01L51/5088H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 9,093,400
App. No.
14/504,989
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL element manufacturing method includes coating ink which contains a functional layer forming material in a coating region which is configured by a pixel electrode and a partition wall which surrounds a periphery of the pixel electrode, where, in the coating ink, the ink is coated so as to satisfy the following expressions (1) to (3) in a case where a contact angle of the ink with respect to the side surface of the partition wall is set to θbc and a contact angle with respect to a surface of the coating region where the ink is coated is set to θlc. θbc≦θlc   (1) θbc≦5°  (2) θlc≦20°  (3)

Claims (27)

1. An organic EL element manufacturing method comprising:

forming a pixel electrode on a substrate;

forming a partition wail which surrounds a periphery of the pixel electrode;

coating ink which contains a functional layer forming material in a coating region which is surrounded by the partition wail; and

forming a functional layer in the coating region by drying the ink which is coated,

wherein in the forming of the partition wall, the partition wall is formed such that a side surface of the partition wall which intersects with respect to a surface of the pixel electrode forms an angle of 40 degrees to 60 degrees with respect to the surface of the pixel electrode, and

in the coating of the ink, the ink is coated so as to satisfy the following expressions (1) to (3), in a case where a contact angle of the ink with respect to the side surface of the partition wall is set to θbc and the contact angle with respect to a surface of the coating region where the ink is coated is set to θlc

θbc≦θlc   (1)

θbc≦5°  (2)

θlc≦20°  (3).

2. The organic EL element manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the functional layer includes at least three layers of a hole injection layer, a hole transportation layer, and a light emitting layer which are laminated in sequence on the pixel electrode, and

at least one layer out of the three layers is formed by dropping the ink so as to satisfy the expressions (1) to (3).

3. The organic EL element manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ink contains the functional layer forming material which includes only a polymer material, only a low molecular weight material, or a mixture of a polymer material and a low molecular weight material.

4. An organic EL apparatus comprising:

an organic EL element which is manufactured using the organic EL element manufacturing method according to claim 1 .

5. An organic EL apparatus comprising:

an organic EL element which is manufactured using the organic EL element manufacturing method according to claim 2 .

6. An organic EL apparatus comprising:

an organic EL element which is manufactured using the organic EL element manufacturing method according to claim 3 .

7. Electronic equipment comprising:

the organic EL apparatus according to claim 4 .

8. Electronic equipment comprising:

the organic EL apparatus according to claim 5 .

9. Electronic equipment comprising:

the organic EL apparatus according to claim 6 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2026
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: SHIHENG CREATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074265/0049 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2014
From: WATANABE, SHOTARO; UCHIDA, MASAHIRO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033874/0406 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-210774 · Oct 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150097173A1 · Apr 9, 2015