IP Library Granted Patent US 9,401,495
Granted Patent B2
US 9,401,495 · App. 14/552,958 · Granted Jul 26, 2016

Luminescent element and lighting device using the same

Inventors: Daiki Kato (Osaka, JP); Toshihiro Higuchi (Osaka, JP); Mitsuo Yaguchi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5228H01L51/5212H01L2251/5361
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Patent No.
US 9,401,495
App. No.
14/552,958
Granted
Jul 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminescent element includes a first electrode layer, a functional layer including an emitting layer and being disposed on the first electrode layer, a conductive layer permitting transmission of light and being disposed on the functional layer, and a first patterned electrode and a second patterned electrode each having an opening and being disposed on the conductive layer to be separated from each other. The conductive layer extends from a first area in which the first patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer to a second area in which the second patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer.

Claims (39)

1. A luminescent element comprising:

a first electrode layer;

a functional layer including an emitting layer and being disposed on the first electrode layer;

a conductive layer permitting transmission of light and being disposed on the functional layer; and

a first patterned electrode and a second patterned electrode each having an opening and being disposed on the conductive layer to be separated from each other,

wherein the conductive layer extends from a first area in which the first patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer to a second area in which the second patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer,

the conductive layer is continuously disposed over the first area, the second area, and a third area sandwiched between the first area and the second area,

the luminescent element further comprises a first insulating layer being disposed on the conductive layer in the third area, and

at least one of the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode extends to the third area, and an extended portion of the at least one of the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode is disposed on the first insulating layer and not on the conductive layer in the third area.

2. A luminescent element comprising:

a first electrode layer;

a functional layer including an emitting layer and being disposed on the first electrode layer;

a conductive layer permitting transmission of light and being disposed on the functional layer; and

a first patterned electrode and a second patterned electrode each having an opening and being disposed on the conductive layer to be separated from each other,

wherein the conductive layer extends from a first area in which the first patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer to a second area in which the second patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer,

the conductive layer is continuously disposed over the first area, the second area, and a third area sandwiched between the first area and the second area,

the luminescent element further comprises a patterned insulation portion having an insulating property and being disposed on the conductive layer in the third area, and

the patterned insulation portion has a pattern connected to patterns of the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode in plan view.

3. A luminescent element comprising:

a first electrode layer;

a functional layer including an emitting layer and being disposed on the first electrode layer;

a conductive layer permitting transmission of light and being disposed on the functional layer; and

a first patterned electrode and a second patterned electrode each having an opening and being disposed on the conductive layer to be separated from each other,

wherein the conductive layer extends from a first area in which the first patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer to a second area in which the second patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer,

the conductive layer is continuously disposed over the first area, the second area, and a third area sandwiched between the first area and the second area, and

the luminescent element further comprises a second insulating layer being disposed between the conductive layer and the first electrode layer in the third area.

4. The luminescent element according to claim 3 , wherein the second insulating layer extends to at least one of the first area and the second area and has one or more openings in the at least one of the first area and the second area.

5. The luminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode layer is a light reflecting electrode.

6. A lighting device comprising:

the luminescent element according to claim 1 ; and

a drive circuit electrically connected to the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode and configured to independently supply an electric current to the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode.

7. The luminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode layer is a light reflecting electrode.

8. The luminescent element according to claim 3 , wherein the first electrode layer is a light reflecting electrode.

9. A lighting device comprising:

the luminescent element according to claim 2 ; and

a drive circuit electrically connected to the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode and configured to independently supply an electric current to the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode.

10. A lighting device comprising:

the luminescent element according to claim 3 ; and

a drive circuit electrically connected to the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode and configured to independently supply an electric current to the first patterned electrode and the second patterned electrode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058549/0122 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2014
From: KATO, DAIKI; HIGUCHI, TOSHIHIRO; YAGUCHI, MITSUO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034365/0219 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-250386 · Dec 3, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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