Luminescence element, lighting device including the same, and method for manufacturing the same
View Patent ↗A luminescence element includes a substrate, a first electrode layer located on the substrate, a second electrode layer located above the first electrode layer and arranged to oppose the first electrode layer, and an emitting layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The second electrode layer includes a light-transmitting conductive layer that contains a conductive polymer and a cured resin in which constituent molecules are crosslinked with one another.
1. A luminescence element comprising:
a substrate;
a first electrode layer located on the substrate;
a second electrode layer located above the first electrode layer and arranged to oppose the first electrode layer; and
an emitting layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer,
wherein the second electrode layer includes a light-transmitting conductive layer that contains a conductive polymer and a cured resin in which constituent molecules are crosslinked with one another wherein the second electrode layer further includes a pattern electrode layer located on the light-transmitting conductive layer, the pattern electrode layer being composed of a material having a higher conductivity than the light-transmitting conductive layer and having, in plan view, an opening.
2. The luminescence element according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a scattering layer configured to scatter light emitted from the emitting layer, the scattering layer being located on the second electrode layer and containing scattering particles.
3. The luminescence element according to claim 1 , wherein the cured resin is a thermally cured resin or an ultraviolet cured resin.
4. The luminescence element according to claim 1 , wherein the cured resin contains at least one selected from an acrylic compound, a polyurethane compound, a polyester compound, an epoxy compound, and an aziridine derivative compound.
5. The luminescence element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-transmitting conductive layer has a single-layer structure in which the conductive polymer and the cured resin are mixed with each other.
6. The luminescence element according to claim 5 , wherein the light-transmitting conductive layer has a conductivity in the range of 1,000 S/m to 100,000 S/m.
7. The luminescence element according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transparent member located above the second electrode layer.
8. A luminescence element comprising:
a substrate;
a first electrode layer located on the substrate;
a second electrode layer located above the first electrode layer and arranged to oppose the first electrode layer; and
an emitting layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer,
wherein the second electrode layer includes a light-transmitting conductive layer that contains a conductive polymer, a resin, and a curing agent wherein the second electrode layer further includes a pattern electrode layer located on the light-transmitting conductive layer, the pattern electrode layer being composed of a material having a higher conductivity than the light-transmitting conductive layer and having, in plan view, an opening.
9. A lighting device comprising:
the luminescence element according to claim 1 ; and
a drive circuit electrically connected to the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer of the luminescence element and configured to supply current between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.