IP Library Granted Patent US 9,379,348
Granted Patent B2
US 9,379,348 · App. 14/611,851 · Granted Jun 28, 2016

Organic electroluminescent element, display apparatus, and manufacturing method of organic electroluminescent element

Inventors: Emiko Kambe (Kanagawa, JP); Masato Nakamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JOLED Inc.
H01L51/5044H01L51/5056H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 9,379,348
App. No.
14/611,851
Granted
Jun 28, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an organic electroluminescent element including a plurality of light-emitting units including at least a first light-emitting unit containing at least a first light-emitting layer, and a second light-emitting unit containing at least a second light-emitting layer, and a charge generating layer disposed between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit. The first light-emitting unit is disposed between an anode and a cathode. The second light-emitting unit is disposed between the first light-emitting unit and the cathode. A film thickness of a hole transport layer in the second light-emitting unit is not less than 10% and not more than 25% to a total film thickness of the second light-emitting unit.

Claims (37)

1. An organic electroluminescent element comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting units including at least

a first light-emitting unit containing at least a first light-emitting layer, and

a second light-emitting unit containing at least a second light-emitting layer; and

a charge generating layer disposed between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit,

wherein the first light-emitting unit is disposed between an anode and a cathode,

wherein the second light-emitting unit is disposed between the first light-emitting unit and the cathode,

wherein a film thickness of a hole transport layer in the second light-emitting unit is not less than 10% and not more than 25% of a total film thickness of the second light-emitting unit, and

wherein a total film thickness of layers present between the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer is not less than 15 nm and not more than 50 nm.

2. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer are light-emitting layers having light-emitting wavelengths different from each other.

3. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein the first light-emitting layer is a blue light-emitting layer.

4. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the film thickness of the hole transport layer in the second light-emitting unit is not less than 3 nm and not more than 15 nm.

5. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the charge generating layer includes an N-type doped layer that contains at least one or more compounds selected from the group including alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and compounds of the alkali metal and the alkaline earth metal, and a P-type doped layer that contains an acceptor compound and is laminated on and adjacent to the N-type doped layer.

6. A display apparatus containing the organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 .

7. A manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescent element, the method comprising:

disposing, on an anode, a first light-emitting unit containing at least a first light-emitting layer;

disposing, on the first light-emitting unit, a charge generating layer;

disposing, on the charge generating layer, a second light-emitting unit containing at least a second light-emitting layer; and

disposing, on the second light-emitting unit, a cathode,

wherein a film thickness of a hole transport layer in the second light-emitting unit is formed as being not less than 10% and not more than 25% of a total film thickness of the second light-emitting unit, and

wherein a total film thickness of layers present between the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer is not less than 15 nm and not more than 50 nm.

8. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein the wavelengths different from each other correspond to colors complementary to each other.

9. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the film thickness of the hole transport layer in the second light-emitting unit is not less than 16.7% and not more than 25% of the total film thickness of the second light-emitting unit.

10. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , further comprising a third light-emitting unit disposed between the second light-emitting unit and the cathode.

11. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 10 , wherein a film thickness of a hole transport layer in the third light-emitting unit is not less than 10% and not more than 25% of a total film thickness of the third light-emitting unit.

12. The manufacturing method according to claim 7 , wherein the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer are light-emitting layers having light-emitting wavelengths different from each other.

13. The manufacturing method according to claim 12 , wherein the first light-emitting layer is a blue light-emitting layer.

14. The manufacturing method according to claim 12 , wherein the wavelengths different from each other correspond to colors complementary to each other.

15. The manufacturing method according to claim 7 , wherein the film thickness of the hole transport layer in the second light-emitting unit is not less than 3 nm and not more than 15 nm.

16. The manufacturing method according to claim 7 ,

wherein the charge generating layer includes an N-type doped layer that contains at least one or more compounds selected from the group including alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and compounds of the alkali metal and the alkaline earth metal, and a P-type doped layer that contains an acceptor compound and is laminated on and adjacent to the N-type doped layer.

17. The manufacturing method according to claim 7 , wherein the film thickness of the hole transport layer in the second light-emitting unit is not less than 16.7% and not more than 25% of the total film thickness of the second light-emitting unit.

18. The manufacturing method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

disposing, on the second light-emitting unit and before the cathode, a third light-emitting unit.

19. The manufacturing method according to claim 18 , wherein a film thickness of a hole transport layer in the third light-emitting unit is not less than 10% and not more than 25% of a total film thickness of the third light-emitting unit.

20. A method of manufacturing a display apparatus, comprising the manufacturing method according to claim 7 .

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 036090/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2015
From: KAMBE, EMIKO; NAKAMURA, MASATO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034867/0557 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-024667 · Feb 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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