IP Library Granted Patent US 9,929,379
Granted Patent B2
US 9,929,379 · App. 14/891,219 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Method for producing organic electroluminescent element

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Patent No.
US 9,929,379
App. No.
14/891,219
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing an organic electroluminescent element including a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode, an organic functional layer unit, and an electrode counter to the transparent electrode disposed in sequence, the method including: forming a preform of an element satisfying the following expression: ΔExy≥0.05, wherein 0° is an angle orthogonal to the transparent substrate and ΔExy represents a chromaticity difference of a reflected color measured at a tilted angle within a range of 0 to 80° with respect to the transparent substrate; and irradiating a specific region of the preform of the element with light.

Claims (7)

1. A method for producing an organic electroluminescent element including a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode, an organic functional layer unit, and an electrode counter to the transparent electrode disposed in sequence, the method comprising:

forming a preform of an element satisfying the following expression: ΔExy≥0.05, wherein ΔExy corresponds to maximum ΔExyθ, ΔExyθ=[(xθ−x0) 2 +(yθ−y0) 2 ] 1/2 , x0 and y0 correspond to a chromaticity measured at a tilt angle of 0, the tilt angle of 0 being an angle orthogonal to a reference surface of the transparent substrate, xθ and yθ correspond to a chromaticity measured at a tilt angle within the range 0 to 60° on both x- and y-direction, and the preform satisfies ΔExy≥0.05 for both a reflected light during a non-emission mode and an emitted light during an emission mode; and

irradiating a specific region of the preform of the element with light to form a non-luminous portion.

2. The method for producing an organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent electrode disposed on the transparent substrate includes a metal layer including elemental silver or a silver-based alloy.

3. The method for producing an organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent electrode disposed on the transparent substrate includes a metal layer including elemental silver or a silver-based alloy, and a nitrogen-containing layer containing a compound having a structure represented by Formula (1):

wherein E101 to E108 each represent —C(R12)= or —N═, at least one of E101 to E108 is —N═, and R11 and R12 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

4. The method for producing an organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent substrate includes a resin film, and the preform of the element is irradiated with light not containing a wavelength component of 340 nm or shorter.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: KONICA MINOLTA INC
To: MERCK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 057748/0075 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: MERCK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GERMANY GMBH
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
Reel/Frame 057748/0146 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2015
From: NAKAYAMA, YORIKO; OHTANI, HIROFUMI
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Reel/Frame 037037/0938 →