IP Library Granted Patent US 10,256,437
Granted Patent B2
US 10,256,437 · App. 15/428,603 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Barrier film, organic el device, flexible substrate, and method for manufacturing barrier film

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Patent No.
US 10,256,437
App. No.
15/428,603
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A barrier film that contains primarily silicon nitride has a total hydrogen concentration of 3×10 22 atoms/cm 3 or higher and a silicon-bonded hydrogen concentration proportion of 40% or higher, the total hydrogen concentration indicating a total of a concentration of hydrogen bonded to silicon and a concentration of hydrogen bonded to nitrogen, and the silicon-bonded hydrogen concentration proportion indicating a proportion of the concentration of hydrogen bonded to silicon to the total hydrogen concentration.

Claims (43)

1. An organic EL device comprising:

a first barrier film that contains primarily silicon nitride;

a second barrier film that contains primarily silicon nitride;

an organic EL element that is disposed between the first barrier film and the second barrier film;

a first flexible substrate that is disposed opposite the organic EL element with the first barrier film interposed therebetween;

a second flexible substrate that is disposed opposite the organic EL element with the second barrier film interposed therebetween; and

a third barrier film that is disposed between the second barrier film and the organic EL element, and contains primarily silicon nitride, wherein

a side end portion of the second barrier film and a side end portion of the third barrier film are located closer to the organic EL element than a side end portion of the first barrier film.

2. The organic EL device of claim 1 , further comprising

a flexible layer that is disposed between the second barrier film and the third barrier film; wherein

both the flexible layer and the third barrier film cover the organic EL element, and directly contact with the first barrier film.

3. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

both the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate made from a resin.

4. The organic EL device of claim 3 , wherein

the first flexible substrate made from polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, or cyclo-olefin, and

the second flexible substrate made from polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, or cyclo-olefin.

5. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the first barrier film and the second barrier film has a total hydrogen concentration of 3×10 22 atoms/cm 3 or higher and a silicon-bonded hydrogen concentration proportion of 55% or higher.

6. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the first barrier film and the second barrier film each have a higher total hydrogen concentration than the third barrier film has.

7. The organic EL device of claim 1 , wherein

the side end portion of the third barrier film is located closer to the organic EL element than the side end portion of the second barrier film.

8. An organic EL device comprising:

a first barrier film that contains primarily silicon nitride;

a second barrier film that contains primarily silicon nitride;

an organic EL element that is disposed between the first barrier film and the second barrier film;

a first flexible substrate that is disposed opposite the organic EL element with the first barrier film interposed therebetween;

a second flexible substrate that is disposed opposite the organic EL element with the second barrier film interposed therebetween;

a third barrier film that is disposed between the second barrier film and the organic EL element, directly contacts with the first barrier film at a portion of the third barrier film, and contains primarily silicon nitride; and

a resin layer that is disposed at a position distant from the organic EL element than the portion of the third barrier film, and directly contacts with both of the first barrier film and the third barrier film.

9. The organic EL device of claim 8 , wherein

both the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate made from a resin.

10. The organic EL device of claim 9 , wherein

the first flexible substrate made from polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, or cyclo-olefin, and

the second flexible substrate made from polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, or cyclo-olefin.

11. The organic EL device of claim 8 , wherein

at least one of the first barrier film and the second barrier film has a total hydrogen concentration of 3×10 22 atoms/cm 3 or higher and a silicon-bonded hydrogen concentration proportion of 55% or higher.

12. The organic EL device of claim 8 , wherein

the first barrier film and the second barrier film each have a higher total hydrogen concentration than the third barrier film has.

13. The organic EL device of claim 8 , wherein

a side end portion of the second barrier film and a side end portion of the third barrier film are located closer to the organic EL element than a side end portion of the first barrier film.

14. The organic EL device of claim 13 , wherein

the side end portion of the third barrier film is located closer to the organic EL element than the side end portion of the second barrier film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2022
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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