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US 10,431,775 · App. 15/612,523 · Granted Oct 1, 2019

Organic EL device, method for manufacturing organic EL device, and electronic instrument

Inventors: Koya Shiratori (Matsumoto, JP); Takeshi Koshihara (Matsumoto, JP); Ryoichi Nozawa (Tatsuno-machi, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H01L51/5275H01L27/3211H01L51/5012H01L51/5206H01L51/5221H01L51/5253H01L51/5265H01L51/5271H01L2251/303
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Patent No.
US 10,431,775
App. No.
15/612,523
Granted
Oct 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL device has at least a first pixel and a second pixel different in the optical path length, in which the first pixel and the second pixel have a reflective layer, a protective layer, an optical path length adjusting layer, a first electrode, a light emitting function layer, and a second electrode, and the optical path length adjusting layer is an insulating layer and has a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the protective layer.

Claims (60)

1. An organic electro luminescence (EL) device comprising:

a first pixel and a second pixel each having a different optical path length, the first pixel and the second pixel each including:

a reflective layer formed on a surface of a second insulating layer, the reflective layer including a plurality of portions disposed at predetermined intervals,

a first electrode,

a second electrode,

a light emitting function layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode,

a protective layer provided between the first electrode and the reflective layer, and

an optical path length adjusting layer provided between the first electrode and the protective layer, the optical path length adjusting layer having a different film thickness in the first pixel than a film thickness in the second pixel, and the optical path length adjusting layer is a first insulating layer and has a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the protective layer.

2. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between a refractive index of the first electrode and the refractive index of the optical path length adjusting layer is smaller than a difference between the refractive index of the first electrode and the refractive index of the protective layer.

3. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 2 .

4. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein

the protective layer is in contact with the reflective layer.

5. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 4 .

6. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein

the protective layer is silicon oxide.

7. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 6 .

8. The organic EL device according to claim 6 , wherein

the optical path length adjusting layer includes a first optical path length adjusting layer provided on the protective layer and a second optical path length adjusting layer provided on the first optical path length adjusting layer,

the first electrode is provided on the second optical path length adjusting layer, and

the first optical path length adjusting layer and the second optical path length adjusting layer are formed of silicon nitride.

9. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein

the optical path length adjusting layer contains any material of silicon nitride, titanium oxide, tantalum oxide, aluminum oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide, and hafnium oxide.

10. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 9 .

11. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third pixel, which is different than the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein

the third pixel does not contain an optical path length adjusting layer.

12. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 1 .

13. The organic EL device according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of embedded oxide layers are attached to a surface of the optical path length adjusting layer.

14. An organic electro luminescence (EL) device comprising:

a first pixel and a second pixel each having a different optical path length, the first pixel and the second pixel each including:

a reflective layer formed on a surface of a second insulating layer, the reflective layer including a plurality of portions disposed at predetermined intervals,

a first electrode,

a second electrode,

a light emitting function layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode,

an optical path length adjusting layer provided between the first electrode and the reflective layer, the optical path length adjusting layer having a different film thickness in the first pixel than a film thickness in the second pixel, the optical path length adjusting layer being a first insulating layer, and

a protective layer provided between the reflective layer and the optical path length adjusting layer, wherein:

a difference between a refractive index of the first electrode and a refractive index of the optical path length adjusting layer is smaller than a difference between the refractive index of the first electrode and a refractive index of the protective layer.

15. The organic EL device according to claim 14 , wherein

the protective layer is in contact with the reflective layer.

16. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 15 .

17. The organic EL device according to claim 14 , wherein

the protective layer is silicon oxide.

18. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 17 .

19. The organic EL device according to claim 17 , wherein

the optical path length adjusting layer includes a first optical path length adjusting layer provided on the protective layer and a second optical path length adjusting layer provided on the first optical path length adjusting layer,

the first electrode is provided on the second optical path length adjusting layer, and

the first optical path length adjusting layer and the second optical path length adjusting layer are formed of silicon nitride.

20. The organic EL device according to claim 14 , wherein

the optical path length adjusting layer contains any material of silicon nitride, titanium oxide, tantalum oxide, aluminum oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide, and hafnium oxide.

21. An electronic instrument comprising:

the organic EL device according to claim 14 .

22. The organic EL device according to claim 14 , wherein a plurality of embedded oxide layers are attached to a surface of the optical path length adjusting layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2017
From: SHIRATORI, KOYA; KOSHIHARA, TAKESHI; NOZAWA, RYOICHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042576/0755 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-112552 · Jun 6, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170352842A1 · Dec 7, 2017