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US 11,832,470 · App. 17/141,178 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Organic electroluminescence device and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Takefumi Fukagawa (Nagano-Ken, JP); Jun Irobe (Chino, JP); Tetsuya Yamamoto (Suwa, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H10K50/844H10K50/852H10K50/858H10K59/12H10K59/38H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 11,832,470
App. No.
17/141,178
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence device includes an organic electroluminescence element, and a protective layer that protects the organic electroluminescence element, wherein the protective layer includes a first insulating film, a second insulating film, a third insulating film, a fourth insulating film, and a fifth insulating film, a density of the second insulating film is higher than a density of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, a density of the fourth insulating film is higher than the density of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, and each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film includes an inorganic material including silicon and nitrogen.

Claims (70)

1. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

an organic electroluminescence element; and

a protective layer that is configured to protect the organic electroluminescence element and has optical transparency, wherein

the protective layer includes a first insulating film, a second insulating film, a third insulating film, a fourth insulating film, and a fifth insulating film,

the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are disposed in this order in a direction away from the organic electroluminescence element,

a density of the second insulating film is higher than a density of the first insulating film, a density of the third insulating film, and a density of the fifth insulating film,

a density of the fourth insulating film is higher than the density of the first insulating film, the density of the third insulating film, and the density of the fifth insulating film, and

each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film includes an inorganic material including silicon and nitrogen.

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

of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, a difference in refractive index in visible light regions between any two insulating films is within 0.2.

3. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

a main material included in each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film is silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride.

4. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 3 , wherein

main materials included respectively in the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are identical to each other, and

main materials included respectively in the second insulating film and the fourth insulating film are identical to each other.

5. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 4 , wherein

main materials included respectively in the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are identical to each other.

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

a thickness of the second insulating film is smaller than a thickness of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, and

a thickness of the fourth insulating film is smaller than a thickness of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film.

7. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

the organic electroluminescence element further includes

a first organic electroluminescence element provided in a first pixel,

a second organic electroluminescence element provided in a second pixel,

a first optical resonator provided in the first pixel and having a resonant wavelength corresponding to a first wavelength region, and

a second optical resonator provided in the second pixel and having a resonant wavelength corresponding to a second wavelength region.

8. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a color filter, wherein

the color filter includes a first colored portion transmitting light in the first wavelength region, and a second colored portion transmitting light in the second wavelength region.

9. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

the organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 ; and

a control unit configured to control operation of the organic electroluminescence device.

10. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

an organic electroluminescence element; and

a protective layer that is configured to protect the organic electroluminescence element and has optical transparency, wherein

the protective layer includes a first insulating film, a second insulating film, a third insulating film, a fourth insulating film, and a fifth insulating film,

the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are disposed in this order in a direction away from the organic electroluminescence element,

a density of the second insulating film is higher than a density of the first insulating film, a density of the third insulating film, and a density of the fifth insulating film,

a density of the fourth insulating film is higher than the density of the first insulating film, the density of the third insulating film, and the density of the fifth insulating film, and

of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, a difference in refractive index in visible light regions between any two insulating films is within 0.2.

11. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 10 , wherein

a main material included in each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film is silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride.

12. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 11 , wherein

main materials included respectively in the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are identical to each other, and

main materials included respectively in the second insulating film and the fourth insulating film are identical to each other.

13. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 12 , wherein

main materials included respectively in the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are identical to each other.

14. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

a substrate;

a light emitting layer; and

a protective layer disposed on an opposite side of the light emitting layer from the substrate, wherein

the protective layer includes

a fifth insulating film,

a third insulating film disposed between the light emitting layer and the fifth insulating film,

a first insulating film disposed between the light emitting layer and the third insulating film,

a fourth insulating film disposed between the third insulating film and the fifth insulating film, and having a density higher than a density of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, and

a second insulating film disposed between the first insulating film and the third insulating film, and having a density higher than a density of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, and

each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film includes an inorganic material including silicon and nitrogen.

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

of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, a difference in refractive index in visible light regions between two adjacent insulating films is within 0.2.

16. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 14 , wherein

a main material included in each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film is silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride.

17. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 16 , wherein

main materials included respectively in the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are identical to each other, and

materials included respectively in the second insulating film and the fourth insulating film are identical to each other.

18. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 17 , wherein

main materials included respectively in the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film are identical to each other.

19. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 14 , wherein

a thickness of the second insulating film is smaller than a thickness of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film, and

a thickness of the fourth insulating film is smaller than a thickness of each of the first insulating film, the third insulating film, and the fifth insulating film.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2026
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: SHIHENG CREATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074265/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2021
From: FUKAGAWA, TAKEFUMI; IROBE, JUN; YAMAMOTO, TETSUYA
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054836/0619 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-000475 · Jan 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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