IP Library Granted Patent US 9,224,980
Granted Patent B2
US 9,224,980 · App. 14/227,393 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Light-emitting device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiharu Hirakata (Kanagawa, JP); Hisao Ikeda (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/525H01L27/3246
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Patent No.
US 9,224,980
App. No.
14/227,393
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting device with a high aperture ratio. The light-emitting device includes a first substrate; a first insulating film over the first substrate; a first partition over the first insulating film; a second insulating film which covers the first insulating film and the first partition and which has a concave surface; a first electrode which is over the second insulating film and which has an edge portion at a position overlapping with the first partition; a second partition which is over the first partition and which overlaps with the edge portion of the first electrode; a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound over the first electrode and the second partition; a second electrode over the layer containing a light-emitting organic compound; and a second substrate which is over the second electrode and which overlaps with the first substrate.

Claims (59)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first insulating film over the first substrate;

a first partition over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the first insulating film and the first partition, the second insulating film including a concave surface;

a first electrode over the second insulating film, an edge portion of the first electrode overlapping with the first partition;

a second partition over the first partition, the second partition overlapping with the edge portion of the first electrode;

a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound over the first electrode and the second partition; and

a second electrode over the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first partition has a curved surface.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second substrate over the first substrate and the second electrode; and

a light-transmitting liquid material between the second electrode and the second substrate.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein a refractive index of the light-transmitting liquid material is higher than a refractive index of the second electrode.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second substrate over the first substrate and the second electrode; and

a light-transmitting solid material between the second electrode and the second substrate.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein a refractive index of the light-transmitting solid material is higher than a refractive index of the second electrode.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a spacer over the second partition.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is a reflective electrode, the second electrode is a light-transmitting electrode, and light emitted from the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound is released outside through the second electrode.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the second partition is lower than a refractive index of the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound.

10. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first insulating film over the first substrate;

a first partition over the first insulating film;

a first electrode over the first insulating film and the first partition, an edge portion of the first electrode overlapping with the first partition;

a second partition over the first partition, the second partition overlapping with the edge portion of the first electrode;

a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound over the first electrode and the second partition; and

a second electrode over the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the first partition has a curved surface.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a second substrate over the first substrate and the second electrode; and

a light-transmitting liquid material between the second electrode and the second substrate.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein a refractive index of the light-transmitting liquid material is higher than a refractive index of the second electrode.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a second substrate over the first substrate and the second electrode; and

a light-transmitting solid material between the second electrode and the second substrate.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 14 , wherein a refractive index of the light-transmitting solid material is higher than a refractive index of the second electrode.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , further comprising a spacer over the second partition.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the first electrode is a reflective electrode, the second electrode is a light-transmitting electrode, and light emitted from the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound is released outside through the second electrode.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein a refractive index of the second partition is lower than a refractive index of the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound.

19. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first insulating film over the first substrate;

a pair of first partitions over the first insulating film;

a first electrode over the first insulating film, edge portions of the first electrode overlapping with the pair of first partitions;

a pair of second partitions over the pair of first partitions, respectively, the pair of second partitions overlapping with edge portions of the first electrode;

a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound over the pair of first partitions and the pair of second partitions; and

a second electrode over the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound.

20. The light-emitting device according to claim 19 , further comprising a second insulating film over the first insulating film and the pair of first partitions, the second insulating film including a concave surface between the pair of first partitions.

21. The light-emitting device according to claim 19 , further comprising a second substrate over the first substrate and the second electrode, the second substrate having an optical filter and a light-blocking film,

wherein the light-blocking film overlaps with the first and second partitions.

22. The light-emitting device according to claim 21 , further comprising a light-transmitting liquid material between the second electrode and the second substrate.

23. The light-emitting device according to claim 22 , wherein a refractive index of the light-transmitting liquid material is higher than a refractive index of the second electrode.

24. The light-emitting device according to claim 21 , further comprising a light-transmitting solid material between the second electrode and the second substrate.

25. The light-emitting device according to claim 24 , wherein a refractive index of the light-transmitting solid material is higher than a refractive index of the second electrode.

26. The light-emitting device according to claim 19 , further comprising a spacer over each of the pair of second partitions.

27. The light-emitting device according to claim 19 , wherein the first electrode is a reflective electrode, the second electrode is a light-transmitting electrode, and light emitted from the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound is released outside through the second electrode.

28. The light-emitting device according to claim 19 , wherein a refractive index of each of the pair of second partitions is lower than a refractive index of the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2014
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; HIRAKATA, YOSHIHARU; IKEDA, HISAO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032851/0956 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-069490 · Mar 28, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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