IP Library Granted Patent US 10,522,790
Granted Patent B2
US 10,522,790 · App. 15/346,386 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Film member having uneven structure

Inventors: Yusuke Sato (Yokohama, JP); Maki Fukuda (Yokohama, JP); Suzushi Nishimura (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
H01L51/5275H01L51/5253H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 10,522,790
App. No.
15/346,386
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A film member having a concave-convex structure is composed of a base member; a gas barrier layer formed on the base member; and a concave-convex structure layer formed on a surface of the gas barrier layer, wherein the surface of the gas barrier layer is formed of an inorganic material which is same as a material of the concave-convex structure layer, and the concave-convex structure layer is obtained from a precursor solution applied on the gas barrier layer. The film member having the concave-convex structure has an excellent adhesion property between the concave-convex structure layer and the gas barrier layer, and a high barrier property.

Claims (21)

1. An organic EL element comprising:

a film member,

a first electrode, an organic layer and a metal electrode which are successively provided on the film member, in which the film member comprises

a base member;

a gas barrier layer formed on the base member; and

a concave-convex structure layer formed on a surface of the gas barrier layer,

wherein the surface of the gas barrier layer is formed of an inorganic material which is same as a material of the concave-convex structure layer, and the concave-convex structure layer is obtained from a precursor solution applied on the gas barrier layer,

wherein the interface between the gas barrier layer and the concave-convex structure layer is flat or smooth, and

wherein the gas barrier layer is a multi-layered film formed by stacking a plurality of layers including an organic material and at least one inorganic material.

2. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the gas barrier layer is a single layer film.

3. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein:

(i) each of a plurality of convexities and each of a plurality of concavities of the concave-convex structure layer has an elongated shape which extends while winding in a plane view; and

(ii) the plurality of convexities have extending directions, bending directions and lengths which are non-uniform among the plurality of convexities, and the plurality of concavities have extending directions, bending directions and lengths which are non-uniform among the plurality of concavities.

4. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein adhesion force between the gas barrier layer and the concave-convex structure layer is greater than 4 N/m.

5. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein an average pitch of a plurality of concavities and a plurality of convexities of the concave-convex structure layer is in a range of 100 nm to 1500 nm; and

an average value of depth distribution of the plurality of concavities and the plurality of convexities is in a range of 20 nm to 200 nm.

6. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the gas barrier layer and the concave-convex structure layer each contain a silicon oxide, an aluminum oxide, a silicon nitride, a silicon oxynitride, an aluminum oxynitride, or a magnesium oxide.

7. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the gas barrier layer and the concave-convex structure layer each contain a silicon oxide.

8. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the gas barrier layer has been subject to a surface treatment for enhancing its adhesion property with respect to the concave-convex structure layer.

9. The organic EL element according to claim 8 , wherein the surface treatment is a plasma treatment or a corona treatment.

10. The organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the gas barrier layer has thickness in a range of 5 nm to 2000 nm.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2020
From: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
To: ENEOS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053614/0517 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 050830 FRAME: 0110. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 29, 2019
From: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
To: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050850/0859 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 25, 2019
From: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
To: JXTG NIPPON OIL AND ENERGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050830/0110 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2016
From: SATO, YUSUKE; FUKUDA, MAKI; NISHIMURA, SUZUSHI
To: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040257/0622 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-100473 · May 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015063573 · May 12, 2015
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