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Electroluminescence element

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JP2003217835A
JP2003217835A JP2002008234A JP2002008234A JP2003217835A JP 2003217835 A JP2003217835 A JP 2003217835A JP 2002008234 A JP2002008234 A JP 2002008234A JP 2002008234 A JP2002008234 A JP 2002008234A JP 2003217835 A JP2003217835 A JP 2003217835A
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Toyoyasu Tadokoro
豊康 田所
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electroluminescence element, capable of emitting light with high luminance by lowering the contact resistance between a cathode terminal and a back electrode. <P>SOLUTION: This electroluminescence element 12 has a substrate 13, a laminate 14 and the cathode terminal 15. The laminate 14 has at least a first electrode 16, a light emitting layer and a second electrode 18, and is stacked on the substrate 13. The cathode terminal 15 is connected to the second electrode 18. The cathode terminal 15 is formed of a first conductive layer 19 communicating with the second electrode 18 and a second conductive layer 20 stacked on the first conductive layer 19 and communicating with the first conductive layer 19. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、第一の電極と第二
の電極の間に発光層を挟持した電界発光素子に関するも
のである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electroluminescent device having a light emitting layer sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】図4に示すように、有機電界発光素子1
は、ガラス基板2上に積層体3を形成したものであり、
この積層体3は、透明電極4,絶縁層5,有機層6,ア
ルミニウム(Al)からなる背面電極7を有する。透明電
極4は、酸化インジウム(InO)と酸化スズ(Sn
O)の混合物であるITO(Indium Tin Oxide)から
なるものである。有機層6は正孔注入層,正孔輸送層,
発光層及び電子輸送層からなるものであり、透明電極4
と背面電極7に挟持されている。
2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG.
Is a laminate 3 formed on a glass substrate 2,
This laminated body 3 has a transparent electrode 4, an insulating layer 5, an organic layer 6, and a back electrode 7 made of aluminum (Al). The transparent electrode 4 is made of indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ) and tin oxide (Sn
It is made of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) which is a mixture of O 2 ). The organic layer 6 is a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer,
The transparent electrode 4 comprises a light emitting layer and an electron transport layer.
And is sandwiched between the back electrodes 7.

【0003】積層体3は封止ガラス8に覆われており、
この封止ガラス8はガラス基板2に接着剤9により接着
されている。透明電極4は、陰極端子部4a,陽極部4
b及び陽極端子部4cを有している。背面電極7は、陰
極端子部4aに一部重なるように形成されており、陰極
端子部4aに導通している。有機層6は、陽極部4bと
背面電極7に挟持されており、有機電界発光素子1は、
陽極端子部4cと陰極端子4aに電源を接続することに
より発光する。
The laminated body 3 is covered with a sealing glass 8,
The sealing glass 8 is adhered to the glass substrate 2 with an adhesive 9. The transparent electrode 4 includes a cathode terminal portion 4a and an anode portion 4
It has b and the anode terminal part 4c. The back electrode 7 is formed so as to partially overlap the cathode terminal portion 4a and is electrically connected to the cathode terminal portion 4a. The organic layer 6 is sandwiched between the anode portion 4b and the back electrode 7, and the organic electroluminescent element 1 is
Light is emitted by connecting a power source to the anode terminal portion 4c and the cathode terminal 4a.

【0004】[0004]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、陰極端
子部4aと背面電極7のコンタクト抵抗が高いため、背
面電極7と陽極部4bの間に印加される電圧が低くな
り、所望の発光輝度が得られないという問題を有してい
た。これは、背面電極7と陰極端子4aの界面で、通電
時の発熱により背面電極7のアルミニウムが酸化し、絶
縁物であるアルミナ(AlO)が形成さることが原因
である。つまり、ITOからなる陰極端子4aの酸化物
(酸化インジウム及び酸化スズ)の酸素により、背面電
極7の陰極4aと接する界面が酸化し、電気抵抗が高く
なる虞があった。
However, since the contact resistance between the cathode terminal portion 4a and the back electrode 7 is high, the voltage applied between the back electrode 7 and the anode portion 4b is low, and the desired light emission brightness is obtained. I had the problem of not being able to do it. This is because at the interface between the back electrode 7 and the cathode terminal 4a, the aluminum of the back electrode 7 is oxidized due to heat generation during energization, and alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) which is an insulator is formed. That is, the oxygen of the oxide (indium oxide and tin oxide) of the cathode terminal 4a made of ITO oxidizes the interface of the back electrode 7 in contact with the cathode 4a, which may increase the electric resistance.

【0005】本発明は、上述の問題に鑑みなされたもの
であり、陰極端子と背面電極のコンタクト抵抗を低くす
ることにより、高輝度で発光することができる電界発光
素子を提供するものである。
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an electroluminescent device capable of emitting light with high brightness by reducing the contact resistance between the cathode terminal and the back electrode.

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、前記課題を解
決するため、基板13と、少なくとも第一の電極16と
発光層17cと第二の電極18とを有し前記基板13に
積層される積層体14と、前記第二の電極18に接続さ
れる陰極端子15と、を有する電界発光素子であって、
前記陰極端子15は、前記第二の電極18に導通する第
一の導電層19と、前記第一の導電層19に積層され前
記第一の導電層19に導通する第二の導電層20と、か
らなるものである。
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a substrate 13, at least a first electrode 16, a light emitting layer 17c, and a second electrode 18, and is laminated on the substrate 13. And a cathode terminal 15 connected to the second electrode 18.
The cathode terminal 15 includes a first conductive layer 19 that conducts to the second electrode 18, and a second conductive layer 20 that is stacked on the first conductive layer 19 and conducts to the first conductive layer 19. ,.

【0007】また、本発明は、前記第二の導電層20
は、酸化物を含むものである。
The present invention also provides the second conductive layer 20.
Contains an oxide.

【0008】また、本発明は、前記第二の電極18は、
金属からなるものである。
According to the present invention, the second electrode 18 is
It is made of metal.

【0009】また、本発明は、前記第二の導電層20
は、前記第一の電極16と同材料からなるものである。
The present invention also provides the second conductive layer 20.
Is made of the same material as the first electrode 16.

【0010】また、本発明は、前記第一の導電層19
は、前記第二の電極18と同材料からなるものである。
Further, according to the present invention, the first conductive layer 19 is provided.
Is made of the same material as the second electrode 18.

【0011】また、本発明は、前記第二の導電層20
は、前記第二の電極18と前記第一の導電層19を導通
させるコンタクトホール20aを有するものである。
The present invention also provides the second conductive layer 20.
Has a contact hole 20a for electrically connecting the second electrode 18 and the first conductive layer 19.

【0012】[0012]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、ドットマトリクス型の有機
電界発光素子12に本発明を適用した一実施形態を添付
の図面に基いて説明する。有機電界発光素子12は、ガ
ラス基板13(基板),積層体14,陰極端子15を有
している。積層体14は、透明電極16(第一の電
極),有機層17,背面電極18(第二の電極)からな
るものであり、ガラス基板13の後面に順次積層形成さ
れている。
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a dot matrix type organic electroluminescent device 12 will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The organic electroluminescent element 12 has a glass substrate 13 (substrate), a laminated body 14, and a cathode terminal 15. The laminated body 14 is composed of a transparent electrode 16 (first electrode), an organic layer 17, and a back electrode 18 (second electrode), and is sequentially laminated on the rear surface of the glass substrate 13.

【0013】透明電極16は、酸化インジウム(InO
)と酸化亜鉛(ZnO)の混合物であるIZO(Indium
Zinc Oxide)からなるものである。透明電極16は、ス
トライプ状になっており、陽極端子部16aを有してい
る。背面電極18は、アルミニウム(Al)からなるもの
であり、透明電極16に直交する方向のストライプ状に
なっている。透明電極16と背面電極18が対向する個
所が画素となり、これらの画素はマトリクス状となる。
The transparent electrode 16 is made of indium oxide (In 2 O
3 ) and zinc oxide (ZnO), which is a mixture of IZO (Indium
Zinc Oxide). The transparent electrode 16 has a stripe shape and has an anode terminal portion 16a. The back electrode 18 is made of aluminum (Al) and has a stripe shape in a direction orthogonal to the transparent electrode 16. Pixels are formed where the transparent electrode 16 and the back electrode 18 face each other, and these pixels form a matrix.

【0014】有機層17は、正孔注入層17a,正孔輸
送層17b,発光層17c及び電子輸送層17dからな
るものである(図3参照)。正孔注入層17aは透明電
極16から正孔を取り込む働きを有するフェノール系有
機物である銅フタロシアニン(CuPc)、正孔輸送層17
bは前記正孔を発光層17cへ送る働きを有するアミン
系有機物である4,4'−ビス[N−(1−ナフチル)−N−フ
ェニル−アミノ]ビフェニル(NPD)、発光層17cはホ
ストとなる4,4'−ビス(2,2'−ジフェニルビニル)ビフ
ェニル(DPVBi)に青色ドーパントである出光興産
(株)製「IDE102」をドープしたものであり、電子輸送
層17dは、背面電極18からの電子を発光層17cへ
送る働きを有するアルキレート有機物であるトリキノリ
ノレートアルミニウム(Alq3)からなるものである。
The organic layer 17 comprises a hole injection layer 17a, a hole transport layer 17b, a light emitting layer 17c and an electron transport layer 17d (see FIG. 3). The hole injection layer 17 a is a phenol organic compound having a function of taking holes from the transparent electrode 16 such as copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), and the hole transport layer 17 a.
b is 4,4'-bis [N- (1-naphthyl) -N-phenyl-amino] biphenyl (NPD), which is an amine-based organic substance having a function of sending the holes to the light emitting layer 17c, and the light emitting layer 17c is a host. 4,4'-bis (2,2'-diphenylvinyl) biphenyl (DPVBi) is a blue dopant "IDE102" manufactured by Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., and the electron transport layer 17d is a back electrode. It is composed of triquinolinolate aluminum (Alq3) which is an alkylate organic substance having a function of sending electrons from 18 to the light emitting layer 17c.

【0015】陰極端子15は、第一の導電層19と第二
の導電層20とを有しており、背面電極18と導通して
いる。第一の導電層19は、背面電極18と同一の材
料、即ちアルミニウム(Al)からなるものであり、背面
電極18及び第二の導電層20に導通している。第二の
導電層20は、透明電極16と同一の材料、即ちIZO
からなるものであり、背面電極16及び第一の導電層1
9に導通している。第二の導電層20は第一の導電層1
9を覆うように積層形成されているが、第二の導電層2
0には矩形のコンタクトホール20aが設けられてお
り、このコンタクトホール20aで背面電極18と第一
の導電層20が導通している。
The cathode terminal 15 has a first conductive layer 19 and a second conductive layer 20, and is electrically connected to the back electrode 18. The first conductive layer 19 is made of the same material as the back electrode 18, that is, aluminum (Al), and is electrically connected to the back electrode 18 and the second conductive layer 20. The second conductive layer 20 is made of the same material as the transparent electrode 16, that is, IZO.
The back electrode 16 and the first conductive layer 1
It is conducted to 9. The second conductive layer 20 is the first conductive layer 1
The second conductive layer 2 is formed so as to cover 9
0 is provided with a rectangular contact hole 20a, and the back electrode 18 and the first conductive layer 20 are electrically connected to each other through the contact hole 20a.

【0016】本実施形態は、陰極端子15の第一の導電
層19が背面電極18と同材料(アルミニウム)からな
るため、陰極端子15と背面電極18のコンタクト抵抗
が小さく、背面電極18と透明電極18の間に印加され
る電圧が低くなる虞がないため、所望の発光輝度が得ら
れる。
In this embodiment, since the first conductive layer 19 of the cathode terminal 15 is made of the same material (aluminum) as the back electrode 18, the contact resistance between the cathode terminal 15 and the back electrode 18 is small and the back electrode 18 is transparent. Since there is no possibility that the voltage applied between the electrodes 18 becomes low, a desired light emission brightness can be obtained.

【0017】なお、本実施形態の第一の導電層19はア
ルミニウムからなるものであったが、例えばモリブデン
(Mo)またはクロム(Cr)であっても良い。また、透明
電極16及び第二の導電層20はIZOからなるもので
あったが、例えばITOであっても良い。また、第二の
導電層20はコンタクトホール20aを有し、第一の導
電層19及び背面電極18に接触するものであったが、
第二の導電層20は少なくとも第一の導電層19に接触
していれば良く、必ずしも背面電極18に接触していな
くとも良い。
Although the first conductive layer 19 of this embodiment is made of aluminum, it may be made of molybdenum (Mo) or chromium (Cr). Although the transparent electrode 16 and the second conductive layer 20 are made of IZO, they may be made of ITO, for example. Further, the second conductive layer 20 has a contact hole 20a and is in contact with the first conductive layer 19 and the back electrode 18,
The second conductive layer 20 has only to be in contact with at least the first conductive layer 19, and need not necessarily be in contact with the back electrode 18.

【0018】また、有機電界発光素子12に積層体14
を覆う封止ガラス等の封止部材を設けても良い。また、
本実施形態はドットマトリクス型の有機電界発光素子1
2であったが、例えばセグメント型の有機電界発光素子
にも本発明を適用できることは言うまでもない。
In addition, the organic electroluminescent element 12 has a laminated body 14
A sealing member such as sealing glass for covering the above may be provided. Also,
The present embodiment is a dot matrix type organic electroluminescent device 1
However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to, for example, a segment type organic electroluminescence device.

【0019】[0019]

【発明の効果】本発明は、基板と、少なくとも第一の電
極と発光層と第二の電極とを有し前記基板に積層される
積層体と、前記第二の電極に接続される陰極端子と、を
有する電界発光素子であって、前記陰極端子は、前記第
二の電極に導通する第一の導電層と、前記第一の導電層
に積層され前記第一の導電層に導通する第二の導電層
と、からなるものであり、陰極端子と背面電極のコンタ
クト抵抗を低減することにより、高輝度発光が可能にな
る。
The present invention provides a substrate, a laminate having at least a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode and laminated on the substrate, and a cathode terminal connected to the second electrode. And a first conductive layer that is conductive to the second electrode, and the cathode terminal is laminated to the first conductive layer and is conductive to the first conductive layer. And a second conductive layer. By reducing the contact resistance between the cathode terminal and the back electrode, high-luminance light emission is possible.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】 本発明の実施形態を示す断面図。FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】 同上実施形態を示す正面図。FIG. 2 is a front view showing the embodiment.

【図3】 同上実施形態を示す有機層の拡大断面図。FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an organic layer showing the embodiment.

【図4】 従来例を示す断面図。FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a conventional example.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

13 基板 14 積層体 15 陰極端子 16 透明電極(第一の電極) 17c 発光層 18 背面電極(第二の電極) 19 第一の導電層 20 第二の導電層 20a コンタクトホール 13 board 14 laminate 15 Cathode terminal 16 Transparent electrode (first electrode) 17c light emitting layer 18 Back electrode (second electrode) 19 First conductive layer 20 Second conductive layer 20a contact hole

Claims (6)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 基板と、少なくとも第一の電極と発光層
と第二の電極とを有し前記基板に積層される積層体と、
前記第二の電極に接続される陰極端子と、を有する電界
発光素子であって、 前記陰極端子は、前記第二の電極に導通する第一の導電
層と、前記第一の導電層に積層され前記第一の導電層に
導通する第二の導電層と、からなることを特徴とする電
界発光素子。
1. A substrate, a laminate having at least a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode, the laminate being laminated on the substrate,
An electroluminescent element having a cathode terminal connected to the second electrode, wherein the cathode terminal is laminated on the first conductive layer and a first conductive layer electrically connected to the second electrode. And a second conductive layer electrically connected to the first conductive layer.
【請求項2】 前記第二の導電層は、酸化物を含むこと
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の電界発光素子。
2. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the second conductive layer contains an oxide.
【請求項3】 前記第二の電極は、金属からなることを
特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の電界発光素
子。
3. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the second electrode is made of metal.
【請求項4】 前記第二の導電層は、前記第一の電極と
同材料からなることを特徴とする請求項1,請求項2ま
たは請求項3に記載の電界発光素子。
4. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the second conductive layer is made of the same material as the first electrode.
【請求項5】 前記第一の導電層は、前記第二の電極と
同材料からなることを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項4
の何れかに記載の電界発光素子。
5. The first conductive layer is made of the same material as that of the second electrode, according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The electroluminescent element according to any one of 1.
【請求項6】 前記第二の導電層は、前記第二の電極と
前記第一の導電層を導通させるコンタクトホールを有す
ることを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項5の何れかに記
載の電界発光素子。
6. The second conductive layer according to claim 1, wherein the second conductive layer has a contact hole for electrically connecting the second electrode and the first conductive layer. Electroluminescent device.
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