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Self-emitting element, display panel, display apparatus, and method of manufacturing self-emitting element

  • US 20040160165A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2003
  • Published: 08/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A self-emitting element comprising:

  • a light-emitting layer that is disposed between electrodes and that emits light upon applying a voltage between the electrodes;

    a protective layer that covers an emitting side of the light-emitting layer, forms an interface between the protective layer and an external medium, and has a thickness that allows the light emitted from the light-emitting layer to undergo total reflection at least once at the interface in an area of the light-emitting layer;

    a reflective layer that covers an opposite side, as viewed from the light-emitting layer, of the protective layer; and

    an angle changer that is disposed at a periphery of the light-emitting layer, and changes a direction of the light propagating in the protective layer so that the light is incident on the interface at less than a critical angle.

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