Organic el display and its production method

• US 20050146266A1
• Filed: 02/05/2003
• Published: 07/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited
• Inventors: Kuma, Hitoshi, Hosokawa, Chishio, Eida, Mitsuru
• Application Number:
  US10/504,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20050146266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/506
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/3026 Top emission
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/841 Self-supporting sealing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/844 Encapsulations
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/38 comprising colour filters or colour changing media [CCM]
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/871 Self-supporting sealing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/873 Encapsulations

Abstract

An organic EL device (2) and an sealing layer (3) are formed on a supporting substrate (1). The top surface (31) of the sealing layer is made repellent to ink. Ink is printed by an ink jet method to form a coloring layer (4). A flattening layer (8) is formed, and thereafter a sealing substrate (5) is bonded. Since the coloring layer (4) is not previously formed on the sealing substrate (5), no precise positioning for bonding the sealing substrate (5) to the supporting substrate (1) is needed. The viewing angle properties are enhanced since the distance between the organic EL device (2) and the coloring layer (4) can be small. Thus, there are provided an organic EL display of top emission type with a high production yield and excellent viewing angle properties and its production method.

Claims

1. An organic electroluminescence display comprising:

an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device, and

a coloring layer, formed on the sealing layer, which changes the light emitted from the organic electroluminescence device.

2. The organic electroluminescence display according to claim 1, wherein part of a surface contacting with the coloring layer of the sealing layer is repellent to ink and the coloring layer is formed on part other than the ink-repellent part.

10. The organic electroluminescence display according to claim 1, wherein the organic electroluminescence device, the sealing layer and the coloring layer are laminated on a supporting substrate in this order and further sealed.

3. An organic electroluminescence display comprising:

an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device, and

a coloring layer, formed on the sealing layer, which changes the light emitted from the organic electroluminescence device, the coloring layer being formed in concave parts of the sealing layer.

4. The organic electroluminescence display according to claim 3, wherein rise parts are provided inside the organic electroluminescence device in a non-opening area, and

the sealing layer has convex parts formed by the rise parts in the non-opening area, the concave parts being areas between the convex parts.

5. The organic electroluminescence display according to claim 3, wherein rise parts are provided on the organic electroluminescence device in a non-opening area, and

the sealing layer has convex parts formed by the rise parts in the non-opening area, the concave parts being areas between the convex parts.

6. An organic electroluminescence display comprising:

an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device, and

a coloring layer, formed on the sealing layer, which changes the light emitted from the organic electroluminescence device, the coloring layer being ink-permeable layers included in an ink-receiving layer formed on the sealing layer.

7. An organic electroluminescence display comprising:

an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device and containing an ultraviolet-ray shading material, and

a coloring layer, formed on the sealing layer, which changes the light emitted from the organic electroluminescence device.

8. An organic electroluminescence display comprising:

an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

an ultraviolet-ray reflecting multi-layer film formed on the sealing layer, and

a coloring layer, formed on the multi-layer film, which changes the light emitted from the organic electroluminescence device.

9. An organic electroluminescence display comprising:

an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

a polymer containing an ultraviolet-ray absorber, provided on the sealing layer, and

a coloring layer, formed on the polymer containing an ultraviolet-ray absorber, which changes the light emitted from the organic electroluminescence device.

11. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

imparting ink-repellency to part of a surface of the sealing layer, and

applying ink on a surface of the sealing layer other than the ink-repellent part to form a coloring layer.

12. The method for producing an organic electroluminescence display according to claim 11, wherein ink-repellency is imparted by fluorine plasma treatment.

13. The method for producing an organic electroluminescence display according to claim 11, wherein ink-repellency is imparted by application of a fluorine polymer or a silicone polymer.

19. The method for producing an organic electroluminescence display according to claim 11, wherein the coloring layer is formed by an ink jet method.

23. The method for producing an organic electroluminescence display according to claim 11, wherein the organic electroluminescence device, the sealing layer and the coloring layer are formed on a supporting substrate, and then

a sealing substrate is adhered with the supporting substrate.

14. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming rise parts in a non-opening area on the organic electroluminescence device,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device on the rise parts, and

forming a coloring layer in concave parts of the sealing layer, the concave parts being defined between convex parts formed by the rise parts.

15. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming rise parts in a non-opening area above an under electrode,

forming an organic electroluminescence medium and an upper electrode on the rise parts to form an organic electroluminescence device with the organic luminescence medium held between the under and the upper electrodes,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device thereon, and

forming a coloring layer in concave parts of the sealing layer, the concave parts being defined between convex parts formed by the rise parts.

16. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

forming concave parts by selectively removing a surface of the sealing layer in a non-opening area, and

forming a coloring layer in the concave parts of the sealing layer.

17. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

forming concave parts by using a plain pattern which surrounds a non-opening area of the sealing layer in lattice (igeta) form, and

forming a coloring layer in the concave parts of the sealing layer.

18. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

forming an ink-receiving layer on the sealing layer, and

forming a coloring layer by penetrating ink at certain positions of the ink-receiving layer.

20. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming a sealing layer containing an ultraviolet-ray shading material, which seals the organic electroluminescence device, and

forming a coloring layer on the sealing layer by ultraviolet-ray photolithography.

21. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

forming an ultraviolet-ray reflecting multi-layer film on the sealing layer, and

forming a coloring layer on the multi-layer film by ultraviolet-ray photolithography.

22. A method for producing an organic electroluminescence display comprising:

forming an organic electroluminescence device which emits light,

forming a sealing layer sealing the organic electroluminescence device,

applying a polymer containing an ultraviolet-ray absorber on a top surface of the sealing layer, and

forming a coloring layer on the polymer containing an ultraviolet-ray absorber by ultraviolet-ray photolithography.