ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE, AND ORGANIC THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

• US 20080106191A1
• Filed: 08/23/2007
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: KAWASE, Takeo
• Granted Patent: US 8,553,312 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/844 Encapsulations
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/846 comprising getter material or desiccants
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one organic light-emitting element covered by group H10K50/00
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/8722 Peripheral sealing arrangements, e.g. adhesives, sealants
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/873 Encapsulations

Abstract

An electronic device includes a substrate, a functional element formed on the substrate, an electrolytic element provided on at least one of a side of the substrate on which the functional element is formed and a side of the substrate opposite to the side on which the functional element is formed, configured including a solid-state electrolyte layer and a pair of electrodes for holding the solid-state electrolyte layer in between, and capable of applying electrolysis to water, and a sealing member for sealing the functional element and the electrolytic element.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a substrate,

a functional element formed on the substrate;

an electrolytic element provided on at least one of a side of the substrate on which the functional element is formed and a side of the substrate opposite to the side on which the functional element is formed, configured including a solid-state electrolyte layer and a pair of electrodes for holding the solid-state electrolyte layer in between, and capable of applying electrolysis to water; and

a sealing member for sealing the functional element and the electrolytic element.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the functional element includes an organic material layer.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the functional element includes an oxide semiconductor layer.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the functional element and the electrolytic element are stacked on the same side of the substrate.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein out of the pair of electrodes forming the electrolytic element, a cathode is disposed facing to the functional element side, and an anode is disposed facing to an opposite side to the functional element side.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the anode is provided with a gas-permeable hole.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate and the sealing member are formed of a resin material.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the solid-state electrolyte layer is formed of a polymeric electrolyte material.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the polymeric electrolyte material includes a sulfonic acid group.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein at least a part of hydrogen composing the polymeric electrolyte material is substituted by fluorine.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a material of the pair of electrodes forming the electrolytic element includes one of platinum and palladium.

12. An organic electroluminescence device comprising:

a substrate,

an organic electroluminescence element including an organic material layer formed on the substrate;

an electrolytic element provided on at least one of a side of the substrate on which the organic electroluminescence element is formed and a side of the substrate opposite to the side on which the organic electroluminescence element is formed, configured including a solid-state electrolyte layer and a pair of electrodes for holding the solid-state electrolyte layer in between, and capable of applying electrolysis to water; and

a sealing member for sealing the organic electroluminescence element and the electrolytic element.

13. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 12, wherein

the organic electroluminescence element includes a transparent electrode and a reflective electrode disposed across a light emitting layer from each other, and

the electrolytic element is stacked on the organic electroluminescence element on the side to which the reflective electrode is provided.

14. An organic thin film semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate,

an organic thin film transistor including an organic material layer formed on the substrate;

an electrolytic element provided on at least one of a side of the substrate on which the organic thin film transistor is formed and a side of the substrate opposite to the side on which the organic thin film transistor is formed, configured including a solid-state electrolyte layer and a pair of electrodes for holding the solid-state electrolyte layer in between, and capable of applying electrolysis to water; and

a sealing member for sealing the organic thin film transistor and the electrolytic element.

15. The organic thin film semiconductor device according to claim 14, wherein the electrolytic element is disposed on a side of the substrate opposite to the side on which the organic thin film transistor is provided.