CN108886849B - Sealing agent for organic EL display element and method for producing sealing agent for organic EL display element - Google Patents

Sealing agent for organic EL display element and method for producing sealing agent for organic EL display element Download PDF

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CN108886849B
CN108886849B CN201780020277.2A CN201780020277A CN108886849B CN 108886849 B CN108886849 B CN 108886849B CN 201780020277 A CN201780020277 A CN 201780020277A CN 108886849 B CN108886849 B CN 108886849B
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Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which can be easily applied by an ink jet method, has excellent low outgassing properties, and can provide an organic EL display element having excellent reliability. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing the sealant for organic EL display elements. The present invention is a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, and which has a viscosity of 5 to 50 mPas at 25 ℃, a surface tension of 15 to 35mN/m at 25 ℃, and a water content of 1000ppm or less at 25 ℃ after being left to stand for 24 hours in an environment of 25 ℃, 50% RH.

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Sealing agent for organic EL display element and method for producing sealing agent for organic EL display element
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which can be easily applied by an ink jet method, has excellent low outgassing property, and can provide an organic EL display element having excellent reliability. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the sealing agent for an organic EL display element.
Background
An organic electroluminescence (organic EL) display element has a laminate structure in which an organic light emitting material layer is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes facing each other, and electrons are injected from one electrode into the organic light emitting material layer, and holes are injected from the other electrode into the organic light emitting material layer, whereby the electrons and the holes are combined in the organic light emitting material layer and light is emitted. Since the organic EL display element emits light in this manner, the organic EL display element has advantages of being excellent in visibility, being capable of being thinned, and being capable of dc low-voltage driving, as compared with a liquid crystal display element or the like that requires a backlight.
The organic light-emitting material layer and the electrode constituting the organic EL display device have a problem that their characteristics are easily deteriorated by moisture, oxygen, or the like. Therefore, in order to obtain a practical organic EL display element, it is necessary to isolate the organic light emitting material layer and the electrode from the atmosphere to achieve a long life. Patent document 1 discloses a method of sealing an organic light emitting material layer and an electrode of an organic EL display element with a laminated film of a silicon nitride film and a resin film formed by a CVD method. Here, the resin film has an effect of preventing the organic layer and the electrode from being pressed by internal stress of the silicon nitride film.
In the method of sealing with a silicon nitride film disclosed in patent document 1, the organic light emitting material layer may not be completely covered when the silicon nitride film is formed due to unevenness on the surface of the organic EL display element, adhesion of foreign matter, occurrence of cracks due to internal stress, and the like. If the coverage based on the silicon nitride film is incomplete, moisture penetrates through the silicon nitride film and enters into the organic light emitting material layer.
As a method for preventing moisture from entering into the organic light emitting material layer, patent document 2 discloses a method of alternately depositing an inorganic material film and a resin film, and patent documents 3 and 4 disclose a method of forming a resin film on an inorganic material film.
As a method for forming a resin film, there is a method in which a sealant is applied to a substrate by an ink jet method and then cured. If a coating method based on such an ink jet method is used, a resin film can be uniformly formed at high speed. However, in the case where the sealant is made to have a low viscosity so as to be suitable for application by an ink-jet method, there are problems in that: the organic EL display device is not sufficiently prevented from being immersed in moisture due to outgassing or in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, and the reliability of the obtained organic EL display device is deteriorated.
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Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2000-223264
Patent document 2: japanese Kohyo publication No. 2005-522891
Patent document 3: japanese patent laid-open No. 2001-307873
Patent document 4: japanese patent laid-open No. 2008-149710
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which can be easily applied by an ink jet method, has excellent low outgassing properties, and can provide an organic EL display element having excellent reliability. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing the sealant for organic EL display elements.
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The present invention 1 is a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, and which has a viscosity of 5 to 50mPa · s at 25 ℃, a surface tension of 15 to 35mN/m at 25 ℃, and a water content of 1000ppm or less at 25 ℃ after being left to stand for 24 hours in an environment of 25 ℃ and 50% rh.
The present invention 2 is a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which is used for coating by an inkjet method, and which contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, and which has a water content of 1000ppm or less at 25 ℃ after being left to stand for 24 hours in an environment of 25 ℃, 50% rh.
The present invention is described in detail below. The sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention is referred to as "the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention" for the common matters of the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention and the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention 2.
The present inventors have further studied the case where the water content is in a specific range for a sealant for an organic EL display element having excellent ink-jet coatability. As a result, they found that: the present inventors have completed the present invention by obtaining a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which can be easily applied by an ink jet method, has excellent low outgassing properties, and can obtain an organic EL display element having excellent reliability.
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention can be applied by a non-heating type ink jet method or by a heating type ink jet method as an ink jet method.
In the present specification, the "non-heating type ink jet method" is a method of performing ink jet coating at a coating head temperature of less than 28 ℃, and the "heating type ink jet method" is a method of performing ink jet coating at a coating head temperature of 28 ℃ or higher.
The heating type ink jet method may use an ink jet coating head equipped with a heating mechanism. By mounting the heating mechanism on the inkjet application head, viscosity and surface tension can be reduced when the sealing agent for the organic EL display element is discharged.
Examples of the inkjet application head having the heating mechanism mounted thereon include KM1024 series manufactured by KONICA MINOLTA; SG1024 series manufactured by Fuji Film Dimatix, inc., and the like.
When the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention is used for the application by the heating inkjet method, the heating temperature of the application head is preferably in the range of 28 to 80 ℃. By setting the heating temperature of the coating head within this range, the viscosity of the sealant for an organic EL display element is prevented from increasing over time, and the discharge stability is further improved.
The lower limit of the viscosity of the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention 1 is 5mPa · s, and the upper limit of the viscosity is 50mPa · s. When the viscosity is within this range, the coating can be performed satisfactorily by an ink jet method.
In the present specification, the viscosity is a value measured at 25 ℃ and 100rpm using an E-type viscometer.
The viscosity of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention when applied by the non-heating inkjet method has a preferred lower limit of 5mPa · s and a preferred upper limit of 20mpa · s. When the viscosity is in this range, the ink can be favorably applied by a non-heating type ink jet method. The viscosity of the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention when applied by the non-heating inkjet method is more preferably 8mPa · s at the lower limit, more preferably 169pa · s at the upper limit, still more preferably 10mPa · s at the lower limit, and still more preferably 13mpa · s at the upper limit.
On the other hand, the viscosity of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention used for the application by the heating inkjet method has a preferred lower limit of 10mPa · s and a preferred upper limit of 50mpa · s. When the viscosity is in this range, the coating can be favorably performed by the heating inkjet method. The viscosity of the organic EL display element sealant of the present invention used for the application by the heating inkjet method has a more preferable lower limit of 20mPa · s and a more preferable upper limit of 40mpa · s.
The lower limit of the surface tension of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention 1 is 15mN/m, and the upper limit is 35mN/m. When the surface tension is in this range, the coating can be favorably performed by an ink jet method. The surface tension preferably has a lower limit of 20mN/m, a preferred upper limit of 30mN/m, a more preferred lower limit of 22mN/m, and a more preferred upper limit of 28mN/m.
The surface tension of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element according to the present invention 2 has a preferred lower limit of 15mN/m and a preferred upper limit of 35mN/m. When the surface tension is in this range, the ink can be applied favorably by an ink jet method. The surface tension is more preferably 20mN/m in lower limit, more preferably 30mN/m in upper limit, still more preferably 22mN/m in lower limit, and still more preferably 28mN/m in upper limit.
The surface tension is a value measured by the Wilhelmy method at 25 ℃ using a dynamic wettability tester.
The sealant for organic EL display elements of the present invention has a water content of 1000ppm or less at 25 ℃ after being left to stand for 24 hours in an environment of 25 ℃ and 50% RH. By setting the water content to 1000ppm or less, the reliability of the obtained organic EL display element becomes excellent. The upper limit of the water content is preferably 800ppm, and more preferably 300ppm.
The water content is most preferably 0ppm.
The water content can be measured using a Karl Fischer apparatus under the conditions of an environment of 25 ℃ and 50% RH. The moisture content was measured with respect to the sealant which was left standing for 24 hours and within 30 minutes.
The viscosity, the surface tension and the water content can be set to the above ranges by selecting the species of the polymerizable compound, the polymerization initiator and other components optionally contained, which will be described later, and adjusting the content ratio. Further, by mixing the components of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element and then performing dehydration treatment, the water content can be easily set to 1000ppm or less.
The present invention also provides a method for producing a sealant for an organic EL display element, the method comprising: and a dehydration step in which the mixture containing the polymerizable compound and the polymerization initiator and/or the thermosetting agent is exposed to an environment of 10 to 100 ℃ and 0.1MPa or less for 15 minutes or longer.
The lower limit of the temperature in the dehydration step is preferably 20 ℃ and the upper limit thereof is preferably 80 ℃.
The dehydration step is preferably performed for 20 minutes or more.
In the method for producing the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention, other than the dehydration step, examples of the method for dehydrating the sealant for an organic EL display element include a method using a dehydrating agent.
Specific examples of the method of using the dehydrating agent include: a method of flowing a sealant for an organic EL display element into a column filled with a dehydrating agent at a flow rate of about 2.5 liters per hour; a method of adding a dehydrating agent to the organic EL display element sealing agent, stirring the mixture, standing the mixture for about 12 hours, and removing the dehydrating agent by filtration or the like.
Examples of the dehydrating agent include molecular sieves, alumina, calcium chloride, calcium oxide, magnesium perchlorate, anhydrous magnesium sulfate, phosphorus oxide (V), anhydrous potassium carbonate, silica gel, sodium hydroxide, anhydrous sodium sulfate, and zinc chloride. Among them, a molecular sieve is preferable because of its excellent drying ability.
The sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention contains a polymerizable compound.
The polymerizable compound is preferably a compound containing 20 to 90 parts by weight of an oxygen atom in a molecule in a proportion of 30% or less based on 100 parts by weight of the entire polymerizable compound.
The present inventors have studied using, as a polymerizable compound, a compound having a high content of oxygen atoms in a molecule, such as a compound having a polyoxyalkylene skeleton in its main chain, for the purpose of making a sealant suitable for application by an ink jet method and making the sealant have a low viscosity. However, when a compound having a large content of oxygen atoms in the molecule is used, the following problems arise: when the obtained organic EL display device is exposed to a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, dark spots and the like are generated, and the reliability is liable to deteriorate. Thus, the present inventors have found, as a result of intensive studies: by using the compound having a content of oxygen atoms in the molecule of 30% or less as the polymerizable compound so as to have a specific content, it is possible to easily achieve both ink jet coatability and reliability of the obtained organic EL display element.
The compound having a content of oxygen atoms in the molecule of 30% or less preferably has a content of oxygen atoms in the molecule of 25% or less, more preferably 20% or less.
Further, the lower limit of the content of the compound having a content of oxygen atoms in the molecule of 30% or less in 100 parts by weight of the entire polymerizable compound is more preferably 30 parts by weight, and the upper limit is more preferably 70 parts by weight.
As the polymerizable compound, a radical polymerizable compound or a cation polymerizable compound can be used.
The radical polymerizable compound is preferably a (meth) acrylic compound.
The (meth) acrylic compound may be a monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound, may be a polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound, or may be used in combination with the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound.
In the present specification, the "(meth) acrylic" refers to an acrylic or methacrylic, the "(meth) acrylic compound" refers to a compound having a (meth) acryloyl group, and the "(meth) acryloyl group" refers to an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group.
The monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound preferably has a cationically polymerizable group from the viewpoint of low outgassing property and the like.
Examples of the cationically polymerizable group include a vinyl ether group, an epoxy group, an oxetane group, an allyl ether group, a vinyl group, and a hydroxyl group.
Specific examples of the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound include 3, 4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl (meth) acrylate, glycidyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl glycidyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (2-vinyloxyethoxy) ethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-ethyl-3- (meth) acryloyloxymethyloxetane, allyl (meth) acrylate, methoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, methoxytriethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, ethoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, ethoxytriethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, and 2- (2-vinyloxyethoxy) ethyl (meth) acrylate. Among them, 3, 4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate glycidyl ether, and 2- (2-ethyleneoxyethoxy) ethyl (meth) acrylate are preferable.
In the present specification, the "(meth) acrylate" refers to an acrylate or a methacrylate.
When the polymerizable compound contains the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound, the content of the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound in 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound is preferably 20 parts by weight at the lower limit, and is preferably 80 parts by weight at the upper limit. When the content of the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound is in this range, the obtained sealant for an organic EL display element is more excellent in low outgassing property and the like. A more preferable lower limit of the content of the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound is 30 parts by weight, and a more preferable upper limit is 60 parts by weight.
From the viewpoint of ink-jet coatability, the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound preferably has a polyoxyalkylene skeleton in the main chain. Among these, when a compound having a large content of oxygen atoms in the molecule is used as described above, the reliability of the obtained organic EL display device is liable to deteriorate, and therefore, when a polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound having a polyoxyalkylene skeleton in the main chain is used, it is preferable to adjust the content thereof. That is, the content of the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound having a polyoxyalkylene skeleton in the main chain is preferably adjusted so that the content of the compound having an oxygen atom content ratio in the molecule of 30% or less falls within the above range.
The polyoxyalkylene skeleton is preferably a skeleton in which oxyalkylene units are present in a row of 2 to 6.
Examples of the oxyalkylene unit constituting the polyoxyalkylene skeleton include an oxyethylene unit and an oxypropylene unit.
From the viewpoint of ink-jet coatability and the like, the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound is preferably a structure having a carbon chain with few branches, and more preferably a linear structure.
Specific examples of the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound include diethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, triethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, tetraethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, dipropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, tripropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, tetrapropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, polytetramethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, and the like. Among them, tetraethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate is preferable.
When the polymerizable compound contains the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound, the lower limit of the content of the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound in 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound is preferably 20 parts by weight, and the upper limit is preferably 80 parts by weight. When the content of the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound is in this range, the obtained sealing agent for an organic EL display element is more excellent in ink-jet coatability and the like. A more preferable lower limit and a more preferable upper limit of the content of the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound are 30 parts by weight and 60 parts by weight, respectively.
When the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound and the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound are used in combination, the content ratio of the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound to the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound is preferably a monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound in terms of a weight ratio: multifunctional (meth) acrylic compounds = 7: 3 to 3: 7. By setting the content ratio of the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound to the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound in this range, the obtained sealing agent for an organic EL display element can be more excellent in ink jet coatability and the like. The content ratio of the monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound to the polyfunctional (meth) acrylic compound is more preferably a monofunctional (meth) acrylic compound in terms of a weight ratio: multifunctional (meth) acrylic = 6: 4 to 4: 6.
Examples of the cationically polymerizable compound include an epoxy compound, an oxetane compound, and a vinyl ether compound.
Examples of the epoxy compound include bisphenol a type epoxy resins, bisphenol E type epoxy resins, bisphenol F type epoxy resins, bisphenol S type epoxy resins, bisphenol O type epoxy resins, 2' -diallylbisphenol a type epoxy resins, alicyclic epoxy resins, hydrogenated bisphenol type epoxy resins, propylene oxide-added bisphenol a type epoxy resins, resorcinol type epoxy resins, biphenyl type epoxy resins, thioether type epoxy resins, diphenyl ether type epoxy resins, dicyclopentadiene type epoxy resins, naphthalene type epoxy resins, phenol novolac type epoxy resins, O-cresol novolac type epoxy resins, dicyclopentadiene novolac type epoxy resins, biphenol novolac type epoxy resins, naphthol novolac type epoxy resins, glycidyl amine type epoxy resins, alkyl polyol type epoxy resins, rubber modified epoxy resins, glycidyl ester compounds, 1, 6-hexanediol diglycidyl ether, and the like. Among them, an alicyclic epoxy resin is preferable.
Examples of the commercially available products of the alicyclic epoxy resin include CELLOXIDE 2000, CELLOXIDE 2021P, CELLOXIDE 2081, CELLOXIDE 3000, and CELLOXIDE 8000 (all manufactured by Dailol corporation); sansocizer EPS (New Nippon chemical industry Co., ltd.), and the like.
Examples of the oxetane compound include allyloxybetane, phenoxymethyloxetane, 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane, 3-ethyl-3- (phenoxymethyl) oxetane, 3-ethyl-3- ((2-ethylhexyloxy) methyl) oxetane, 3-ethyl-3- ((3- (triethoxysilyl) propoxy) methyl) oxetane, 3-ethyl-3- (((3-ethyloxetan-3-yl) methoxy) methyl) oxetane, oxetanylsilsesquioxane, phenol novolak oxetane, 1, 4-bis (((3-ethyl-3-oxetan) methoxy) methyl) benzene, and the like.
Examples of the vinyl ether compound include benzyl vinyl ether, cyclohexanedimethanol monovinyl ether, dicyclopentadiene vinyl ether, 1, 4-butanediol divinyl ether, cyclohexanedimethanol divinyl ether, diethylene glycol divinyl ether, triethylene glycol divinyl ether, dipropylene glycol divinyl ether, tripropylene glycol divinyl ether, and the like.
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention contains a polymerization initiator.
As the polymerization initiator, a photo radical polymerization initiator, a thermal radical polymerization initiator, a photo cation polymerization initiator, and a thermal cation polymerization initiator can be suitably used depending on the kind of the polymerizable compound used, and the like.
Examples of the photo radical polymerization initiator include benzophenone-based compounds, acetophenone-based compounds, acylphosphine oxide-based compounds, titanocene-based compounds, oxime ester-based compounds, benzoin ether-based compounds, benzil, and thioxanthone-based compounds.
Examples of commercially available products among the photo radical polymerization initiators include IRGACURE184, IRGACURE369, IRGACURE379, IRGACURE651, IRGACURE819, IRGACURE907, IRGACURE2959, IRGACURE oxe01, and Lucirin TPO (both manufactured by BASF); benzoin methyl ether, benzoin ethyl ether, benzoin isopropyl ether (all manufactured by Tokyo chemical industries Co., ltd.), and the like.
Examples of the thermal radical polymerization initiator include thermal radical polymerization initiators formed from azo compounds, organic peroxides, and the like.
Examples of the azo compound include 2,2' -azobis (2, 4-dimethylvaleronitrile) and azobisisobutyronitrile.
Examples of the organic peroxide include benzoyl peroxide, ketone peroxide, peroxyketal, hydrogen peroxide, dialkyl peroxide, peroxyester, diacyl peroxide, and peroxydicarbonate.
Examples of commercially available products among the thermal radical polymerization initiators include VPE-0201, VPE-0401, VPE-0601, VPS-0501, VPS-1001, and V-501 (all manufactured by Wako pure chemical industries, ltd.).
The photo cation polymerization initiator is not particularly limited as long as it generates a protonic acid or a lewis acid by light irradiation, and may be an ionic photo acid type or a nonionic photo acid type.
Examples of the anionic moiety of the above-mentioned ionic photoacid generator type photocationic polymerization initiator include BF 4 - 、PF 6 - 、SbF 6 - Or (BX) 4 ) - (wherein X represents a phenyl group substituted with at least 2 or more fluorine groups or trifluoromethyl groups).
Examples of the ionic photoacid generator type photo-cationic polymerization initiator include aromatic sulfonium salts, aromatic iodonium salts, aromatic diazonium salts, aromatic ammonium salts, and (2, 4-cyclopentadien-1-yl) ((1-methylethyl) benzene) -Fe salts having the above-mentioned anionic moiety.
Examples of the aromatic sulfonium salt include bis (4- (diphenylsulfonium) phenyl) sulfide bishexafluoroantimonate, bis (4- (diphenylsulfonium) phenyl) sulfide bistetrafluoroborate, bis (4- (diphenylsulfonium) phenyl) sulfide tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, diphenyl-4- (phenylthio) phenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, diphenyl-4- (phenylthio) phenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, diphenyl-4- (phenylthio) phenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate, diphenyl-4- (phenylthio) phenylsulfonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, triphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate, triphenylsulfonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, bis (4- (2-hydroxyethoxy)) phenylsulfonium) phenyl) sulfide bishexafluoroantimonate, bis (4- (2-hydroxyethoxy)) phenylsulfoxonium) phenyl) sulfide, tris (4- (4-acetylphenyl) thiophenyl) sulfonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, and the like.
Examples of the aromatic iodonium salt include diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate, diphenyliodonium hexafluoroantimonate, diphenyliodonium tetrafluoroborate, diphenyliodonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, bis (dodecylphenyl) iodonium hexafluorophosphate, bis (dodecylphenyl) iodonium hexafluoroantimonate, bis (dodecylphenyl) iodonium tetrafluoroborate, bis (dodecylphenyl) iodonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, 4-methylphenyl-4- (1-methylethyl) phenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate, 4-methylphenyl-4- (1-methylethyl) phenyliodonium hexafluoroantimonate, 4-methylphenyl-4- (1-methylethyl) phenyliodonium tetrafluoroborate, and 4-methylphenyl-4- (1-methylethyl) phenyliodonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate.
Examples of the aromatic diazonium salt include phenyldiazonium hexafluorophosphate, phenyldiazonium hexafluoroantimonate, phenyldiazonium tetrafluoroborate, and phenyldiazonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate.
Examples of the aromatic ammonium salt include 1-benzyl-2-cyanopyridinium hexafluorophosphate, 1-benzyl-2-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate, 1-benzyl-2-cyanopyridinium tetrafluoroborate, 1-benzyl-2-cyanopyridinium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, 1- (naphthylmethyl) -2-cyanopyridinium hexafluorophosphate, 1- (naphthylmethyl) -2-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate, 1- (naphthylmethyl) -2-cyanopyridinium tetrafluoroborate, and 1- (naphthylmethyl) -2-cyanopyridinium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate.
Examples of the (2, 4-cyclopentadien-1-yl) ((1-methylethyl) benzene) -Fe salt include (2, 4-cyclopentadien-1-yl) ((1-methylethyl) benzene) -Fe (II) hexafluorophosphate, (2, 4-cyclopentadien-1-yl) ((1-methylethyl) benzene) -Fe (II) hexafluoroantimonate, (2, 4-cyclopentadien-1-yl) ((1-methylethyl) benzene) -Fe (II) tetrafluoroborate, and (2, 4-cyclopentadien-1-yl) ((1-methylethyl) benzene) -Fe (II) tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate.
Examples of the nonionic photoacid-generating type photocationic polymerization initiator include nitrobenzyl esters, sulfonic acid derivatives, phosphoric acid esters, phenolsulfonic acid esters, diazonaphthoquinones, and N-hydroxyimide sulfonic acid salts.
Examples of commercially available products among the above-mentioned photo cation polymerization initiators include DTS-200 (manufactured by Green chemical Co., ltd.); UVI6990 and UVI6974 (both manufactured by Union Carbide Co., ltd.); SP-150 and SP-170 (both manufactured by ADEKA Co., ltd.); FC-508, FC-512 (both 3M); IRGACURE261, IRGACURE290 (both manufactured by BASF corporation); PI2074 (Rhodia).
As the above-mentioned thermal cationic polymerization initiator, there may be mentioned those having an anionic moiety represented by BF 4 - 、PF 6 - 、SbF 6 - Or (BX) 4 ) - (wherein X represents a phenyl group substituted with at least 2 or more fluorine groups or trifluoromethyl groups), sulfonium salts, phosphonium salts, ammonium salts, and the like. Among them, sulfonium salts and ammonium salts are preferable.
Examples of the sulfonium salt include triphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate and triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate.
Examples of the phosphonium salts include ethyltriphenylphosphonium hexafluoroantimonate, tetrabutylphosphonium hexafluoroantimonate and the like.
Examples of the above ammonium salt include dimethylphenyl (4-methoxybenzyl) ammonium hexafluorophosphate, dimethylphenyl (4-methoxybenzyl) ammonium hexafluoroantimonate, dimethylphenyl (4-methoxybenzyl) ammonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, dimethylphenyl (4-methylbenzyl) ammonium hexafluorophosphate, dimethylphenyl (4-methylbenzyl) ammonium hexafluoroantimonate, dimethylphenyl (4-methylbenzyl) ammonium hexafluorotetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, methylphenyldibenzylammonium hexafluorophosphate, methylphenyldibenzylammonium hexafluoroantimonate, methylphenyldibenzylammonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, phenyltribenzylammonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, dimethylphenyl (3, 4-dimethylbenzyl) ammonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, N-dimethyl-N-benzylanilinium hexafluoroantimonate, N-diethyl-N-benzylanilinium tetrafluoroborate, N-dimethyl-N-benzylpyridinium hexafluoroantimonate, N-diethyl-N-benzylpyridinium trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, and the like.
Examples of commercially available products among the above thermal cationic polymerization initiators include San-Aid SI-60, san-Aid SI-80, san-Aid SI-B3A and San-Aid SI-B4 (all manufactured by Sanxin chemical industries Co., ltd.); CXC1612 and CXC1821 (both King Industries, ltd.), and the like.
The lower limit of the content of the polymerization initiator is preferably 0.01 part by weight, and the upper limit is preferably 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound. When the content of the polymerization initiator is 0.01 parts by weight or more, the obtained sealing agent for an organic EL display element is more excellent in curability. By setting the content of the polymerization initiator to 10 parts by weight or less, the curing reaction of the obtained sealant for an organic EL display element is not excessively accelerated, the workability is more excellent, and the cured product can be more uniform. The lower limit of the content of the polymerization initiator is more preferably 0.05 part by weight, and the upper limit is more preferably 5 parts by weight.
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention may contain a sensitizer. The sensitizer has the effect of further improving the polymerization initiation efficiency of the polymerization initiator and further promoting the curing reaction of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention.
Examples of the sensitizer include thioxanthone compounds such as 2, 4-diethylthioxanthone; 2, 2-dimethoxy-1, 2-diphenylethan-1-one, benzophenone, 2, 4-dichlorobenzophenone, methyl o-benzoylbenzoate, 4 '-bis (dimethylamino) benzophenone, 4-benzoyl-4' -methyldiphenyl sulfide and the like.
The content of the sensitizer is preferably 0.01 part by weight or less, and more preferably 3 parts by weight or more, based on 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound. The sensitizing effect can be further exhibited by setting the content of the sensitizing agent to 0.01 part by weight or more. By setting the content of the sensitizer to 3 parts by weight or less, light can be transmitted to a deep portion without excessive absorption. A more preferable lower limit of the content of the sensitizer is 0.1 part by weight, and a more preferable upper limit is 1 part by weight.
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention may contain a silane coupling agent. The silane coupling agent has an effect of improving the adhesion of the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention to a substrate or the like.
Examples of the silane coupling agent include 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, and 3-isocyanatopropyltrimethoxysilane. These silane coupling agents may be used alone, or two or more of them may be used in combination.
The preferable lower limit of the content of the silane coupling agent is 0.1 part by weight and the preferable upper limit is 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound. When the content of the silane coupling agent is in this range, the effect of improving the adhesion can be further enhanced while suppressing bleeding of the excess silane coupling agent. The lower limit of the content of the silane coupling agent is more preferably 0.5 part by weight, and the upper limit is more preferably 5 parts by weight.
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention may further contain a surface modifier within a range not to impair the object of the present invention. By containing the surface modifier, the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention can be provided with flatness of a coating film.
Examples of the surface modifier include a surfactant and a leveling agent.
Examples of the surface modifier include silicone-based surface modifiers, fluorine-based surface modifiers, and the like.
Examples of commercially available products among the above surface modifiers include BYK-340, BYK-345 (both BYK-Chemie JAPAN Co.), surflon S-611 (AGC Seimi Chemical Co., ltd.).
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention may contain a solvent for the purpose of adjusting viscosity or the like, but there is a concern that problems such as deterioration of the organic light emitting material layer or degassing occur due to the remaining solvent, and therefore, it is preferable that no solvent is contained or the content of the solvent is 0.05 wt% or less.
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention may contain various known additives such as a reinforcing agent, a softening agent, a plasticizer, a viscosity modifier, an ultraviolet absorber, and an antioxidant, as required.
Examples of the method for producing the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention include a method of mixing a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and an additive such as a silane coupling agent, which is added as needed, using a mixer such as a homomixer, a universal mixer, a planetary mixer, a kneader, or a three-roll mill.
The lower limit of the total light transmittance of the cured product of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention at a wavelength of 380 to 800nm is preferably 80%. By setting the total light transmittance to 80% or more, the optical characteristics of the obtained organic EL display device become more excellent. A more preferred lower limit of the total light transmittance is 85%.
The total light transmittance can be measured using a spectrometer such as an AUTOMATIC HAZE matrix MODEL TC = III DPK (manufactured by tokyo electric color corporation).
Further, if the cured product used for the measurement of the total light transmittance is a photocurable sealing agent, the sealing agent can be irradiated with, for example, 3000mJ/cm by an LED lamp 2 365nm, or a thermosetting sealing agent, for example, at 80 deg.CHeated for 1 hour.
The sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention preferably has a transmittance at 400nm of 85% or more in terms of an optical path length of 20 μm after irradiating a cured product with ultraviolet light for 100 hours. By setting the transmittance after 100 hours of ultraviolet irradiation to 85% or more, the transparency is increased, the loss of light emission is reduced, and the color reproducibility is further improved. The lower limit of the transmittance after 100 hours of the ultraviolet irradiation is more preferably 90%, and still more preferably 95%.
As the light source for irradiating the ultraviolet ray, a conventionally known light source such as a xenon lamp or a carbon arc lamp can be used.
Further, if the cured product used for the measurement of the transmittance after the irradiation with ultraviolet light for 100 hours is a photocurable sealing agent, the sealing agent can be irradiated with, for example, 3000mJ/cm by an LED lamp 2 365nm, or a thermosetting sealing agent, for example, by heating at 80 ℃ for 1 hour.
The sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention preferably has a moisture permeability of 100g/m under a thickness condition of 100 μm measured by exposing a cured product to an environment of 85 ℃ and 85 RH for 24 hours in accordance with JIS Z0208 2 The following. By setting the above moisture permeability to 100g/m 2 Hereinafter, the effect of preventing the occurrence of dark spots due to the arrival of moisture at the organic light-emitting material layer becomes more excellent, and the reliability of the resulting organic EL display element becomes more excellent.
In addition, if the determination of the moisture permeability of the cured product is a photocurable sealant, can be used by using an LED lamp to the sealant irradiation of 3000mJ/cm 2 365nm, or a thermosetting sealing agent, for example, by heating at 80 ℃ for 1 hour.
Further, in the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention, when the cured product is exposed to an environment of 85 ℃ and 85% RH for 24 hours, the water content of the cured product is preferably less than 0.5%. When the water content of the cured product is less than 0.5%, the effect of preventing the organic light-emitting material layer from being deteriorated by the water in the cured product becomes more excellent, and the reliability of the obtained organic EL display element becomes more excellent. The upper limit of the water content of the cured product is more preferably 0.3%.
Examples of the method for measuring the water content include a method of obtaining the water content by the karl fischer method in accordance with JIS K7251, a method of obtaining the weight gain after water absorption in accordance with JIS K7209-2, and the like.
Further, if the cured product used for the measurement of the water content is a photocurable sealing agent, the sealing agent can be irradiated with, for example, 3000mJ/cm using an LED lamp 2 365nm, or a thermosetting sealing agent, for example, by heating at 80 ℃ for 1 hour.
The sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention 1 can be suitably used for coating by an ink-jet method, and the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention 2 can be used for coating by an ink-jet method.
Examples of a method for producing an organic EL display element using the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention include a method comprising the following steps: a step of applying the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention to a substrate by an inkjet method; and curing the applied sealing agent for the organic EL display element by light irradiation and/or heating.
In the step of applying the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention to a substrate, the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention may be applied to the entire surface of the substrate or may be applied to a part of the substrate. The shape of the sealing portion of the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention formed by coating is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape capable of protecting a laminate having an organic light emitting material layer from an external gas, and may be a shape that completely covers the laminate, may be a pattern that is closed at the peripheral portion of the laminate, or may be a pattern that is a shape in which a part of an opening is provided at the peripheral portion of the laminate.
Curing the sealant for organic EL display element by light irradiationThe sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention can be obtained by irradiating a light having a wavelength of 300 to 400nm and a cumulative light amount of 300 to 3000mJ/cm 2 Is well cured.
Examples of the light source used for irradiating the organic EL display element sealant of the present invention with light include a low-pressure mercury lamp, a medium-pressure mercury lamp, a high-pressure mercury lamp, an ultrahigh-pressure mercury lamp, an excimer laser, a chemical lamp, a black light lamp, a microwave-excited mercury lamp, a metal halide lamp, a sodium lamp, a halogen lamp, a xenon lamp, an LED lamp, a fluorescent lamp, sunlight, and an electron beam irradiation device. These light sources may be used alone, or two or more kinds may be used in combination.
These light sources can be appropriately selected according to the absorption wavelength of the photo-radical polymerization initiator or photo-cation polymerization initiator.
Examples of the means for irradiating the sealing agent for an organic EL display element of the present invention with light include simultaneous irradiation with various light sources, sequential irradiation with a time difference, and combined irradiation of simultaneous irradiation and sequential irradiation, and any irradiation means can be used.
The cured product obtained by the step of curing the sealing agent for an organic EL display element by light irradiation and/or heating may be further covered with an inorganic material film.
As the inorganic material constituting the inorganic material film, conventionally known inorganic materials can be used, and examples thereof include silicon nitride (SiN) x ) Silicon oxide (SiO) x ) And so on. The inorganic material film may be composed of 1 layer, or a plurality of layers may be laminated. The laminate may be covered with the inorganic material film and the resin film formed from the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention alternately and repeatedly.
The method of manufacturing the organic EL display device may include the steps of: a step of bonding the substrate coated with the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention (hereinafter, also referred to as "one substrate") to the other substrate.
The substrate (hereinafter, also referred to as "one substrate") to which the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention is applied may be a substrate on which a laminate having an organic light-emitting material layer is formed, or may be a substrate on which the laminate is not formed.
When the one substrate is a substrate on which the laminate is not formed, the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention may be applied to the one substrate so that the laminate can be protected from external air when the other substrate is bonded. That is, the entire surface of the portion to be the position of the laminate may be coated when the other substrate is bonded, or the sealant portion may be formed in a pattern that closes the shape in which the portion to be the position of the laminate is completely housed when the other substrate is bonded.
The step of curing the sealant for organic EL display elements by light irradiation and/or heating may be performed before the step of bonding the one substrate and the other substrate, or may be performed after the step of bonding the one substrate and the other substrate.
In the case where the step of curing the sealant for organic EL display elements by light irradiation and/or heating is performed before the step of bonding the one substrate and the other substrate, the pot life of the sealant for organic EL display elements of the present invention is preferably 1 minute or more from the time of light irradiation and/or heating until the curing reaction proceeds and bonding is not possible. By setting the usable time to 1 minute or more, curing does not progress excessively before the one base material and the other base material are bonded, and a higher adhesive strength can be obtained.
In the step of bonding the one substrate and the other substrate, a method of bonding the one substrate and the other substrate is not particularly limited, and bonding is preferably performed in a reduced pressure atmosphere.
The lower limit of the degree of vacuum in the reduced pressure atmosphere is preferably 0.01kPa, and the upper limit is preferably 10kPa. By setting the degree of vacuum in the reduced-pressure atmosphere to this range, it takes no longer time to reach a vacuum state from the viewpoint of airtightness of a vacuum apparatus and the capability of a vacuum pump, and bubbles in the sealant for an organic EL display element of the present invention when the one substrate and the other substrate are bonded can be removed more effectively.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
The present invention can provide a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which can be easily applied by an ink jet method, has excellent low outgassing property, and can provide an organic EL display element having excellent reliability. Further, according to the present invention, a method for producing the sealant for organic EL display elements can be provided.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
(examples 1 to 7 and comparative examples 1 to 4)
The materials were uniformly stirred and mixed at a stirring speed of 3000rpm using a homodispersion type stirring mixer (manufactured by Primix, "homo plastic L type") in accordance with the mixing ratio described in table 1, thereby producing each of the organic EL display element sealants of examples 1 to 7 and comparative examples 1 to 4. The sealing agents for organic EL display elements obtained in examples 1 to 5 and comparative examples 1 and 2 were stirred and mixed, and then subjected to a dehydration step of exposing the mixture to an atmosphere of 50 ℃ and 0.1MPa for 30 minutes.
The viscosities measured at 25 ℃ and 100rpm with an E-type VISCOMETER (manufactured by eastern industries, inc., "visible TV-22") and the surface tensions measured at 25 ℃ with a dynamic wettability tester (manufactured by RHESCA, inc., "WET-6100") for the respective sealants for organic EL display elements obtained in examples and comparative examples are shown in table 1.
Further, 10g of each of the organic EL display element sealants obtained in examples and comparative examples was charged into a Hi-Bessel container, and left to stand in a constant temperature and humidity apparatus at 25 ℃ and 50% rh for 24 hours, and then the water content of each of the organic EL display element sealants was measured at 25 ℃ and 50% rh using a karl fisher apparatus. BHB-160 (manufactured by Ningplasma vessels) was used as the Hi-Bessel vessel, and MKC-710S (manufactured by Kyoto electronics industries, ltd.) was used as the Karl Fischer apparatus. The water content was measured with respect to the sealant just after the sealant was taken out from the constant temperature and humidity apparatus (within 30 minutes) after standing for 24 hours. The results are shown in Table 1.
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The following evaluations were made for each of the organic EL display element sealants obtained in examples and comparative examples. The results are shown in Table 1.
In each of the evaluations of the ink ejection property, the wetting and diffusing property, and the reliability of the organic EL display element, IJH-30 (IJT corporation) was used as an ink jet coating head, and ink jet coating was performed without heating (head temperature 25 ℃).
(1) Ink-jet coatability
(1-1) ink jet ejectability
The respective organic EL display element sealants obtained in examples and comparative examples were applied to alkali-free glass (asahi glass, "AN 100") cleaned with alkali, using AN inkjet discharge apparatus (manufactured by microdot, "NanoPrinter 500"), at a drop volume of 30 picoliters. The case where the liquid droplets were normally ejected from the ink jet nozzles and landed on the substrate was marked as "o", and the case where the liquid droplets were not normally ejected was marked as "x", and the ink ejection performance was evaluated.
(1-2) wetting and diffusing Property
The respective organic EL display element sealants obtained in examples 1 to 7 and comparative examples 3 and 4 were applied to alkali-cleaned alkali-free glass (manufactured by asahi glass, "AN 100") at a rate of 5 m/sec and at a pitch of 500 μm in a drop amount of 30 picoliters using AN ink jet apparatus (manufactured by microsoft corporation, "NanoPrinter 500"). The diameter of the droplet on the alkali-free glass 10 minutes after the application was measured, and the wet diffusibility was evaluated by marking the case where the droplet diameter was 150 μm or more as "O", the case where the droplet diameter was 50 μm or more and less than 150 μm as "Δ", and the case where the droplet diameter was less than 50 μm as "X".
(2) Low degassing property
Gas chromatograph using headspace method (manufactured by JEOL Ltd.)And "JMS-Q1050 GC"), the degassing generated during heating of the cured products of the organic EL display element sealants obtained in examples 1 to 7 and comparative examples 3 and 4 was measured. Each organic EL display element was coated with 100mg of the sealant to a thickness of 300 μm by an applicator. Next, 3000mJ/cm was irradiated with an LED lamp 2 Curing the sealant with 365nm ultraviolet rays, filling the cured sealant into a vial for headspace, sealing the vial, heating at 100 ℃ for 30 minutes, and measuring the generated gas by headspace method.
The gas generated was evaluated for low outgassing, and the gas was rated as "O" when it was less than 300ppm, as "Δ" when it was 300ppm or more and less than 500ppm, and as "X" when it was 500ppm or more.
(3) Reliability of organic EL display element
(3-1) production of substrate having laminate comprising organic light-emitting Material layer
Is coated on a glass substrate (25 mm in length, 25mm in width and 0.7mm in thickness)
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The thickness of (3) is such that an ITO electrode is formed into a film, and the film is used as a substrate. The substrate was ultrasonically cleaned with acetone, an aqueous alkali solution, ion-exchanged water, and isopropyl alcohol for 15 minutes, then cleaned with boiling isopropyl alcohol for 10 minutes, and further pretreated with a UV-ozone cleaner (NL-UV 253, manufactured by japan laser electronics).
Subsequently, the substrate was fixed to a substrate holder of a vacuum deposition apparatus, 200mg of N, N '-bis (1-naphthyl) -N, N' -diphenylbenzidine (. Alpha. -NPD) was charged into a bisque-fired crucible, and tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq) was charged into another bisque-fired crucible 3 ) 200mg, the pressure in the vacuum chamber was reduced to 1X 10 -4 Pa is up to. Thereafter, the crucible containing the alpha-NPD is heated to cause the alpha-NPD to react with the molten metal
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Is deposited on a substrate at a deposition rate to form a film with a thickness of
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The hole transport layer of (1). Then, will be charged with Alq 3 Is heated in a crucible to
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The deposition rate of (2) is set to a film thickness
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The organic light emitting material layer of (1). Thereafter, the substrate on which the hole transport layer and the organic light-emitting material layer were formed was transferred to another vacuum deposition apparatus, and 200mg of lithium fluoride was charged into a tungsten resistance heating boat in the vacuum deposition apparatus, and 1.0g of an aluminum wire was charged into another tungsten boat. Thereafter, the pressure in the evaporator of the vacuum evaporation apparatus was reduced to 2 × 10 -4 Pa, and fluorinating lithium with
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Is deposited at a deposition rate of
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Then, aluminum is added
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At a rate of film formation of
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The inside of the evaporator was returned to normal pressure by nitrogen gas, and the substrate on which the laminate having 10mm × 10mm organic light-emitting material layers was disposed was taken out.
(3-2) covering based on inorganic Material film A
A mask having an opening of 13mm × 13mm was provided so as to cover the entire laminate in the resulting substrate on which the laminate was disposed, and the inorganic material film a was formed by a plasma CVD method.
The plasma CVD method was performed under the following conditions: siH is used as the raw material gas 4 Gas and nitrogen at respective flow rates of SiH 4 The RF power was set to 10W (frequency: 2.45 GHz) and the chamber temperature was set to 1 sccm for gas 10sccm and nitrogen 200sccmThe pressure in the chamber was set at 0.9Torr at 00 ℃.
The thickness of the inorganic material film a formed is about 1 μm.
(3-3) formation of resin protective film
The obtained substrate was pattern-coated with each of the organic EL display element sealants obtained in examples 1 to 7 and comparative examples 3 and 4 using an inkjet discharge apparatus (manufactured by microdot, "NanoPrinter 500").
Thereafter, using an LED lamp, 3000mJ/cm was irradiated 2 Ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 365nm, curing the sealing agent for the organic EL display element, thereby forming a resin protective film.
(3-4) covering based on inorganic Material film B
After the formation of the resin protective film, a mask having openings of 12mm × 12mm was provided so as to cover the entire resin protective film, and the inorganic material film B was formed by a plasma CVD method, thereby obtaining an organic EL display element.
The plasma CVD method is performed under the same conditions as the above-mentioned "(3-2) covering with the inorganic material film a".
The thickness of the inorganic material film B formed was about 1 μm.
(3-5) light-emitting State of organic EL display element
The organic EL display device thus obtained was exposed to an atmosphere of 85 ℃ and 85% humidity for 100 hours, and then a voltage of 3V was applied thereto, and the light emission state (presence or absence of dark spots and extinction around pixels) of the organic EL display device was visually observed. The display performance of the organic EL display element was evaluated by marking "o" for the case where light was uniformly emitted without dark spots or peripheral extinction, marking "Δ" for the case where a slight decrease in luminance was observed without dark spots or peripheral extinction, and marking "x" for the case where dark spots or peripheral extinction were observed.
[ Table 1]
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In order to confirm the effect of the viscosity of the sealing agent for organic EL display elements on the ink-jet coatability in the non-heating type ink-jet method and the heating type ink-jet method, the following experiment was performed. The results are shown in Table 2.
(Experimental example 1)
The respective materials were uniformly stirred and mixed at a stirring speed of 3000rpm in a mixing ratio shown in table 2 using a homodispersion type stirring mixer (manufactured by Primix, "homo polymer L type"), and then subjected to a dehydration step of exposing the mixture to an atmosphere of 50 ℃ and 0.1MPa for 30 minutes, thereby producing a sealant for an organic EL display element.
The obtained sealing agent for organic EL display element was measured for viscosity at 25 ℃ and 100rpm using an E-type VISCOMETER (manufactured by eastern industries, ltd. "VISCOMETER TV-22") and for surface tension at 25 ℃ using a dynamic wettability tester (manufactured by RHESCA, manufactured by "WET-6100").
Further, 10g of the obtained sealing agent for organic EL display elements was charged into a Hi-Bessel container, allowed to stand in a constant temperature and humidity apparatus at 25 ℃ and 50% RH for 24 hours, and then the water content of the sealing agent for organic EL display elements was measured at 25 ℃ and 50% RH using a Karl Fischer apparatus. BHB-160 (manufactured by Ningplasma vessels) was used as the Hi-Bessel vessel, and MKC-710S (manufactured by Kyoto electronics industries, ltd.) was used as the Karl Fischer apparatus. The water content was measured with respect to the sealant just after the sealant was taken out from the constant temperature and humidity apparatus (within 30 minutes) after standing for 24 hours.
The obtained organic EL display element sealant was applied to alkali-cleaned alkali-free glass (manufactured by asahi glass, "AN 100") in a drop amount of 30 picoliters using AN ink jet apparatus (manufactured by microsoft corporation, "NanoPrinter 500"). The case where the liquid droplets were normally ejected from the ink jet nozzles and landed on the substrate was marked as "o", and the case where the liquid droplets were not normally ejected was marked as "x", and the ink ejection performance was evaluated. The ink jet coating head used was IJH-30 (IJT corporation), and the ink jet coating was performed without heating (the head temperature was 25 ℃).
(Experimental example 2)
The same sealant for organic EL display elements as the sealant produced in experimental example 1 was prepared.
Ink jet ejection performance was evaluated in the same manner as in experimental example 1, except that IJH-30 (IJT corporation) was used as an ink jet coating head, and ink jet coating was performed while heating (head temperature 60 ℃).
[ Table 2]
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Industrial applicability
The present invention can provide a sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which can be easily applied by an ink jet method, has excellent low outgassing properties, and can provide an organic EL display element having excellent reliability. Further, according to the present invention, a method for producing the sealant for organic EL display elements can be provided.

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1. A sealing agent for an organic EL display element, characterized by containing a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a silicone-based surface modifier or a fluorine-based surface modifier,
the polymerizable compound contains 20 to 90 parts by weight of an alicyclic epoxy resin and/or an oxetane compound having a content of oxygen atoms in a molecule of 30% or less based on 100 parts by weight of the whole polymerizable compound,
the organic EL display element sealing agent has a viscosity of 5 to 40 mPas at 25 ℃, a surface tension of 15 to 30mN/m at 25 ℃, and a water content of 1000ppm or less at 25 ℃ after being left to stand for 24 hours in an environment of 25 ℃ and 50% RH.
2. A sealing agent for an organic EL display element, which is used for coating by an ink-jet method,
the sealant for organic EL display elements contains a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a silicone surface modifier or a fluorine surface modifier,
the polymerizable compound contains 20 to 90 parts by weight of an alicyclic epoxy resin and/or an oxetane compound having a content of oxygen atoms in a molecule of 30% or less based on 100 parts by weight of the entire polymerizable compound,
the organic EL display element sealing agent has a water content of 1000ppm or less at 25 ℃ after being left to stand for 24 hours in an environment of 25 ℃ and 50% RH.
3. The sealant for an organic EL display element according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polymerizable compound contains 30 to 90 parts by weight of an alicyclic epoxy resin and/or an oxetane compound having a content of an oxygen atom in a molecule of 30% or less, based on 100 parts by weight of the entire polymerizable compound.
4. The sealant for an organic EL display element according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a content of the solvent is 0.05 wt% or less.
5. The sealant for an organic EL display element according to claim 4, which is free from a solvent.
6. A method for producing the sealant for an organic EL display element according to claim 1,2, 3,4 or 5,
the method comprises the following steps: and a dehydration step in which the mixture containing the polymerizable compound and the polymerization initiator and/or the thermosetting agent is exposed to an environment of 10 to 100 ℃ and 0.1MPa or less for 15 minutes or longer.
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