JP2000182782A - Organic light emitting element - Google Patents

Organic light emitting element

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JP2000182782A
JP2000182782A JP35712298A JP35712298A JP2000182782A JP 2000182782 A JP2000182782 A JP 2000182782A JP 35712298 A JP35712298 A JP 35712298A JP 35712298 A JP35712298 A JP 35712298A JP 2000182782 A JP2000182782 A JP 2000182782A
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Koichi Takayama
浩一 高山
Akio Ogawa
昭雄 小川
Yasuyuki Kawakami
康之 川上
Shinichi Tanaka
進一 田中
Yuki Komatsu
悠紀 小松
Yukitoshi Jinde
行俊 甚出
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce reverse bias current as much as possible by providing a metal electrode formed by depositing CaF2 and Al separately on an electron injection layer. SOLUTION: An organic light emitting element has a lamination structure constructed of thin films of a hole injection layer 22, a bole carrying layer 23, a light emitting layer 24, an electron injection layer 25, and a metal electrode 26 layered in this order on a glass board 20, on which a thin film of ITO 21 serving as a positive electrode is formed. The metal electrode 26 is formed by depositing CaF2 and Al on the electron injection layer 25. In this case, a film of CaF2 with a thickness of about 6 Å is deposited, and then, Al is deposited until the film thickness becomes about 1500 Å. In this way, the metal electrode 26 can be constructed very easily. Use of the metal electrode 26 reduces reverse bias current very low within a voltage range of 0-20 V, while a light emitting element with an easily formed metal electrode film can be provided.

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】この発明は、有機化合物の積
層構成からなる有機発光素子に関する。
The present invention relates to an organic light emitting device having a laminated structure of an organic compound.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】図10は有機発光素子の一例を示す簡略
図である。図示するように、この有機発光素子は、IT
O11を薄膜形成したガラス基板10の上に、ホ−ル注
入層12、ホ−ル輸送層13、発光層14、電子注入層
15、金属電極16が順次薄膜形成された積層構成とな
っている。
2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is a simplified diagram showing an example of an organic light emitting device. As shown in the figure, this organic light-emitting device has an IT
A hole injection layer 12, a hole transport layer 13, a light-emitting layer 14, an electron injection layer 15, and a metal electrode 16 are laminated on a glass substrate 10 on which a thin film of O11 is formed. .

【0003】また、ITO11はインジウムすず酸化物
で膜形成された陽極側の透明電極で、発光層14の発光
を高い光透過率で取り出すことができる。さらに、金属
電極16はMg(マグネシウム)とAg(銀)とを蒸着
によって膜形成した陰極側の電極であり、この金属電極
16はMgとAgとを別々の蒸着源によって同時に蒸着
し薄膜形成される。
[0003] The ITO 11 is a transparent electrode on the anode side formed of indium tin oxide, and can emit light from the light emitting layer 14 with high light transmittance. Further, the metal electrode 16 is a cathode-side electrode in which Mg (magnesium) and Ag (silver) are formed by vapor deposition, and the metal electrode 16 is formed by depositing Mg and Ag simultaneously by separate vapor deposition sources and forming a thin film. You.

【0004】上記した有機発光素子は、ITO11と金
属電極16とに直流電圧を印加することにより、ITO
11から注入されるホ−ルがホ−ル注入層12、ホ−ル
輸送層13を経て発光層14に送られる。また、金属電
極16から注入される電子が電子注入層15を経て発光
層14に送られる。発光層14ではホ−ルと電子とを再
結合させ、この再結合によって電気−光変換が行なわ
れ、その発光がITO11側より射出される。
[0004] The above-mentioned organic light-emitting device is constructed by applying a DC voltage to the ITO 11 and the metal electrode 16 to thereby form the ITO.
The hole injected from 11 is sent to the light emitting layer 14 via the hole injection layer 12 and the hole transport layer 13. Further, electrons injected from the metal electrode 16 are sent to the light emitting layer 14 via the electron injection layer 15. In the light emitting layer 14, the hole and the electron are recombined, and the recombination performs an electro-optical conversion, and the light emission is emitted from the ITO 11 side.

【0005】その他の有機発光素子としては、発光層1
4が電子注入層15を兼ねるように構成されたもの、ま
た、ホ−ル注入層12がホ−ル輸送層13を兼ねる構成
のものなどがある。
[0005] Other organic light emitting devices include a light emitting layer 1
There is a structure in which the electron injection layer 4 also functions as the electron injection layer 15, and a structure in which the hole injection layer 12 also functions as the hole transport layer 13.

【0006】[0006]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】金属電極16をMg、
Agによって膜形成した上記の有機発光素子は、ドット
マトリックスを作製すると、クロスト−クが生ずると言
う素子の機能上の問題がある。これは、金属電極16に
プラス、ITO11にマイナスの電圧をかけたときに流
れる電流、いわゆる逆バイアス電流が多いためである。
The metal electrode 16 is made of Mg,
The organic light-emitting device formed of Ag as a film has a functional problem that a crosstalk occurs when a dot matrix is formed. This is because a large amount of current flows when a plus voltage is applied to the metal electrode 16 and a minus voltage is applied to the ITO 11, that is, a so-called reverse bias current.

【0007】また、このような有機発光素子は、Mg、
Agなどの2種類の金属を、その比率を調整しながら蒸
着し、金属電極16として膜形成するため、金属電極1
6の膜形成が難しく、その結果、発光素子の生産とコス
トの面で不利となっている。
In addition, such an organic light emitting device includes Mg,
In order to form a film as the metal electrode 16 by depositing two kinds of metals such as Ag while adjusting the ratio thereof,
6 is difficult to form, which is disadvantageous in terms of the production and cost of the light emitting device.

【0008】本発明は上記した実情にかんがみ、逆バイ
アス電流を可能なるかぎり少なくすると共に、金属電極
の膜形成を容易にした有機発光素子を提案することを目
的とする。
In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to propose an organic light emitting device in which a reverse bias current is reduced as much as possible and a metal electrode film is easily formed.

【0009】[0009]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記した目的を達成する
ため、本発明は、有機化合物の積層構成からなる少なく
ともホ−ル注入層、発光層、電子注入層を有する有機発
光素子に関する。そして、この発明では、電子注入層に
CaF(ふっ化カルシウム)とAl(アルミニウム)
を使用した金属電極を備えた構成となっている。
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an organic light-emitting device having at least a hole injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron injection layer having a laminated structure of an organic compound. In the present invention, the electron injection layer includes CaF 2 (calcium fluoride) and Al (aluminum).
And a metal electrode using the same.

【0010】[0010]

【作用】この発明の有機発光素子は、電子注入層にCa
とAlを蒸着して金属電極を膜形成する。この場
合、CaFを蒸着した後にAlを蒸着するようにし
て、これらの金属CaFとAlを別々に蒸着する。
According to the organic light emitting device of the present invention, the electron injection layer contains Ca
A metal electrode forming a film by depositing F 2 and Al. In this case, so as to deposit Al after depositing a CaF 2, depositing these metals CaF 2 and Al separately.

【0011】これにより、従来例で示した有機発光素子
の金属電極のようなMgとAgの比率を調整しながら蒸
着成膜すると言う難しい作業を必要とせずに、容易に金
属電極を備えることができる。
Thus, it is possible to easily provide a metal electrode without the need for a difficult operation of depositing a film while adjusting the ratio of Mg and Ag as in the case of the metal electrode of the organic light emitting element shown in the conventional example. it can.

【0012】また、金属電極にCaFとAlを使用す
ることにより、逆バイアス電流を極力減少させることが
できる。なお、CaFとAlを使用した金属電極とし
ても素子特性については従来の有機発光素子に比べほと
んど変わらない。
Further, by using CaF 2 and Al for the metal electrode, the reverse bias current can be reduced as much as possible. Note that the device characteristics of a metal electrode using CaF 2 and Al are almost the same as those of a conventional organic light-emitting device.

【0013】[0013]

【発明の実施の形態】次に、本発明の一実施形態につい
て図面に沿って説明する。図1は一実施形態として示し
た有機発光素子の簡略図で、陽極電極であるITO21
を薄膜形成したガラス基板20の上に、ホ−ル注入層2
2、ホ−ル輸送層23、発光層24、電子注入層25、
金属電極26を順次薄膜形成し積層構造としてある。
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a simplified diagram of an organic light emitting device shown as one embodiment, in which ITO 21 as an anode electrode is used.
A hole injection layer 2 is formed on a glass substrate 20 on which a thin film is formed.
2, a hole transport layer 23, a light emitting layer 24, an electron injection layer 25,
The metal electrodes 26 are sequentially formed into a thin film to form a laminated structure.

【0014】また、ホ−ル注入層22にはTPD、発光
層24と電子輸送層兼用の電子注入層25にはAlQ
の有機化合物が使用してある。図2、図3にはそれらの
化合物の分子構造を示す。なお、TPDは、N,N'-diphe
nyl-N,N'-bis(3-methyl phenyl)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,
4'-diamineであり、Algは、Tris(8-hydroxyquinol
inato)Aluminum(トリス(8ヒドロキシキノリナト)ア
ルミニウム)である。
The hole injection layer 22 is made of TPD, and the light emitting layer 24 and the electron injection layer 25 also serving as an electron transport layer are made of AlQ 3.
Organic compounds are used. 2 and 3 show the molecular structures of these compounds. TPD is N, N'-diphe
nyl-N, N'-bis (3-methyl phenyl)-[1,1'-biphenyl] -4,
4'-diamine, Alg 3 is Tris (8-hydroxyquinol
inato) Aluminum (tris (8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum).

【0015】そして、この有機発光素子は、電子注入層
25にCaF(ふっ化カルシウム)とAl(アルミニ
ウム)を蒸着して薄膜形成した金属電極26となってい
る。本実施形態では、CaFを蒸着し、その膜厚を6
オングストロ−ムに形成した後に、Alを蒸着し、その
膜厚を1500オングストロ−ムに形成した金属電極2
6となっている。
The organic light emitting element is a metal electrode 26 formed by depositing CaF 2 (calcium fluoride) and Al (aluminum) on the electron injection layer 25 to form a thin film. In the present embodiment, CaF 2 is vapor-deposited,
A metal electrode 2 having a thickness of 1500 angstroms, and then having a thickness of 1500 angstroms.
It is 6.

【0016】なお、上記した金属電極26は、CaF
を2〜1000オングストロ−ムの範囲内で膜形成した
後、Alを500〜10000オングストロ−ムの範囲
内で膜形成することにより実施することが可能である。
The above-mentioned metal electrode 26 is made of CaF 2
Can be carried out by forming a film within the range of 2 to 1000 angstroms, and then forming a film of Al within the range of 500 to 10000 angstroms.

【0017】このように構成た有機発光素子は、CaF
を蒸着した後に、Alを所定の膜厚まで蒸着して金属
電極を構成することから、金属電極26の構成が極めて
容易となる。
The organic light-emitting device having the above-described structure is composed of CaF
Since the metal electrode is formed by vapor-depositing Al to a predetermined thickness after vapor-depositing No. 2 , the configuration of the metal electrode 26 becomes extremely easy.

【0018】また、金属電極26をCaFとAlによ
って形成することによって、逆バイアス電流を充分に減
少させることができる。図4はITO21をマイナス、
金属電極26をプラスとして直流電圧を印加し、逆バ
イアス電流を測定した測定結果を示す電圧−電流曲線で
ある。
Further, by forming the metal electrode 26 from CaF 2 and Al, the reverse bias current can be sufficiently reduced. Fig. 4 is minus ITO21,
6 is a voltage-current curve showing a measurement result obtained by measuring a reverse bias current by applying a DC voltage with the metal electrode 26 as a plus.

【0019】なお、実線AはCaF、Alを金属電極
26とした本実施形態の有機発光素子の特性を示し、一
点鎖線BはMg、Agを金属電極16とした従来の有機
発光素子の特性を示す。この特性図から分かるように、
本実施形態によれば、逆バイアス電圧0〜20Vの範囲
で逆バイアス電流が極めて少ない有機発光素子となる。
The solid line A shows the characteristics of the organic light emitting device of this embodiment in which CaF 2 and Al are used as the metal electrode 26, and the dashed line B shows the characteristics of the conventional organic light emitting device in which Mg and Ag are used as the metal electrode 16. Is shown. As can be seen from this characteristic diagram,
According to the present embodiment, an organic light emitting device having a very small reverse bias current in the range of a reverse bias voltage of 0 to 20 V is provided.

【0020】また、この測定では、有機発光素子の各特
性についても測定した。CaF、Alの金属電極26
を備える本実施形態の有機発光素子とMa、Agの金属
電極16を備える従来の有機発光素子とは大差がないこ
とが確認された。
In this measurement, each characteristic of the organic light emitting device was also measured. CaF 2 , Al metal electrode 26
It has been confirmed that there is no significant difference between the organic light emitting device of the present embodiment including the above and the conventional organic light emitting device including the Ma and Ag metal electrodes 16.

【0021】図5は電圧−電流曲線、図6は電流−輝度
曲線、図7は電圧−輝度曲線、図8は電圧−効率曲線、
図9は輝度−効率曲線を示す。なお、これら曲線におい
てAは本実施形態の有機発光素子の特性を、Bは従来例
の有機発光素子の特性を各々示す。これらの特性図から
分かるように、本実施形態の有機発光素子と従来例の有
機発光素子との各特性は大きく変わらないことが分かっ
た。
5 is a voltage-current curve, FIG. 6 is a current-luminance curve, FIG. 7 is a voltage-luminance curve, FIG. 8 is a voltage-efficiency curve,
FIG. 9 shows a luminance-efficiency curve. In these curves, A indicates the characteristics of the organic light emitting device of the present embodiment, and B indicates the characteristics of the organic light emitting device of the conventional example. As can be seen from these characteristic diagrams, it was found that the respective characteristics of the organic light emitting device of the present embodiment and the organic light emitting device of the conventional example were not significantly different.

【0022】以上、一実施形態について説明したが、電
子輸送層を設けた発光素子やホ−ル注入層22がホ−ル
輸送層23を兼ねた発光素子等についても同様に実施す
ることができる。
Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention can be similarly applied to a light emitting element provided with an electron transport layer, a light emitting element in which the hole injection layer 22 also serves as the hole transport layer 23, and the like. .

【0023】[0023]

【発明の効果】上記した通り、本発明の有機発光素子
は、CaFとAlとを別々に蒸着して金属電極を構成
したので、逆バイアス電流が少なく、また、金属電極の
構成が簡単となる有機発光素子となる。
As described above, in the organic light emitting device of the present invention, the metal electrode is formed by separately depositing CaF 2 and Al, so that the reverse bias current is small and the structure of the metal electrode is simple. Organic light emitting device.

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

【図1】本発明の一実施形態を示す有機発光素子の簡略
図である。
FIG. 1 is a simplified diagram of an organic light emitting device showing one embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】上記有機発光素子のホ−ル注入層を形成する有
機化合物の分子構造を示す図である。
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a molecular structure of an organic compound forming a hole injection layer of the organic light emitting device.

【図3】上記有機発光素子の発光層と電子注入層を形成
する有機化合物の分子構造を示す図である。
FIG. 3 is a view showing a molecular structure of an organic compound forming a light emitting layer and an electron injection layer of the organic light emitting device.

【図4】上記有機発光素子の逆バイアス電流を示す曲線
図である。
FIG. 4 is a curve diagram showing a reverse bias current of the organic light emitting device.

【図5】上記有機発光素子の電圧−電流曲線図である。FIG. 5 is a voltage-current curve diagram of the organic light emitting device.

【図6】上記有機発光素子の電流−輝度曲線図である。FIG. 6 is a current-luminance curve diagram of the organic light emitting device.

【図7】上記有機発光素子の電圧−輝度曲線図である。FIG. 7 is a voltage-luminance curve diagram of the organic light emitting device.

【図8】上記有機発光素子の電圧−効率曲線図である。FIG. 8 is a voltage-efficiency curve diagram of the organic light emitting device.

【図9】上記有機発光素子の輝度−効率曲線図である。FIG. 9 is a luminance-efficiency curve diagram of the organic light emitting device.

【図10】従来例として示した有機発光素子の簡略図で
ある。
FIG. 10 is a simplified diagram of an organic light emitting device shown as a conventional example.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

20 ガラス基板 21 ITO 22 ホ−ル注入層 23 ホ−ル輸送層 24 発光層 25 電子注入層 26 金属電極 Reference Signs List 20 glass substrate 21 ITO 22 hole injection layer 23 hole transport layer 24 light emitting layer 25 electron injection layer 26 metal electrode

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 川上 康之 東京都目黒区中目黒2−9−13 スタンレ −電気株式会社内 (72)発明者 田中 進一 東京都目黒区中目黒2−9−13 スタンレ −電気株式会社内 (72)発明者 小松 悠紀 東京都目黒区中目黒2−9−13 スタンレ −電気株式会社内 (72)発明者 甚出 行俊 東京都目黒区中目黒2−9−13 スタンレ −電気株式会社内 Fターム(参考) 3K007 AB05 AB18 CA01 CB01 DA00 DB03 FA01 FA03 5F041 AA21 CA45 CA83 CA88 CA98 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuyuki Kawakami 2-9-13 Stanley, Nakameguro-ku, Tokyo Metropolitan Electric Company (72) Inventor Shinichi Tanaka 2-9-13 Stanley, Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo -Inside Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yuki Komatsu 2-9-13 Stanley, Meguro-ku, Tokyo-Inside Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yukitoshi Jinde 2-9-13, Stanley, Meguro-ku, Tokyo −F term in Electric Corporation (reference) 3K007 AB05 AB18 CA01 CB01 DA00 DB03 FA01 FA03 5F041 AA21 CA45 CA83 CA88 CA98

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 有機化合物の積層構成からなる少なくと
もホ−ル注入層、発光層、電子注入層を有する有機発光
素子において、電子注入層にCaFとAlを別々に蒸
着して形成した金属電極を備えたことを特徴とする有機
発光素子。
1. An organic light-emitting device having at least a hole injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron injection layer having a laminated structure of an organic compound, wherein a metal electrode formed by separately depositing CaF 2 and Al on the electron injection layer. An organic light-emitting device comprising:
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