JP2009218225A - Organic el device, and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic EL device improved in apparent resolution from a viewpoint of a human visual system, and thereby enabling excellent display without further drastically narrowing, for instance, pixel pitches; and an electronic apparatus equipped with the same. <P>SOLUTION: The organic EL device includes a luminous layer between electrodes. Sub pixels S constituting dots of the luminous layer consist of three colors of red, green and blue; an arrangement pattern P of the sub pixels S has one or a plurality of blue sub pixels B as a central pattern C, on both sides of which, red sub pixels R and green sub pixels G are respectively arranged; and the red sub pixels R and the green sub pixels G respectively arranged on both the sides are arranged at point-symmetric positions by using a center point O of the central pattern as a center. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an organic EL device and an electronic device including the organic EL device.

  Currently, it is indispensable to perform color display in display devices. When performing color display, the dots (sub-pixels) that are normally the minimum display units are dots that exhibit each color of red (R), green (G), and blue (B), that is, red dots, green dots, blue dots A set of three dots. These three dots are defined as one pixel (pixel), which is the minimum unit for color display.

By the way, as the arrangement of dots (sub-pixels) constituting such a pixel, a stripe arrangement as shown in FIG. 16A, a mosaic arrangement as shown in FIG. 16B, and a dot arrangement as shown in FIG. Such a delta arrangement is conventionally known.
In addition, an arrangement in which dots (cells) exhibiting red (R), green (G), and blue (B) colors are combined in a matrix of 4 dots (cells), and one pixel is constituted by these 4 dots (cells). It is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  By the way, the above-described stripe arrangement, mosaic arrangement, delta arrangement, and arrangement in which 4 dots (cells) are combined in a substantially matrix form are basically made to simplify the control for driving each dot. Is. In particular, with regard to the stripe arrangement, mosaic arrangement, and delta arrangement, red, green, and blue are arranged in substantially the same amount so that each color has the same amount for one pixel, thereby simplifying the driving method. It has become.

However, from an ergonomic point of view, it is inappropriate for the human visual system to configure one pixel so that red, green, and blue are the same amount, that is, the ability to identify human colors. Is in the photosensory organ in the macular area of the eye, and there are three types of retinal cones that serve as optical sensors: S, L, and M, blue, red, and green, respectively. Looking at the photomicrograph of the macula, the retinal cones are stained so that they can be distinguished from each other. If there are 10 red and green retinal cones, the average number of blue retinal cones is 1, so the ratio of retinal cones is red: green: blue = 10: 10: 1. Yes.
Accordingly, it is understood that the detailed information (resolution) is detected (visually recognized) exclusively in red and green, and the blue retinal cone is a color identification element but not a detailed information reading element.

  In addition, with regard to the arrangement in which 4 dots (cells) are combined in a substantially matrix shape, for example, blue pixels can be increased. However, this technique is also basically used for facilitating drive control. Is difficult to increase. Furthermore, this technology is a technology applied to display screens such as plasma displays, CRTs (Cathode Ray Tubes), liquid crystal displays, fluorescent display tubes, electroluminescent displays, and light emitting diode displays. In recent years, however, attention has been paid to organic EL devices as color display devices, but the above technique does not give any consideration to application to organic EL devices.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to increase the apparent resolution from the viewpoint of the human visual system, and thereby, for example, better without significantly reducing the pixel pitch or the like. Another object is to provide an organic EL device and an electronic device equipped with the organic EL device, which enable easy display.

To achieve the above object, an organic EL device according to the present invention includes a plurality of subpixels arranged in a first direction and the first direction in an organic EL device having subpixels including red and green. A plurality of subpixels arranged in a second direction constitute a logical pixel, and a plurality of subpixels arranged in the first direction and a plurality of subpixels arranged in the second direction The position where the sub-pixel intersects is the center of the logical pixel, and among the red sub-pixel and the green sub-pixel in the first logical pixel, the first color sub-pixel having a small number is the first logical pixel. The second color pixel is arranged at the center of the logic pixel, and the first color subpixel located in the first logic pixel is arranged to be shared by the second logic pixel. In the center, among the first of the said red subpixel in the logical pixel green sub-pixel, it is characterized by the large number of second color sub-pixels are arranged.
The organic EL device further includes a blue sub-pixel, and the number of the blue sub-pixels in each logical pixel is the same as the number of the sub-pixels arranged at the center of each logical pixel. It is characterized by being.
In the organic EL device, the center pattern is arranged so that an arrangement pattern of the sub-pixels is symmetric with respect to a center point of the center pattern with one or more of the blue sub-pixels as a center pattern. The red sub-pixel and the green sub-pixel are arranged on both sides of each of the two.
The organic EL device is characterized in that the sub-pixel is formed in a rectangular shape, and the central pattern is formed by two blue sub-pixels.
Further, in the organic EL device having the light emitting layer between the electrodes, the subpixels constituting the dots of the light emitting layer are composed of three colors of red, green, and blue, and the arrangement pattern of the subpixels is the blue color. One or more of the sub-pixels are set as a central pattern, red sub-pixels and green sub-pixels are arranged on both sides thereof, and red sub-pixels and green sub-pixels arranged on both sides of the sub-pixels, It is characterized by being arranged at a point-symmetrical position with the central point of the central pattern as the center.

  According to this organic EL device, the arrangement pattern of the sub-pixels is, in particular, a blue sub-pixel as a central pattern, and a red sub-pixel and a green sub-pixel are arranged symmetrically on both sides thereof, By constructing one pixel with more subpixels instead of just three subpixels of red, green, and blue, the apparent resolution can be reduced without significantly reducing the pixel pitch, etc. It is possible to raise. Therefore, good display can be performed, which can improve quality, stabilize quality, improve yield, and the like.

In the organic EL device, the sub-pixel may be formed in a rectangular shape, and the central pattern may be formed by two blue sub-pixels.
In this way, it is possible to easily form sub-pixels for each color by applying a conventional stripe arrangement or mosaic arrangement.

Further, in the organic EL device, the sub-pixel is formed in a rectangular shape, and the central pattern is formed by one blue sub-pixel, and the blue sub-pixel is longer than the other color sub-pixels. It may be formed.
Even in this case, it is possible to easily form sub-pixels of each color by applying a conventional stripe arrangement or mosaic arrangement, and to form blue sub-pixels with a coarser pitch than sub-pixels of other colors. be able to.

Further, in the organic EL device, the central pattern is formed by one square blue subpixel, and the arrangement pattern is such that the red and green subpixels are in blue relative to the blue subpixel, respectively. The sub-pixels may be arranged with the side of the sub-pixel as a boundary line, and an arrangement pattern including the blue sub-pixel, the red sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel may be formed in a square shape.
In this way, for example, one blue subpixel is provided and one pixel is composed of more than three (for example, six) subpixels, so that the pixel pitch or the like is not significantly reduced compared to the conventional case. The apparent resolution can be improved more favorably.

The electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes the organic EL device.
According to this electronic device, since the organic EL device capable of performing good display is provided, the electronic device itself can also display good.

It is a figure which shows arrangement | positioning of the sub pixel of the organic electroluminescent apparatus of this invention. (A)-(e) is a figure which shows the pixel by a sub pixel. It is FIG. 3 which shows energy distribution in case a pixel displays white. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the brightness | luminance when a white point is displayed. It is a schematic diagram which shows the wiring structure of the organic electroluminescent apparatus of this invention. It is a top view which shows typically the structure of the organic electroluminescent apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the AB line | wire of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing explaining the manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescent apparatus in order of a process. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a step following the step in FIG. 9. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the process following FIG. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a process following the process in FIG. 11. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the process following FIG. (A), (b) is a figure which shows other arrangement | positioning of a sub pixel. It is a perspective view which shows the electronic device of this invention. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the conventional pixel.

The present invention will be described in detail below.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the organic EL device of the present invention, and is a diagram showing an arrangement of sub-pixels in a light emitting layer. In FIG. 1, symbol S indicates subpixels constituting dots of the light emitting layer, and these subpixels S are red subpixels (indicated by R in FIG. 1, hereinafter referred to as subpixel R), and green subpixels. (Indicated in FIG. 1 by G. Hereinafter referred to as sub-pixel G) and blue sub-pixel (indicated by B in FIG. 1, hereinafter referred to as sub-pixel B).

  These three colors of sub-pixels S (R, G, B) are all formed in a rectangle having the same size. In this example, the arrangement pattern P is composed of six sub-pixels. And the light emitting layer of this embodiment is formed by arrange | positioning the arrangement pattern P comprised in this way vertically and horizontally.

Here, the arrangement pattern P has two blue subpixels B arranged in a row as shown in FIG. 1 as a central pattern C, and a red subpixel R and a green subpixel G on each side thereof. Are arranged. Further, the red sub-pixel R and the green sub-pixel G arranged on both sides of the center pattern C are arranged at point-symmetric positions with the center point O of the center pattern C as the center.
In the present invention, the arrangement pattern P merely defines how the sub-pixels of each color are arranged at the time of manufacture, and constitutes a unit pixel for display, that is, a unit pixel. Not what you want.

  A pixel (unit pixel) L serving as a pixel is composed of six sub-pixels S (R, G, B), for example, as shown in FIGS. Here, FIGS. 2A to 2E show five kinds of pixels (pixels) L including one green sub-pixel G. Four sub-pixels S arranged side by side are arranged side by side. Each pixel L is composed of subpixels S arranged above and below one of the four subpixels.

  These pixels L are information pixels called logic pixels, and the sub-pixels S are used more efficiently than the conventional RGB system as shown in FIGS. That is, for example, in the logical pixel in the RGB stripe arrangement, the red, green, and blue sub-pixels are fixedly arranged, but in the example shown in FIGS. 2A to 2E, the logical pixel L is It is composed of six sub-pixels S (R, G, B). In particular, the green sub-pixel G and the red sub-pixel R are shared by a plurality of logical pixels (five logical pixels) L. Yes. In the five logical pixels L, the one green sub-pixel G shared by these five logical pixels L is utilized in the central position in one logical pixel and in the peripheral position in the other four logical pixels. It is like that.

  Here, FIG. 3 shows an energy distribution when displaying the white color of the logical pixel L shown in FIG. 2A, that is, the logical pixel L in which the green sub-pixel G is located at the center. As shown in FIG. 3, when the energy of the surrounding subpixels (in this case, red and blue) is adjusted and fused with green, this logical pixel L displays a white point. That is, it is visually recognized (perceived) as a white spot. The red subpixel R and the green subpixel G are interchanged, and the logical pixel (the logical pixel shown in FIGS. 2B to 2E) in which the red subpixel R is located at the center is replaced. Even in this case, the energy distribution for displaying a white spot is basically the same as that shown in FIG. 3 except that green and red are interchanged.

  Further, the logical pixel L shown in FIG. 2A and the logical pixel L shown in FIG. 2C, and pixels in the conventional RGB stripe arrangement having sub-pixel (TFT) density equivalent to these, respectively, FIG. 4 shows the result of examining the brightness at the time when the white point is displayed (ON state). 4A shows the logical pixel L shown in FIG. 2A, FIG. 4B shows the logical pixel L shown in FIG. 2C, and FIG. 4C shows the conventional RGB stripe. The pixel in the arrangement is shown.

  The actual luminance obtained by measuring each pixel with a photometer is shown in FIG. 4B. Further, the human eye is actually sensed and processed using a Gaussian filter indicated by C in FIG. The luminance actually perceived by a human through the Gaussian filter is indicated by D in FIG.

From the result shown by D in FIG. 4, the curve perceived by the logical pixel L in the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A and 2C is narrower than the curve perceived by the conventional pixel. I understood. This is an effect obtained from the relationship between the mechanism of human vision processing and the central light intensity.
Therefore, the logical pixel in the present embodiment can increase the actually perceived luminance, that is, the apparent resolution, by a sub-pixel (TFT) density equivalent to that of the conventional pixel, and thereby has a high resolution. It becomes.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2C, a logical pixel L having four green subpixels G, and a logical pixel L having four red subpixels R, The pixel (logic pixel) L, which is the display unit of the light emitting layer, is configured from the above, but by increasing the proportion of green and red in the pixel L in this way, a display that matches the human visual system is achieved. It can be carried out. In other words, the red and green retinal cones, which are exclusively responsible for detailed information (resolution), have a larger display amount and are merely color identification elements, but not blue color retinal cones that are not elements that read detailed information. On the other hand, by reducing the display amount relatively, the perceived luminance, that is, the apparent resolution, can be made higher than before even though the subpixel (TFT) density is comparable to the conventional one. It can be done.

Next, the wiring structure of the organic EL device having the light emitting layer in which the subpixels S are arranged in this way will be described with reference to FIG.
An organic EL device 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an active matrix organic EL device using a thin film transistor (hereinafter abbreviated as TFT) as a switching element.

As shown in FIG. 5, the organic EL device 1 includes a plurality of scanning lines 101, a plurality of signal lines 102 extending in a direction perpendicular to the scanning lines 101, and parallel to each signal line 102. And a plurality of power supply lines 103 extending in parallel to each other, and pixel regions X are provided near intersections of the scanning lines 101 and the signal lines 102.
A data line driving circuit 100 including a shift register, a level shifter, a video line, and an analog switch is connected to the signal line 102. Further, a scanning line driving circuit 80 including a shift register and a level shifter is connected to the scanning line 101.

  Further, in each pixel region X, a switching TFT 112 to which a scanning signal is supplied to the gate electrode via the scanning line 101 and a storage capacitor for holding a pixel signal shared from the signal line 102 via the switching TFT 112. 113, a driving TFT 123 to which a pixel signal held by the holding capacitor 113 is supplied to a gate electrode, and a driving current from the power supply line 103 when electrically connected to the power supply line 103 via the driving TFT 123 And a functional layer 110 sandwiched between the pixel electrode 23 and the cathode (electrode) 50 are provided.

  According to the organic EL device 1, when the scanning line 101 is driven and the switching TFT 112 is turned on, the potential of the signal line 102 at that time is held in the holding capacitor 113, and according to the state of the holding capacitor 113. The on / off state of the driving TFT 123 is determined. Then, current flows from the power supply line 103 to the pixel electrode 23 through the channel of the driving TFT 123, and further current flows to the cathode 50 through the functional layer 110. The functional layer 110 emits light according to the amount of current flowing through it.

Next, an overall schematic configuration of such an organic EL device will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the organic EL device 1 according to the present embodiment includes an electrically insulating substrate 20 and pixel electrodes connected to switching TFTs (not shown) arranged in a matrix on the substrate 20. A pixel electrode area (not shown), a power supply line (not shown) arranged around the pixel electrode area and connected to each pixel electrode, and at least a rectangular shape in plan view located on the pixel electrode area The pixel portion 3 (within the dashed-dotted line frame in FIG. 6) is an active matrix type.

The pixel unit 3 includes a real display area 4 in the center (inside the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) and a dummy area 5 (area between the one-dot chain line and the two-dot chain line) arranged around the real display area 4. It is divided into.
In the actual display area 4, rectangular sub-pixels R, G, and B each having a pixel electrode are arranged in a matrix so as to be separated from each other in the AB direction and the CD direction.
Further, scanning line driving circuits 80 and 80 are arranged on both sides of the actual display area 4 in FIG. These scanning line drive circuits 80 and 80 are arranged below the dummy region 5.

  Further, an inspection circuit 90 is disposed above the actual display area 4 in FIG. This inspection circuit 90 is a circuit for inspecting the operating state of the organic EL device 1 and includes, for example, inspection information output means (not shown) for outputting the inspection result to the outside, and is displayed during manufacture or at the time of shipment. The apparatus is configured to be able to inspect the quality and defect of the apparatus. The inspection circuit 90 is also disposed below the dummy area 5.

  The scanning line driving circuit 80 and the inspection circuit 90 are configured such that the driving voltage is applied from a predetermined power supply unit via a driving voltage conducting unit 310 (see FIG. 7) and a driving voltage conducting unit (not shown). Has been. Further, the drive control signal and the drive voltage to the scanning line drive circuit 80 and the inspection circuit 90 are supplied from a predetermined main driver for controlling the operation of the organic EL device 1 and the drive control signal conduction unit 320 (see FIG. 7) and Transmission and application are performed via a drive voltage conduction unit 350 (not shown). The drive control signal in this case is a command signal from a main driver or the like related to control when the scanning line drive circuit 80 and the inspection circuit 90 output signals.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the organic EL device 1 includes a large number of light emitting elements (organic EL elements) each including a pixel electrode 23, a light emitting layer 60, and a cathode 50 on a base 200. .
In the case of a so-called top emission type organic EL device, the substrate 20 constituting the base body 200 is configured to extract emitted light from a sealing portion (not shown) side that is the opposite side of the substrate 20. Either an opaque substrate or an opaque substrate can be used. Examples of opaque substrates include ceramics such as alumina, metal sheets such as stainless steel that have been subjected to insulation treatment such as surface oxidation, thermosetting resins and thermoplastic resins, and films thereof (plastic films). It is done.

  Further, in the case of a so-called back emission type organic EL device, since the emitted light is extracted from the substrate 20 side, a transparent or semi-transparent substrate 20 is employed. For example, glass, quartz, resin (plastic, plastic film) and the like can be mentioned, and a glass substrate is particularly preferably used. In the present embodiment, a top emission type in which emitted light is extracted from the protective layer 30 side, and thus the substrate 20 is made of the above-described opaque material, for example, an opaque plastic film.

A circuit unit 11 including a driving TFT 123 for driving the pixel electrode 23 and the like is formed on the substrate 20, and a large number of light emitting elements (organic EL elements) are provided thereon. As shown in FIG. 8, the light emitting element includes a pixel electrode 23 that functions as an anode, a hole transport layer 70 that injects / transports holes from the pixel electrode 23, and an organic EL that is one of electro-optical materials. The light-emitting layer 60 including the substance and the cathode 50 are sequentially formed.
Based on such a configuration, the light emitting element generates light emission in the light emitting layer 60 by combining holes injected from the hole transport layer 70 and electrons from the cathode 50. Yes.

Since the pixel electrode 23 is a top emission type in the present embodiment, it does not need to be transparent, and is therefore formed of an appropriate conductive material.
As a material for forming the hole transport layer 70, for example, a polythiophene derivative, a polypyrrole derivative, or a doped body thereof is used. Specifically, a dispersion of 3,4-polyethylenediosithiophene / polystyrene sulfonic acid (PEDOT / PSS) [trade name; Bytron-p: manufactured by Bayer], that is, polystyrene as a dispersion medium A dispersion obtained by dispersing 3,4-polyethylenediosithiophene in sulfonic acid and further dispersing it in water is used.

As a material for forming the light emitting layer 60, a known light emitting material capable of emitting fluorescence or phosphorescence can be used. Specifically, (poly) fluorene derivative (PF), (poly) paraphenylene vinylene derivative (PPV), polyphenylene derivative (PP), polyparaphenylene derivative (PPP), polyvinyl carbazole (PVK), polythiophene derivative, polymethyl Polysilanes such as phenylsilane (PMPS) are preferably used.
In addition, these polymer materials include polymer materials such as perylene dyes, coumarin dyes, rhodamine dyes, rubrene, perylene, 9,10-diphenylanthracene, tetraphenylbutadiene, Nile red, coumarin 6, and quinacridone. It can also be used by doping a low molecular weight material such as.
In addition, it replaces with the said polymeric material, and a conventionally well-known low molecular material can also be used.
In addition, an electron injection layer may be formed on the light emitting layer 60 as necessary.

  In the present embodiment, the hole transport layer 70 and the light emitting layer 60 are composed of the lyophilic control layer 25 and the organic bank layer 221 formed in a lattice shape on the substrate 200 as shown in FIGS. The hole transport layer 70 and the light emitting layer 60 surrounded by a rectangular shape in plan view thereby constitute an element layer constituting a single light emitting element (organic EL element).

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cathode 50 has a larger area than the total area of the actual display region 4 and the dummy region 5, and is formed so as to cover each. The light emitting layer 60 and the organic bank layer 221 and the upper surface of the surrounding member 201, and further, the surface 201 a that forms the outer side of the surrounding member 201 are covered on the base body 200.

  As a material for forming the cathode 50, since this embodiment is a top emission type, it needs to be light transmissive, and therefore, a transparent conductive material is used. ITO is suitable as the transparent conductive material. In addition, for example, an indium oxide / zinc oxide amorphous transparent conductive film (Indium Zinc Oxide: IZO / registered trademark)) (Idemitsu Kosan) Etc.) can be used. In the present embodiment, ITO is used.

  A protective layer 30 is provided on such a cathode 50 so as to cover a portion of the cathode 50 exposed on the substrate 200. The protective layer 30 is for preventing oxygen and moisture from entering the inside thereof, thereby preventing the entry of oxygen and moisture into the cathode 50 and the light emitting layer 60, thereby preventing the cathode 50 and oxygen from entering with the oxygen and moisture. The deterioration of the light emitting layer 60 is suppressed.

  A circuit portion 11 is provided below the light emitting element as shown in FIG. The circuit unit 11 is formed on the substrate 20 and constitutes the base body 200. That is, a base protective layer 281 mainly composed of SiO2 is formed on the surface of the substrate 20 as a base, and a silicon layer 241 is formed thereon. On the surface of the silicon layer 241, a gate insulating layer 282 mainly composed of SiO2 and / or SiN is formed.

  In the silicon layer 241, a region overlapping with the gate electrode 242 with the gate insulating layer 282 interposed therebetween is a channel region 241a. The gate electrode 242 is a part of the scanning line 101 (not shown). On the other hand, a first interlayer insulating layer 283 mainly composed of SiO 2 is formed on the surface of the gate insulating layer 282 that covers the silicon layer 241 and on which the gate electrode 242 is formed.

  Further, in the silicon layer 241, a low concentration source region 241b and a high concentration source region 241S are provided on the source side of the channel region 241a, while a low concentration drain region 241c and a high concentration drain are provided on the drain side of the channel region 241a. The region 241D is provided to form a so-called LDD (Light Doped Drain) structure. Among these, the high-concentration source region 241S is connected to the source electrode 243 through a contact hole 243a that opens over the gate insulating layer 282 and the first interlayer insulating layer 283. The source electrode 243 is configured as a part of the power supply line 103 described above (see FIG. 5 and extends in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface at the position of the source electrode 243 in FIG. 8). On the other hand, the high-concentration drain region 241D is connected to the drain electrode 244 made of the same layer as the source electrode 243 through a contact hole 244a that opens through the gate insulating layer 282 and the first interlayer insulating layer 283.

  The upper layer of the first interlayer insulating layer 283 on which the source electrode 243 and the drain electrode 244 are formed is covered with a second interlayer insulating layer 284 mainly composed of, for example, an acrylic resin component. The second interlayer insulating layer 284 can be made of a material other than an acrylic insulating film, such as SiN or SiO2. A pixel electrode 23 made of ITO is formed on the surface of the second interlayer insulating layer 284 and is connected to the drain electrode 244 through a contact hole 23a provided in the second interlayer insulating layer 284. Yes. That is, the pixel electrode 23 is connected to the high concentration drain region 241D of the silicon layer 241 through the drain electrode 244.

  Note that TFTs (driving circuit TFTs) included in the scanning line driving circuit 80 and the inspection circuit 90, that is, N-channel type or P-channel type TFTs constituting an inverter included in the shift register among these driving circuits, for example. The structure is the same as that of the driving TFT 123 except that it is not connected to the pixel electrode 23.

On the surface of the second interlayer insulating layer 284 on which the pixel electrode 23 is formed, the pixel electrode 23, the lyophilic control layer 25 and the organic bank layer 221 are provided. The lyophilic control layer 25 is mainly composed of a lyophilic material such as SiO 2, and the organic bank layer 221 is made of acrylic or polyimide. On the pixel electrode 23, the hole transport layer 70, the light emitting layer 60, and the opening 25 a provided in the lyophilic control layer 25 and the opening 221 a surrounded by the organic bank 221 are provided. Are stacked in this order. In addition, “lyophilic” of the lyophilic control layer 25 in this embodiment means that the lyophilic property is higher than at least materials such as acrylic and polyimide constituting the organic bank layer 221. .
The layers up to the second interlayer insulating layer 284 on the substrate 20 described above constitute the circuit unit 11.

  Here, in the organic EL device 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, each light emitting layer 60 corresponds to the red light emitting layer 60R whose light emission wavelength band corresponds to the three primary colors of light, that is, the light emission wavelength band corresponding to red, and green. The green light emitting layer 60G and the blue organic EL layer 60B corresponding to blue are provided in the corresponding subpixels R, G, and B. In this embodiment, these subpixels R, G, and B constitute unit pixels (logical pixels) L that perform color display by the six sets as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (e). Yes.

  Next, an example of the manufacturing method of the organic EL device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the case where the organic EL device 1 is a top emission type will be described. Moreover, each sectional view shown in FIGS. 9 to 13 corresponds to the sectional view taken along the line AB in FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 9A, a base protective layer 281 is formed on the surface of the substrate 20. Next, after an amorphous silicon layer 501 is formed on the base protective layer 281 using an ICVD method, a plasma CVD method, or the like, crystal grains are grown by a laser annealing method or a rapid heating method to form a polysilicon layer.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, the polysilicon layer is patterned by photolithography to form island-like silicon layers 241, 251 and 261. Among these, the silicon layer 241 is formed in the display region and constitutes a driving TFT 123 connected to the pixel electrode 23, and the silicon layers 251 and 261 are P-channel type included in the scanning line driving circuit 80. And N-channel type TFTs (driving circuit TFTs).

  Next, a gate insulating layer 282 is formed of a silicon oxide film having a thickness of about 30 nm to 200 nm on the entire surface of the silicon layers 241, 251 and 261, and the base protective layer 281 by plasma CVD, thermal oxidation, or the like. Here, when the gate insulating layer 282 is formed using a thermal oxidation method, the silicon layers 241, 251 and 261 are also crystallized, and these silicon layers can be made into polysilicon layers.

  When channel doping is performed on the silicon layers 241, 251 and 261, for example, boron ions are implanted at a dose of about 1 × 10 12 / cm 2 at this timing. As a result, the silicon layers 241, 251 and 261 are low-concentration P-type silicon layers having an impurity concentration (calculated from the impurities after activation annealing) of about 1 × 10 17 / cm 3.

  Next, an ion implantation selection mask is formed in a part of the channel layer of the P-channel TFT and the N-channel TFT, and in this state, phosphorus ions are ion-implanted at a dose of about 1 × 10 15 / cm 2. As a result, high concentration impurities are introduced into the patterning mask in a self-aligned manner, and as shown in FIG. 9C, the high concentration source regions 241S and 261S and the high concentration drain region are formed in the silicon layers 241 and 261. 241D and 261D are formed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, a gate electrode forming conductive layer 502 made of a metal film such as doped silicon, a silicide film, or an aluminum film, a chromium film, or a tantalum film is formed on the entire surface of the gate insulating layer 282. Form. The thickness of the conductive layer 502 is approximately 500 nm. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9D, a gate electrode 252 for forming a P-channel type driving circuit TFT, a gate electrode 242 for forming a pixel TFT, and an N-channel type driving circuit TFT are formed by patterning. A gate electrode 262 to be formed is formed. Further, the drive control signal conducting portion 320 (350) and the first layer 121 of the cathode power supply wiring are also formed at the same time. In this case, the drive control signal conducting portion 320 (350) is disposed in the dummy region 5.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9D, phosphorus ions are implanted into the silicon layers 241, 251 and 261 at a dose of about 4 × 10 13 / cm 2 using the gate electrodes 242, 252 and 262 as a mask. . As a result, low-concentration impurities are introduced in a self-aligned manner with respect to the gate electrodes 242, 252 and 262, and as shown in FIG. 9D, the low-concentration source regions 241b and 261b in the silicon layers 241 and 261, and Low concentration drain regions 241c and 261c are formed. In addition, low concentration impurity regions 251S and 251D are formed in the silicon layer 251.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10E, an ion implantation selection mask 503 that covers a portion other than the P-channel type driver circuit TFT 252 is formed. Using this ion implantation selection mask 503, boron ions are implanted into the silicon layer 251 at a dose of about 1.5 × 10 15 / cm 2. As a result, since the gate electrode 252 constituting the TFT for the P-channel type drive circuit also functions as a mask, the silicon layer 252 is doped with a high concentration impurity in a self-aligning manner. Therefore, the low-concentration impurity regions 251S and 251D are counter-doped and become source and drain regions of a P-type channel type driver circuit TFT.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (f), a first interlayer insulating layer 283 is formed over the entire surface of the substrate 20, and the first interlayer insulating layer 283 is patterned by using a photolithography method to thereby form each TFT. A contact hole C is formed at a position corresponding to the source electrode and the drain electrode.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10G, a conductive layer 504 made of a metal such as aluminum, chromium, or tantalum is formed so as to cover the first interlayer insulating layer 283. The thickness of the conductive layer 504 is approximately 200 nm to 800 nm. Thereafter, in the conductive layer 504, a region 240a where the source electrode and the drain electrode of each TFT are to be formed, a region 310a where the driving voltage conducting portion 310 (340) is to be formed, and a second layer of the cathode power supply wiring are formed. A patterning mask 505 is formed so as to cover the region 122a to be formed, and the conductive layer 504 is patterned so that the source electrodes 243, 253, 263, and the drain electrodes 244, 254, 264 shown in FIG. Form.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11 (i), a second interlayer insulating layer 284 that covers the first interlayer insulating layer 283 on which these are formed is formed of a polymer material such as an acrylic resin. The second interlayer insulating layer 284 is preferably formed to a thickness of about 1 to 2 μm. It is also possible to form the second interlayer insulating film with SiN and SiO2, and it is desirable to form the SiN film with a thickness of 200 nm and the SiO2 film with a thickness of 800 nm.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11J, a portion of the second interlayer insulating layer 284 corresponding to the drain electrode 244 of the driving TFT is removed by etching to form a contact hole 23a.
Thereafter, a conductive film to be the pixel electrode 23 is formed so as to cover the entire surface of the substrate 20. Then, by patterning this transparent conductive film, as shown in FIG. 12 (k), a pixel electrode 23 that is electrically connected to the drain electrode 244 through the contact hole 23a of the second interlayer insulating layer 284 is formed, and at the same time, a dummy An area dummy pattern 26 is also formed. In FIG. 7, the pixel electrode 23 and the dummy pattern 26 are collectively referred to as a pixel electrode 23.

  The dummy pattern 26 is configured not to be connected to the lower metal wiring via the second interlayer insulating layer 284. That is, the dummy pattern 26 is arranged in an island shape and has substantially the same shape as the shape of the pixel electrode 23 formed in the actual display region. Of course, the structure may be different from the shape of the pixel electrode 23 formed in the display region. In this case, the dummy pattern 26 includes at least the one located above the drive voltage conducting portion 310 (340).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12L, a lyophilic control layer 25 that is an insulating layer is formed on the pixel electrode 23, the dummy pattern 26, and the second interlayer insulating film. In the pixel electrode 23, the lyophilic control layer 25 is formed in such a manner that a part of the pixel electrode 23 is opened, and holes can be moved from the pixel electrode 23 in the opening 25a (see also FIG. 7). On the contrary, in the dummy pattern 26 in which the opening 25a is not provided, the insulating layer (lyophilic control layer) 25 serves as a hole movement shielding layer and does not cause hole movement.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (m), an organic bank layer 221 is formed at a predetermined position of the lyophilic control layer 25. As a specific method for forming the organic bank layer, for example, an organic layer is formed by applying a resist in which a resist such as an acrylic resin or a polyimide resin is dissolved in a solvent by various coating methods such as a spin coating method or a dip coating method. . The constituent material of the organic layer may be any material as long as it does not dissolve in the ink solvent described later and is easily patterned by etching or the like.

Subsequently, the organic layer is patterned using a photolithography technique and an etching technique, and a bank opening 221a is formed in the organic layer, thereby forming an organic bank layer 221 having a wall surface in the opening 221a.
Next, a region showing lyophilicity and a region showing liquid repellency are formed on the surface of the organic bank layer 221. In the present embodiment, each region is formed by plasma processing. Specifically, in the plasma treatment, the preheating step, the upper surface of the organic bank layer 221, the wall surface of the opening 221a, the electrode surface of the pixel electrode 23, and the upper surface of the lyophilic control layer 25 are made lyophilic. The ink-repelling step, the ink-repelling step for making the upper surface of the organic bank layer and the wall surface of the opening liquid-repellent, and the cooling step.

  That is, the base material (substrate 20 including a bank or the like) is heated to a predetermined temperature, for example, about 70 to 80 ° C., and then a plasma treatment (O 2 plasma treatment) using oxygen as a reactive gas in an atmospheric atmosphere as an ink-philic process. Do. Next, as an ink repellent process, a plasma process using CF4 as a reactive gas (CF4 plasma process) is performed in an air atmosphere, and then the substrate heated for the plasma process is cooled to room temperature. The lyophilic property and the liquid repellency are imparted to a predetermined location.

  In this CF4 plasma treatment, the electrode surface of the pixel electrode 23 and the lyophilic control layer 25 are somewhat affected, but the ITO and the lyophilic control layer 25 constituting the pixel electrode 23 are constituent materials. Since some SiO2, TiO2, etc. have a poor affinity for fluorine, the hydroxyl group imparted in the ink-philic process is not replaced with a fluorine group, and the lyophilic property is maintained.

  Next, the hole transport layer 70 is formed by a hole transport layer forming step. In this hole transport layer forming step, the hole transport layer material is applied onto the pixel electrode by, for example, a droplet discharge method such as an ink jet method or a spin coat method, and then a drying process and a heat treatment are performed, thereby performing pixel processing. A hole transport layer 70 is formed on the electrode 23. When the hole transport layer material is selectively applied by, for example, the ink jet method, first, the hole transport layer material is filled in the ink jet head (not shown), and the discharge nozzle of the ink jet head is placed in the lyophilic control layer 25. The amount of liquid per droplet was controlled from the ejection nozzle while moving the inkjet head and the base material (substrate 20) relative to the electrode surface of the pixel electrode 23 located in the formed opening 25a. A droplet is discharged onto the electrode surface. Next, the discharged droplets are dried and the hole transport layer 70 is formed by evaporating the dispersion medium and the solvent contained in the hole transport layer material.

Here, the droplet discharged from the discharge nozzle spreads on the electrode surface that has been subjected to the lyophilic treatment, and fills the opening 25 a of the lyophilic control layer 25. On the other hand, droplets are repelled and do not adhere to the upper surface of the organic bank layer 221 that has been subjected to ink repellent treatment. Therefore, even if the droplet is deviated from the predetermined discharge position and discharged onto the upper surface of the organic bank layer 221, the upper surface is not wetted by the droplet, and the repelled droplet is opened in the lyophilic control layer 25. Roll into part 25a.
In addition, after this hole transport layer formation process, in order to prevent the oxidation of the hole transport layer 70 and the light emitting layer 60, it is preferable to carry out in inert gas atmospheres, such as nitrogen atmosphere and argon atmosphere.

  Next, the light emitting layer 60 is formed by the light emitting layer forming step. In this light emitting layer forming step, the light emitting layer forming material is discharged onto the hole transport layer 70 by, for example, the above-described ink jet method, and then subjected to a drying process and a heat treatment, whereby openings formed in the organic bank layer 221 are formed. The light emitting layer 60 is formed in 221a. In this light emitting layer forming step, a nonpolar solvent that is insoluble in the hole transporting layer 70 is used as a solvent used for the light emitting layer forming material in order to prevent re-dissolution of the hole transporting layer 70.

In this light emitting layer forming step, for example, a blue (B) light emitting layer forming material is selectively applied to a blue display region by the above-described ink jet method, dried, and then similarly treated with green (G), red (R) is also selectively applied to the display area and dried.
If necessary, an electron injection layer may be formed on the light emitting layer 60 as described above.
Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (n), the cathode 50 is formed by the cathode layer forming step. In this cathode layer forming step, for example, ITO is formed into a film by a physical vapor deposition method such as a vapor deposition method.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 13 (n), the protective layer 30 is formed so as to cover the cathode 50, that is, to cover all portions of the cathode 50 exposed on the substrate 200. The organic EL device (electro-optical device) of the present invention is obtained by sealing with a sealing substrate or a sealing can (not shown).

  In such an organic EL device 1, the arrangement pattern P of the sub-pixels S (R, G, B) is as shown in FIG. 1, and one pixel (logic pixel) L is composed of six sub-pixels S. Thus, the actually perceived luminance, that is, the apparent resolution can be increased by the subpixel (TFT) density equivalent to that of the conventional pixel. Therefore, high resolution can be achieved and good display can be performed, thereby improving quality, stabilizing quality, improving yield, and the like. In addition, when it is formed with a standard with a resolution that is the same as the conventional one, the power consumption and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the conventional one.

  In particular, the arrangement pattern P of the sub-pixels S (R, G, B) is as shown in FIG. 1, so that, for example, the organic bank layer 221 is formed by applying a conventional stripe arrangement or mosaic arrangement. Thus, each color sub-pixel can be easily formed.

  In the above embodiment, the arrangement pattern P of the sub-pixels S (R, G, B) is as shown in FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited to this and is shown in FIG. 14 (a). The arrangement pattern P1 or the arrangement pattern P2 shown in FIG. The arrangement pattern P1 shown in FIG. 14A differs from the arrangement pattern P shown in FIG. 1 in that the central pattern C is composed of two blue subpixels B in the arrangement pattern P shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the arrangement pattern P1 shown in FIG. 14A, one large blue sub-pixel B1, that is, two blue sub-pixels B constituting the central pattern C shown in FIG. Is a point.

  In this way, as in the case of the arrangement pattern P, the conventional stripe arrangement and mosaic arrangement can be applied, so that the subpixels of each color can be easily formed. Further, since the two blue sub-pixels B are combined into one as compared with the case shown in FIG. 1, the number of driving elements such as switching elements can be reduced correspondingly, thus reducing the cost and size. Can be planned.

  Further, the arrangement pattern P2 shown in FIG. 14B is completely different from the arrangement pattern P and the arrangement pattern P1. That is, in this arrangement pattern P2, one square blue sub-pixel B2 is formed as the center pattern C, and the red sub-pixel R1 and the green sub-pixel that are arranged on both sides of the central pattern C and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the point. As G1, a pentagonal one is formed. The pentagonal red sub-pixel R1 and the green sub-pixel G1 are arranged with respect to the blue sub-pixel B2 with the side of the blue sub-pixel B2 as a boundary line. The arrangement pattern P2 composed of the blue subpixel B2, the red subpixel R1, and the green subpixel G1 is formed in a square shape as a whole.

  In the light emitting layer having the arrangement pattern P2 having such a configuration, a pixel serving as a unit for performing display, that is, a unit pixel (logical pixel) L is one blue as shown in FIG. Sub-pixel B2, one green sub-pixel G1 adjacent to the sub-pixel B2, and four red sub-pixels R adjacent to the sub-pixel G1. Similarly to the case shown in FIG. 2, the unit pixel (logical pixel) L can be formed by replacing the red sub-pixel R1 and the green sub-pixel G1.

  As in the case of the arrangement pattern P shown in FIG. 1, the conventional logical pixel L having four red subpixels R1 and the logical pixel L having four green subpixels G1 are used. A subpixel (TFT) density equivalent to a pixel can significantly increase the perceived luminance, that is, the apparent resolution.

  The organic EL device 1 is an active matrix type using a thin film transistor (TFT) as a switching element. In particular, as shown in FIG. 14B, subpixels S (R, G, B) are provided. In the case of a complicated shape, the film formation for forming the TFT circuit and the light emitting layer becomes complicated and there is a possibility that the number of processes increases. Therefore, in this case, this disadvantage can be solved by adopting passive drive instead of active drive.

Further, the organic EL device 1 has been described by taking the top emission type as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is also a back emission type or a type that emits emitted light on both sides. Applicable.
Further, in the case of a back emission type or a type that emits emitted light on both sides, the switching TFT 112 and the driving TFT 123 formed on the base 200 are not directly under the light emitting element, but the lyophilic control layer 25 and It is preferable to increase the aperture ratio by forming the organic bank layer 221 directly below.

Next, the electronic apparatus of the present invention will be described. The electronic apparatus of the present invention has the organic EL device 1 as a display unit, and specifically, the one shown in FIG.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an example of a mobile phone. In FIG. 15, reference numeral 1000 indicates a mobile phone body, and reference numeral 1001 indicates a display unit using the organic EL device.
Since the mobile phone (electronic device) includes the display unit having the organic EL device 1, the mobile phone (electronic device) can display well.
Of course, the electronic device of the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone, but can be applied to a wristwatch type electronic device, a portable information processing device such as a word processor, a personal computer, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Organic EL device, 23 ... Pixel electrode (electrode), 50 ... Cathode (electrode), 60 ... Light emitting layer,
S ... subpixel, R ... red subpixel, G ... green subpixel,
B: Blue subpixel, C: Center pattern, L: Pixel (logical pixel), O ... Center point

Claims (5)

In an organic EL device having subpixels including red and green,
A plurality of the sub-pixels arranged in a first direction and a plurality of the sub-pixels arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction constitute a logical pixel,
The position where the plurality of subpixels arranged in the first direction and the plurality of subpixels arranged in the second direction intersect is set as the center of the logical pixel,
Of the red subpixel and the green subpixel in the first logical pixel, a small number of first color subpixels are arranged at the center of the first logical pixel,
The subpixels of the first color arranged in the first logic pixel are arranged to be shared by a second logic pixel;
In the center of the second logical pixel, a large number of second-color subpixels among the red subpixel and the green subpixel in the first logical pixel are arranged. Organic EL device. It also has a blue subpixel,
2. The organic EL device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the blue sub-pixels in each logical pixel is the same as the number of the sub-pixels arranged at the center of each logical pixel.   The red sub-pixels are arranged on both sides of the central pattern so that the arrangement pattern of the sub-pixels is symmetric with respect to the central point of one or more of the blue sub-pixels. The organic EL device according to claim 2, wherein a pixel and the green sub-pixel are arranged.   4. The organic EL device according to claim 3, wherein the sub-pixel is formed in a rectangular shape, and the central pattern is formed by the two blue sub-pixels.   An electronic apparatus comprising the organic EL device according to claim 1.

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