JP2015153582A - Light emitting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light emitting device allowing an end part in a light emitting region to continue light emission when a seal surface of a seal member has a plurality of recesses of a moderate size.SOLUTION: A light emitting device 100 includes a substrate 110, a light emitting element, a seal member 180, a resin layer 184 and an oxygen blocking layer 186. The light emitting element is formed on the substrate 110 and has a first electrode 120, an organic layer 130 and a second electrode 140. The seal member 180 seals the light emitting element. Both of the resin layer 184 and the oxygen blocking layer 186 are provided between the seal member 180 and the light emitting element. The oxygen blocking layer 186 includes a material having a lower oxygen permeability than the resin layer 184 or a material having oxygen absorbability.

Description

  The present invention relates to a light emitting device.

  Development of a light emitting device using an organic EL element as a light source is in progress. The organic EL element has a configuration in which an organic layer is sandwiched between two electrodes. And in order to protect an organic layer from a water | moisture content etc., the organic EL element is sealed with the sealing member. A hygroscopic agent is disposed inside the sealing member.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, an electrode obtained by laminating a Cr film and an IZO film is used as an electrode on the substrate side, and an alloy layer of Mg and Ag and an IZO film are laminated as an electrode on the opposite side of the substrate. It is described to use. In Patent Document 1, the ratio of Mg: Ag is 9: 1.

  Patent Document 2 describes the following display device. This display apparatus has the element member L which has the bonding surface in which the display area was provided, and the sealing member. The element member and the sealing member are bonded together via a resin layer. In this resin layer, a resin material is dispersed and applied to a plurality of locations on at least one of the element member and the sealing member, and the element member and the sealing member are pressed against each other via the resin material. It is formed by that.

JP 2005-302313 A JP 2002-216950 A

  As a result of studies by the present inventors, it has been found that when there are a plurality of dents on the surface of the sealing member applied to the resin layer, there is a possibility that the end of the light emitting region of the light emitting device may not emit light.

  An example of a problem to be solved by the present invention is that the end of the light emitting region of the light emitting device continues to emit light when there are a plurality of dents of a certain size on the sealing surface of the sealing member. As mentioned.

The invention according to claim 1 is a substrate;
A light emitting device formed on the substrate;
A sealing member for sealing the light emitting element;
A resin layer provided between the sealing member and the light emitting element;
An oxygen shielding layer that is provided between the sealing member and the light emitting element and includes a material having a lower oxygen permeability than the resin layer or a material having an oxygen absorption property;
It is a light-emitting device provided with.

It is a top view of a light-emitting device. It is the figure which removed the sealing member from FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram in which a second electrode is removed from FIG. 2. It is the figure which removed the organic layer and the insulating layer from FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the planar layout of an oxygen shielding layer. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a light emitting device according to Modification Example 1. FIG. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a light emitting device according to Modification 2. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a light emitting device according to Modification 3. It is a top view which shows the structure of the light-emitting device which concerns on the modification 4. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a light emitting device according to Modification Example 5.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view of the light emitting device 100. 2 is a view in which the sealing member 180 is removed from FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a view in which the second electrode 140 is removed from FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a view in which the organic layer 130 and the insulating layer 170 are removed from FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

  The light emitting device 100 according to this embodiment includes a substrate 110, a light emitting element 102, a sealing member 180, a resin layer 184, and an oxygen shielding layer 186. The light emitting element 102 is formed on the substrate 110. The sealing member 180 seals the light emitting element 102. Both the resin layer 184 and the oxygen shielding layer 186 are provided between the sealing member 180 and the light emitting element 102. The oxygen shielding layer 186 includes a material having an oxygen permeability lower than that of the resin layer 184 or a material having oxygen absorptivity. The light emitting element 102 is, for example, an organic EL element, but may be another light emitting element. Hereinafter, the light emitting element 102 is described as an organic EL element.

  The light emitting device 100 is, for example, a polygon such as a rectangle, and includes a plurality of light emitting elements 102, a first terminal 150, and a second terminal 160. The first terminal 150 and the second terminal 160 are provided to supply power to the light emitting element 102. For this reason, a connection member (for example, a bonding wire or a lead member) for supplying power to the light emitting device 100 is connected to the first terminal 150 and the second terminal 160. In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first terminal 150 extends in a first direction (left-right direction in the drawing), and the second terminal 160 has a second direction (for example, intersecting the first direction (for example, It extends in the vertical direction in the figure.

  The light emitting element 102 has a configuration in which a first electrode 120, an organic layer 130, and a second electrode 140 are stacked on a substrate 110. In the example shown in this drawing, the first electrode 120, the organic layer 130, and the second electrode 140 are laminated on the substrate 110 in this order. However, the first electrode 120 and the second electrode 140 may be reversed.

  The substrate 110 is a transparent substrate such as a glass substrate or a resin substrate. The substrate 110 may have flexibility. In this case, the thickness of the substrate 110 is, for example, not less than 10 μm and not more than 10000 μm. Also in this case, the substrate 110 may be formed of either an inorganic material or an organic material. The substrate 110 has a polygonal shape such as a rectangle.

  The organic layer 130 has a light emitting layer. The organic layer 130 has a configuration in which, for example, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, and an electron transport layer are stacked in this order. A hole injection layer may be formed between the first electrode 120 and the hole transport layer. In addition, an electron injection layer may be formed between the electron transport layer and the second electrode 140. At least one layer of the organic layer 130 is formed by a coating method. The remaining layers of the organic layer 130 are formed by a vapor deposition method. Note that all the layers of the organic layer 130 may be formed by an inkjet method, a printing method, or a spray method using a coating material.

  The first electrode 120 functions as an anode of the light emitting element 102, for example, and the second electrode 140 functions as a cathode of the light emitting element 102, for example. Both the first electrode 120 and the second electrode 140 are formed using a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. One of the first electrode 120 and the second electrode 140 (in the example shown in the figure, the first electrode 120: hereinafter described as the first electrode 120) is a transparent electrode having light transmittance. Light emitted from the light emitting element 102 is emitted to the outside through the first electrode 120. The material of the transparent electrode includes, for example, an inorganic material such as ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) or IZO (Indium Zinc Oxide), or a conductive polymer such as a polythiophene derivative.

  The other of the first electrode 120 and the second electrode 140 (in the example shown in the figure, the second electrode 140: hereinafter described as the second electrode 140) is Au, Ag, Pt, Sn, Zn, and In. A metal layer made of a metal selected from the first group consisting of or an alloy mainly composed of a metal selected from the first group. The second electrode 140 includes a first metal having a main component (for example, a weight content with respect to the entire second electrode 140 of more than 50% by weight, preferably 70% by weight or more) and a second metal that is more easily oxidized than the first metal. It preferably contains metal. In this case, the content rate of the first metal is higher than the content rate of the second metal. The first metal is, for example, Ag, Au, Al, or Mg. The second metal is, for example, an alkali metal such as Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or Fr, or an alkaline earth metal such as Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or Ra. Ag or Al is particularly suitable as the first metal, and Li, Cs, Mg, or Ca is particularly suitable as the second metal. When the first metal is Ag, a metal having a higher ionization tendency than Ag, such as Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn, Mg, or Ca, can be used as the second metal. When the first metal is Al, a metal having a higher ionization tendency than Al, such as Mg, Na, Ca, or K, can be used as the second metal. In addition, the content rate of the metal in the 2nd electrode 140 is measured using the peak ratio in XPS, for example. The second electrode 140 may contain a metal other than the first metal and the second metal.

  More specifically, the first electrode 120 is connected to the first terminal 150 as shown in FIG. The first electrode 120 is continuously formed from the region of the substrate 110 that becomes the light emitting unit 104 to the first terminal 150. In the example shown in this drawing, the substrate 110 is rectangular, and the first terminals 150 are provided along two opposite sides of the substrate 110. That is, the first terminal 150 is a wiring. The first electrode 120 is formed between the two sides.

  A plurality of openings 122 are provided in the first electrode 120. The opening 122 extends between the plurality of light emitting elements 102 and divides the first electrode 120 into each of the plurality of light emitting elements 102. The first electrode 120 included in any light emitting element 102 is also connected to the first terminal 150. For this reason, even if the opening 122 is formed, the first electrodes 120 of the plurality of light emitting elements 102 are connected to each other and function as a common electrode. Note that the opening 122 may not be provided in a portion of the first electrode 120 located near the first terminal 150.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the second electrodes 140 of the plurality of light emitting elements 102 are connected to each other. In other words, the second electrode 140 is formed as an electrode common to the plurality of light emitting elements 102. Specifically, the second electrode 140 is formed on the organic layer 130 and the insulating layer 170, and is connected to the second terminal 160. In the example shown in this figure, the second terminal 160 is formed along the remaining two sides of the substrate 110 where the first terminal 150 is not formed.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, two first terminals 150 are arranged apart from each other in the second direction, and two second terminals 160 are arranged apart from each other in the first direction. Yes. The insulating layer 170 and the light emitting unit 104 are located between the two first terminals 150 and between the two second terminals 160. In this case, the first electrode 120 is supplied with current or voltage from the two first terminals 150, and the second electrode 140 is supplied with current or voltage from the two second terminals 160. It is possible to suppress the distribution of current or voltage inside 104. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of luminance distribution in the light emitting unit 104.

  The first terminal 150 has a configuration in which a second layer 154 is stacked on the same layer (first layer 152) as the first electrode 120. The first layer 152 is integrated with the first electrode 120. For this reason, the distance between the 1st terminal 150 and the 1st electrode 120 can be shortened, and resistance value between these can be made small. In addition, the non-light emitting region existing at the edge of the light emitting device 100 can be narrowed.

  The second layer 154 is formed of a material having a lower resistance value than the first electrode 120 (for example, a metal such as Al or a laminated film of a metal such as Mo / Al / Mo). A connection member that supplies a voltage to the first terminal 150 is connected to the second layer 154. Note that the second layer 154 has lower translucency than the first electrode 120.

  The second terminal 160 has a configuration in which a second layer 164 is stacked on the first layer 162. The first layer 162 is formed of the same material as the first electrode 120. However, the first layer 162 is separated from the first electrode 120. The second layer 164 is formed of the same material as the second layer 154.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of light emitting elements 102 are sealed with a sealing member 180. The sealing member 180 has a shape in which the entire circumference of the edge of a polygonal metal foil or metal plate (for example, an Al foil or an Al plate) similar to the substrate 110 is pushed down. The edge is fixed to the substrate 110 via the resin layer 184. The resin layer 184 is an adhesive layer or an adhesive layer. In this way, the sealing region 182 is formed on the entire circumference of the edge of the sealing member 180. The sealing region 182 has a shape along each side of a polygon having the same number of corners as the substrate 110, and surrounds the light emitting unit 104. However, the sealing member 180 may be formed of glass. Further, the sealing member 180 may have a bent shape in which the entire circumference of the edge portion is bent (including refraction), or the edge portion and a part of the sealing member 180 inside the edge portion. A stepped portion may be provided between them.

  A part of the first terminal 150 and a part of the second terminal 160 are located outside the sealing member 180. A conductive member is connected to a portion of the first terminal 150 located outside the sealing member 180 and a portion of the second terminal 160 located outside the sealing member 180. The conductive member is, for example, a lead frame or a bonding wire, and connects the first terminal 150 (or the second terminal 160) to a circuit board or the like.

  The auxiliary electrode 124 is in contact with the first electrode 120. In the example shown in this drawing, the auxiliary electrode 124 is provided on the surface of the first electrode 120 opposite to the substrate 110. The auxiliary electrode 124 is provided in each of the plurality of light emitting elements 102 and is located near the opening 122. The auxiliary electrode 124 is formed of a material having a lower resistance value than the first electrode 120 (for example, a metal such as Al). By forming the auxiliary electrode 124, it is possible to suppress a current drop or a voltage drop from occurring in the plane of the first electrode 120. Thereby, it can suppress that distribution arises in the brightness | luminance of the light-emitting device 100. FIG. Note that the auxiliary electrode 124 may not be provided. The auxiliary electrode 124 may be formed of a transparent conductive material, for example, the same material as the first electrode 120.

  In the example shown in the drawing, the auxiliary electrode 124 extends between the two first terminals 150, but is not directly connected to any of the second layers 154 of the two first terminals 150. A region of the first electrode 120 where the auxiliary electrode 124 is not formed has a higher resistance value per unit length than a region of the first electrode 120 where the auxiliary electrode 124 is formed. This high resistance region is provided for each of the plurality of light emitting elements 102. Then, by adjusting the resistance value of the high-resistance region in each of the plurality of light emitting elements 102, it is possible to suppress luminance variation between the plurality of light emitting elements 102. Note that the resistance value of this high resistance region can also be adjusted by adjusting the length of the opening 122.

  Further, the auxiliary electrode 124 is provided with a portion (wide portion 125) that is wider than the other portions. The wide portion 125 is provided in a region that does not overlap the opening 172 in the direction in which the auxiliary electrode 124 extends, specifically, at the end of the auxiliary electrode 124.

  In the example shown in this figure, the second layer 154 is provided with a protrusion 155. The protruding portion 155 is provided for each of the plurality of light emitting elements 102 and extends toward the light emitting element 102 (that is, the light emitting portion 104). By adjusting the length of the protruding portion 155, the resistance value of the high resistance region can be adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an insulating layer 170 is formed on a region of the first electrode 120 that is not covered with the second layer 154. The insulating layer 170 is made of, for example, a photosensitive resin such as polyimide or an insulating inorganic material such as silicon oxide. A plurality of openings 172 are provided in the insulating layer 170. The opening 172 extends in parallel with the opening 122 and the auxiliary electrode 124. However, the opening 172 does not overlap the opening 122 of the auxiliary electrode 124 and the first electrode 120. Therefore, the auxiliary electrode 124 is covered with the insulating layer 170, and the portion of the opening 122 located inside the light emitting unit 104 is also covered with the insulating layer 170. The organic layer 130 described above is formed at least inside the opening 172. Then, when a voltage or current is applied between the first electrode 120 and the second electrode 140, the organic layer 130 located in the opening 172 emits light. In other words, the light emitting element 102 is formed in each of the openings 172.

  5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a planar layout of the oxygen shielding layer 186. As described above, the first terminal 150 has a configuration in which the second layer 154 is stacked on the end portion (first layer 152) of the first electrode 120, and the second terminal 160 has the first layer. The second layer 164 is stacked on the 162.

  The organic layer 130 is sealed with a sealing member 180. A hygroscopic agent 190 is provided in a space sealed between the sealing member 180 and the substrate 110 (hereinafter referred to as a sealing space). In the example shown in this drawing, the hygroscopic agent 190 is fixed to the surface of the sealing member 180 that faces the substrate 110.

  The edge of the sealing member 180 is fixed to the substrate 110 or a layer formed on the substrate 110 with an insulating resin layer 184 interposed therebetween. Thereby, the sealing region 182 is formed. The resin layer 184 is formed of, for example, a resin (resin sheet) formed in a sheet shape in advance. The resin constituting the resin layer 184 is mainly composed of, for example, a radically polymerizable resin mainly composed of various acrylates such as polyester acrylate, polyether acrylate, epoxy acrylate, or polyurethane acrylate, or a resin such as epoxy or vinyl ether. Photo-curing resins such as cationic photopolymerizable resins, thiol / ene-added resins, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polymethyl methacrylate, polystyrene, polyethersulfone, polyarylate, polycarbonate, polyurethane, acrylic resin, polyacrylic Nitrile, polyvinyl acetal, polyamide, polyimide, diacryl phthalate resin, cellulosic plastic, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloride, or polyvinyl chloride Alkylidene, such as, rubber-based resins, and thermoplastic resins such as those of two or more copolymers, a thermosetting resin. The resin constituting the resin layer 184 may be an ultraviolet curable resin or a thermosetting resin. The resin layer 184 is cured after being disposed between the sealing member 180 and the substrate 110.

  In the example shown in this figure, the resin layer 184 is located between the sealing region 182 and the first terminal 150 and between the sealing region 182 and the second terminal 160 and filled in the entire sealing space. Yes. That is, the resin layer 184 is also located between the light emitting element 102 and the sealing member 180. However, a gap may exist in the sealed space. This gap is, for example, a gap between the end surface of the hygroscopic agent 190 and the sealing member 180, an interface between the hygroscopic agent 190 and the resin layer 184, and the resin layer 184 and the second electrode 140 (or the first terminal 150, the second terminal). 160, which occurs at the interface of the substrate 110) and occurs when the sealing member 180 is fixed to the substrate 110 using the resin layer 184. Since this fixing process is performed under reduced pressure (under a pressure environment lower than atmospheric pressure, for example, vacuum), the inside of the gap is also in a reduced pressure state.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the surface (sealing surface 183) which forms the sealing area | region 182 among the surfaces facing the board | substrate 110 of the sealing member 180 is a smooth surface. In this case, the surface roughness of the sealing surface 183 is 0.2 μm or less, preferably 0.1 μm or less. This surface roughness may be an arithmetic average roughness Ra, a maximum height Ry, or a ten-point average roughness Rz. Such a configuration can be realized, for example, by flattening the surface of the rolling roll when the metal thin film material forming the sealing member 180 is formed by rolling. In addition, when the fine unevenness | corrugation is formed in the surface of a rolling roll, the several unevenness | corrugation extended in the same direction (rolling direction) is formed in the sealing member 180. FIG.

  An oxygen shielding layer 186 is provided between the sealing member 180 and the second electrode 140. In the example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the oxygen shielding layer 186 is located between the sealing member 180 and the resin layer 184, specifically between the moisture absorbent 190 and the resin layer 184. The oxygen shielding layer 186 includes a material having an oxygen permeability lower than that of the resin layer 184 or a material having oxygen absorptivity. In the former case, the oxygen shielding layer 186 is preferably formed of a material having a lower oxygen permeability than the resin layer 184. When the oxygen permeability of the oxygen shielding layer 186 is low, the oxygen shielding layer 186 is formed of at least one of, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), epoxy resin, metal oxide film, inorganic oxide film, or a mixture thereof. . In addition, when the oxygen shielding layer 186 has oxygen absorptivity, the oxygen shielding layer 186 has an oxygen absorbent such as pure iron or Ageless (trademark: manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.) applied to the resin layer serving as a base material. It has a mixed configuration. In this case, for the base material of the oxygen shielding layer 186, for example, the same material as the resin layer 184 described above can be used. The thickness of the oxygen shielding layer 186 is, for example, not less than 0.1 μm and not more than 1000 μm. As shown in FIG. 7, the oxygen shielding layer 186 is provided so as to cover the entire plurality of light emitting elements 102. The oxygen shielding layer 186 is preferably provided so as to overlap with a region of the sealing member 180 excluding the sealing region 182.

  Next, a method for manufacturing the light emitting device 100 according to this embodiment will be described. First, a conductive film to be the first electrode 120 is formed on the substrate 110 by using, for example, a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. Next, a resist pattern is formed on the conductive film, and the conductive film is etched using the resist pattern as a mask. As a result, the first electrode 120 (including the first layer 152 of the first terminal 150) and the first layer 162 of the second terminal 160 are formed. Thereafter, the resist pattern is removed.

  Next, a conductive film to be the auxiliary electrode 124 is formed over the substrate 110. Next, a resist pattern is formed on the conductive film, and the conductive film is etched using the resist pattern as a mask. Thereby, the auxiliary electrode 124, the second layer 154 of the first terminal 150, and the second layer 164 of the second terminal 160 are formed. Thereafter, the resist pattern is removed.

  Next, an insulating photosensitive material to be the insulating layer 170 is formed on the first electrode 120 by, for example, a coating method. Next, the photosensitive material is exposed and developed. Thereby, the insulating layer 170 and the opening 172 are formed. Next, the organic layer 130 is formed in the opening 172, and further, the second electrode 140 is formed on the organic layer 130 and the insulating layer 170 by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method.

  Moreover, the sealing member 180 is prepared. Then, a hygroscopic agent 190 is disposed inside the sealing member 180 in a reduced pressure atmosphere, and an oxygen shielding layer 186 and a resin layer 184 are attached. A gap is provided between the portion of the sealing member 180 that is bent toward the substrate 110 and the hygroscopic agent 190. The gap is provided to facilitate attachment of the hygroscopic agent 190 to the sealing member 180. The resin layer 184 is a resin sheet. Therefore, at this stage, there is a space (void) that is not filled with the resin layer 184 in the gap. In addition, bubbles may be generated at the interface between the hygroscopic agent 190 and the resin layer 184. These voids and bubbles are in a reduced pressure state.

  Then, the sealing member 180 is fixed to the substrate 110 using the resin layer 184. In the case where a thermosetting resin or a light irradiation type resin is used for the resin layer 184, the resin layer 184 may be cured after fixing. At this time, bubbles may be generated at the interface between the sealing member 180 and the member on the substrate 110 side (for example, the second electrode 140). These bubbles are also in a reduced pressure state.

  Here, when the sealing surface 183 is not a smooth surface, a fine gap may occur at the interface between the sealing surface 183 and the resin layer 184. When the light emitting device 100 is placed in a high humidity atmosphere in this state, there is a possibility that moisture or oxygen enters the sealed space through the gap. When moisture or oxygen enters the sealed space, the second electrode 140 is easily peeled off from the organic layer 130. A region of the light emitting element 102 where the second electrode 140 is peeled off from the organic layer 130 does not emit light.

  The reason why the second electrode 140 is peeled off from the organic layer 130 is estimated as follows, for example. First, moisture that has entered the sealed space is absorbed by the hygroscopic agent 190. The moisture absorbent 190 that has absorbed moisture expands and applies force to the resin layer 184. If voids or bubbles remain in the sealed space, a part of the resin layer 184 moves in a direction to fill the voids or bubbles. At this time, force is also applied to the second electrode 140, and the second electrode 140 may be peeled off from the organic layer 130. As described above, since gaps are likely to be generated in the gap, the portion located at the end of the second electrode 140 is particularly easily peeled off from the organic layer 130. However, there may be other reasons as the reason why the second electrode 140 is peeled off from the organic layer 130.

  Thereafter, when the light emitting device 100 is placed in a dry atmosphere, the moisture absorbed by the hygroscopic agent 190 may be released from the hygroscopic agent 190. In this case, the hygroscopic agent 190 contracts and applies force to the resin layer 184. Also in this case, there is a possibility that force is applied to the second electrode 140 and the second electrode 140 is peeled off from the organic layer 130.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, the sealing surface 183 of the sealing member 180 is a smooth surface. For this reason, a gap is hardly generated between the sealing surface 183 and the resin layer 184. For this reason, the hygroscopic agent 190 does not easily expand and contract, and as a result, the second electrode 140 is difficult to peel off from the organic layer 130.

  Further, when moisture enters the sealing space from between the sealing surface 183 and the resin layer 184, the portion of the second electrode 140 located closest to the sealing surface 183 is oxidized by this moisture. The oxidized portion of the second electrode 140 is easily peeled off from the organic layer 130.

  Further, when oxygen enters the sealed space through the interface between the sealing surface 183 and the resin layer 184, this oxygen reaches the hygroscopic agent 190 through the interface between the resin layer 184 and the sealing member 180, Further, the portion of the hygroscopic agent 190 and the resin layer 184 positioned between the hygroscopic agent 190 and the second electrode 140 is transmitted and reaches the second electrode 140. Thereby, the second electrode 140 is oxidized. The oxidized portion of the second electrode 140 is easily peeled off from the organic layer 130 as described above.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, the 2nd electrode 140 contains the 2nd metal which is easier to oxidize than a 1st metal other than the 1st metal used as a main component. Therefore, in the second electrode 140, the second metal is oxidized before the first metal is oxidized. Therefore, the second electrode 140 is further in close contact with the organic layer 130 and hardly peels off. When the first metal is Ag and the second metal is Mg, the second electrode 140 is particularly difficult to peel from the organic layer 130.

  In addition, when the first metal of the second electrode 140 is Ag, the reflectance of light from the organic layer 130 is particularly high. For this reason, it is preferable not to increase the content rate of the second metal so much. In order to achieve both the adhesion between the second electrode 140 and the organic layer 130 and the reflectance of the second electrode 140, the second metal (eg, Mg) in the second electrode 140 when the weight of Ag is 100%. The content of is preferably 1% by weight or more and 10% by weight or less.

  In addition, when the first metal of the second electrode 140 is Ag and the second metal is Mg, the electron injection capability with respect to the organic layer 130 is higher than when the second electrode 140 is formed of only Ag. . In order to increase the electron injection capability, in the second electrode 140, the Mg content is 2% by weight to 7% by weight, particularly 4% by weight to 6% by weight when the weight of Ag is 100%. Is preferred.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, an oxygen shielding layer 186 is provided between the second electrode 140 and the sealing member 180. The oxygen shielding layer 186 includes a material having an oxygen transmission rate lower than that of the resin layer or a material having oxygen absorptivity. For this reason, the possibility of oxygen reaching the second electrode 140 can be reduced. Accordingly, the second electrode 140 is particularly difficult to peel off from the organic layer 130.

(Modification 1)
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of the light emitting device 100 according to the first modification, and corresponds to FIG. 6 of the embodiment. The light emitting device 100 according to this modification has the same configuration as the light emitting device 100 according to the embodiment except that the oxygen shielding layer 186 is provided between the resin layer 184 and the second electrode 140. Even if it does in this way, since possibility that oxygen will arrive at the 2nd electrode 140 can be made low, the 2nd electrode 140 becomes difficult to peel from organic layer 130.

(Modification 2)
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a light emitting device 100 according to Modification Example 2, and corresponds to FIG. 6 of the embodiment. The light emitting device 100 according to this modification is implemented except that an oxygen shielding layer 186 is provided between the sealing member 180 and the resin layer 184 and between the resin layer 184 and the second electrode 140. It is the structure similar to the light-emitting device 100 which concerns on a form. In this case, since the possibility that oxygen reaches the second electrode 140 can be further reduced, the second electrode 140 is particularly difficult to peel off from the organic layer 130.

(Modification 3)
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a light emitting device 100 according to Modification Example 3, and corresponds to FIG. The light emitting device 100 according to this modification has the same configuration as that of the light emitting device 100 according to modification 1, except that a buffer layer 187 is provided between the oxygen shielding layer 186 and the second electrode 140. The buffer layer 187 is provided to buffer an impact applied to the second electrode 140 when the resin layer 184 and the oxygen shielding layer 186 are attached to the second electrode 140. The buffer layer 187 is, for example, an adhesive layer or an organic layer.

  Also according to this modification, it is possible to reduce the possibility of oxygen reaching the second electrode 140, and thus the second electrode 140 is particularly difficult to peel off from the organic layer 130. In addition, since the buffer layer 187 is provided between the resin layer 184 and the second electrode 140, a problem occurs in the light emitting element 102 due to the force when the resin layer 184 and the oxygen shielding layer 186 are attached to the second electrode 140. This can be suppressed.

  Note that the buffer layer 187 may be provided in the light emitting device 100 according to the second modification.

(Modification 4)
FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a light emitting device 100 according to the modification example 4, and corresponds to FIG. 3 of the embodiment. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. The light emitting device 100 according to the present modification has the same configuration as that of the light emitting device 100 according to the embodiment or any one of the first to third modifications, except that the oxygen absorbing layer 188 is provided. FIG. 12 shows a case similar to the embodiment.

  The oxygen absorption layer 188 is provided at the interface between the resin layer 184 and the sealing member 180 so as to surround the plurality of light emitting elements 102. It can be said that the oxygen absorption layer 188 is provided so as to surround the hygroscopic agent 190. The oxygen absorption layer 188 contains a material that absorbs oxygen (for example, pure iron), and absorbs oxygen that has traveled through the interface between the sealing member 180 and the resin layer 184. In the example shown in this figure, the oxygen absorption layer 188 is provided between the sealing surface 183 of the sealing member 180 and the resin layer 184. However, the position of the oxygen absorption layer 188 is not limited to this.

  According to this modification, the oxygen absorption layer 188 is provided at the interface between the resin layer 184 and the sealing member 180 so as to surround the plurality of light emitting elements 102. For this reason, oxygen transmitted through the interface between the sealing member 180 and the resin layer 184 is absorbed by the oxygen absorption layer 188 and further does not reach the second electrode 140. Accordingly, the second electrode 140 is particularly difficult to peel off from the organic layer 130.

  In the present modification, the oxygen shielding layer 186 may not be provided.

(Modification 5)
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of the light emitting device 100 according to the fifth modification, and corresponds to FIG. 12 in the fourth modification. The light emitting device 100 according to this modification has the same configuration as that of the light emitting device 100 according to modification 4 except that the oxygen absorption layer 188 is provided between the oxygen shielding layer 186 and the resin layer 184.

  According to this modification, even if oxygen passes through the oxygen shielding layer 186, it is absorbed by the oxygen absorbing layer 188 and further hardly reaches the second electrode 140. Accordingly, the second electrode 140 is particularly difficult to peel off from the organic layer 130.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment and the Example were described with reference to drawings, these are illustrations of this invention and can also employ | adopt various structures other than the above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Light-emitting device 102 Light-emitting element 104 Light-emitting part 110 Substrate 170 Insulating layer 180 Sealing member 182 Sealing region 184 Resin layer 186 Oxygen shielding layer 187 Buffer layer 188 Oxygen absorbing layer 190 Hygroscopic agent

Claims (5)

A substrate,
A light emitting device formed on the substrate;
A sealing member for sealing the light emitting element;
A resin layer provided between the sealing member and the light emitting element;
An oxygen shielding layer that is provided between the sealing member and the light emitting element and includes a material having a lower oxygen permeability than the resin layer or a material having an oxygen absorption property;
A light emitting device comprising: The light-emitting device according to claim 1.
The oxygen shielding layer is a light emitting device positioned between the sealing member and the resin layer. The light-emitting device according to claim 2.
A light emitting device, wherein the second oxygen shielding layer is provided between the resin layer and the light emitting element. The light emitting device according to claim 3.
The oxygen shielding layer is a light emitting device made of polyethylene terephthalate. The light-emitting device according to claim 1.
The oxygen shielding layer is a light emitting device positioned between the resin layer and the light emitting element.

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