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JP3577115B2
JP3577115B2 JP23285094A JP23285094A JP3577115B2 JP 3577115 B2 JP3577115 B2 JP 3577115B2 JP 23285094 A JP23285094 A JP 23285094A JP 23285094 A JP23285094 A JP 23285094A JP 3577115 B2 JP3577115 B2 JP 3577115B2
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【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は有機エレクトロルミネセンス(EL)素子に係り、特にその寿命を長くするための保護膜に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
有機EL素子は、薄形の新しい発光源として注目されている。従来の有機EL素子は、図3に示す如く、ガラス基板10上にITOからなる透明電極1を形成し、この上に正孔注入輸送層2、発光層3、電子注入輸送層4、陰極5等を形成することにより構成されている。
【0003】
正孔注入輸送層2としては、例えば下記化1で表されるテトラアリールジアミン誘導体を使用する。
【0004】
【化1】

Figure 0003577115
【0005】
〔化1において、R、R、R及びRはそれぞれアリール基、アルキル基、アルコキシ基、アリールオキシ基、アミノ基又はハロゲン原子を表す。r1 、r2、r3及びr4は、それぞれ0又は1〜5の整数である。R及びRは、アルキル基、アルコキシ基、アミノ基又はハロゲン原子を表し、これらは同一でも異なる物であってもよい。r5及びr6は、それぞれ0又は1〜4の整数である。〕
発光層3としては、前記化1で示すテトラアリールジアミン誘導体と、後述する電子注入輸送層4で使用されるトリス(8−キノリノラト)アルミニウム等の混合されたものが使用される。
【0006】
電子注入輸送層4としては、例えばトリス(8−キノリノラト)アルミニウムが使用される。陰極5としては、MgAg(例えば重量比10:1)を使用する。
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、前記の如く構成された有機EL素子は、最初は強く発光しているが、時間が経過するにつれて発光強度が急速に減少するという欠点がある。
【0008】
本発明者はこの問題を改善すべく研究したところ、これが陰極の構成材料にMgが存在するため、非常に酸化し易いことにもとづくことが解明された。従って本発明の目的は、発光強度を長時間持続させるために、陰極が酸化され難いような保護膜を具備した有機EL素子を提供することである。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前記目的を達成するため、本発明では、図1に示す如く、陰極5をSi層6でコーティングし、このSi層6を更にSiO等で構成されるカバー膜7でコーティングする。
【0010】
【作用】
MgAgの陰極5をSi層6でコーティングすると陰極5を構成する金属とSiとのシリサイドが形成されるので耐酸化性が向上し、有機EL素子の発光時間を長くできる。しかもその上に更にSiO等で形成されたカバー膜7をコーティングすることにより耐酸化性が更に向上し、発光時間を一層長くすることができる。
【0011】
【実施例】
本発明の一実施例を図1及び図2に基づき説明する。図1は本発明の一実施例構成図、図2はその特性図である。
【0012】
図1において、1は透明電極、2は正孔注入輸送層、3は発光層、4は電子注入輸送層、5は陰極、6はSi層、7はカバー膜、10はガラス基板である。
透明電極1は陽極となるものであって例えばITO等で構成されガラス基板10上に蒸着又はスパッタリングにより成膜される。
【0013】
正孔注入輸送層2は、前記化1で表されるテトラアリールジアミン誘導体や、下記化2で表されるN,N′−ジ(3−メチルフェニル)−N,N′−ジフェニル−4,4′−ジアミノ−1,1′ビフェニルを蒸着することにより形成される。
【0014】
【化2】
Figure 0003577115
【0015】
発光層3は、前記正孔注入輸送層2を構成する例えば化1で表されるテトラアリールジアミン誘導体と、後述する電子注入輸送層4を構成する例えばトリス(8−キノリノラト)アルミニウムとの混合物が使用される。この場合、異なる蒸着源より蒸発させる共蒸着が好ましいがこれに限定されるものではない。勿論蛍光性物質を含ませることもできる。
【0016】
電子注入輸送層4は、例えばトリス(8−キノリノラト)アルミニウムを蒸着するにより形成される。
陰極5は、仕事関数の小さい材料で構成され、例えばMgAgで構成されるが、Inを使用することもできる。陰極5は蒸着又はスパッタリングにより成膜される。
【0017】
Si層6は、陰極5をコーティングして酸化を防止するものであり、Siをスパッタリングすることで約1000Åの厚さに成膜される。この条件を下記に示す。
【0018】
温度 室温
パワー 50〜500W
キャリアガス Ar
圧力 0.01 Torr
DC
カバー膜7はSi層6をコーティングして更に陰極5の酸化を防止するものである。このカバー膜7の厚さは例えば2000Åであり、例えばSiOを用いて下記の条件で成膜される。
【0019】
温度 室温
Power 50〜500W
キャリアガス Ar
圧力 0.01 Torr
高周波
カバー膜7はSiOに限定されるものではなく、Siを用いても同様である。
【0020】
本発明においては、基板10に透明電極1、正孔注入輸送層2、発光層3、電子注入輸送層4、陰極5を積層するところまでは図3に示す従来例と同じである。
【0021】
しかし本発明では、陰極5をSi層6でコーティングし、更にSi層6をSiO等で形成されたカバー膜7でコーティングする。陰極5をSi層6でコーティングすることによりそのコーティングされた面に陰極5を構成する金属であるMgAgとシリサイドが形成される。シリサイドは酸化されにくい性質があり、陰極5が酸化しにくいものとなる。しかもこのSi層6の上にSiO等で形成されたカバー膜7をコーティングするので、これにより一層酸化防止作用が強くなる。
【0022】
このように、本発明による保護膜でカバーされた有機EL素子の特性を図2で示す。図2においてAは、図1で示す如く、本発明による保護膜でカバーされた有機EL素子の発光時間特性を示し、Bは図3で示す従来の構造の有機EL素子の発光時間特性を示す。図2において横軸は時間(hr)、縦軸は単位面積当たりの発光光度(カンデラ(cd)/cm)を示す。従来の構成の有機EL素子は1000hrで発光光度が大きく減衰するのに対し、本発明の保護膜でカバーされた有機EL素子は1万時間を経由しても1/2の発光光度が保持されている。なお図2はN雰囲気中で測定した値である。
【0023】
また前記実施例では、有機EL素子として正孔注入輸送層、発光層、電子注入輸送層の3層構成の有機EL素子例について説明したが本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。例えば正孔輸送層(発光層)+電子輸送層、正孔輸送層+電子輸送層(発光層)の如きものに対しても同様に適用できる。
【0024】
【発明の効果】
請求項1、請求項2、請求項3に記載された本発明によれば、有機EL素子の陰極に対しシリサイドを形成して耐酸化性を向上することができ、しかもこのシリサイドの上にカバー層を形成して更に耐酸化性を向上する保護膜を提供できるので、有機EL素子の寿命を非常に長くすることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施例構成図である。
【図2】本発明の特性図である。
【図3】従来例の有機EL素子である。
【符号の説明】
1 透明電極
2 正孔注入輸送層
3 発光層
4 電子注入輸送層
5 陰極
6 Si層
7 カバー層
10 ガラス基板[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescence (EL) device, and more particularly, to a protective film for extending the life of the device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The organic EL element has been attracting attention as a new thin light emitting source. In a conventional organic EL device, as shown in FIG. 3, a transparent electrode 1 made of ITO is formed on a glass substrate 10, and a hole injection transport layer 2, a light emitting layer 3, an electron injection transport layer 4, and a cathode 5 are formed thereon. Etc. are formed.
[0003]
As the hole injection transport layer 2, for example, a tetraaryldiamine derivative represented by the following formula 1 is used.
[0004]
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[0005]
[In the formula 1, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each represent an aryl group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group or a halogen atom. r1 , R2, r3 and r4 are each 0 or an integer of 1 to 5. R 5 and R 6 represent an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group or a halogen atom, which may be the same or different. r5 and r6 are each 0 or an integer of 1 to 4. ]
As the light-emitting layer 3, a mixture of a tetraaryldiamine derivative represented by Chemical Formula 1 and tris (8-quinolinolato) aluminum used in an electron injection / transport layer 4 described later is used.
[0006]
As the electron injection transport layer 4, for example, tris (8-quinolinolato) aluminum is used. As the cathode 5, MgAg (for example, a weight ratio of 10: 1) is used.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the organic EL device configured as described above emits strong light at first, but has a drawback that the light emission intensity rapidly decreases as time passes.
[0008]
The present inventor has studied to improve this problem, and has found that this is based on the fact that Mg is present in the constituent material of the cathode and is very easily oxidized. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL device having a protective film in which the cathode is hardly oxidized in order to maintain emission intensity for a long time.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the cathode 5 is coated with a Si layer 6, and the Si layer 6 is further coated with a cover film 7 made of SiO 2 or the like.
[0010]
[Action]
When the MgAg cathode 5 is coated with the Si layer 6, a silicide of the metal constituting the cathode 5 and Si is formed, so that the oxidation resistance is improved and the emission time of the organic EL element can be extended. Moreover, by further coating a cover film 7 made of SiO 2 or the like thereon, the oxidation resistance is further improved, and the light emission time can be further lengthened.
[0011]
【Example】
One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram thereof.
[0012]
In FIG. 1, 1 is a transparent electrode, 2 is a hole injection / transport layer, 3 is a light emitting layer, 4 is an electron injection / transport layer, 5 is a cathode, 6 is a Si layer, 7 is a cover film, and 10 is a glass substrate.
The transparent electrode 1 serves as an anode and is made of, for example, ITO or the like, and is formed on the glass substrate 10 by vapor deposition or sputtering.
[0013]
The hole injecting / transporting layer 2 may be made of a tetraaryldiamine derivative represented by the above formula 1, N, N′-di (3-methylphenyl) -N, N′-diphenyl-4, It is formed by evaporating 4'-diamino-1,1'biphenyl.
[0014]
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[0015]
The light emitting layer 3 is made of a mixture of, for example, a tetraaryldiamine derivative represented by Chemical Formula 1 constituting the hole injection transport layer 2 and tris (8-quinolinolato) aluminum constituting the electron injection transport layer 4 described later. used. In this case, co-evaporation in which evaporation is performed from different evaporation sources is preferable, but is not limited thereto. Of course, a fluorescent substance can be included.
[0016]
The electron injecting and transporting layer 4 is formed by, for example, depositing tris (8-quinolinolato) aluminum.
The cathode 5 is made of a material having a small work function, for example, MgAg, but In may be used. The cathode 5 is formed by vapor deposition or sputtering.
[0017]
The Si layer 6 is for coating the cathode 5 to prevent oxidation, and is formed to a thickness of about 1000 ° by sputtering Si. The conditions are shown below.
[0018]
Temperature Room temperature power 50-500W
Carrier gas Ar
Pressure 0.01 Torr
DC
The cover film 7 coats the Si layer 6 to further prevent the cathode 5 from being oxidized. The thickness of the cover film 7 is, for example, 2000 °, and is formed using, for example, SiO 2 under the following conditions.
[0019]
Temperature Room temperature Power 50-500W
Carrier gas Ar
Pressure 0.01 Torr
The high-frequency cover film 7 is not limited to SiO 2 , and the same applies even when Si 3 N 4 is used.
[0020]
The present invention is the same as the conventional example shown in FIG. 3 up to the point where the transparent electrode 1, the hole injection / transport layer 2, the light emitting layer 3, the electron injection / transport layer 4, and the cathode 5 are laminated on the substrate 10.
[0021]
However, in the present invention, the cathode 5 is coated with the Si layer 6, and the Si layer 6 is further coated with the cover film 7 formed of SiO 2 or the like. By coating the cathode 5 with the Si layer 6, MgAg which is a metal constituting the cathode 5 and silicide are formed on the coated surface. Silicide has a property of being hardly oxidized, and the cathode 5 is hardly oxidized. Moreover, since the cover film 7 made of SiO 2 or the like is coated on the Si layer 6, the anti-oxidation effect is further enhanced.
[0022]
FIG. 2 shows the characteristics of the organic EL device covered with the protective film according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, A shows the emission time characteristics of the organic EL device covered with the protective film according to the present invention as shown in FIG. 1, and B shows the emission time characteristics of the organic EL device having the conventional structure shown in FIG. . In FIG. 2, the horizontal axis represents time (hr), and the vertical axis represents luminous intensity per unit area (candela (cd) / cm 2 ). While the luminous intensity of the conventional organic EL element is greatly attenuated at 1000 hours, the luminous intensity of the organic EL element covered with the protective film of the present invention is maintained at 1/2 even after 10,000 hours. ing. FIG. 2 shows values measured in an N 2 atmosphere.
[0023]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example of an organic EL element having a three-layer structure of a hole injection / transport layer, a light emitting layer, and an electron injection / transport layer has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to a material such as a hole transport layer (light emitting layer) + electron transport layer and a hole transport layer + electron transport layer (light emitting layer).
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first, second, and third aspects of the present invention, the oxidation resistance can be improved by forming silicide on the cathode of the organic EL element, and a cover is formed on the silicide. Since a protective film for improving the oxidation resistance can be provided by forming a layer, the life of the organic EL element can be greatly extended.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a conventional organic EL element.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 transparent electrode 2 hole injection / transport layer 3 light emitting layer 4 electron injection / transport layer 5 cathode 6 Si layer 7 cover layer 10 glass substrate

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電子注入手段と、正孔注入手段と、陽極と、陰極を具備する有機エレクトロルミネセンス素子に対し、一方の面が陰極だけを被覆し、反対面がカバー膜により被覆されるSi層と、このSi層を被覆するカバー膜を具備したことを特徴とする有機エレクトロルミネセンス素子。An electron injection means, a hole injection means, and the anode, to the organic electroluminescent device having a cathode, covering one face only the cathode, the Si layer is opposite surface Ru is covered by a cover film, the An organic electroluminescence device comprising a cover film for covering a Si layer. 前記カバー膜としてSiO2 を用いたことを特徴とする請求項1記載の有機エレクトロルミネセンス素子。The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1, wherein the SiO 2 was used as the cover film. 前記カバー膜としてSi3 4 を用いたことを特徴とする請求項1記載の有機エレクトロルミネセンス素子。2. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1, wherein Si 3 N 4 is used as the cover film.
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