JPH03141588A - Electroluminescent device - Google Patents

Electroluminescent device

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JPH03141588A
JPH03141588A JP1280133A JP28013389A JPH03141588A JP H03141588 A JPH03141588 A JP H03141588A JP 1280133 A JP1280133 A JP 1280133A JP 28013389 A JP28013389 A JP 28013389A JP H03141588 A JPH03141588 A JP H03141588A
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Hirota Sakon
洋太 左近
Teruyuki Onuma
大沼 照行
Fumio Kawamura
史生 河村
Masabumi Ota
正文 太田
Toshihiko Takahashi
俊彦 高橋
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To suppress deterioration of electrodes and retain light emitting function for a long period by making an electrode as a layered electrode consisting of 2 or more layers in an electroluminescent device comprised of an anode and a cathode and one or a plurality of organic compound layers sandwiched between the electrodes. CONSTITUTION:An electrode of indium tin oxide is formed on a glass substrate and a hole transporting layer is formed on the anode by vacuum evaporation of a diamine derivative. Then, a light-emitting layer is formed on the hole transporting layer by the same vacuum evaporation method of 8- hydroxyquinolinium aluminum complex. A first cathode 5a film is formed further on the light-emitting layer by the same vacuum evaporation method of magnesium and then a second cathode 5b film is formed by vacuum evaporation of aluminum to give an electroluminescent device. The electroluminescent device prepared by this way is hard to be deteriorated in the electrodes even if it is stored or driven in air and has high durability.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は発光性物質からなる発光層を有し、電界を印加
することにより電界印加エネルギーを直接光エネルギー
に変換でき、従来の白熱灯、蛍光灯あるいは発光ダイオ
ード等とは異なり大面積の面状発光体の実現を可能にす
る電発光素子に関する。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention has a light-emitting layer made of a light-emitting substance, and by applying an electric field, the applied energy of the electric field can be directly converted into light energy. The present invention relates to an electroluminescent device that, unlike fluorescent lamps or light emitting diodes, enables the realization of large-area planar light emitters.

〔従来の技術] 電界発光素子はその発光励起機構の違いから。[Conventional technology] Electroluminescent devices differ in their emission excitation mechanisms.

(1)発光層内での電子や正孔の局所的な移動により発
光体を励起し、交流電界でのみ発光する真性電界発光素
子と、(2)電極からの電子と正孔の注入とその発光層
内での再結合により発光体を励起し、直流電界で作動す
るキャリア注入型電界発光素子の二つに分けられる。(
1)の真性電界発光型の発光素子は一般にZnSにMn
、 Cu等を添加した無機化合物を発光体とするもので
あるが、製造コストが高いこと、精度や耐大性も不十分
である等の多くの問題点を有する。
(1) An intrinsic electroluminescent device that excites a light emitter through local movement of electrons and holes within the light emitting layer and emits light only in an alternating current electric field; (2) Injection of electrons and holes from electrodes and their There are two types of electroluminescent devices: carrier injection type electroluminescent devices that excite the luminescent material through recombination within the light emitting layer and operate with a direct current electric field. (
1) Intrinsic electroluminescence type light emitting devices are generally made of ZnS and Mn.
, which uses an inorganic compound doped with Cu or the like as a light emitting body, but has many problems such as high manufacturing cost and insufficient precision and durability.

(2)のキャリア注入型電界発光素子は発光層として薄
膜状有機化合物を用いるようになってから高輝度のもの
が得られるようになった。たとえば。
The carrier injection type electroluminescent device (2) has become capable of achieving high luminance since thin film-like organic compounds have been used as the light emitting layer. for example.

特開昭59−194393号及び米国特許4,720,
432には緑色発光素子が、Jpn、Journal 
of Applied Physics。
JP 59-194393 and U.S. Patent No. 4,720,
432 has a green light emitting element, Jpn, Journal
of Applied Physics.

vol、27.P713−715には黄色発光素子が開
示されており、これらは通常、100V以下の直流電界
下で高輝度の発光をする。
vol, 27. P713-715 discloses a yellow light emitting device, which typically emits high brightness under a DC electric field of 100V or less.

しかし、上記の例を含め、有機物を発光体とするキャリ
ア注入型電界発光素子はその研究も浅く、末だその材料
研究やデバイス化への研究が充分になされているとは言
えず、現状では更なる輝度の向上1発光波長のコントロ
ール、耐久性の向上など、多くの課題をかかえているの
が実情である。
However, research on carrier-injection electroluminescent devices using organic substances as light emitters, including the examples mentioned above, is limited, and research into materials and device development has not yet been sufficiently conducted. The reality is that there are many issues to be addressed, such as further improvement in brightness (1) control of emission wavelength and improvement in durability.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

本発明は上記の実情に鑑みてなされたものであり、その
目的は、電極の劣化が抑制され、発光性能が長時間に亘
って持続する耐久性に優れた電界発光素子を提供するこ
とにある。
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an electroluminescent element with excellent durability in which deterioration of electrodes is suppressed and luminous performance is maintained for a long period of time. .

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

本発明者らは、上記課題を解決するため鋭意検討した結
果、陽極および陰極とこれらの間に狭持された一層また
は複数層の有機化合物層より構成される電界発光素子に
おいて、電極が2層あるいはそれ以上の複数層よりなる
積層電極とすることが上記課題に対し有効であることを
見い出し、本発明を完成するに至った。
As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors found that an electroluminescent device consisting of an anode, a cathode, and one or more organic compound layers sandwiched between them has two electrode layers. Alternatively, the present inventors have discovered that a laminated electrode consisting of a plurality of layers or more is effective in solving the above problem, and have completed the present invention.

すなわち1本発明によれば、陽極および陰極と、これら
の間に狭持された一層または複数層の有機化合物層より
構成される電界発光素子において、陰極が2Nあるいは
それ以上の複数層よりなる積層電極であることを特徴と
する電界発光素子が提供される。
That is, according to the present invention, in an electroluminescent device composed of an anode, a cathode, and one or more organic compound layers sandwiched between them, the cathode is a laminate composed of a plurality of layers of 2N or more. An electroluminescent device is provided, which is an electrode.

本発明の電界発光素子の1例を添付図面に沿って説明す
る。第1図において、1は基板、2は陽極、3はホール
輸送層、4は発光層、5aは第1陰極及び5bは第2陰
極である。
An example of the electroluminescent device of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a substrate, 2 is an anode, 3 is a hole transport layer, 4 is a light emitting layer, 5a is a first cathode, and 5b is a second cathode.

従来の電界発光素子は第2図に示されるように陰極5は
単層で構成されていたため、大気中の酸素や水分により
変質し、耐久性に劣るものであったが1本発明の電界発
光素子は陰極の構成を少なくとも2Nからなる積層陰極
としたことから、+13極の劣化が抑制され、耐久性が
向上し、長期間に亘って発光性能が持続するといった顕
著な作用効果を奏するものである。
In the conventional electroluminescent device, the cathode 5 was composed of a single layer as shown in Fig. 2, so it deteriorated due to oxygen and moisture in the atmosphere and had poor durability.However, the electroluminescent device of the present invention Since the device uses a laminated cathode made of at least 2N, the device has remarkable effects such as suppressing deterioration of the +13 pole, improving durability, and maintaining light emitting performance over a long period of time. be.

陰極材料としては、仕事関数の/hさい銀、錫、鉛、マ
グネシウム、カルシウム、マンガン、アルミニウムある
いはこれら合金等が用いられる。また、第1陰極5aと
第2陰極5bの材料は同じものでもよいが、耐久性の向
上の観点等からみて第1陰極5aは第2w1極5bより
仕事関数の小さい材料を用いることが好ましい、具体的
には第1陰極5aの材料としてはマグネシウム、カルシ
ウム等を、第2陰極5bの材料としては金、アルミニウ
ム等を選定することが好ましい。
As the cathode material, silver, tin, lead, magnesium, calcium, manganese, aluminum, or an alloy thereof, or an alloy thereof, having a work function of /h is used. Further, the first cathode 5a and the second cathode 5b may be made of the same material, but from the viewpoint of improving durability, it is preferable to use a material with a smaller work function for the first cathode 5a than the second w1 pole 5b. Specifically, it is preferable to select magnesium, calcium, etc. as the material for the first cathode 5a, and gold, aluminum, etc. as the material for the second cathode 5b.

陽極2の材料としてはニッケル、金、白金、パラジウム
や、これらの合金或いは酸化錫(SnOz )、酸化錫
インジウム(ITO)、沃化鋼なとの法事関数の大きな
金属やそれらの合金、化合物、更にポリ(3−メチルチ
オフェン)、ポリピロール等の導電性ポリマーなどを用
いることができる。
Materials for the anode 2 include nickel, gold, platinum, palladium, alloys thereof, metals with large legal functions such as tin oxide (SnOz), indium tin oxide (ITO), and steel iodide, and their alloys and compounds. Furthermore, conductive polymers such as poly(3-methylthiophene) and polypyrrole can be used.

陽極及び陰極として用いる材料のうち少なくとも一方は
、素子の発光波長領域において十分透明であることが望
ましい、具体的には80%以上の光透過率を有すること
が望ましい。
It is desirable that at least one of the materials used as the anode and the cathode be sufficiently transparent in the emission wavelength region of the device, specifically, it is desirable that the material has a light transmittance of 80% or more.

本発明における電界発光素子の発光層4はアントラセン
、ペリレンブタジェン、クマリン、スチルベン、オキシ
ノイド錯体等を真空蒸着法、溶液塗布法等により薄膜化
し、陽極及び陰極で狭持することにより構成される。そ
の際、化合物中に添加物として他の物質を複数種添加す
ることもできる。また電極からの電荷注入効率を向上さ
せるために、ホール輸送層3を電極との間に別に設ける
ことも可能である。
The light-emitting layer 4 of the electroluminescent device of the present invention is formed by forming a thin film of anthracene, perylene-butadiene, coumarin, stilbene, oxinoid complex, etc. by vacuum evaporation, solution coating, etc., and sandwiching the thin film between an anode and a cathode. At that time, a plurality of other substances may be added to the compound as additives. Further, in order to improve the efficiency of charge injection from the electrodes, it is also possible to separately provide the hole transport layer 3 between the electrodes.

以上の各層は、ガラス等の透明基板上lに順次積層させ
て素子として構成されるわけであるが、素子の安定性の
向上、特に大気中の水分に対する保護のために、別に保
護層を設けたり、素子全体をセル中に入れ、シリコンオ
イル等を封入するようにしても良い。
Each of the above layers is sequentially laminated on a transparent substrate such as glass to form an element, but a separate protective layer is provided to improve the stability of the element, especially to protect it from moisture in the atmosphere. Alternatively, the entire element may be placed in a cell and silicone oil or the like may be sealed therein.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、実施例に基いて1本発明をより具体的に説明する
Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail based on Examples.

実施例1 ガラス基板上に大きさ3+++mX 3+wm、厚さ5
00人の酸化錫インジウム(ITO)による陽極を形成
し、その上に、下記式(I)で示されるジアミン誘へ体
を真空蒸着して厚さ750人のホール輸送層を形成した
。つぎにこのホール輸送層の上に式(n)で示される8
−ヒドロキシキノリンアルミニウム錯体を同じく真空蒸
着して厚さ750人の発光層を形成した。
Example 1 Size 3+++m x 3+wm, thickness 5 on a glass substrate
An anode made of indium tin oxide (ITO) was formed, and a diamine derivative represented by the following formula (I) was vacuum-deposited thereon to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of 750 nm. Next, on this hole transport layer, 8
-Hydroxyquinoline aluminum complex was also vacuum deposited to form a light emitting layer with a thickness of 750 nm.

蒸着時の真空度はI X 10−’Torr、基板温度
は室温である。
The degree of vacuum during vapor deposition was I x 10-' Torr, and the substrate temperature was room temperature.

ついで、発光層上にマグネシウムを同じく真空蒸着して
約500人の第1陰極を成膜し、その上にアルミニウム
を真空蒸着して、約1000人の第2II3極を成膜し
て第1図に示すような電界発光素子を作製した。このよ
うにして得られた素子1こ外部電源を接続して、電流を
流したところ陽極側にプラスのバイアス電圧を印加した
場合に明瞭な発光を確認された。またこの電界発光素子
は大気中で作動あるいは保存されても電極等の劣化が特
に無く耐久性に優れたものであった。
Next, magnesium was similarly vacuum-deposited on the light-emitting layer to form a first cathode of about 500 people, and aluminum was then vacuum-deposited on top of it to form a second II triode of about 1000 people. An electroluminescent device as shown in Figure 1 was fabricated. When one device thus obtained was connected to an external power source and a current was passed through it, clear light emission was confirmed when a positive bias voltage was applied to the anode side. Furthermore, this electroluminescent device had excellent durability without any particular deterioration of the electrodes, etc. even when operated or stored in the atmosphere.

実施例2 実施例1において、第1陰極としての電極材料をカルシ
ウムに代えた以外は実施例1と同様にして電界発光素子
を作製した。このようにして得られた電界発光素子は実
施例1と同様に大気中で作動あるいは保存されていも電
極等の劣化が特に無く耐久性に優れたものであった。
Example 2 An electroluminescent device was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that calcium was used as the electrode material for the first cathode. As in Example 1, the electroluminescent device thus obtained had excellent durability without any particular deterioration of the electrodes, etc. even when operated or stored in the atmosphere.

比較例 陰極をマグネシウムのみで1500人の厚さで形成した
以外は実施例1と同様にして第2図に示すように素子を
作成した。このようにして得られた素子は陰極が徐々に
光沢を失い純色となり、それに伴ない発光も弱くなり耐
久性に劣るものであった。
Comparative Example A device as shown in FIG. 2 was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the cathode was formed of magnesium only to a thickness of 1,500 mm. In the device thus obtained, the cathode gradually lost its luster and became a pure color, and as a result, the light emission became weaker and its durability was poor.

〔効 果〕〔effect〕

本発明の電界発光素子は電極の劣化をか抑制され、耐久
性に優れたものであって、発光性能が長期間に亘って持
続し、またその製作も極めて容易なものである。
The electroluminescent device of the present invention suppresses electrode deterioration, has excellent durability, maintains luminous performance over a long period of time, and is extremely easy to manufacture.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明に係る電界発光素子の模式断面図、第2
図は従来の電界発光素子の模式断面図である。
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electroluminescent device according to the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional electroluminescent device.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1) 陽極および陰極と、これらの間に狭持された一
層または複数層の有機化合物層より構成される電界発光
素子において、陰極が2層あるいはそれ以上の複数層よ
りなる積層電極であることを特徴とする電界発光素子。
(1) In an electroluminescent device consisting of an anode, a cathode, and one or more organic compound layers sandwiched between them, the cathode is a laminated electrode consisting of two or more layers. An electroluminescent device characterized by:
(2) 前記電界発光素子の構成要素としての陰極が陽
極に近い側から第1陰極および第2陰極からなる2層電
極であり、第1陰極の仕事関数が第2陰極のそれより小
さいことを特徴とする電界発光素子。
(2) The cathode as a component of the electroluminescent device is a two-layer electrode consisting of a first cathode and a second cathode from the side closer to the anode, and the work function of the first cathode is smaller than that of the second cathode. Characteristic electroluminescent device.
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