US20060012295A1 - Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
A light-emitting device includes a transparent substrate, a light-emitting layer which is provided on one surface of the substrate and which emits light in response to an electrical signal, a conductive portion which transmits the electrical signal to the light-emitting layer, such that light from the light-emitting layer is emitted after being transmitted through the substrate, and a light transflective layer which is provided between the conductive portion and the substrate at a predetermined distance from the conductive portion to reflect some of incident light through the substrate and to transmit the remainder.
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- The invention relates to a light-emitting device such as an organic EL (electroluminescent) device or an inorganic EL device and to an electronic apparatus having the light-emitting device mounted therein.
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- In a bottom emission-type organic EL device, a plurality of light-emitting elements (pixels) are arranged on one surface of a transparent substrate, such as a glass substrate, with an insulating film provided therebetween. Further, wiring lines are formed on regions between pixels. Light generated at each pixel is emitted after being transmitted through the substrate. The substrate may transmit light emitted from a light-emitting layer to an exterior and allow light from the exterior to be incident on the inside of the organic EL device. In the inside of the organic EL device, ratio of areas between the light-emitting portion and the remaining portion other than the light-emitting portion in each pixel is, for example, about 4:6, and most incident light which is transmitted through the substrate from the exterior is reflected by the wiring lines provided between the pixels. In addition, though not reflected by the wiring lines, light may be reflected by a common electrode serving as a cathode after being transmitted through the pixels. Therefore, when the organic EL device is driven to perform display, light emitted from the pixel and light reflected on the wiring line or the common electrode are mixed. As a result, the contrast may be deteriorated.
- In order to prevent the contrast from deteriorating, according to a related art, there is provided a method in which an organic material for absorbing light between the wiring lines is arranged as a black matrix such that incident light does not reach the wiring line or the common electrode, or a method in which a circularly polarizing plate is arranged to overlap the display unit such that light reflected inside the device is prevented from leaking to the exterior. Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication 10-214043 is an example of the related art.
- However, since the circularly polarizing plate is expensive, the cost of a light-emitting device using the circularly polarizing plate increases. Further, in the method disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 10-214043, it is necessary to pattern the black matrix so as to cover the regions between wiring lines and thus the manufacturing process is complex. Further, carbon is included in the black matrix and thus the wiring lines may become electrically connected to one another via the carbon.
- An advantage of the invention is that it provides a light-emitting device which is capable of suppressing light reflection at a wiring line or a cathode without complicating a manufacturing process to improve display contrast and to suppress manufacturing costs, and an electronic apparatus having the light-emitting device mounted therein.
- According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a light-emitting device including a transparent substrate, a light-emitting layer which is provided on one surface of the substrate and which emits light in response to an electrical signal, a conductive portion which transmits the electrical signal to the light-emitting layer, such that light from the light-emitting layer is emitted after being transmitted through the substrate, and a light transflective layer which is provided between the conductive portion and the substrate at a predetermined distance from the conductive portion to reflect some of incident light through the substrate and to transmit the remainder.
- In this case, some of incident light transmitted through the substrate is reflected by the light transflective layer and the remainder is reflected by the conductive portion after being transmitted through the light transflective layer and returns to the light transflective layer. Therefore, by setting a distance between the light transflective layer and the conductive portion to the predetermined distance, light reflected by the light transflective layer and light reflected by the conductive portion interfere with each other to cancel out. Accordingly, when the light-emitting device is driven, since light reflected from the conductive portion is not recognized, the contrast can be improved. In addition, since the light transflective layer may be formed on the portion on which the conductive portion is formed, it is not necessary to perform patterning to cover the regions between the wiring lines. Further, it is not necessary to use a circularly polarizing plate. Therefore, the light-emitting device can be manufactured at low cost without complicating a manufacturing process.
- In addition, various transparent insulating members may be provided between the light transflective layer and the conductive portion. The materials may be freely selected. Further, when the member, such as the black matrix, for absorbing light is arranged, converted heat may be accumulated in the corresponding light absorbing member to have a bad influence on the light-emitting device. However, according to the invention, the light transflective layer is arranged, so that light interferes with each other to cancel out. Accordingly, heat is not accumulated and thus the light-emitting device can be stably driven. In particular, when the invention is applied to the organic EL device, it is possible to drive the light-emitting device without having the bad influence on the light-emitting layer.
- In this case, it is preferable that ‘the predetermined distance’ be a distance that light reflected by the light transflective layer and light reflected by the conductive portion interfere with each other to cancel out, for example, a distance at which a zero-order interference occurs. However, in a case in which the light transflective layer and the conductive portion are arranged to be excessively adjacent to each other and it is difficult to interpose the insulating member therebetween, the determined distance may be a distance at which a first-order interference or a second-order interference occurs. In addition, since ‘some’ and ‘the remainder’ of incident light mean ‘some’ and ‘the remainder’ of the intensity or amount of incident light, not ‘some’ and ‘the remainder’ of wavelength components.
- It is preferable that the light transflective layer have substantially the same pattern as that of the conductive portion. In this case, the pattern of the light transflective layer may be formed such that the shape thereof is equal to that of the conductive portion. As a result, when the conductive portion and the light transflective layer are manufactured, the same process may be repeated, and it is not necessary that a specific manufacturing process be performed. In addition, the light transflective layer may be formed larger than the conductive portion. As a result, for example, it is possible to transmit and reflect light from an oblique direction and thus it is possible to further improve the contrast.
- In addition, it is preferable that the light-emitting device further include a transistor which is electrically connected to the conductive portion and the light-emitting layer. The conductive portion may correspond to at least one of a gate line and a source line of the transistor. Generally, in a TFT active matrix-type light-emitting device, the transistor is provided on each light-emitting layer and each transistor is provided with the gate line or source line of each of the wiring lines. As such, in the TFT active matrix-type light-emitting device in which the plural wiring lines are provided between the light-emitting layers, reflection by the wiring lines can be suppressed. Therefore, in this case, the invention is particularly significant.
- It is preferable that the conductive portion be a common electrode of the light-emitting layer. According to this aspect of the invention, since light reflected by the common electrode after being transmitted through the light-emitting layer can cancel out, it is possible to further improve the contrast. In this case, it is preferable that the light transflective layer be formed at a predetermined distance from the common electrode serving as the cathode.
- It is preferable that, when the predetermined distance is d1, a wavelength of incident light is λ1, a refractive index of a region between the conductive portion and the light transflective layer is n1, and an integer more than zero is m1, the light transflective layer is provided such that the distance d1 is represented by the following equation (1).
d 1=λ1 (½+m 1)/2n 1 (1)
According to this aspect of the invention, after the predetermined distance d1 is calculated using a so-called Bragg equation, the light transflective layer is arranged. Therefore, it is possible to increase precision of the interference. - In this case, it is preferable that the value of λ1 in the equation (1) be a value near a central wavelength of visible light. Light near the central wavelength of visible light is recognized by a person with high sensitivity. Since the reflection of light near the central wavelength of visible light can be suppressed, reflected light is reduced as compared to the case in which the reflection of light of another wavelength is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the contrast.
- In addition, preferably, a transmittance and a reflectance of the light transflective layer are set such that the intensity of light reflected by the light transflective layer and the intensity of light transmitted through the light transflective layer again after being transmitted through the light transflective layer and being reflected by the conductive portion are substantially equal to each other. As a result, light reflected by the light transflective layer and light reflected by the conductive portion substantially completely cancel out.
- In addition, it is preferable that the light transflective layer be made of a metal. According to this aspect of the invention, since the light transflective layer is a portion which is required to generate the interference of light, preferably, physical characteristics such as the refractive index and the thickness of the layer are not changed. The metal, except for a liquid metal such as mercury, has a characteristic that it hardly transforms in a room temperature as compared to resin. Therefore, since the metal hardly transforms by heat generated when the light-emitting device is driven and the physical characteristics such as the refractive index and the thickness of the layer are not changed, it is possible to maintain the high contrast. It is preferable that the metal be a metal, such as aluminum, having high reflectivity. By forming the metal in a shape of a thin film, light can transmit the metal. In this case, in order to improve the quality of the film, copper or neodymium may be added to aluminum.
- According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a light-emitting device including a transparent substrate, a light-emitting layer which is provided on one surface of the substrate and which emits light in response to an electrical signal, a conductive portion which transmits the electrical signal to the light-emitting layer, such that light from the light-emitting layer is emitted after being transmitted through the substrate, a light reflecting layer which is provided between the conductive portion and the substrate to reflect incident light from the substrate, and a light transflective layer which is provided between the light reflecting layer and the substrate at a predetermined distance from the light reflecting layer to reflect some of incident light through the substrate and to transmit the remainder.
- In this case, since light transmitted through the light transflective layer is not reflected by the conducive portion and the light reflecting layer is additionally provided to reflect light, the light reflecting layer may be provided at any location without being restricted by the arrangement of the conductive portion. In addition, the light transflective layer and the light reflecting layer may be formed near the light-emitting layer as well as the region where the conductive portion is formed. In addition, since the material constituting the light reflecting layer may be selected regardless of the conductivity, a material having the superior reflectivity can be suitably selected.
- In addition, it is preferable that the light transflective layer be provided to have substantially the same pattern as that of the light reflecting layer. In this case, the light transflective layer may be patterned such that the shape thereof is equal to that of the light reflection layer. As a result, when the light transflective layer and the light reflection layer are manufactured, the same process may be repeated, and it is not necessary that the specific manufacturing process be performed. In addition, the light transflective layer may be formed larger than the light reflection layer. Therefore, it is possible to transmit and reflect light from the oblique direction and thus it is possible to further improve the contrast.
- In addition, it is preferable that, when the predetermined distance is d2, a wavelength of incident light is λ2, a refractive index of a region between the light reflecting layer and the light transflective layer is n2, and an integer more than zero is m2, the light reflecting layer and the light transflective layer are provided such that the distance d2 is represented by the following equation (2).
d 2=λ2 (½+m 2)/2n 2 (2)
In the invention, after calculating the predetermined distance d2 using the so-called Bragg equation, the light reflecting layer and the light transflective layer are arranged. Therefore, it is possible to increase precision of the interference. - In this case, it is preferable that the value of λ2 in the equation (2) be a value near a central wavelength of visible light. Since the reflection of light near the central wavelength having high spectral luminous efficiency is suppressed, reflected light is reduced as compared to the case in which the reflection of light of another wavelength is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the contrast.
- In addition, it is preferable that a transmittance and a reflectance of the light transflective layer be set such that the intensity of light reflected by the light transflective layer and the intensity of light transmitted through the light transflective layer again after being transmitted through the light transflective layer and being reflected by the light reflecting layer are substantially equal to each other. As a result, light reflected by the light transflective layer and light reflected by the light reflection layer substantially completely cancel out.
- In addition, it is preferable that the light transflective layer be made of a metal. Since the metal hardly transforms by heat generated when the light-emitting device is driven and the physical characteristics such as the refractive index and the thickness of the layer are not changed, it is possible to maintain the high contrast.
- According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus having the above-described light-emitting device. As a result, it is possible to obtain an electronic apparatus having the high contrast at low manufacturing cost.
- The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements, and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of an organic EL device according to a first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the organic EL device; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the organic EL device taken along the line III-III ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the organic EL device taken along the line IV-IV ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5 is an expanded cross-sectional view of a portion ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is a schematic view conceptually showing an equivalent circuit of the organic EL device; -
FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an organic EL device in which a half mirror is not provided; -
FIG. 7B is a plan view showing a display screen; -
FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating an organic EL device in which the half mirror is provided; -
FIG. 8B is a plan view showing a display screen; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall configuration of an organic EL device according to a second embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an electronic apparatus according to the invention. - (First Embodiment)
- A first embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the scales of respective elements are suitably changed so that the elements can be clearly recognized.
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base substrate 10 having circuit elements or wiring lines, an insulating layer, and the like formed on asubstrate 2, an organic EL element 3 formed on thebase substrate 10, and an external circuit unit 4 attached to an end of thebase substrate 10. The organic EL element 3 emits light according to an electrical signal which is supplied from the external circuit unit 4, such that an image or a moving picture is displayed. In addition, a sealingmember 5 is provided to cover the organic EL element 3 and thebase substrate 10. The organic EL device 1 exemplified in the present embodiment is an active matrix type on which thin film transistors (TFTs) are formed and is a bottom emission type in which light generated by the organic EL element 3 is emitted with having passing through thebase substrate 10. -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the organic EL device 1 shown inFIG. 1 . InFIG. 2 , the organic EL element 3 and the sealingmember 5 are omitted.FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the organic EL device 1 taken along the line III-III ofFIG. 2 .FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the organic EL device 1 taken along the line IV-IV ofFIG. 2 .FIG. 5 is an expanded cross-sectional view of an actual display region P of the organic EL device 1. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , thebase substrate 10 is divided into a pixel portion 7 (a region within a one-dot-chain line) and a peripheral portion 8 (a region outside the one-dot-chain line). Thepixel portion 7 is also divided into an actual display region P (a region within a two-dot-chain line) and a dummy region Q (a region between the one-dot-chain line and the two-dot-chain line). In addition, the actual display region P of thepixel portion 7 is divided into pixel regions K through which light from the organic EL element 3 is transmitted and regions L between pixels in which electrodes or wiring lines are arranged. - The organic EL device 1 will be described with reference to
FIGS. 3, 4 , and 5. Thesubstrate 2 serving as the element of thebase substrate 10 is a transparent substrate made of, for example, glass, quartz, or resin (a plastic sheet or a plastic film). Since the organic EL device 1 according to the present embodiment is a bottom-emission-type device, thesubstrate 2 needs to be transparent to emit light. In addition, there is a case that, by making thesubstrate 2 transparent, incident light from the exterior is transmitted through thesubstrate 2 to reach the inside of the device. A transparent baseprotective layer 11, made of SiO2, serving as a base is formed on asurface 2 b of thesubstrate 2. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , on the baseprotective layer 11 arranged in the actual display region P of thepixel portion 7, asilicon film 12, a first insulating layer (gate insulating layer) 13, ahalf mirror 14, agate wiring line 15, a second insulatinglayer 16, asource wiring line 17, adrain electrode 18, and a third insulatinglayer 19 are formed. Specifically, they are provided on the regions L between the pixels. In addition, as shown inFIGS. 3 and 4 , on the baseprotective layer 11 arranged on the dummy region Q of thepixel portion 7, a scanningline driving circuit 20, a dataline driving circuit 21, atest circuit 22, and the like are formed. In addition, a power supply line (not shown) connected to the external circuit unit 4 is also formed. - The
silicon film 12 forms a driving transistor having a channel region, a source region, and a drain region. A portion of thesilicon film 12 overlapping thegate wiring line 15 with thegate insulating layer 13 interposed therebetween serves as thechannel region 12 a. A lightly doped source region 12 b and a heavily doped source region 12 s are formed near the source of thechannel region 12 a and a lightly dopeddrain region 12 c and a heavily dopeddrain region 12 d are formed near the drain of thechannel region 12 a. As such, the driving thin film transistor has an LDD (Light Doped Drain) structure. - In the heavily doped source region 12 s and the heavily doped
drain region 12 d, contact holes 23 and 24 which are provided to continuously pass through thegate insulating layer 13 and the second insulatinglayer 16 are formed. In addition, in the heavily dopeddrain region 12 d, acontact hole 25 which passes through the third insulatinglayer 19 so as to be connected to a pixel electrode (anode 31) is formed. - The
gate insulting layer 13 is a transparent layer made of SiO2 or SiN and electrically isolates thesilicon film 12 and thegate wiring line 15 from each other. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , thegate wiring lines 15 and thesource wiring lines 17 are arranged in a matrix shape. Thegate wiring lines 15 are formed so as to extend in an X direction ofFIG. 2 and are made of aluminum or copper. Further, thesource wiring lines 17 are formed so as to extend in a Y direction ofFIG. 2 approximately orthogonal to the gate wiring lines 15. Thesource wiring line 17 is connected to the heavily doped source region 12 s via thecontact hole 23 and asource electrode 17 a. In addition, adrain electrode 18 is connected to the heavily dopeddrain region 12 d. - The second insulating
layer 16 is a transparent layer mainly made of SiO2 and electrically isolates thegate wiring line 15, thesource wiring line 17, and thedrain electrode 18 from one another. - On the
gate insulating layer 13, thehalf mirror 14 having the same shape as that of thesource wiring line 17 is formed. Thehalf mirror 14 is made of a metal such as aluminum and is formed to have a thin film shape. Thehalf mirror 14 reflects some of the light transmitted through thesubstrate 2, the baseprotective layer 11, and thegate insulating layer 13 toward thesubstrate 2 and transmits the remainder. In order to improve the quality of the film, for example, copper or neodymium may be added to the aluminum. - In addition, when the wavelength of incident light from the exterior is λ1, the refractive index of a region (in the present embodiment, the second insulating layer 16) between the
source wiring line 17 and thehalf mirror 14 is n1, and m1 is an integer more than zero, it is preferable that thehalf mirror 14 is provided at a distance d1 represented by the following equation from the source wiring line 17:
d 1 =λ1(½+m 1)/2n 1
According to this configuration, light reflected by thehalf mirror 14 after being transmitted through thesubstrate 2 and light reflected by thesource wiring line 17 after being transmitted through thehalf mirror 14 as it is interfere with each other and cancel out. - In addition, since light near a central wavelength of visible light is recognized with high sensitivity by humans, if the reflection of light near the central wavelength is suppressed, reflected light can be further reduced as compared to the case in which the reflection of light of another wavelength is suppressed. Therefore, it is further preferable that the
half mirror 14 be provided at the distance d1 calculated when λ1 is set as the central wavelength of visible light, for example, 520 nm. According to the present embodiment, since the refractive index of the second insulating layer 16 (SiO2) is 1.46, the zero-order interference (m1=0) is generated at the distance d1=89 nm. Therefore, thehalf mirror 14 is provided at the distance of 89 nm from thesource wiring line 17. - In order to provide the
half mirror 14 at the predetermined distance as described above, the thickness of the second insulatinglayer 16 interposed between thesource wiring line 17 and thehalf mirror 14 may be suitably adjusted. When the distance is calculated as d1=89 nm, by setting the thickness of the second insulatinglayer 16 to 89 nm, thehalf mirror 14 can be arranged at the predetermined distance. - In addition, by adjusting the thickness of the half mirror 14 (that is, the adjustment of the reflectance and transmittance), the intensity of light reflected by the
half mirror 14 and the intensity of light transmitted through thehalf mirror 14 can be changed. For example, when the thickness of thehalf mirror 14 is small, the intensity of light transmitted through thehalf mirror 14 is weak and the intensity of light reflected by thehalf mirror 14 is strong. Therefore, thehalf mirror 14 is preferably formed to have a thickness (for example, 10 nm) such that the intensity of light reflected by thehalf mirror 14 after being transmitted through thesubstrate 2 and the intensity of light being transmitted through thehalf mirror 14 again after being transmitted through thehalf mirror 14 as it is and being reflected at thesource wiring line 17 are equal to each other. In addition, it is preferable that thehalf mirror 14 be formed at a distance that the phase of light is inverted. As such, light reflected at thesource wiring line 17 after being transmitted through thehalf mirror 14 and light reflected by thehalf mirror 14 substantially completely interfere with each other to cancel out. - In addition, n1 is the refractive index of the second insulating
layer 16. However, when thehalf mirror 14 is provided within thegate insulating layer 13, since thegate insulating layer 13 and the second insulatinglayer 16 are included in the region between thehalf mirror 14 and thesource wiring line 17, d1 is calculated based on the refractive indexes of thegate insulating layer 13 and the second insulatinglayer 16. In addition, as described above, the pattern may be formed such that thehalf mirror 14 has the same shape as that of thesource wiring line 17. In addition, by forming thehalf mirror 14 so as to be wider than thesource wiring line 17, light from an oblique direction may be transmitted or reflected. - The third insulating
layer 19 is made of acrylic resin and electrically isolates thesource wiring line 17, thedrain electrode 18, and thecontact hole 25 from one another. In addition, the third insulatinglayer 19 may be made of a material other than an acrylic insulating film, such as, for example, SiN and SiO2. - In addition, the scanning
line driving circuit 20 provided on the dummy region Q has a memory such as a shift register or a circuit such as a level shifter for converting a signal level and is connected to thegate wiring line 15. The data line drivingcircuit 21 has a video line or a circuit such as an analog shifter, in addition to a shift resister and a level shifter, and is connected to thesource wiring line 17. The scanningline driving circuit 20 and the data line drivingcircuit 21 are connected to the external circuit unit 4 through drivingcontrol signal lines FIGS. 3 and 4 ) and output electrical signals to thegate wiring line 15 and thesource wiring line 17 under the control of the external circuit unit 4. Thetest circuit 22 is a circuit to test the operation status of the organic EL device 1 and has a test information output unit (not shown) for outputting a test result to the exterior. Thetest circuit 22 tests the quality and defects of the display device during manufacturing or at the time of shipment. In addition, the scanningline driving circuit 20, the dataline driving circuit 21, and thetest circuit 22 are connected to a power supply via drivingpower supply lines - The
peripheral portion 8 is provided with a connectingwiring line 27 connected to the organic EL element 3. The connectingwiring line 27 is connected to the external circuit unit 4 and the electrical signals are supplied from the external circuit unit 4 to the organic EL element 3 through the connectingwiring line 27. - On the other hand, the organic EL element 3 has an
anode 31, ahole injection layer 32, a light-emittinglayer 33, a common electrode (cathode) 34, apixel opening film 35, and anorganic bank layer 36, which are deposited on thebase substrate 10. Theanode 31, thehole injection layer 32, and the light-emittinglayer 33 are formed on the pixel region K, and thepixel opening film 35 and theorganic bank layer 36 are mainly formed on the regions L between pixels. - The
anode 31 is a transparent electrode for injecting holes into thehole injecting layer 32 and is made of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) or the like. Theanode 31 is connected to thedrain electrode 18 through thecontact hole 25. - The
hole injection layer 32 is a layer for carrying the holes injected from theanode 31 to the light-emittinglayer 33 and is made of polythiophene derivatives, polypyrrole derivatives, or polythiophene derivative or polypyrrole derivative-doped bodies. In addition, thecathode 34 is a layer for injecting electrons into the light-emittinglayer 33 according to the electrical signal supplied from the external circuit unit 4 and is made of a metal such as calcium. Thecathode 34 is larger than the actual display region P and the dummy region Q and is formed so as to cover the respective regions and the outside of the organic EL element 3. Thecathode 34 is connected to the connectingwiring line 27 and is connected to the external circuit unit 4 via the corresponding connectingwiring line 27. In addition, in order to prevent thecathode 34 from corroding in manufacturing, a protective layer made of aluminum or the like may be formed on thecathode 34. - The light-emitting
layer 33 is made of a known light-emitting material, such as a low-molecular-weight material or a high-molecular-weight material, which can emit fluorescent light or phosphorescent light. In the light-emittinglayer 33, the holes from thehole injection layer 32 and the electrons from thecathode 34 are combined with each other and light is emitted. In the light-emittinglayer 33, there are three layers including a layer for emitting a red light component (33R), a layer for emitting a green light component (33G), and a layer for emitting a blue light component (33B). The light components emitted from the light-emittinglayers anode 31, thehole injection layer 32, and thebase substrate 10, so that an image or moving picture is displayed on the actual display region P of thesubstrate 2. - The
pixel opening film 35 is an insulating film for dividing the pixel region K. Thepixel opening film 35 allows the holes to travel from theanode 31 in the openingportion 35 a and prevents the holes from traveling to a region other than the openingportion 35 a. - The
organic bank layer 36 is a partition wall when thehole injection layer 32 or the light-emittinglayer 33 is formed by a liquid drop ejection method using an inkjet device and is an insulating layer to prevent the holes from traveling between thehole injection layer 32 and light emittinglayer 33 adjacent to each other. Theorganic bank layer 36 is made of acryl or polyimide. In addition, since light entering the device after being transmitted through thesubstrate 2 may reach thecathode 34 and be reflected by thecathode 34, ahalf mirror 37 is provided in theorganic bank layer 36 at the predetermined distance d1 from thecathode 34. Similarly to the above-describedhalf mirror 14, thehalf mirror 37 is configured to reflect some of the incident light through thesubstrate 2 and to transmit the remainder. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic view conceptually showing a wiring structure of the organic EL device 1 configured in such a manner. - According to the organic EL device 1, when a gate signal is turned to a high level voltage through the
gate wiring line 15, the switchingTFT 100 is turned on. If so, an electric potential of thesource wiring line 17 is stored in astorage capacitor 101 and an ON current value of the drivingTFT 12 is determined according to the state of the electric potential of thestorage capacitor 101. The drivingTFT 12 makes the current flow from apower supply line 102 to theanode 31 according to the state. Theanode 31 supplies the holes to the light-emittinglayer 33 through thehole injection layer 32 and the electrons travel from thecathode 34 to the light-emittinglayer 33. In such a manner, the current flows into thecathode 34 from theanode 31, so that the light-emittinglayer 33 emits light according to the amount of current. In addition, thestorage capacitor 101 may be formed by using the above-mentionedhalf mirror 14. - Next, a manufacturing process of the organic EL device 1 according to the present embodiment will be briefly described. In addition, in the present embodiment, the process for forming the
base substrate 10 and the region of thepixel portion 7 of the organic EL element 3 will be described and the process for forming theperipheral portion 8 will be omitted. - First, according to the above-mentioned method, the base
protective layer 11 is formed on thesubstrate 2, and thesilicon film 12 is formed thereon. Then, thesilicon film 12 is turned into polysilicon by a laser annealing method. After thesilicon film 12 is covered with thegate insulating layer 13, thegate wiring line 15 is formed. - Next, the
half mirror 14 is formed on thegate insulating film 13 through patterning to have the same pattern as that of thesource wiring line 17. On thehalf mirror 14, the second insulatinglayer 16 is formed to have a thickness determined such that the distance between thehalf mirror 14 and thesource wiring line 17 becomes the above-described distance d1. - Next, the
source electrode 17 a connected to the source area 12 s of thesilicon film 12 through thecontact hole 23 and thedrain electrode 18 connected to thedrain area 12 d of thesilicon film 12 through thecontact hole 24, are formed. Then, thesource wiring line 17 is patterned on the second insulatinglayer 16 to overlap thehalf mirror 14 with the same pattern as that of thehalf mirror 14. Next, the third insulatinglayer 19 is formed so as to cover thesource wiring line 17, thedrain electrode 18 is formed, and thecontact hole 25 is formed at the drain side through etching. In addition, thecontact hole 25 is formed in the pixel region K for the connection with theanode 31. In such a manner, a driving circuit portion is formed. - Next, a process for forming the organic EL element 3 will be described.
- A transparent conductive film for the
anode 31 is formed on the third insulatinglayer 19 to cover the entire surface of thebase substrate 10. The conductive film is patterned to form theanode 31 on the pixel region K. At this time, a dummy pattern (not shown) of the dummy region is simultaneously formed. Through the present process, theanode 31 and thedrain electrode 18 are connected to each other through thecontact hole 25 in the pixel region K. - Next, on an exposure portion of the third insulating
layer 19, thepixel opening film 35 as the insulating layer is formed so as to overlap the anode 31 a little. - On the
pixel opening film 35, theorganic bank layer 36 is formed with a material obtained by dissolving resist such as acrylic resin, polyimide resin, or the like into a solvent by various coating methods such as a spin coating method, a deep coating method, or the like. As for theorganic bank layer 36, the bank forming process may be divided into two steps and thehalf mirror 37 may be formed during the bank forming process. - Next, by heating the entire surface of the
organic bank layer 36 at a temperature of 70 to 80° C., theorganic bank layer 36 is subjected to an O2 plasma treatment. The plasma treatment uses oxygen as a reactive gas atmosphere and makes awall surface 35 a and atop surface 35 b of thepixel opening film 35 and a surface of theanode 31 have a lyophilic property. In addition, under the atmosphere, a CF4 plasma treatment with tetrafluoromethane as a reactive gas makes thetop surface 36 b and thewall surface 36 a of theorganic bank layer 36 have lyophobic. Subsequently, the respective layers are cooled down to room temperate. - Next, the
hole injection layer 32 is injected by a liquid drop ejection method such as the inkjet method or a spin coating method. Subsequently, a drying treatment or heat treatment is formed such that thehole injection layer 32 is formed on theanode 31. The injected liquid droplets are spread on theanode 31 subjected to the lyophilic treatment and are filled into the openingportion 35 a. The liquid droplets are not attached to thetop surface 36 b andopening portion 36 a and thetop surface 36 b of theorganic bank layer 36 subjected to the liquid-repellent treatment. In addition, in processes subsequent to the present process, in order to prevent the oxidization of thehole injection layer 32 and the light-emittinglayer 33, it is preferable that the processes are performed under an inert gas atmosphere such as a nitrogen atmosphere or an argon atmosphere. - After the
hole injection layer 32 is dried and annealed, the light-emitting layer forming materials are ejected onto thehole injection layer 32 by the inkjet method and subjected to drying treatment and heat treatment, so that the light-emittinglayer 33 is formed. In the present process, for example, a material for the light-emittinglayer 33B is selectively coated onto a blue display region and is subjected to the drying treatment. Then, similarly, materials for the light-emittinglayers layer 33. - After the drying treatment and the annealing treatment, a calcium film is formed using a physical vapor deposition method such as a deposition method to form the
cathode 34. Thecathode 34 covers the light-emittinglayer 33, thetop surface 36 b of theorganic bank layer 36, and thewall surface 36 c that forms an outside of the organic bank layer 36 (FIG. 3 ) and is connected to the connectingwiring line 27. - In addition, when a cathode protective layer is formed on the
cathode 34, for example, an aluminum film is formed on thecathode 34 by a physical phase deposition method such as the deposition method. Almost all thebase substrate 10 including the driving circuit portion and the organic EL element 3 formed in such a manner is sealed by the sealingmember 5, to complete the organic EL device 1. - Next, the present embodiment will be compared to the related art with reference to
FIGS. 7A and 7B andFIGS. 8A and 8B . In the drawings, only essential elements are shown and the detailed configurations will be omitted. -
FIG. 7A shows the case in which the half mirrors 14 and 37 are not provided. In this case, since incident light through thesubstrate 2 is reflected by thesource wiring line 17 or thecathode 34 to be emitted together with light emitted from the light-emittinglayer 33, the display contrast is drastically deteriorated. This status is represented by hatched lines on the source wiring lines 17 provided between the pixels. On the other hand, in the case of the present embodiment shown inFIG. 8 , since the half mirrors 14 and 37 are provided, some of light transmitted through thesubstrate 2 is reflected by the half mirrors 14 and 37 and the remainder is reflected by thesource wiring line 17 or thecathode 34 after being transmitted through the half mirrors 14 and 37. At this time, the distance between thehalf mirror 14 and thesource wiring line 17 and the distance between thehalf mirror 37 and thecathode 34 are set to the above-mentioned predetermined distances d1 and d2, respectively, so that light reflected by thehalf mirror source wiring line 17 or thecathode 34 interfere with each other to cancel out. Therefore, when the organic EL device 1 is driven, reflected light of the actual display region P is suppressed, so that it is possible to improve the contrast. According to the present embodiment, since thehalf mirror source wiring line 17 or thecathode 34 is provided, it is not necessary to cover the black matrix between the wiring lines such as thegate wiring lines 15 or the source wiring lines 17. Further, it is not necessary to use a circularly polarizing plate. As a result, it is possible to provide an organic EL device at low cost without complicating the manufacturing process. - (Second Embodiment)
- Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described. Similarly to the first embodiment, in the following drawings, the scales of the elements are suitably changed so that the elements can be clearly recognized. In addition, the same elements as those of the first embodiment are represented by the same reference numerals and the descriptions thereof will be omitted. In the present embodiment, since the configuration of the half mirror is different from that of the first embodiment, the present embodiment will be described with laying emphasis on this difference.
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FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the cross-section of an organic EL device 200 according to the second embodiment of the invention. - The organic EL device 200 includes a
base substrate 10 in which circuit elements or wiring lines and an insulating layer formed on asubstrate 2, an organic EL element 3 formed on thebase substrate 10, and an external circuit unit 4 attached to anend 2 a (FIG. 2 ) of thebase substrate 10. The organic EL element 3 emits light according to an electrical signal which is supplied from the external circuit unit 4, such that an image or a moving picture is displayed. In the present embodiment, the organic EL device is an active matrix type on which thin film transistors (TFTs) are formed and is a bottom emission type in which light generated by the organic EL element 3 is emitted with having transmitted thebase substrate 10 is exemplified. Therefore, the second embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, except that ahalf mirror 50, a firsttransparent layer 51, a reflectinglayer 52 and a secondtransparent layer 53 are provided on a baseprotective layer 11 of thebase substrate 10. - The
half mirror 50 is made of a metal such as molybdenum in a shape of a film so as to cover all regions L between pixels. As a result, thehalf mirror 50 reflects some of light transmitted through thesubstrate 2 and the baseprotective layer 11 on thesubstrate 2 and transmits the remainder. In addition, similarly to thehalf mirror 50, the reflectinglayer 52 is made of a metal such as molybdenum so as to overlap thehalf mirror 50 with the firsttransparent layer 51 interposed therebetween. The reflectinglayer 52 is formed to have a sufficient thickness to substantially completely reflect light transmitted through thehalf mirror 50, that is, 50 nm. - The first
transparent layer 51 is provided on the baseprotective layer 11 so as to cover thehalf mirror 50 and the secondtransparent layer 53 is provided on the firsttransparent layer 51 so as to cover the reflectinglayer 52. The first and secondtransparent layers - The
half mirror 50 and the reflectinglayer 52 may have the same shape. In addition, thehalf mirror 50 may be formed larger than the reflectinglayer 52. In addition, when a wavelength of incident light from an exterior is λ1, a refractive index of the firsttransparent layer 51 is n2, and m2 is an integer more than zero, it is preferable that thehalf mirror 50 be provided at the distance d2 represented by the following equation from the reflecting layer 52:
d 2=λ2(½+m 2)/2n 2
According to this configuration, similarly to the first embodiment, the light reflected by thehalf mirror 50 after being transmitted through thesubstrate 2 and light transmitted through thehalf mirror 50 again after being transmitted through thehalf mirror 50 as it is and being reflected by the reflectinglayer 52 interfere to cancel out. - In addition, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in that the first
transparent layer 51 can be easily adjusted to have the thickness according to the distance d2 and the contrast can be effectively improved when λ1 is set to the central wavelength 520 nm of visible light, for example, 520 nm. In addition, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in that, when thehalf mirror 50 is formed to have the film thickness (that is, reflectance and transmittance) such that the intensity of light reflected by thehalf mirror 50 and the intensity of light returned after being transmitted through thehalf mirror 50 twice are substantially equal to each other, light substantially completely interfere with each other to be attenuated. - In addition, in the process for forming the
half mirror 50, after forming a molybdenum thin film on one surface of the actual display region P of the baseprotective layer 11, a portion of the pixel region K may be removed by a patterning process. Therefore, thehalf mirror 50 can be easily formed. In addition, the reflectinglayer 52 can be formed by using the same manner. - According to the second embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration, since light transmitted through the
half mirror 50 is reflected by the reflectinglayer 52 which is additionally provided, not by thesource wiring line 17 or thecathode 34, the reflectinglayer 52 may be provided on any region without being restricted by the arrangement of thesource wiring line 17 or thecathode 34. For example, thehalf mirror 50 and the reflectinglayer 52 may be formed on all regions between pixels L as well as the region on which thesource wiring line 17 is provided. As the material for forming the reflectinglayer 52, a suitable material having the superior reflective characteristics be selected irregardless of the conductance. - (Electronic Apparatus)
- Next, an electronic apparatus according to the invention will be described with a cellular phone as an example.
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FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of acellular phone 3000. - The
cellular phone 3000 has acase 3001, anoperating unit 3002 on which a plurality of operating buttons are provided, and adisplay unit 3003 for displaying an image or a moving picture, a character, and the like. The organic EL device 1 according to the invention is mounted on thedisplay unit 3003. - According to the present embodiment, the organic EL device 1 which is capable of suppressing the reflection of external light is mounted on the display unit without complicating the manufacturing process. As a result, it is possible to obtain the electronic apparatus having the high contrast at low manufacturing cost.
- In addition, the invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and various changes and modifications can be made within a scope without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, according to the above-mentioned embodiments, the
half mirror 14 is formed with respect to thegate wiring line 15 or thepower supply line 102. However, a half mirror as a countermeasure against reflected light may be formed with respect to thegate wiring line 15 or thepower supply line 102. As a result, since the reflection of light by thegate wiring line 15 or thepower supply line 102 is suppressed, it is possible to further improve the contrast.
Claims (16)
1. A light-emitting device comprising:
a transparent substrate;
a light-emitting layer which is provided on one surface of the substrate and which emits light in response to an electrical signal;
a conductive portion which transmits the electrical signal to the light-emitting layer, such that light from the light-emitting layer is emitted after being transmitted through the substrate; and
a light transflective layer which is provided between the conductive portion and the substrate at a predetermined distance from the conductive portion to reflect some of incident light passing through the substrate and to transmit the remainder.
2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light transflective layer is provided so as to have substantially the same pattern as that of the conductive portion.
3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a transistor which is electrically connected to the conductive portion and the light-emitting layer,
wherein the conductive portion corresponds to at least one of a gate line and a source line of the transistor.
4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the conductive portion is a common electrode of the light-emitting layer.
5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
d 1=λ1(½+m 1)/2n 1 (1).
wherein, when the predetermined distance is d1, a wavelength of incident light is λ1, a refractive index of a region between the conductive portion and the light transflective layer is n1, and an integer more than zero is m1, the light transflective layer is provided such that the distance d1 is represented by the following equation (1):
d 1=λ1(½+m 1)/2n 1 (1).
6. The light-emitting device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the value of λ1 in the equation (1) is a value near a central wavelength of visible light.
7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a transmittance and a reflectance of the light transflective layer are set such that the intensity of light reflected by the light transflective layer and the intensity of light transmitted through the light transflective layer again after being transmitted through the light transflective layer and being reflected by the conductive portion are substantially equal to each other.
8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light transflective layer is made of a metal.
9. A light-emitting device comprising:
a transparent substrate;
a light-emitting layer which is provided on one surface of the substrate and which emits light in response to an electrical signal;
a conductive portion which transmits the electrical signal to the light-emitting layer, such that light from the light-emitting layer is emitted after being transmitted through the substrate;
a light reflecting layer which is provided between the conductive portion and the substrate to reflect incident light from the substrate; and
a light transflective layer which is provided between the light reflecting layer and the substrate at a predetermined distance from the light reflecting layer to reflect some of incident light through the substrate and to transmit the remainder.
10. The light-emitting device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the light transflective layer is provided so as to have substantially the same pattern as that of the light reflecting layer.
11. The light-emitting device according to claim 9 ,
d 2=λ2(½+m 2)/2n 2 (2).
wherein, when the predetermined distance is d2, a wavelength of incident light is λ2, a refractive index of a region between the light reflecting layer and the light transflective layer is n2, and an integer more than zero is m2, the light reflecting layer and the light transflective layer are provided such that the distance d2 is represented by the following equation (2):
d 2=λ2(½+m 2)/2n 2 (2).
12. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 ,
wherein a value of λ2 in the equation (2) is a value near a central wavelength of visible light.
13. The light-emitting device according to claim 9 ,
wherein a transmittance and a reflectance of the light transflective layer are set such that the intensity of light reflected by the light transflective layer and the intensity of light transmitted through the light transflective layer again after being transmitted through the light transflective layer and being reflected by the light reflecting layer are substantially equal to each other.
14. The light-emitting layer according to claim 9 ,
wherein the light transflective layer is made of a metal.
15. An electronic apparatus having the light-emitting device according to claim 1 .
16. An electronic apparatus having the light-emitting device according to claim 9.
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