WO2010101263A1 - 有機エレクトロルミネッセンス装置の製造方法 - Google Patents

有機エレクトロルミネッセンス装置の製造方法 Download PDF

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WO2010101263A1
WO2010101263A1 PCT/JP2010/053704 JP2010053704W WO2010101263A1 WO 2010101263 A1 WO2010101263 A1 WO 2010101263A1 JP 2010053704 W JP2010053704 W JP 2010053704W WO 2010101263 A1 WO2010101263 A1 WO 2010101263A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device including a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements, an organic electroluminescence device, and a display device.
  • An organic EL element mounted on a display device is a light-emitting element that emits light when a voltage is applied, and includes a pair of electrodes and a light-emitting layer provided between the electrodes.
  • a voltage is applied to the organic EL element, holes are injected from one electrode and electrons are injected from the other electrode, and light is emitted by combining these holes and electrons in the light emitting layer.
  • a display device for color display usually has three types of organic EL elements: an organic EL element that emits red light, an organic EL element that emits green light, and an organic EL element that emits blue light. Is provided.
  • a partition for separating each organic EL element on the substrate is provided. For example, when a grid-like partition is provided on a substrate, each organic EL element is provided in each pixel divided into a grid by the partition. Therefore, the organic EL elements are arranged in a matrix.
  • the light emitting layer of an organic EL element can be formed by various methods, it has been studied to form the light emitting layer by a coating method because of the simplicity of the process.
  • the light emitting layer can be formed by applying an ink obtained by dissolving the material to be the light emitting layer in a solvent by a predetermined application method and solidifying it.
  • an ink obtained by dissolving the material to be the light emitting layer in a solvent by a predetermined application method and solidifying it.
  • an ink for forming a red light emitting layer (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as red ink) and an ink for forming a green light emitting layer (hereinafter simply referred to as green ink)
  • red ink red light emitting layer
  • green ink green light emitting layer
  • blue ink blue light emitting layer
  • the ink supplied to the predetermined area divided by the partition wall may spread along the partition surface, and the ink may spread to the adjacent pixel area across the partition wall.
  • so-called color mixing occurs. That is, a light emitting layer in which red ink, green ink, and blue ink are mixed is formed.
  • an organic EL element is manufactured on a substrate including a partition wall having lyophilicity, it is difficult to form a light emitting layer that emits a desired color as designed.
  • a method of applying a liquid repellency treatment to a partition wall having lyophilic properties and producing an organic EL element using the partition wall having liquid repellency has been disclosed (for example, a special feature).
  • the partition wall exhibits liquid repellency
  • the supplied ink can be prevented from spreading along the partition wall, so that the ink supplied to a predetermined region spreads to the adjacent adjacent pixel region across the partition wall. Can be prevented. In this way, the supplied ink can be reliably held in a predetermined region.
  • mixing of different types of inks can be prevented, and as a result, a light emitting layer that emits light of a desired color can be formed as designed.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL device manufacturing method that uses a partition wall showing lyophilic properties to avoid the problem of color mixing and to produce a desired organic EL element with fewer steps. Is to provide.
  • the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements provided on the substrate, and a partition that separates the plurality of organic electroluminescence elements, With
  • the plurality of organic electroluminescence elements include a light emitting layer formed by a coating method and a pair of electrodes disposed with the light emitting layer interposed therebetween, and the red light emitting layer that emits red light as the light emitting layer.
  • the plurality of organic electroluminescence elements are: An organic electroluminescent element (A) configured to include a red light emitting layer that is formed by a coating method and emits red light, and a pair of electrodes that are disposed with the red light emitting layer interposed therebetween; An organic electroluminescence element (B) configured to include a green light-emitting layer that is formed by a coating method and emits green light, and a pair of electrodes that are disposed with the green light-emitting layer interposed therebetween; A plurality of organic electroluminescent elements comprising a blue light emitting layer that is formed by a coating method and emits blue light, and an organic electroluminescent element (C) configured to include a pair of electrodes disposed with the blue light emitting layer interposed therebetween A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device,
  • the present invention also relates to the method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescence device, wherein the green ink supply step is performed after the blue ink supply step.
  • the present invention also relates to the method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescence device, wherein the coating method is a nozzle coating method or a plate printing method.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescence device, wherein the coating method is a relief printing method.
  • the ink includes a solvent having a boiling point of 200 ° C. or higher
  • the present invention relates to the method for producing an organic electroluminescent device, wherein a ratio of a solvent having a boiling point of 200 ° C. or more to an ink is 5% by weight or more.
  • the present invention is an organic electroluminescence device comprising a substrate, a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements provided on the substrate, and a partition wall that partitions the plurality of organic electroluminescence elements
  • the plurality of organic electroluminescence elements are configured to include a light emitting layer formed by a coating method and a pair of electrodes arranged with the light emitting layer interposed therebetween, and a red light emitting layer that emits red light as the light emitting layer, It has a green light emitting layer that emits green light or a blue light emitting layer that emits blue light
  • the partition wall is lyophilic,
  • the green light emitting layer and / or the blue light emitting layer relates to an organic electroluminescence device characterized in that one end of the green light emitting layer and the red light emitting layer extend along the partition to the adjacent red light emitting layer.
  • the present invention also relates to a display device comprising the organic electroluminescence device.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the organic EL device 1 of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the organic EL device 1 schematically showing an enlarged region for one pixel of the organic EL device 1 shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the behavior of the ink when the ink is applied and how the light emitting layer 5 is formed.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the organic EL device 1 of the present embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is an organic EL schematically showing an enlarged region for one pixel of the organic EL device 1 shown in FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the device 1.
  • one pixel is assumed to be composed of one organic EL element.
  • 2 (1) is a cross-sectional view of the organic EL device 1 cut along a cut surface perpendicular to the column direction Y in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 2 (2) and 2 (3) are cut perpendicular to the row direction X in FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut
  • the organic EL device 1 includes a substrate 2, a plurality of organic EL elements 3 provided on the substrate 2, and a partition wall 4 that partitions the plurality of organic EL elements.
  • the organic EL element 3 includes a light emitting layer 5 formed by a coating method and a pair of electrodes 6 and 7 disposed with the light emitting layer 5 interposed therebetween, and the light emitting layer 5 emits red light. It has a red light emitting layer 5R, a green light emitting layer 5G that emits green light, or a blue light emitting layer 5B that emits blue light (see FIG. 3 (5) described later).
  • the organic EL device manufacturing method of the present embodiment includes a step of preparing a substrate 2 provided with a partition wall 4 having lyophilicity and one electrode 6 of the pair of electrodes 6, 7, and red light emission.
  • the ink for forming the layer 5R is supplied on the one electrode 6 by a coating method, and the ink for forming the green light emitting layer 5G is coated on the one electrode 6 by a coating method.
  • a green ink supply step of supplying, a blue ink supply step of supplying ink for forming the blue light emitting layer 5B onto the one electrode by a coating method, a step of solidifying the supplied ink, and a pair of the electrodes Including the step of forming the other electrode 7, and the red ink supply step is finally performed among the red ink supply step, the blue ink supply step, and the green ink supply step.
  • 1) Configuration of organic EL device First, the configuration of the organic EL device 1 will be described. Hereinafter, the organic EL device 1 will be described by taking the active matrix driving type organic EL device 1 as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the active matrix driving method, and can be applied to, for example, a passive matrix driving method.
  • a plurality of organic EL elements 3 are provided in a matrix on the substrate 2. That is, the plurality of organic EL elements 3 are discretely arranged on the substrate 2 at regular intervals in the row direction X and at regular intervals in the column direction Y.
  • a plurality of partition walls 4 extending in the column direction Y are provided on the substrate 2.
  • Each partition 4 is disposed between the organic EL elements 3 adjacent in the row direction X, and is arranged at equal intervals in the row direction X.
  • the organic EL elements 3 are disposed between the partition walls 4 adjacent in the row direction X, and the plurality of organic EL elements 3 are disposed at equal intervals in the column direction Y between the partition walls 4 adjacent in the row direction X. Is done.
  • the partition walls 4 are arranged in a stripe shape as shown in FIG. 1, but as another embodiment, the partition walls 4 may be arranged in a lattice shape.
  • three types of organic EL elements an organic EL element that emits red light, an organic EL element that emits green light, and an organic EL element that emits blue light, are provided on the substrate 2.
  • the same type of organic EL element is provided in one column. For example, on the substrate 2, (I) a column provided with organic EL elements emitting red light, (II) a column provided with organic EL elements emitting green light, and (III) a column provided with organic EL elements emitting blue light are: Each is arranged every two rows.
  • an organic EL element that emits white light may be provided for the purpose of reducing power consumption, for example.
  • One electrode 6 of the pair of electrodes is provided on one surface in the thickness direction of the substrate 2.
  • an anode is provided as one electrode
  • a cathode is provided as the other electrode. Therefore, hereinafter, one electrode is referred to as an anode 6 and the other electrode is referred to as a cathode 7.
  • one in the thickness direction of the substrate 2 may be described as “upper” or “upper”, and the other in the thickness direction may be described as “lower” or “lower”.
  • the anode 6 is provided in a matrix on the substrate 2.
  • One anode 6 is provided for one organic EL element 3. That is, the same number of anodes 6 as the number of organic EL elements 3 are provided.
  • the anodes 6 are discretely arranged on the substrate 2 at regular intervals in the row direction X and at regular intervals in the column direction Y.
  • the anode 6 has a flat plate shape and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from one side in the thickness direction of the substrate 2 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “in plan view”).
  • the anodes 6 are provided between the partition walls 4 adjacent to each other in the row direction X in a plan view, and are arranged at equal intervals in the column direction Y between the partition walls 4.
  • the anode 6 has both end portions in the row direction X overlapping the partition walls 4 in plan view.
  • the anode 6 does not have to overlap the partition wall 4 at both ends in the row direction X in plan view.
  • an insulating film 8 is further provided on the substrate 2.
  • the insulating film 8 has electrical insulation and is provided to electrically insulate each organic EL element 3.
  • the insulating film 8 is mainly formed in a region excluding the anode 6, and a part of the insulating film 8 is provided in a lattice shape so as to cover the peripheral edge of the anode 6.
  • the insulating film 8 is provided so as to cover one surface from above the substrate 2 on which the anode 6 is formed, and further, openings through which the anode 6 is exposed are formed in a matrix. Since such an insulating film 8 is interposed between the anodes 6, the anodes 6 are electrically insulated. Therefore, the organic EL elements 3 are also electrically insulated. Depending on the design, the insulating film 8 may not be provided, for example, in the case where the partition wall 4 having a function of electrically insulating each organic EL element 3 is provided. The organic EL element emits light mainly in a portion where an opening is formed in a plan view.
  • the size of the opening is designed according to the resolution and required characteristics, and the width of the opening in the row direction X and the column direction Y is usually about 20 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
  • the partition walls 4 extend in the column direction Y and are arranged in the row direction X at predetermined intervals.
  • the partition 4 is provided between the openings adjacent to each other on the insulating film 8.
  • the partition walls 4 are lyophilic with respect to the ink described later. In the present specification, that the partition walls are lyophilic means that the contact angle between the ink for forming the light emitting layer and the partition walls is 30 ° or less.
  • the interval in the row direction X of the partition walls 4 is designed according to the resolution and required characteristics, and is usually about 20 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
  • a predetermined layer may be further provided between the pair of electrodes 6 and 7 in consideration of not only the light emitting layer 5 but also element characteristics and process easiness.
  • the hole injection layer 9 is further provided as such a predetermined layer.
  • the hole injection layer 9 is provided between the anode 6 and the light emitting layer 5.
  • the hole injection layer 9 is formed by a coating method in the same manner as the light emitting layer 5.
  • the partition wall 4 when the ink for forming the hole injection layer 9 is applied by a spin coating method, the partition wall 4 exhibits lyophilicity, so that the ink wets and spreads on the partition wall 4, resulting in the hole.
  • the injection layer 9 is formed on the entire surface of the substrate. Even if the ink is supplied between the partition walls 4 adjacent to each other in the column direction Y by a coating method capable of applying a pattern, the partition wall 4 exhibits lyophilicity, so that the supplied ink spreads wet along the surface of the partition wall 4. . Therefore, the hole injection layer 9 is formed not only on the anode 6 but also on the partition 4.
  • the hole injection layer 9 is formed on the entire surface along the exposed surfaces of the anode 6, the insulating film 8, and the partition wall 4.
  • the light emitting layer 5 is formed by a coating method.
  • the light emitting layer 5 is formed on the hole injection layer 9. Since the ink for forming the light emitting layer 5 wets and spreads on the hole injection layer 9, it is also formed on the partition wall 4 in a plan view as in the case of the hole injection layer 9.
  • a red light emitting layer that emits red light. 5R is provided, an organic EL element that emits green light is provided with a green light emitting layer 5G that emits green light, and an organic EL element that emits blue light is provided with a blue light emitting layer 5B that emits blue light.
  • red light emission, green light emission, and blue light emission respectively emit light having a peak wavelength of 600 nm to less than 750 nm, light having a peak wavelength of 500 nm to less than 600 nm, and light having a peak wavelength of 400 nm to less than 500 nm.
  • the cathode (the other electrode of the pair of electrodes) 7 is formed over the entire surface from the light emitting layer 5 to all the organic EL elements 3. That is, the cathode 7 is formed across the organic EL elements 3 and is provided as a common electrode of the organic EL elements 3.
  • a substrate 2 provided with a partition wall 4 showing lyophilicity and an anode 6 (one electrode of a pair of electrodes) is prepared.
  • the substrate 2 may be obtained by previously forming the partition walls 4 and the anode 6, or may be prepared by forming the partition walls 4 and the anode 6 on the substrate 2.
  • a substrate that is not chemically changed in the process of manufacturing the organic EL device is preferably used. For example, glass, plastic, a polymer film, a silicon plate, and a laminate of these are used.
  • a substrate in which a circuit for driving an organic EL element is formed in advance for example, a substrate in which a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) is formed in advance.
  • the substrate preferably has a high visible light transmittance.
  • a thin film of metal oxide, metal sulfide, metal or the like can be used, and an electrode having high electrical conductivity and light transmittance is preferably used.
  • it includes indium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, indium tin oxide (abbreviated as ITO), indium zinc oxide (abbreviated as IZO), gold, platinum, silver, copper, and the like.
  • ITO indium tin oxide
  • IZO indium zinc oxide
  • gold platinum, silver, copper, and the like.
  • a thin film is used, and among these, a thin film made of ITO, IZO, or tin oxide is preferably used.
  • Examples of a method for producing the anode include a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, an ion plating method, and a plating method.
  • an organic transparent conductive film such as polyaniline or a derivative thereof, polythiophene or a derivative thereof may be used.
  • the film thickness of the anode is designed in consideration of required characteristics and process simplicity, and is, for example, 10 nm to 10 ⁇ m, preferably 20 nm to 1 ⁇ m, and more preferably 50 nm to 500 nm.
  • the insulating film 8 is usually composed of a member having lyophilicity. For example, when the insulating film is formed of a member having liquid repellency, when the hole injection layer 9 is formed, the ink for forming the hole injection layer 9 is dried while being repelled by the insulating film.
  • the film thickness of the peripheral edge portion of the hole injection layer 9 becomes non-uniform, and it becomes difficult to obtain a hole injection layer having a uniform film thickness.
  • the ink for forming the hole injection layer 9 wets and spreads on the insulating film 8, so that the insulating film 8 has a film thickness of the hole injection layer 9.
  • the hole injection layer 9 having a uniform film thickness can be obtained.
  • the insulating film 8 is made of an organic material or an inorganic material. Examples of organic substances include acrylic resins, phenol resins, and polyimide resins, and inorganic substances include SiO. x , SiN x And so on.
  • an insulating film made of an organic material for example, a positive or negative photosensitive resin is applied and formed on one surface, and a predetermined portion is exposed and developed. Next, by curing this, an insulating film 8 in which an opening is formed at a predetermined portion is obtained.
  • a photoresist can be used as the photosensitive resin.
  • a thin film made of an inorganic material is first formed on one surface by a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method. Next, by forming an opening at a predetermined portion of the thin film, the insulating film 8 having an opening formed at the predetermined portion is obtained. The opening is formed by photolithography, for example.
  • the thickness of the insulating film 8 is set to a value that can secure at least electrical insulation, and is, for example, about 0.1 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m, preferably 0.5 ⁇ m to 2 ⁇ m.
  • the insulating film 8 usually exhibits lyophilicity unless a liquid repellent treatment is performed.
  • the partition 4 can be formed in the same manner as the insulating film 8.
  • the partition 4 and the insulating film 8 are preferably formed by photolithography using a photosensitive resin from the viewpoint of simplicity of the process.
  • the thickness of the partition walls 4 is designed to a value that can substantially accommodate the ink supplied between the partition walls 4, and is, for example, about 0.5 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m, and preferably 1 ⁇ m to 2 ⁇ m.
  • Wiring or the like is further provided on the substrate 2, and this wiring or the like is usually covered with a partition wall 4. Therefore, the width of the partition wall 4 in the row direction X is designed to be wider than the width of the wiring, for example, and is, for example, about 5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, preferably 10 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m.
  • ⁇ Hole injection layer> As the hole injection material constituting the hole injection layer, oxides such as vanadium oxide, molybdenum oxide, ruthenium oxide, and aluminum oxide, phenylamine compounds, starburst amine compounds, phthalocyanine compounds, amorphous carbon , Polyaniline, and polythiophene derivatives. Examples of the method for forming the hole injection layer include film formation from a solution containing a hole injection material. As a solvent used for film formation from a solution, a solvent that dissolves a hole injection material is preferable.
  • Chlorine solvents such as chloroform, methylene chloride, and dichloroethane, ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, and aromatic carbonization such as toluene and xylene.
  • ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran
  • aromatic carbonization such as toluene and xylene.
  • hydrogen solvents such as hydrogen solvents, ketone solvents such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, ester solvents such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and ethyl cellosolve acetate, and water.
  • a film forming method from a solution As a film forming method from a solution, a spin coating method, a casting method, a micro gravure coating method, a gravure coating method, a bar coating method, a roll coating method, a wire bar coating method, a dip coating method, a spray coating method, a screen printing method
  • Examples of the application method include a flexographic printing method, an offset printing method, and an ink jet printing method.
  • organic EL elements an organic EL element that emits red light, an organic EL element that emits green light, and an organic EL element that emits blue light, when using thin films made of the same member as the hole injection layer, There is no need to form different hole injection layers, and the hole injection layer may be formed over one organic EL element.
  • a hole injection layer common to different types of organic EL elements can be formed on one surface by a spin coating method.
  • the film thickness of the hole injection layer is appropriately designed in consideration of required characteristics and process simplicity, and is, for example, 1 nm to 1 ⁇ m, preferably 2 nm to 500 nm, and more preferably 5 nm to 200 nm.
  • the step of forming the light emitting layer 5 includes an ink supply step of supplying ink for forming the light emitting layer 5 between the partition walls 4 and a step of solidifying the supplied ink.
  • the organic EL device 1 includes the organic EL element 3 that emits red light, the organic EL element 3 that emits green light, and the organic EL element 3 that emits green light, the red light emitting layer 5R, the green light emitting layer 5G, or the blue light emitting layer is provided for each column. It is necessary to selectively form 5B. Therefore, (i) a red ink supply step of supplying ink for forming a red light emitting layer (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “red ink”) onto the one electrode by a coating method; and (ii) green light emission.
  • red ink red light emitting layer
  • Green ink includes the meaning of "on and in contact with one electrode” and the meaning "on to and through a predetermined member provided in contact with one electrode; It is not necessarily limited to the meaning of “on one electrode and on it”.
  • the red ink supply process is performed last among the red ink supply process, the blue ink supply process, and the green ink supply process.
  • the green ink supply step is performed after the blue ink supply step. That is, it is preferable to supply ink in the order of the blue ink supply process, the green ink supply process, and the red ink supply process.
  • the lyophilic partition 4 is used, as will be described later, the phenomenon that the color mixing method of ink differs between the light-emitting layer formed in the previous step and the light-emitting layer formed in the subsequent step. The inventors found out.
  • the light-emitting layer applied and formed in the subsequent process may contain the ink applied in the previous process, but conversely, the light-emitting layer applied and formed in the previous process may be mixed in the subsequent process.
  • the applied ink is not mixed. This means that the combination of ink colors depends on the order of ink application. Further, based on this phenomenon, the present inventors have found that by applying the ink in a predetermined order, it is possible to suppress the mixed color of the ink from appearing in the luminescent color.
  • the blue ink composition and the green ink composition are mixed into the red light emitting layer 5R, and the blue ink composition May be mixed into the green light emitting layer 5G, but on the other hand, the composition of the green ink and the red ink can be avoided from mixing into the blue light emitting layer 5B, and the composition of the red ink can be mixed with the green light emitting layer 5G. Can be avoided. For example, if a small amount of red ink is mixed in blue ink, the composition of the red ink emits light, and thus whited light is emitted.
  • red ink a small amount of blue ink is contained in red ink. Even if it is mixed, the blue ink composition does not emit light so as to affect the emission color, and therefore red light is emitted. This phenomenon is considered to be manifested in a state where a light emitting material having a long emission wavelength and a light emitting material having a short emission wavelength are mixed, because the light emitting material having a long emission wavelength tends to emit light more easily.
  • the emission wavelength has a long emission wavelength that tends to be easily emitted. If a small amount of a light emitting material having a short emission wavelength is mixed in the light emitting material, the effect is not so obvious in the light emission color, so the above phenomenon is considered to occur. Therefore, even if a small amount of the constituent material of the light emitting layer having a short light emission wavelength is mixed in the light emitting layer having a long light emission wavelength, the color mixture of the ink does not appear in the light emission color.
  • the constituent material of the long light emitting layer When a small amount of the constituent material of the long light emitting layer is mixed, it is considered that the color mixture of the ink becomes apparent in the light emission color. Therefore, in order to obtain a light-emitting layer that emits light with a desired emission color, it is preferable to avoid mixing the constituent material of the light-emitting layer with a long emission wavelength into the light-emitting layer with a short emission wavelength. That is, it is preferable to prevent a small amount of red ink from being mixed into green ink and blue ink, and it is preferable to prevent a small amount of green ink from mixing into blue ink.
  • the red light emitting layer 5R emits red light
  • the blue ink composition is mixed into the green light emitting layer 5G.
  • the green light emitting layer 5G emits green light
  • the blue light emitting layer 5B not mixed with other ink naturally emits blue light.
  • the mixed color of the ink becomes apparent in the emission color, and light that is whiter than the intended color is emitted from the organic EL element 3. .
  • the present inventors prevent a small amount of red ink from being mixed into green ink and blue ink, and a small amount of green ink is mixed into blue ink.
  • the red ink supply process is performed lastly among the red ink supply process, the blue ink supply process, and the green ink supply process, and preferably the green ink supply process is performed after the blue ink supply process.
  • the behavior of the ink when the ink is applied and how the light emitting layer 5 is formed will be described.
  • the one electrode 6, the insulating film 8, and the hole injection layer 9 are not shown because they are not necessary for explaining the behavior of the ink.
  • FIG. 3 the one electrode 6, the insulating film 8, and the hole injection layer 9 are not shown because they are not necessary for explaining the behavior of the ink.
  • FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to a cross-sectional view of the organic EL device 1 shown in FIG. 1 cut along a cut surface perpendicular to the column direction Y.
  • the blue light emitting layer 5B is formed by supplying blue ink to the rightmost concave portion
  • the green light emitting layer 5G is formed by supplying green ink to the central concave portion
  • the red ink is applied to the leftmost concave portion.
  • the red light emitting layer 5R is formed.
  • Blue ink supply process As shown in FIG. 3A, blue ink is supplied to a predetermined recess 11 by a predetermined coating method (the rightmost recess 11 in the figure). Blue ink is supplied with two rows of recesses.
  • the blue ink supplied to the predetermined recesses is thinned by evaporation of the solvent. At this time, the blue ink is wet and spread along the partition walls 4, so that the blue ink is formed on the side surfaces of the partition walls 4 facing the adjacent recesses across the partition walls 4. Until the blue ink spreads out (see FIG. 3 (2)).
  • a thin film is also formed on the leftmost partition wall 4 because blue ink is supplied through two rows of recesses, and in FIG. This is because the blue ink is also supplied to the adjacent recess.
  • Green ink supply process As shown in FIG. 3 (3), green ink is supplied to a predetermined recess 11 by a predetermined coating method (the central recess 11 in the figure).
  • Green ink is supplied with the recesses 11 formed in two rows.
  • the supplied green ink has one end portion in the row direction X in the concave portion 11 overlaid on the film in which the blue ink is thinned. Since the film in which the blue ink is thinned is dissolved again in the green ink, it is presumed that the solid content concentration of the green ink overlaid on the film increases, and as a result, the viscosity thereof increases.
  • the green ink spreads along the thin film of blue ink, but on the other hand, as the green ink spreads, its viscosity increases and the spread of the green ink is obstructed.
  • red ink is supplied to a predetermined recess 11 by a predetermined coating method (the leftmost recess in the figure). Red ink is supplied with the recesses 11 formed in two rows. The red ink becomes thin as the solvent evaporates.
  • the supplied red ink has one end portion in the row direction X in the concave portion 11 overlaid on the film in which the green ink is thinned.
  • the film obtained by reducing the thickness of the green ink is dissolved again in the red ink, so that the solid content concentration of the red ink is increased, and as a result, the viscosity is estimated to be increased. Therefore, the red ink does not wet and spread on the film where the green ink is thinned, and the red ink can be prevented from being mixed into the recess 11 to which the green ink is supplied.
  • the other end in the row direction X in the recess 11 is overlaid with the red ink on the thin film of blue ink, so that the recess 11 is supplied with blue ink in the same manner as the one end in the row direction X. It is possible to prevent red ink from being mixed in (see FIG. 3 (6)).
  • the ink wets and spreads on the hole injection layer 9, but even if there is no hole injection layer 9, the ink wets and spreads on the partition walls 4, so that the ink behaves in the same manner as described above.
  • the light emitting layer is obtained by solidifying the ink.
  • the ink is solidified by drying at room temperature or under heating.
  • the ink contains a material that is polymerized by heating or light irradiation
  • the ink is preferably solidified by heating or light irradiation.
  • the solidification of the ink may be performed each time various inks are supplied, but it is preferable that the ink is solidified after all types of inks are supplied. This is because the solidification process can be performed once. When the ink is naturally dried, no special treatment is performed as a solidification process.
  • the blue ink composition and the green ink composition are mixed into the red light emitting layer 5R, and the blue ink composition is obtained. May be mixed into the green light emitting layer 5G, but on the other hand, the composition of the green ink and the red ink can be prevented from mixing into the blue light emitting layer 5B, and the composition of the red ink can be mixed into the green light emitting layer 5G. Mixing can be avoided.
  • the blue light-emitting layer 5B emits blue light and the green light-emitting layer 5G emits green light even when the lyophilic partition wall is used without providing the partition with liquid repellency that increases the number of steps.
  • the light emitting layer 5 that emits red light from the red light emitting layer 5B can be obtained, and the organic EL element 3 that emits light in a desired color can be easily produced by a coating method without increasing the number of steps.
  • one end of each of the green light emitting layer and the blue light emitting layer extends along the partition wall to the adjacent red light emitting layer with the partition wall therebetween.
  • Application methods include casting method, micro gravure coating method, gravure coating method, bar coating method, roll coating method, wire bar coating method, slit coating method, capillary coating method, spray coating method, nozzle coating method, gravure printing method, Examples thereof include a screen printing method, a flexographic printing method, an offset printing method, a reverse printing method, and an inkjet printing method, a nozzle coating method or a plate printing method is preferred, a relief printing method is more preferred, and a flexographic printing method is more preferred. .
  • ⁇ Ink> Various inks of red ink, green ink, and blue ink are prepared by dissolving various light emitting layer materials in a solvent.
  • the ratio of the material to be the light emitting layer in the ink (hereinafter sometimes referred to as solid content concentration) is usually 0.1 wt% to 5 wt%, preferably 0.5 wt% to 3 wt%.
  • the solid content concentration or the solvent concentration in the present specification means a concentration in a tank that accommodates ink in the coating apparatus.
  • the solvent those that dissolve well the material for the light-emitting layer are preferable.
  • chlorine-based solvents such as chloroform, methylene chloride, and dichloroethane
  • ether-based solvents such as tetrahydrofuran
  • aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, and cyclohexylbenzene.
  • the solvent examples include ketone solvents such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, and ester solvents such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, and ethyl cellosolve acetate.
  • a solvent may be used individually by 1 type, or multiple types may be mixed and used for it.
  • the solvent preferably contains a solvent having a boiling point of 200 ° C. or higher (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a high boiling point solvent), and the ratio of the solvent having a boiling point of 200 ° C. or higher to the ink. Is preferably 5% by weight or more. Thus, it becomes difficult for ink to evaporate by including a high boiling point solvent.
  • the solid content concentration of the ink when supplied to the predetermined recess 11 is the solid content of the ink in the tank containing the ink.
  • the viscosity of the ink when supplied to the predetermined recess 11 is higher than the viscosity in the tank.
  • the plate printing method since the ink is further transferred after the ink adheres to the plate, the amount of evaporation of the solvent in the middle of the process increases, and the viscosity of the ink when supplied to the predetermined recess 11 is increased. Get higher. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain a flat light emitting layer by the plate printing method.
  • a solvent having a high boiling point and difficult to evaporate as described above the evaporation of the solvent during the process is suppressed, and the viscosity of the ink increases. Therefore, it is considered that a flat light emitting layer can be obtained.
  • the low viscosity ink may spread along the partition wall 4 and the ink may be mixed.
  • the coating order as in the form, it is possible to prevent the mixed color of ink from appearing in the emission color.
  • an ink containing a high-boiling solvent in which the coating order is defined in this way a light-emitting layer having a flat film thickness can be obtained while preventing the influence of color mixing of the ink on the light-emitting color.
  • the plate absorbs the solvent, so that the solid content concentration increases remarkably.
  • the partition wall 4 showing lyophilicity when used, it is difficult to form a light emitting layer with a flat film thickness and prevent the problem of color mixing from becoming obvious.
  • a desired light-emitting layer By applying ink and using a high-boiling solvent, a desired light-emitting layer can be obtained.
  • the solvent having a boiling point of 200 ° C. or higher the above-described cyclohexylbenzene can be used.
  • the ratio of the solvent having a boiling point of 200 ° C. or more to the ink is preferably 5% by weight to 70% by weight, and more preferably 10% by weight to 50% by weight.
  • the light emitting layer is usually formed of an organic substance that mainly emits fluorescence and / or phosphorescence, or an organic substance and a dopant that assists the organic substance.
  • the dopant is added, for example, in order to improve the luminous efficiency and change the emission wavelength.
  • the organic substance may be a low molecular compound or a high molecular compound, and the light emitting layer has a polystyrene-equivalent number average molecular weight of 10 from the viewpoint of solubility in a solvent. 3 ⁇ 10 8 It is preferable to contain the high molecular compound which is.
  • Examples of the light emitting material constituting the light emitting layer include the following dye materials, metal complex materials, polymer materials, and dopant materials.
  • Examples of dye-based materials include cyclopentamine derivatives, tetraphenylbutadiene derivative compounds, triphenylamine derivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, pyrazoloquinoline derivatives, distyrylbenzene derivatives, distyrylarylene derivatives, pyrrole derivatives, thiophene ring compounds.
  • metal complex materials include rare earth metals such as Tb, Eu, and Dy, or Al, Zn, Be, Ir, Pt, etc. as a central metal, and oxadiazole, thiadiazole, phenylpyridine, phenylbenzimidazole, quinoline.
  • Examples include metal complexes having a structure or the like as a ligand, such as iridium complexes, platinum complexes, etc., metal complexes having light emission from a triplet excited state, aluminum quinolinol complexes, benzoquinolinol beryllium complexes, benzoxazolyl zinc A complex, a benzothiazole zinc complex, an azomethylzinc complex, a porphyrin zinc complex, a phenanthroline europium complex, and the like can be given.
  • metal complexes having a structure or the like as a ligand such as iridium complexes, platinum complexes, etc., metal complexes having light emission from a triplet excited state, aluminum quinolinol complexes, benzoquinolinol beryllium complexes, benzoxazolyl zinc A complex, a benzothiazole zinc complex, an azomethylzinc complex, a porphyrin zinc complex, a phenanthro
  • Polymer material As polymer materials, polyparaphenylene vinylene derivatives, polythiophene derivatives, polyparaphenylene derivatives, polysilane derivatives, polyacetylene derivatives, polyfluorene derivatives, polyvinylcarbazole derivatives, the above dye materials and metal complex light emitting materials are polymerized. The thing etc. can be mentioned.
  • the material that emits blue light examples include distyrylarylene derivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, and polymers thereof, polyvinylcarbazole derivatives, polyparaphenylene derivatives, and polyfluorene derivatives.
  • polymer materials such as polyvinylcarbazole derivatives, polyparaphenylene derivatives, and polyfluorene derivatives are preferred.
  • materials that emit green light include quinacridone derivatives, coumarin derivatives, and polymers thereof, polyparaphenylene vinylene derivatives, polyfluorene derivatives, and the like.
  • polymer materials such as polyparaphenylene vinylene derivatives and polyfluorene derivatives are preferred.
  • the material that emits red light include a coumarin derivative, a thiophene ring compound, a polymer thereof, a polyparaphenylene vinylene derivative, a polythiophene derivative, and a polyfluorene derivative.
  • polymer materials such as polyparaphenylene vinylene derivatives, polythiophene derivatives, and polyfluorene derivatives are preferable.
  • dopant material examples include perylene derivatives, coumarin derivatives, rubrene derivatives, quinacridone derivatives, squalium derivatives, porphyrin derivatives, styryl dyes, tetracene derivatives, pyrazolone derivatives, decacyclene, phenoxazone, and the like.
  • the thickness of such a light emitting layer is usually about 2 nm to 200 nm.
  • the cathode 7 is formed over the entire surface from above. That is, a common cathode 7 is formed for each organic EL element 3.
  • a material for the cathode is preferably a material having a low work function, easy electron injection into the light emitting layer, and high electrical conductivity.
  • the cathode material is preferably a material having a high visible light reflectance in order to reflect light from the light emitting layer to the anode side by the cathode.
  • an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a group 13 metal of the periodic table, or the like can be used.
  • the cathode material include lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, aluminum, scandium, vanadium, zinc, yttrium, indium, cerium, samarium, europium, terbium, ytterbium, and the like.
  • An alloy, graphite, or a graphite intercalation compound is used.
  • alloys include magnesium-silver alloys, magnesium-indium alloys, magnesium-aluminum alloys, indium-silver alloys, lithium-aluminum alloys, lithium-magnesium alloys, lithium-indium alloys, calcium-aluminum alloys, and the like. it can.
  • a transparent conductive electrode made of a conductive metal oxide and a conductive organic material can be used as necessary.
  • examples of the conductive metal oxide include indium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, ITO, and IZO
  • examples of the conductive organic substance include polyaniline or a derivative thereof, polythiophene or a derivative thereof, and the like.
  • the cathode may be composed of a laminate in which two or more layers are laminated.
  • the film thickness of the cathode is appropriately designed in consideration of required characteristics and process simplicity, and is, for example, 10 nm to 10 ⁇ m, preferably 20 nm to 1 ⁇ m, and more preferably 50 nm to 500 nm.
  • the cathode can be formed by a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, a laminating method in which a metal thin film is thermocompression bonded, or the like.
  • the organic EL device 1 of the present embodiment described above includes an organic EL element having a configuration in which one electrode is an anode, the other electrode is a cathode, and a hole injection layer is provided between the anode and the light emitting layer.
  • the layer structure of the organic EL element mounted on the organic EL device is not limited to this.
  • the organic EL element has at least a pair of electrodes and a light emitting layer disposed between the electrodes, and is different from the light emitting layer between the anode and the light emitting layer and / or between the light emitting layer and the cathode. You may have another layer.
  • a plurality of light emitting layers may be provided between the electrodes without being limited to a single light emitting layer. Examples of the layer provided between the cathode and the light emitting layer include an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, and a hole blocking layer. When only one layer is provided between the cathode and the light emitting layer, the layer is referred to as an electron injection layer.
  • the layer in contact with the cathode is referred to as an electron injection layer, and the layer excluding this electron injection layer is referred to as an electron transport layer.
  • the electron injection layer has a function of improving electron injection efficiency from the cathode.
  • the electron transport layer has a function of improving electron injection from the cathode, the electron injection layer, or the electron transport layer closer to the cathode.
  • the hole blocking layer has a function of blocking hole transport. When the electron injection layer and / or the electron transport layer has a function of blocking hole transport, these layers may also serve as the hole blocking layer.
  • the hole blocking layer has a function of blocking hole transport can be confirmed by, for example, producing an element that allows only hole current to flow, and confirming the blocking effect by reducing the current value.
  • the layer provided between the anode and the light emitting layer include a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and an electron block layer.
  • the layer is referred to as a hole injection layer.
  • the layer in contact with the anode is called a hole injection layer, and the layers other than the hole injection layer are positive. It is called a hole transport layer.
  • the hole injection layer has a function of improving hole injection efficiency from the anode.
  • the hole transport layer has a function of improving hole injection from the anode, the hole injection layer, or the hole transport layer closer to the anode.
  • the electron blocking layer has a function of blocking electron transport. When the hole injection layer and / or the hole transport layer have a function of blocking electron transport, these layers may also serve as the electron block layer. The fact that the electron blocking layer has a function of blocking electron transport can be confirmed, for example, by producing an element that allows only an electron current to flow, and confirming the blocking effect by reducing the current value. An example of a layer structure that can be taken by the organic EL element of the present embodiment is shown below.
  • Anode / light emitting layer / cathode b) Anode / hole injection layer / light emitting layer / cathode c) Anode / hole injection layer / light emitting layer / electron injection layer / cathode d) Anode / hole injection layer / light emitting layer / electron transport layer / cathode e) Anode / hole injection layer / light emitting layer / electron transport layer / electron injection layer / cathode f) Anode / hole transport layer / light emitting layer / cathode g) Anode / hole transport layer / light emitting layer / electron injection layer / cathode h) Anode / hole transport layer / light emitting layer / electron transport layer / cathode i) Anode / hole transport layer / light emitting layer / electron transport layer / electron injection layer / cathode j) Anode / hole injection layer / hole injection
  • the organic EL element of this embodiment may have two or more light emitting layers.
  • the configuration of the organic EL element having two light emitting layers is as follows. Examples of the layer structure shown in the following q) can be given.
  • the two (structural unit A) layer structures may be the same or different.
  • the charge generation layer is a layer that generates holes and electrons by applying an electric field.
  • Examples of the charge generation layer include a thin film made of vanadium oxide, indium tin oxide (abbreviated as ITO), molybdenum oxide, or the like.
  • the organic EL element may be covered with a sealing member such as a sealing film for sealing or a sealing plate.
  • the anode is usually disposed on the substrate side as in the present embodiment, but the cathode may be disposed on the substrate side. That is, in the forms a) to p), each layer may be laminated on the substrate in order from the left side, and conversely, each layer may be laminated on the substrate in order from the right side.
  • each layer constituting the organic EL element
  • the order of the layers to be stacked, the number of layers, and the thickness of each layer can be appropriately designed in consideration of element characteristics and process simplicity.
  • the material and forming method of each layer constituting the organic EL element will be described more specifically. Since the anode, the hole injection layer, the light emitting layer, and the cathode have been described above, overlapping descriptions are omitted.
  • ⁇ Hole transport layer> As the hole transport material constituting the hole transport layer, polyvinylcarbazole or a derivative thereof, polysilane or a derivative thereof, a polysiloxane derivative having an aromatic amine in a side chain or a main chain, a pyrazoline derivative, an arylamine derivative, a stilbene derivative, Triphenyldiamine derivative, polyaniline or derivative thereof, polythiophene or derivative thereof, polyarylamine or derivative thereof, polypyrrole or derivative thereof, poly (p-phenylene vinylene) or derivative thereof, or poly (2,5-thienylene vinylene) or Examples thereof include derivatives thereof.
  • hole transport materials include polyvinyl carbazole or derivatives thereof, polysilane or derivatives thereof, polysiloxane derivatives having aromatic amine compound groups in the side chain or main chain, polyaniline or derivatives thereof, polythiophene or derivatives thereof, poly Polymeric hole transport materials such as arylamine or derivatives thereof, poly (p-phenylene vinylene) or derivatives thereof, or poly (2,5-thienylene vinylene) or derivatives thereof are preferred, and polyvinylcarbazole or derivatives thereof are more preferred. , Polysilane or a derivative thereof, and a polysiloxane derivative having an aromatic amine in the side chain or main chain.
  • a low-molecular hole transport material it is preferably used by being dispersed in a polymer binder.
  • the method for forming the hole transport layer is not particularly limited, but in the case of a low molecular hole transport material, film formation from a mixed solution containing a polymer binder and a hole transport material can be exemplified.
  • molecular hole transport materials include film formation from a solution containing a hole transport material.
  • the solvent used for film formation from a solution is not particularly limited as long as it can dissolve a hole transport material.
  • Chlorine solvents such as chloroform, methylene chloride, dichloroethane, ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, toluene, xylene And aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as acetone, ketone solvents such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, and ester solvents such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, and ethyl cellosolve acetate.
  • the film forming method from a solution include the same coating method as the above-described film forming method of the hole injection layer.
  • the polymer binder to be mixed those that do not extremely inhibit charge transport are preferable, and those that weakly absorb visible light are suitably used.
  • the film thickness of the hole transport layer is appropriately designed in consideration of required characteristics and process simplicity, and is, for example, 1 nm to 1 ⁇ m, preferably 2 nm to 500 nm, and more preferably 5 nm to 200 nm.
  • an electron transport material constituting the electron transport layer an oxadiazole derivative, anthraquinodimethane or a derivative thereof, benzoquinone or a derivative thereof, naphthoquinone or a derivative thereof, anthraquinone or a derivative thereof, tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane or a derivative thereof, Fluorenone derivatives, diphenyldicyanoethylene or derivatives thereof, diphenoquinone derivatives, or metal complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline or derivatives thereof, polyquinoline or derivatives thereof, polyquinoxaline or derivatives thereof, polyfluorene or derivatives thereof, and the like can be given.
  • an electron transport material an oxadiazole derivative, benzoquinone or a derivative thereof, anthraquinone or a derivative thereof, or a metal complex of 8-hydroxyquinoline or a derivative thereof, polyquinoline or a derivative thereof, polyquinoxaline or a derivative thereof, polyfluorene, or A derivative thereof is preferable, and 2- (4-biphenylyl) -5- (4-t-butylphenyl) -1,3,4-oxadiazole, benzoquinone, anthraquinone, tris (8-quinolinol) aluminum, and polyquinoline are more preferable. .
  • the method for forming the electron transport layer there are no particular restrictions on the method for forming the electron transport layer, but for low molecular weight electron transport materials, vacuum deposition from powder or film formation from a solution or a molten state can be used.
  • the material include film formation from a solution or a molten state.
  • a polymer binder may be used in combination.
  • the method for forming an electron transport layer from a solution include the same film formation method as the method for forming a hole injection layer from a solution described above.
  • the film thickness of the electron transport layer is appropriately designed in consideration of required characteristics and process simplicity, and is, for example, 1 nm to 1 ⁇ m, preferably 2 nm to 500 nm, and more preferably 5 nm to 200 nm.
  • ⁇ Electron injection layer As the material constituting the electron injecting layer, an optimum material is appropriately selected according to the type of the light emitting layer, and an alloy containing at least one of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, alkali metal and alkaline earth metal, alkali Mention may be made of metal or alkaline earth metal oxides, halides, carbonates or mixtures of these substances.
  • alkali metals, alkali metal oxides, halides, and carbonates include lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, lithium oxide, lithium fluoride, sodium oxide, sodium fluoride, potassium oxide, potassium fluoride , Rubidium oxide, rubidium fluoride, cesium oxide, cesium fluoride, lithium carbonate, and the like.
  • alkaline earth metals, alkaline earth metal oxides, halides and carbonates include magnesium, calcium, barium, strontium, magnesium oxide, magnesium fluoride, calcium oxide, calcium fluoride, barium oxide, fluoride Examples thereof include barium, strontium oxide, strontium fluoride, and magnesium carbonate.
  • the electron injection layer may be composed of a laminate in which two or more layers are laminated, and examples thereof include LiF / Ca.
  • the electron injection layer is formed by vapor deposition, sputtering, printing, or the like.
  • the thickness of the electron injection layer is preferably about 1 nm to 1 ⁇ m.
  • the organic EL device described above can be suitably used for a display device. Examples of the display device including an organic EL element include a segment display device and a dot matrix display device.
  • Each ink was applied in the order of blue ink, green ink, and red ink (B, G, R) to produce three types of organic EL elements.
  • a substrate in which a TFT array and a plurality of anodes (one electrode) were formed on a transparent glass plate of 200 mm (vertical) ⁇ 200 mm (horizontal) ⁇ 0.7 mm (thickness) was prepared.
  • the plurality of anodes are arranged in a matrix, the shape thereof is a plate, and the size is 60 ⁇ m in the row direction X, 180 ⁇ m in the column direction Y, and 150 nm in thickness.
  • An ITO thin film was used for the anode.
  • a positive photoresist (trade name “SL-1904”, manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) was applied to the entire surface of the substrate, and a lattice-like insulating film having openings formed on the anode was formed by photolithography.
  • the thickness of the insulating film is 1.8 ⁇ m, and the opening has a width in the row direction X of 55 ⁇ m and a width in the column direction Y of 175 ⁇ m.
  • a positive photoresist (trade name “SL-1904” manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) was applied to the entire surface of the substrate, and stripe-shaped partition walls were formed by photolithography.
  • the formed partition wall had a height of 2 ⁇ m, a width in the row direction X of 33 ⁇ m, an interval between adjacent partition walls of 41.5 ⁇ m, and a pitch (repetition) in the row direction X of 74.5 (33 + 41.5) ⁇ m. It was.
  • the partition is formed by ordinary photolithography using the above-described photoresist, the formed partition usually exhibits lyophilicity unless the liquid repellent treatment is performed.
  • Each convex portion extends along the circumferential direction of the plate cylinder and is arranged at equal intervals in the central axis direction.
  • the convex portion has a height of 100 ⁇ m, a width of 35 ⁇ m, and a repetition interval (pitch) of 223.5 (74.5 ⁇ 3) ⁇ m.
  • Red, green and blue polymer light emitting materials (trade names “RP158 (red)”, “GP1300 (green)”, “BP361 (blue)”) manufactured by Summation Co., Ltd. as organic light emitting materials are respectively anisole / cyclohexyl.
  • the prepared inks were applied in the order of blue ink, green ink, and red ink (B, G, R) by flexographic printing.
  • blue ink was printed in the concave portions where the blue light emitting layer was to be formed, and this was dried to form a blue light emitting layer.
  • a green ink was printed in the same manner as the blue ink, and this was further dried to form a green light emitting layer.
  • red ink was printed like green ink, and this was further dried, and the red light emitting layer was formed.
  • the thicknesses of the light emitting layers 5R, 5G, and 5B of the respective colors were 60 nm, almost the same thickness.
  • An organic EL element was produced in the same manner as in the example except that the ink application order was red ink, green ink, and blue ink.
  • the organic EL element in which the light emitting layer was formed using blue ink emitted white light. This is probably because red light emission was generated because the red ink composition was mixed in the light emitting layer formed using blue ink, and white light emission was observed as a result of obtaining red light emission and blue light emission.
  • an organic EL device can be produced simply and in a few steps, and an organic EL device can be easily produced. Can be manufactured.

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