Light-emitting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9048453-B2
Application number	US-201213627205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2012
Priority date	Sep 29, 2011
Publication date	Jun 2, 2015
Grant date	Jun 2, 2015

Abstract

To provide a light-emitting device which can emit bright light without increasing the projected area of a light-emitting element and be manufactured with high yield. A light-emitting device of one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of projections; a first electrode formed along the plurality of projections; a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound formed along the plurality of projections and over the first electrode; and a second electrode formed along the plurality of projections and over the layer containing a light-emitting organic compound. Further, the plurality of projections each have a bottom surface having a side in contact with a bottom surface of an adjacent projection; a plurality of side surfaces each having a certain angle greater than 0° and less than or equal to 80° with respect to the bottom surface; and a vertex having a first continuously curved surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A light-emitting device comprising:
an auxiliary electrode over a first substrate;
a plurality of projections over the auxiliary electrode and the first substrate, wherein ends of the auxiliary electrode are covered and in contact with the plurality of projections;
a first electrode covering vertexes and side surfaces of the plurality of projections and being in contact with a portion of an upper surface of the auxiliary electrode, the portion not being covered with the plurality, of projections;
a layer comprising a light-emitting organic compound, the layer being formed along the plurality of projections and over the first electrode; and
a second electrode formed along the plurality of projections and over the layer comprising the light-emitting organic compound.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of projections has a pyramid shape.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of each of the plurality of projections has a quadrangular shape or a hexagonal shape.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the side surfaces of the plurality of projections are connected to each other with a second continuously curved surface.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary electrode is provided along a perimeter of a bottom surface of one of the plurality of projections.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of projections comprise one of a transparent thermoplastic resin, a transparent photocurable resin, and a transparent thermosetting resin.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the side surfaces of the plurality of projections each have a certain angle greater than 0° and less than or equal to 80° with respect to a surface of the first substrate.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a partition wall over ends of the first electrode, the partition wall surrounding the plurality of projections over the first substrate.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second substrate over the first substrate with a sealant interposed therebetween.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the vertexes of the plurality of projections each have a first continuously curved surface with a radius of curvature of 15 μm to 450 μm.

11. A light-emitting device comprising:
a first substrate;
a plurality of projections over the first substrate;
a first electrode covering vertexes and side surfaces of the plurality of projections;
a partition wall over ends of the first electrode, the partition wall surrounding the plurality of projections over the first substrate;
a layer comprising a light-emitting organic compound, the layer being formed along the plurality of projections and over the first electrode; and
a second electrode formed along the plurality of projections and over the layer comprising the light-emitting organic compound,
wherein a height of the partition wall is lower than heights of the plurality of projections.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of projections has a pyramid shape.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein a bottom surface of each of the plurality of projections has a quadrangular shape or a hexagonal shape.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein the side surfaces of the plurality of projections are connected to each other with a second continuously curved surface.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of projections comprise one of a transparent thermoplastic resin, a transparent photocurable resin, and a transparent thermosetting resin.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein the side surfaces of the plurality of projections each have a certain angle greater than 0° and less than or equal to 80° with respect to a surface of the first substrate.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising a second substrate over the first substrate with a sealant interposed therebetween.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein the vertexes of the plurality of projections each have a first continuously curved surface with a radius of curvature of 15 μm to 450 μm.

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a first terminal provided on one outer side than the plurality of projections; and
a second terminal provided on the other outer side than the plurality of projections,
wherein the first terminal is connected to the first electrode, and the second terminal is separated from the first electrode by the partition wall.

20. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a first terminal provided on one outer side than the plurality of projections; and
a second terminal provided on the other outer side than the plurality of projections,
wherein the first terminal is connected to the first electrode, and the second terminal is separated from the first electrode by the partition wall.

Assignees

• Kawata Takuya
• Ikeda Hisao
• Niboshi Manabu
• Mitsui Seiichi
• Yamamoto Yoshitaka
• Semiconductor Energy Lab
• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Kawata Takuya
• Ikeda Hisao
• Niboshi Manabu
• Mitsui Seiichi
• Yamamoto Yoshitaka

Classifications

• H01L51/5209 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5275

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5278

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H10K50/858

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title

• H10K50/813 Primary

  characterised by their shape · CPC title