Light-emitting module and light-emitting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9324971-B2
Application number	US-201414218225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	Mar 20, 2013
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

A light-emitting module which efficiently extracts light emitted from a light-emitting element is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting module having lower power consumption or improved reliability is provided. A light-emitting module includes a window material having a light-transmitting property, a light-emitting element that emits light transmitted from a light-transmitting layer to the window material, and an optical bonding layer between the window material and the light-transmitting layer. The optical bonding layer includes a thick part overlapping the light-emitting element and a thin part surrounding the thick part. The light-transmitting layer, the optical bonding layer, and the window material are provided in decreasing order of refractive index.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light-emitting module comprising:
a window material having a light-transmitting property;
an organic electroluminescent element over a substrate;
a first layer between the window material and the organic electroluminescent element, the first layer including a first part overlapping with the organic electroluminescent element, a second part around the first part, and a third part between the first part and the second part; and
a sealing material provided between the window material and the substrate,
wherein the window material and the substrate are bonded to each other by the sealing material,
wherein the sealing material is in contact with the first layer and the window material,
wherein the sealing material is arranged at a periphery portion of the substrate,
wherein the first part is thicker than the second part,
wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a second layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein a refractive index of the first layer is higher than or equal to a refractive index of the second layer and higher than a refractive index of the window material, and
wherein a refractive index of the third part changes continuously.

2. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a light-emitting region of larger than or equal to 800 μm 2 and smaller than 1500 μm 2 , and
wherein the second part is provided along an end portion of the light-emitting region.

3. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein the window material includes a structure for diffusing light or a moth-eye structure.

4. A light-emitting device comprising the light-emitting module according to claim 1 .

5. A light-emitting module comprising:
a window material having a light-transmitting property;
an organic electroluminescent element over a substrate;
a first layer between the window material and the organic electroluminescent element, the first layer including a first part overlapping with the organic electroluminescent element, a second part around the first part, and a third part between the first part and the second part;
a partition wall surrounding the organic electroluminescent element; and
a sealing material provided between the window material and the substrate,
wherein the window material and the substrate are bonded to each other by the sealing material,
wherein the sealing material is in contact with the first layer and the window material,
wherein the sealing material is arranged at a periphery portion of the substrate,
wherein the first part is thicker than the second part,
wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a second layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein the partition wall has an opening which is widened in a direction in which the organic electroluminescent element emits light,
wherein a bottom end portion of the opening is in contact with the second electrode and a side surface of the opening is in contact with the second layer,
wherein a refractive index of the partition wall is lower than a refractive index of the second layer, and
wherein a refractive index of the third part changes continuously.

6. The light-emitting module according to claim 5 ,
wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a light-emitting region of larger than or equal to 800 μm 2 and smaller than 1500 μm 2 , and
wherein the second part is provided along an end portion of the light-emitting region.

7. The light-emitting module according to claim 5 , wherein the window material includes a structure for diffusing light or a moth-eye structure.

8. A light-emitting device comprising the light-emitting module according to claim 5 .

9. A light-emitting module comprising:
a window material having a light-transmitting property;
an organic electroluminescent element over a substrate;
a first layer between the window material and the organic electroluminescent element, the first layer including a first part overlapping with the organic electroluminescent element, a second part around the first part, and a third part between the first part and the second part; and
a sealing material provided between the window material and the substrate,
wherein the window material and the substrate are bonded to each other by the sealing material,
wherein the sealing material is in contact with the first layer and the window material,
wherein the sealing material is arranged at a periphery portion of the substrate,
wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein the window material has a refractive index of higher than or equal to 1.5 and lower than or equal to 1.65,
wherein a light-transmitting layer comprising the first electrode has a refractive index of higher than or equal to 1.7 and lower than or equal to 2.1,
wherein the first layer has a refractive index of higher than 1.5 and lower than or equal to 3.0, and
wherein a refractive index of the third part changes continuously.

10. The light-emitting module according to claim 9 ,
wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a light-emitting region of larger than or equal to 800 μm 2 and smaller than 1500 μm 2 , and
wherein the second part is provided along an end portion of the light-emitting region.

11. The light-emitting module according to claim 9 , wherein the window material includes a structure for diffusing light or a moth-eye structure.

12. A light-emitting device comprising the light-emitting module according to claim 9 .

13. A light-emitting module comprising:
a window material having a light-transmitting property;
an organic electroluminescent element over a substrate;
a first layer between the window material and the organic electroluminescent element, the first layer including a birefringence material whose refractive index is reduced toward a window material side; and
a sealing material provided between the window material and the substrate,
wherein the window material and the substrate are bonded to each other by the sealing material,
wherein the sealing material is in contact with the first layer and the window material,
wherein the sealing material is arranged at a periphery portion of the substrate,
wherein the first layer includes a first part overlapping with the organic electroluminescent element, a second part around the first part, and a third part between the first part and the second part,
wherein the first part is thicker than the second part,
wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a second layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode, and
wherein a refractive index of the third part changes continuously.

14. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 , wherein a refractive index of the first layer is lower than a refractive index of the second layer and higher than a refractive index of the window material.

15. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 , wherein the birefringence material has a refractiv

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Yamazaki Shunpei
• Hirakata Yoshiharu
• Sugisawa Nozomu
• Ikeda Hisao
• Miyairi Noriko
• Senda Naoyuki

Classifications

• H10K59/879

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

• H10K50/858

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

• H10K59/875 Primary

  Arrangements for extracting light from the devices · CPC title

• H10H20/856

  Reflecting means · CPC title

• H10H20/819

  characterised by their shape, e.g. curved or truncated substrates · CPC title