Method of manufacturing organic EL element

An organic EL element comprising:

• a cathode;
• an anode;
• a light emitting layer;
• at least one of a hole injecting layer and a hole transporting layer sandwiched between said cathode and said anode;
• and
• a barrier surrounding at least one of said light emitting layer, said hole injecting layer and said hole transporting layer, at least one of said light emitting layer, said hole injecting layer and said hole transporting layer being formed by using a liquid containing a respective material for the at least one of said light emitting layer, said hole injecting layer and said hole transporting layer, said barrier including a first film and a second film formed on said first film, said second film being formed by using a compound having a functional group being bondable to a constitutive atom of a face of said first film on which said second film is formed, and said compound being repellent to said liquid containing said respective material.

An organic EL element, comprising:

• a cathode;
• an anode;
• a light emitting layer;
• at least one of a hole injecting layer and a hole transporting layer sandwiched between said cathode and said anode;
• and
• a barrier surrounding at least one of said light emitting layer, said hole injecting layer and said hole transporting layer, said barrier having a two-layer structure formed of a thin insulating film layer and an ultrathin organic film layer formed on said thin insulating film layer, said ultrathin organic film layer having a liquid-repellent surface and being formed by using a compound having a functional group being bondable to the constitutive atom of a face on which the film is formed, and a functional group being repellent to said liquid.