Top emission organic el element and manufacturing method thereof

A manufacturing method of a top emission organic EL element, comprising:

• a step of providing an insulating layer on a substrate;
• a processing step of processing a center area within a region in which the insulating layer is provided such that a contact angle to a solution to be applied in forming a lower electrode becomes smaller at the center area than at a peripheral area of the center area within the region;
• a step of forming a bank on the insulating layer so as to surround the center area with the peripheral area interposed between the bank and the center area;
• a lower electrode material applying step of applying a solution containing materials of the lower electrode to a region surrounded by the bank;
• a luminescent material applying step of applying a solution containing materials of a light emitting layer to the region surrounded by the bank after the lower electrode material applying step;
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• an upper transparent electrode forming step of forming an upper transparent electrode after the luminescent material applying step.