Organic EL display device having certain relationships among constituent element refractive indices
AssigneeIdemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
InventorsMitsuru Eida, Kazuhiro Tomoike
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Abstract
An organic EL display device having a supporting substrate; and an organic EL element including an organic luminescent medium sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode thereon. Various relationships are indicted among the refractive indices of the various elements of the organic EL display device. In such arrangement, a large quantity of EL emission can be taken to the outside.
Claims10
An organic electroluminescence display device comprising:
- a polymer supporting substrate being subjected to moisture-proof treatment or hydrophobic treatment by forming an inorganic film or applying a fluorine resin;
- an organic electroluminescence element comprising an organic luminescent medium sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, on the supporting substrate;
- and
- a transparent resin layer being arranged between the supporting substrate and the lower electrode, the layer being the only member therebetween;
- the lower electrode being capable of transmitting an electroluminescence emission;
- wherein the following expression (6) is satisfied
- n5≧n7≧n8 (6)
- wherein n5 represents a refractive index of the lower electrode, n7 represents a refractive index of the transparent resin layer, and n8 represents a refractive index of the supporting substrate.
An organic electroluminescence display device comprising:
- a supporting substrate;
- an organic electroluminescence element comprising an organic luminescent medium sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode on the supporting substrate;
- a sealing medium;
- and
- a sealing member:
- the upper electrode being capable of transmitting an electroluminescence emission;
- the sealing medium comprising a transparent resin or a sealing liquid, wherein the transparent resin and the sealing liquid contain a fluorene skeleton containing compound. a bromine containing compound, or a sulfur containing compound as a refractive adjusting agent;
- wherein a following expression (1) is satisfied
- n1≧n2≧n3 (1)
- wherein n 1 represents a refractive index of the upper electrode, n2 represents a refractive index of the sealing medium, and n3 represents a refractive index of the sealing member.
An organic electroluminescence display device comprising:
- a supporting substrate;
- an organic electroluminescence element comprising an organic luminescent medium sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode on the supporting substrate;
- a sealing medium;
- and
- a sealing member
- the upper electrode being capable of transmitting an electroluminescence emission;
- the sealing medium comprising a transparent resin or a sealing liquid, wherein the transparent resin and the sealing liquid contain an alkoxy titanium;
- wherein a following expression (1) is satisfied
- n1≧n2≧n3 (1)
- wherein n1 represents a refractive index of the upper electrode, n2 represents a refractive index of the sealing medium, and n3 represents a refractive index of the sealing member.
An organic electroluminescence display device comprising:
- a polymer supporting substrate being subjected to moisture-proof treatment or hydrophobic treatment by forming an inorganic film or applying a fluorine resin;
- an organic electroluminescence element comprising an organic luminescent medium sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, on the supporting substrate;
- and
- a transparent resin layer and a thin film transistor being arranged between the supporting substrate and the lower electrode, the layer and the transistor being the only members therebetween;
- the lower electrode being capable of transmitting an electroluminescence emission;
- wherein die following expression (6) is satisfied
- n5≧n7≧n8 (6)
- wherein n5 represents a refractive index of the lower electrode, n7 represents a refractive index of the transparent resin layer, and n8 represents a refractive index of the supporting substrate.
An organic electroluminescence display device comprising:
- a polymer supporting substrate being subjected to moisture-proof treatment or hydrophobic treatment by forming an inorganic film or applying a fluorine resin;
- an organic electroluminescence element comprising an organic luminescent medium sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, on the supporting substrate;
- and
- a transparent resin layer without any color changing medium located between the supporting substrate and the lower electrode;
- the lower electrode being capable of transmitting an electroluminescence emission;
- wherein the following expression (6) is satisfied.
- n5≧n7≧n8 (6)
- wherein n5 represents a refractive index of the lower electrode, n7 represents a refractive index of the transparent resin layer, and. n8 represents a refractive index of the supporting substrate.
An organic electroluminescence display device comprising,
- a supporting substrate;
- an organic electroluminescence element comprising an organic luminescent medium sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode on the supporting substrate:
- a sealing medium;
- and
- a sealing member;
- the upper electrode being capable of transmitting an electroluminescence emission;
- the sealing medium comprising a transparent resin selected from polyphenyl methacrylate, polyethylene terephthalate, poly-o-naphthyl methacrylate, polyvinyl napthalene, polyvinyl carbazole, and polyester containing fluorene skeleton;
- wherein a following expression (1) is satisfied
- n1≧n2≧n3 (1)
- wherein n1 represents a refractive index of the uper electrode, n2 represents a refractive index of the scaling medium, and n3 represents a refractive index of the sealing member.
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