Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110215711 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes an organic light-emitting unit, a first electrode, a second electrode and an optical layer. The organic light-emitting unit includes an organic light-emitting layer, a first and a second major surface. The first electrode is provided on the first major surface. The second electrode is provided on the second major surface and includes a conductive layer, a first interconnection and a second interconnection. The first interconnection is electrically connected to the conductive layer and aligned in a first direction parallel to the first major surface. The second interconnection is electrically connected to the conductive layer and aligned apart from the first interconnection and parallel to the first interconnection. The optical layer is provided on a side of the second electrode opposite to the organic light-emitting unit and includes a low refractive index portion and a high refractive index portion. | 09-08-2011 |
20120228591 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent light emitting device includes a transparent substrate, an intermediate layer, a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a plurality of fine particles and a flattened layer. The fine particles are adhered to a major surface of the transparent substrate. The flattened layer covers the fine particles and has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the fine particles. The flattened layer is transparent. The first electrode is provided on the intermediate layer. The first electrode is transparent. The organic light emitting layer is provided on the first electrode. The second electrode is provided on the organic light emitting layer. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229020 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a transparent electrode, a metal electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an intermediate layer. The transparent electrode is transmissive with respect to visible light. The metal electrode is reflective with respect to the visible light. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the transparent electrode and the metal electrode and is configured to emit light including a wavelength component of the visible light. The intermediate layer contacts the metal electrode and the organic light emitting layer between the organic light emitting layer and the metal electrode and is transmissive with respect to the visible light. A thickness of the intermediate layer is 60 nanometers or more and less than 200 nanometers. A refractive index of the organic light emitting layer to the visible light is higher than a refractive index of the intermediate layer to the visible light. | 09-13-2012 |
20120241771 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device comprises a translucent substrate, a light extraction layer including a convex structure disposed in a net form on one surface of the substrate and having a tilted surface forming an acute angle relative to the substrate, and a planarizing layer disposed on the convex structure, a first electrode disposed on the light extraction layer, a luminescent layer disposed on the first electrode and containing a host material and a luminescent dopant, and a second electrode disposed on the luminescent layer. A refractive index of the planarizing layer is approximately equal to a refractive index of the first electrode or is larger than the refractive index of the first electrode, and a refractive index of the convex structure is smaller than a refractive index of the planarizing layer. | 09-27-2012 |
20130248825 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes: a first electrode having a first and a second major surfaces; a second electrode opposed to part of the first major surface; an organic luminescent layer provided between the first and the second electrodes; an optical layer having a third major surface opposed to the second major surface and a fourth major surface on opposite side from the third major surface. The fourth major surface includes a first region overlapping the second electrode, and a second region not overlapping the second electrode. The fourth major surface includes a first concave-convex provided in the first region and a second concave-convex provided in the second region. A planarization layer is provided on the second region and burying the second concave-convex. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250214 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an optical layer. The first electrode has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface and is light transmissive. The second electrode faces a portion of the first major surface. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic light emitting layer and the first electrode are disposed between the optical layer and the second electrode. The optical layer is able to transit between a first state where a traveling direction of light emitted from the organic light emitting layer is changed and a second state having a smaller degree of the change in the traveling direction of the light than the first state. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250557 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes and an organic light-emitting layer. The first electrode includes a first major surface and is optical transparency. The second electrodes extend in a first direction parallel to the first major surface and are separated from each other in a second direction parallel to the first major surface and perpendicular to the first direction. An optical transmittance of the second electrodes is lower than an optical transmittance of the first electrode. A distance along the second direction between a line extending in the first direction and a side surface of each of the second electrodes continuously increases and decreases along the first direction. The side surface is unparallel to the first major surface. The organic light-emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrodes. | 09-26-2013 |
20140077169 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first organic layer and a second organic layer. The second electrode includes a metal. The first organic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first organic layer is configured to emit light. The second organic layer is provided between the first organic layer and the second electrode. A refractive index of the second organic layer in a thickness direction for the light is lower than a refractive index of the first organic layer for the light. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077204 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a pixel electrode, a light emitting layer, an opposite electrode and a pixel circuit. The second insulating layer is provided on the first insulating layer. The pixel electrode is provided on the second insulating layer and light-transmissive. The light emitting layer is provided on the pixel electrode. The opposite electrode is provided on the light emitting layer. The circuit is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, includes an interconnect supplied with a drive current, and is configured to supply the drive current to the pixel electrode. The circuit is connected to the pixel electrode. The interconnect has a first region overlaying the pixel electrode when projected onto a plane parallel to the first insulating layer. The interconnect has an opening in the first region. | 03-20-2014 |
20140159029 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent light emitting device includes a transparent substrate, an intermediate layer, a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a plurality of fine particles and a flattened layer. The fine particles are adhered to a major surface of the transparent substrate. The flattened layer covers the fine particles and has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the fine particles. The flattened layer is transparent. The first electrode is provided on the intermediate layer. The first electrode is transparent. The organic light emitting layer is provided on the first electrode. The second electrode is provided on the organic light emitting layer. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159568 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a transparent electrode, a metal electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an intermediate layer. The transparent electrode is transmissive with respect to visible light. The metal electrode is reflective with respect to the visible light. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the transparent electrode and the metal electrode and is configured to emit light including a wavelength component of the visible light. The intermediate layer contacts the metal electrode and the organic light emitting layer between the organic light emitting layer and the metal electrode and is transmissive with respect to the visible light. A thickness of the intermediate layer is 60 nanometers or more and less than 200 nanometers. A refractive index of the organic light emitting layer to the visible light is higher than a refractive index of the intermediate layer to the visible light. | 06-12-2014 |