Light-emitting element, display device, and method for producing light-emitting element

A light-emitter including: a transparent first electrode; a charge injection transport layer; a light-emitting layer; and a transparent second electrode, layered in this order. The light-emitting layer is defined by a bank. The charge injection transport layer has a recessed structure including: an inner bottom surface in contact with a bottom surface of the light-emitting layer; and an inner side surface continuous with the inner bottom surface. The inner side surface includes: a lower edge continuous with the inner bottom surface; and an upper edge continuous with the lower edge. The upper edge is aligned with a bottom periphery of the bank, or has contact with a bottom surface of the bank. The charge injection transport layer has contact with a side surface of the light-emitting layer.

Method for producing light-emitting elements

A light-emitter is configured so that at least a hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer are laminated between a first electrode and a second electrode, and the light-emitting layer is formed in an area defined by a bank. In the area defined by the bank, the hole injection layer is formed so as to have a recess in an upper surface thereof. An upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank. The light-emitting layer is formed with respect to the recess formed in the hole injection layer by a laser transfer method.

Organic EL display panel, organic EL display device having the same, and method for manufacturing organic EL display panel

An organic EL display panel includes a wiring layer, a planarizing film above the wiring layer, and a plurality of light-emitting cells in a row. A pair of first banks are above the planarizing film to delimit lateral surfaces of the light-emitting cells. The planarizing film includes a plurality of recesses that are each formed between adjacent ones of the light-emitting cells and extend between the first banks. A plurality of organic light-emitting layers are each in one of the light-emitting cells between the pair of first banks. A plurality of second banks are connected to the first banks, and each comprise a same material as the first banks. Each of the second banks is above one of the recesses and has a shape that conforms to a profile of the one of the recesses so that the second banks are lower in height than the first banks.

Organic electroluminescence display panel and organic electroluminescence display device

The present invention provides an organic EL display panel and an organic EL display apparatus that can be driven at a low voltage and that exhibit excellent light-emitting efficiency. Sequentially fixated on a substrate are: a first electrode; auxiliary wiring; a hole injection layer; a functional layer; and a second electrode. The hole injection layer and the second electrode are both formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring. The second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide and at least 2 nm thick so as to have, in an electronic state thereof, an occupied energy level in a range between 1.8 eV and 3.6 eV lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band in terms of a binding energy.

Liquid crystal display element and projection apparatus using a liquid crystal display element

A polymer dispersed liquid crystal display element (100) in which liquid crystal (14) is dispersed in a polymer composite (15) is provided whereby gap width distortion resulting from sudden changes in temperature is prevented, and uniformity of the display image is improved. Distortion of the gap width between glass plates due to a temperature change within a specific temperature range is prevented by dispersing spherical resin spacers (16), which are resiliently compressed a specific percentage by two glass plates (11, 12) within a specific temperature range (DELTAt), in a liquid crystal layer (17) interposed between a glass plate (11) and another glass plate (12) that comprise a voltage application means (18, 19, 20, 21) and are mutually opposed through a seal member (13).

Reflective plate and display device using the plate

A reflective plate comprises a substrate, a plurality of protrusions each formed on the substrate and having a curved surface, and a reflective film formed on the substrate having the protrusions, wherein a planar shape of each of the protrusions is indefinite, and when a frame line of the planar shape of each of the protrusions is divided into fine line segments, the line segments are pointed in all directions or in predetermined directions. This improves reflective properties such as dispersion properties.

Device manufacturing method and organic EL device

A device manufacturing method including substrate preparation, pixel electrode formation, photosensitive film formation, first part exposure, second part exposure, and development. In first part exposure, after execution of photosensitive film formation, first photomask is arranged to face substrate and exposure is performed to cause first part of photosensitive film to be exposed to light via first photomask. In second part exposure, after or together with execution of first part exposure, second photomask is arranged to face substrate and exposure is performed to cause second part of photosensitive film, which is different from first part at least partially, to be exposed to light via second photomask. In second part exposure, second photomask is arranged such that end thereof overlaps with end of first photomask, and overlap between first and second photomasks positionally corresponds to electrical wire.

Organic EL panel and manufacturing method thereof

The present invention is to provide an organic EL panel that is able to prevent the problems resulting from the unnecessary bank residues at a relatively low cost and has excellent light-emitting characteristics and a long life, and manufacturing method of the organic EL panel. Specifically, an organic EL element is obtained by forming organic EL elements by sequentially laminating an anode, a transparent conductive film, a hole-injection layer, a buffer layer, an organic light-emitting layer, a cathode, and a passivation layer on one surface of a substrate. Each bank residue positioned on the surface of the hole-injection layer has a diameter not greater than 0.2 m in one direction when the substrate is seen in plan view. Preferably, when the substrate is seen in plan view, the area of each bank residue is set to be not greater than 0.4 m2, or more preferably not greater than 0.04 m2.

Organic EL display panel, display device, and method of manufacturing organic EL display panel

A device and method improving luminous efficiency and luminescent color in an organic EL display panel used in electronic devices such as televisions or the like by making it easy to adjust the difference in film thickness between layers of different luminescent colors, such as intermediate layers, when the intermediate layers and light-emitting layers are formed by a wet method. By varying by color the volume of a contact hole formed in an interlayer insulation film, which is a lower layer of an organic EL element, the volume of a concavity in each anode plate is adjusted. When ink that includes material for the intermediate layer or the like is sprayed by an inkjet method, the film thickness of the intermediate layer or the like changes in accordance with the amount of ink filing the concavity.

Polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof

The purpose is to provide a polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel wherein both a high contrast and a low driving voltage are obtained and scattering performance is superior.The polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel comprises a pair of substrates 10, 11, a polymer dispersion type liquid crystal layer 12 comprising a liquid crystal 18 and a liquid crystalline polymer 17, a driving electrode 7 and an opposite electrode 8. The driving electrode 7 and the opposite electrode 8 are formed on the lower substrate 11, and an electric field is applied approximately in parallel with the above-mentioned lower substrate 11. Under no application of voltage, the above-mentioned liquid crystal 18 and the polymer 17 adjacent to the liquid crystal, which composes an interface, are aligned in approximately the same direction on a plane parallel with the substrates according to an alignment treatment of the substrates, and thereby a transparent state is obtained. Under an application ...

Organic EL element, display device, and light-emitting device

The present invention aims to provide organic EL elements operating at low voltage to emit light at high intensity. For this aim, each EL element includes an anode, a cathode, a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and including a light-emitting layer composed of organic material, a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer, and a bank defining the light-emitting layer. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide and exhibits: by UPS measurement, a UPS spectrum having a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than the top of a valence band; and by XPS measurement, that the tungsten oxide in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition that a ratio in number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms is equal to 0.83 or smaller.

Irregular-shape body, reflection sheet and reflection-type liquid crystal display element, and production method and production device therefor

In a method for manufacturing a reflector having a plurality of convex portions 4 that are obtained by means of melt deformation of column-shaped bodys 15 formed of a photosensitive resin material, the photosensitive resin material has aspect ratio vs. average tilt angle characteristics in which an average tilt angle theta reaches a maximum value through an incremental change process and then converges to a certain value through a decremental process when an aspect ratio is gradually increased from a value close to zero, provided that the average tilt angle of the convex portion is an angle of elevation from the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the convex portion 4 to an apex of the convex portion and that the aspect ratio is a ratio of the height of said column-shaped body 15 with respect to the width thereof. A set value for the aspect ratio of the column-shaped body 15 that is obtained after the development step is determined to be a larger aspect ratio than a starting point ...

Light-emitting element including a charge injection transport layer that includes a dissolvable metal compound, and display device and method for manufacturing thereof

A light emitter and a method of manufacturing a light emitter. The light emitter includes a first electrode, a charge injection transport layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode that are layered in this order. At least the light-emitting layer is defined by a bank that has at least one liquid-repellent surface. The charge injection transport layer is principally composed of a metal compound that is more liquid-philic than the surface of the bank. The charge injection transport layer includes a recessed structure so that in a region defined by the bank, the charge injection transport layer is lower than a bottom surface of the bank.

Solid electrolyte material and battery using same

A solid electrolyte material is composed of Li, M, and X, where M is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metallic elements other than Li, and X is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I. In the solid electrolyte material, the mathematical formula FWHM/2θp≤0.015 is satisfied, where FWHM represents a half bandwidth of an X-ray diffraction peak having the highest intensity within a range of a diffraction angle 2θ of not less than 25 degrees and not more than 35 degrees in an X-ray diffraction pattern provided by an X-ray diffraction measurement of the solid electrolyte material; the X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-Kα ray; and 2θprepresents a diffraction angle of a center of the X-ray diffraction peak.

Light emitting element, method for manufacturing same, and light emitting device

Each of organic light-emitting elements 100a, 100b and 100c includes an anode, a functional layer including a hole-injection layer, a hole-transport layer and an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode layered on a substrate in the stated order. Also, a bank defines a formation area of the organic light-emitting layer. Here, the hole-injection layer is a metal oxide layer formed by oxidizing an upper surface portion of the anode composed of the metal layer. Also, a portion of the hole-injection layer that is positioned under the area is depressed so as to form a recess, and upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a portion of the bank.

Driving support apparatus and vehicle navigation apparatus

A driving support apparatus in a vehicle includes a control circuit as well as a current position detection unit, a database, and other units. The driving support apparatus provides a guidance of an exit method from a one way road when the vehicle is detected to have entered the one way road in the wrong direction. The exit method from the one way road is searched for based on a road map in a map data input unit, and the exit method is provided for a driver of the vehicle from a display unit and/or a speaker.

ORGANIC EL DISPLAY PANEL

An organic EL display panel offering improved luminance includes: a substrate; pixel electrodes arranged in rows and columns; an insulating film coating the confronting edges of pixel electrodes adjacent in a column direction; banks each elongated in the column direction over a gap between pixel electrodes adjacent in the row direction; a hole transport layer in a gap between the banks; an organic light-emitting layer over the hole transport layer; and a common electrode over the organic light-emitting layer. Light is emitted from a first light-emitting portion and second light-emitting portions of the light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting portion is a portion above the pixel electrodes excluding where the insulating film is disposed. The second light-emitting portions are portions above both the pixel electrodes and the insulating film.

Polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display element, producing method therefor and apparatus for use in the producing method

A polymer dispersion type liquid crystal (PDLC) display element comprising a complex of polymers and liquid crystal droplets held between a pair of substrates. The liquid crystal droplets are deformed into a compressed structure of their being contracted in a cell gap direction and an amount of deformation of the liquid crystal droplets is set to be in range in which a phenomenon of liquid crystal molecules rising up in the cell gap direction is not caused by excluded volume effects of the liquid crystals. The amount of deformation of the liquid crystal droplets, is set to be in range in which the phenomenon of liquid crystal molecules rising up in the cell gap direction is not caused by excluded volume effects of the liquid crystals can provide an increased tendency of the liquid crystal molecules to align in parallel to a phase boundary of the substrates. The DPLC display element having excellent threshold characteristics and scattering characteristics and high display characteristics ...

Organic EL display panel and organic EL display apparatus

Provided is organic EL display panel and an organic EL display apparatus that can be driven at a low voltage and that exhibit excellent light-emitting efficiency. Included are a substrate, a first electrode, an auxiliary wiring, a hole injection layer, a functional layer, and a second electrode. The hole injection layer and the second electrode are formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring. The second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer in an organic EL display panel. The hole injection layer is a metal oxide film, and metal atoms constituting the metal oxide include both metal atoms at a maximum valence thereof and metal atoms at a valence less than the maximum valence. The metal oxide film includes a metal oxide crystal with a particle diameter on the order of nanometers.

DISPLAY PANEL AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME

Provided is a display panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. Each of the pixels is composed of a plurality of first sub-pixels emitting light of different colors. Each of the first sub-pixels is composed of a plurality of second sub-pixels emitting light of the same color. Each of the second sub-pixels includes: a first electrode; a second electrode above the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. 120-. (canceled)21. An active matrix display panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns , whereineach of the pixels is composed of a plurality of first sub-pixels emitting light of different colors,each of the first sub-pixels is composed of a plurality of second sub-pixels emitting light of the same color, a first electrode;', 'a second electrode above the first electrode;', 'a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and', 'a pixel circuit configured to feed power to the first electrode, and the pixel circuit includes a gate line and a data line., 'each of the second sub-pixels includes22. The active matrix display panel of claim 21 , whereinthe first electrode is a pixel electrode provided individually for each of the second sub-pixels, andthe second electrode is a part, above the pixel electrode, of a common electrode provided to extend across the plurality of pixels.23. The active matrix display panel of claim 21 , whereinthe first electrode is a part of a pixel electrode provided individually for each of the first sub-pixels, andthe second electrode is a part, above the part of the pixel electrode, of a common electrode provided to extend across the plurality of pixels.24. The active matrix display panel of claim 23 , whereinat least one of the first sub-pixels includes at least one second sub-pixel having a display defect.25. The active matrix display panel of claim 24 , whereinthe display defect is ...

Organic electroluminescence display panel with tungsten oxide containing hole injection layer that electrically connects electrode to auxiliary wiring, and organic electroluminescence display device

A hole injection layer and a second electrode are both formed to be continuous above a first electrode and above an auxiliary wiring. The hole injection layer contains a tungsten oxide. An UPS spectrum, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band, and the tungsten oxide satisfies a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed 0.83.

Organic light-emitting device with meandering electrode surface, and method for manufacturing same

An organic electroluminescent element has a substrate, a first electrode formed above the substrate, an emissive layer, and a second electrode formed above the emissive layer. In the first electrode, at least a surface opposite to the other surface facing the substrate has a multidimensionally meandering surface shape. The emissive layer includes an organic electroluminescent material and is formed along the multidimensionally-meandering-shaped surface of the first electrode. In the emissive layer, a surface facing the first electrode and the other surface opposite to the first-electrode-facing surface each have a multidimensionally meandering surface shape. The organic electroluminescent element of the present invention is used in an electroluminescent (EL) type display device as a pixel that is controlled individually for light emission. Also, the organic electroluminescent element of the present invention is used as a light source of an electroluminescent (EL) type lighting system. As ...

Light-emitting element

A light-emitting element (1) includes a light-emitting layer (2) including a phosphor, and at least two electrodes (6, 7). The light-emitting element (1) includes at least two kinds of electrically insulating layers (2, 9) with different dielectric constants. One of the electrically insulating layers (2, 9) is the light-emitting layer (2), and one of the two electrodes (6, 7) is formed in contact with one of the insulating layers. Therefore, it is possible to provide a light-emitting element that can emit light by using surface discharge, is manufactured at low cost, exhibits favorable luminous efficiency, and is to be driven with low power consumption when being applied to a large-screen display.

Display panel apparatus and method of fabricating display panel apparatus

A method of fabricating a display panel apparatus, includes forming a TFT layer, forming a planarizing film, forming a lower electrode, an electrode plate, and an auxiliary electrode, forming banks, forming the organic EL layer, and forming an upper electrode. The electrode plate has an opening exposing a portion of a surface of the planarizing film. In at least one of the forming of the lower electrode, the electrode plate and the auxiliary electrode, and the forming of the banks, the opening of the electrode plate outgasses the planarizing film. The electrode plate has a power supply that receives current through the electrode plate. The opening extends in parallel with a side of the display near the opening. Current flowing between the power supply and a portion connecting the auxiliary electrode and the electrode plate flows along an extending direction of the opening.

Liquid crystal display element and manufacturing method thereof

A liquid crystal display element of the present invention comprises a pair of substrates 1, 2 with transparent electrodes 5, 6 , a spacer 3 for maintaining a certain gap between the substrates, which is disposed between the pair of substrates 1, 2 , and a liquid crystal layer 4 sealed between the substrates 1, 2 ; in which the spacer 3 has an elasticity, the sum of a repulsion force of the spacer 3 and an internal pressure of the above-mentioned liquid crystal layer 4 is constantly approximately 1 atm with a change in temperature within a range of usable temperatures of the liquid crystal display element, and each of the spacer 3 and the internal pressure of the liquid crystal layer 4 varies linearly. According to such a constitution, it is possible to improve a temperature characteristic of the grade of display resulting from a firm column-shaped spacer with little elasticity, and to realize a liquid crystal display element with little deterioration in the grade of display due to a change in temperature.

Light emitting display device, plasma display device and phosphor particles

A fluorescence particle 17 according to the present invention is used for a light emitting display device and is made of a fluorescent material. The fluorescent material has at least one element 18 selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr and Y. Within a range 17a from the surface 17s of the fluorescence particle through a depth of 20 nm, the at least one element 18 has a local maximum of its concentration profile in the depth direction.

Negative electrode material and battery

The present disclosure provides a negative electrode material that can improve the charge-discharge efficiency of a battery. A negative electrode material includes a reduced form of a first solid electrolyte material and a conductive auxiliary. The first solid electrolyte material is denoted by Formula (1): Li60MβXγ. Herein, in Formula (1), each of α, β, and γ is a value greater than 0, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal elements except Li and semimetals, and X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.

Organic light-emitting display panel, display device, and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display panel

An organic light-emitting display panel is provided that improves luminous efficiency and luminescent color by adjusting the difference in film thickness between layers of different luminescent colors, such as intermediate layers, when the intermediate layer and light-emitting layers are formed by a wet method. By varying the film thickness of an interlayer insulation film, which is a lower layer of an organic light-emitting element, the volume of a contact hole is varied by color, thereby adjusting the volume of a concavity in each anode plate. When ink that includes material for the intermediate layer, or like, is sprayed by an inkjet method, the film thickness of the intermediate layer, or like, changes in accordance with the amount of ink filing the concavity. Therefore, by adjusting the difference in volume between concavities of different colors, the difference in film thickness between the intermediate layers, or like, is finely adjusted.

Organic electroluminescence element and method of manufacturing thereof

An organic light-emitting element comprising: an anode; a cathode; banks; a functional layer between the anode and the cathode; and a hole injection layer between the anode and the functional layer. The functional layer includes at least a light-emitting sublayer defined by the banks and that contains an organic material. The hole injection layer comprises tungsten oxide and includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, whose particle diameter is on an order of nanometers. Tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six. The hole injection layer has a surface facing the functional layer, and a portion of the surface overlapping with the light-emitting sublayer is located closer to the anode than other portions, thereby forming a recessed structure having a recessed portion whose inner surface is in contact with the functional layer.

ORGANIC EL PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

The present invention is to provide an organic EL panel that is able to prevent the problems resulting from the unnecessary bank residues at a relatively low cost and has excellent light-emitting characteristics and a long life, and manufacturing method of the organic EL panel. Specifically, an organic EL element is obtained by forming organic EL elements by sequentially laminating an anode, a transparent conductive film, a hole-injection layer, a buffer layer, an organic light-emitting layer, a cathode, and a passivation layer on one surface of a substrate. Each bank residue positioned on the surface of the hole-injection layer has a diameter not greater than 0.2 μm in one direction when the substrate is seen in plan view. Preferably, when the substrate is seen in plan view, the area of each bank residue is set to be not greater than 0.4 μm, or more preferably not greater than 0.04 μm. 1. An organic EL panel comprising:a substrate;a plurality of first electrodes disposed above the substrate along a first direction and a second direction, the first direction and the second direction intersecting each other;organic light-emitting layers each disposed above one of the first electrodes and including organic light-emitting material;banks partitioning the organic light-emitting layers either individually or into groups; anda second electrode disposed over the organic light-emitting layers, whereina plurality of bank residues remain between the first electrodes and the organic light-emitting layers, and a diameter of each bank residue in one direction in plan view of a surface of the substrate is not greater than 0.2 μm.2. The organic EL panel of claim 1 , wherein{'sup': '2', 'an area occupied by each bank residue in plan view of the surface of the substrate is not greater than 0.4 μm.'}3. The organic EL panel of claim 2 , wherein{'sup': '2', 'the area occupied by each bank residue is not greater than 0.04 μm.'}4. The organic EL panel of claim 1 , further comprisinga hole ...

Reflector, method of fabricating the same, reflective display device comprising reflector, and method of fabricating the same

A reflector comprises a substrate provided with a plurality of projecting and depressed structures which are groups of columnar portions each serving as a basic unit and composed of a plurality of minute columnar portions, which are separate from each other or at least partially connected to each other, and with a light reflecting thin film provided over the projecting and depressed structures. This allows incident light to be scattered and reflected in a forward direction or the like, not in the regular reflection direction, and provides a reflector having a superior contrast property and a superior paper-white property, a fabrication method therefor, and a reflective display device comprising the reflector. The reflective display device has a liquid crystal layer provided between a pair of substrates. One of the pair of substrates is provided with projecting and depressed portions covered with a metal film and with a support portion for supporting the counter substrate, which are molded ...

Polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof

The purpose is to provide a polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel wherein both a high contrast and a low driving voltage are obtained and scattering performance is superior. The polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel comprises a pair of substrates 10, 11, a polymer dispersion type liquid crystal layer 12 comprising a liquid crystal 18 and a liquid crystalline polymer 17, a driving electrode 7 and an opposite electrode 8. The driving electrode 7 and the opposite electrode 8 are formed on the lower substrate 11, and an electric field is applied approximately in parallel with the above-mentioned lower substrate 11. Under no application of voltage, the above-mentioned liquid crystal 18 and the polymer 17 adjacent to the liquid crystal, which composes an interface, are aligned in approximately the same direction on a plane parallel with the substrates according to an alignment treatment of the substrates, and thereby a transparent state is obtained. Under an application ...

Negative electrode material, battery, and method for producing battery

The present disclosure provides a negative electrode material that can improve the cycle characteristics of a battery. The negative electrode material according to the present disclosure contains a reduced form of a solid electrolyte material. The solid electrolyte material is denoted by Formula (1): LiαMβXγ. Herein, in Formula (1), each of α, β, and γ is a value greater than 0, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal dements except Li and semimetals, and X represents at least one dement selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.

Display panel apparatus and method of fabricating display panel apparatus

A display panel apparatus includes a planarizing film formed on a substrate, at least one pixel including a lower electrode; an organic EL layer; and an upper electrode which are formed above the planarizing film; an auxiliary electrode electrically connected to the upper electrode which is the opposite to the lower electrode; a display section including a plurality of the pixels; an electrode plate electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode and arranged to cover the planarizing film outside the display section, and the electrode plate has a hole exposing a part of a surface of the planarizing film. Furthermore, the display panel apparatus also includes a hole injection layer which is an inorganic material layer made of an inorganic material and covering the hole.

Organic electroluminescence element and method of manufacturing thereof

An organic EL element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer including at least a light-emitting layer; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide. Tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six. The hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide. A particle diameter of the crystal is on an order of nanometers. The hole injection layer has a recessed portion whose inner side surface has an upper edge that is one of (i) aligned with part of a lower edge of the bank, the part being in contact with the light-emitting layer, and (ii) in contact with a bottom surface of the bank.

Polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display element, producing method therefor and apparatus for use in the producing method

A polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display element according to the invention is structured such that a complex of polymers and liquid crystal droplets is held between a pair of substrates. The liquid crystal droplets are deformed into a compressed structure of their being contracted in a cell gap direction and an amount of deformation of the liquid crystal droplets is set to be in range in which a phenomenon of liquid crystal molecules rising up in the cell gap direction is not caused by excluded volume effects of the liquid crystals. This construction that the amount of deformation of the liquid crystal droplets is set to be in range in which the phenomenon of liquid crystal molecules rising up in the cell gap direction is not caused by excluded volume effects of the liquid crystals can provide an increased tendency of the liquid crystal molecules to align in parallel to a phase boundary of the substrates. As a result of this, the polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display element ...

Light-emitting element including a charge injection transport layer having a recess portion for accumulating ink, and display device and method for manufacturing thereof

A light emitter and method for manufacturing a light emitter. The light emitter includes a first electrode, a charge injection transport layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode that are layered in this order. At least the light-emitting layer is defined by bank. The charge injection transport layer includes a recessed portion having an inner bottom surface in contact with a bottom surface of the light-emitting layer and an inner side surface continuous with the inner bottom surface and in contact at least partly with a side surface of the light-emitting layer. The inner side surface has a lower edge continuous with the inner bottom surface, and an upper edge is aligned with a portion of a bottom periphery of the bank, the portion being in contact with the light-emitting layer or in contact with a bottom surface of the bank.

Polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display element, producing method therefor and apparatus for use in the producing method

A polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display element according to the invention is structured such that a complex of polymer and liquid crystal droplets is held between a pair of substrates. The liquid crystal droplets are deformed into a compressed structure of their being contracted in a cell gap direction and an amount of deformation of the liquid crystal droplets is set to be in range in which a phenomenon of liquid crystal molecules rising up in the cell gap direction is not caused by excluded volume effects of the liquid crystals. This construction that the amount of deformation of the liquid crystal droplets is set to be in range in which the phenomenon of liquid crystal molecules rising up in the cell gap direction is not caused by excluded volume effects of the liquid crystals can provide an increased tendency of the liquid crystal molecules to align in parallel to a phase boundary of the substrates. As a result of this, the polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display element ...

Light emitting device, light emitting apparatus provided with a light emitting device, and method of manufacturing a light emitting device

The present disclosure aims to provide a light-emitter having a favorable luminescence property, a light-emitting device having the light-emitter, and a method of manufacturing the light-emitter. Specifically, the light-emitter has the following structure. A hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer are layered between a first electrode and a second electrode which are transparent, and a light-emitting layer exists in an area defined by a bank. Thus, organic EL elements are formed. The hole injection layer has a recess in an upper surface of the area defined by the bank. An upper peripheral edge of the recess in the hole-injection layer is covered with a portion of the bank.

Organic EL element and production method for same

An organic EL element includes a hole injection layer yielding excellent hole conduction efficiency, and comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing organic material; the hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank defining an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein the hole injection layer includes tungsten oxide, tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six, the hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, a particle diameter of the crystal being on an order of nanometers, an inner portion of the hole injection layer is depressed to define a recess, and an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.

Organic EL element, display device, and light-emitting device

An organic EL element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least a light-emitting layer; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide, and has a recessed portion. A UPS spectrum of the hole injection layer, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band. The tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed approximately 0.83.

Light emitting element, method for manufacturing same, and light emitting device

Organic light-emitting elements each have the following structure: a transparent anode, a functional layer including a charge injection layer and an organic light-emitting layer, and a transparent cathode are layered on a substrate in the stated order; a bank defines a formation area of the organic light-emitting layer; the charge injection layer is a metal oxide layer formed by oxidizing an upper surface portion of the anode composed of the metal layer, and a portion of the charge injection layer that is positioned under the area is depressed so as to form a recess; and the upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a covering portion of the bank.

Display panel and production method for same

Provided is a display panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. Each of the pixels is composed of a plurality of first sub-pixels emitting light of different colors. Each of the first sub-pixels is composed of a plurality of second sub-pixels emitting light of the same color. Each of the second sub-pixels includes: a first electrode; a second electrode above the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Irregular-shape body, reflection sheet and relection-type liquid crystal display element, and production method and production device therefor

In a method for manufacturing a reflector having a plurality of convex portions 4 that are obtained by means of melt deformation of column-shaped bodys 15 formed of a photosensitive resin material, the photosensitive resin material has aspect ratio vs. average tilt angle characteristics in which an average tilt angle θ reaches a maximum value through an incremental change process and then converges to a certain value through a decremental process when an aspect ratio is gradually increased from a value close to zero, provided that the average tilt angle of the convex portion is an angle of elevation from the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the convex portion 4 to an apex of the convex portion and that the aspect ratio is a ratio of the height of said column-shaped body 15 with respect to the width thereof. A set value for the aspect ratio of the column-shaped body 15 that is obtained after the development step is determined to be a larger aspect ratio than a starting point from ...

Light-emitting element, device, and manufacturing method including a charge injection layer having a recess for suppressing uneven luminance

A hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer are laminated between a first electrode and a second electrode of a light emitter. A bank defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed. In the area defined by the bank, a hole injection layer has a recess in an upper surface thereof. An upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.

Organic EL display panel

An organic EL display panel offering improved luminance includes: a substrate; pixel electrodes arranged in rows and columns; an insulating film coating the confronting edges of pixel electrodes adjacent in a column direction; banks each elongated in the column direction over a gap between pixel electrodes adjacent in the row direction; a hole transport layer in a gap between the banks; an organic light-emitting layer over the hole transport layer; and a common electrode over the organic light-emitting layer. Light is emitted from a first light-emitting portion and second light-emitting portions of the light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting portion is a portion above the pixel electrodes excluding where the insulating film is disposed. The second light-emitting portions are portions above both the pixel electrodes and the insulating film.

Organic EL element

An organic electroluminescent (EL) element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing an organic material; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank that defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein the hole injection layer includes tungsten oxide and includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy, the hole injection layer has a recess in an upper surface of the area defined by the bank, and an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.

Display and method for driving same

A display device (1) according to this invention includes a pair of opposite substrates (3A) and (3B), a group of electrostatically chargeable colored particles (6) present between the pair of substrates, a transparent first electrode (4), and a second electrode (5), wherein the group of colored particles is capable of traveling in a manner to or not to shut off light incident on or passing through the first electrode in accordance with voltage applied across the first and second electrodes for displaying an image.

Reflector with a plurality of projecting portions and depressed portions with rotational asymmetry and related reflective display device

A reflector comprises a substrate provided with a plurality of projecting and depressed structures which are groups of columnar portions each serving as a basic unit and composed of a plurality of minute columnar portions, which are separate from each other or at least partially connected to each other, and with a light reflecting thin film provided over the projecting and depressed structures. This allows incident light to be scattered and reflected in a forward direction or the like, not in the regular reflection direction, and provides a reflector having a superior contrast property and a superior paper-white property, a fabrication method therefor, and a reflective display device comprising the reflector. The reflective display device has a liquid crystal layer provided between a pair of substrates. One of the pair of substrates is provided with projecting and depressed portions covered with a metal film and with a support portion for supporting the counter substrate, which are molded ...

BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

A battery includes a power generating element including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer, an inner terminal electrode electrically connected to the power generating element, and a laminate film accommodating the power generating element and the inner terminal electrode. The laminate film includes a metal layer, an inner resin layer located closer to the power generating element than the metal layer, and an outer resin layer on an opposite side of the metal layer from the inner resin layer. The inner resin layer has an inner opening through which the metal layer is exposed. The inner terminal electrode is electrically connected to the metal layer through the inner opening. The inner terminal electrode and the metal layer each have an uneven surface over a contact area between the inner terminal electrode and the metal layer. The uneven surfaces engage with each other.

Organic EL element, organic EL display apparatus, and manufacturing method of organic EL element

An organic EL element includes a substrate and a light refractive layer, a first transparent electrode layer, an insulation layer, a hole transport layer, and a photosensitive resin layer stacked above the substrate. A luminous function layer is above the hole transport layer in a recess defined by the photosensitive resin layer. A second transparent electrode layer is above the luminous function layer. The light reflective layer, the first transparent electrode layer, the insulation layer, and the hole transport layer are formed above the substrate in a region isolated by the photosensitive resin layer. The photosensitive resin layer comprises a material that absorbs incident light of a predetermined wavelength. The first transparent electrode layer, the insulation layer, the hole transport layer, and the photosensitive resin layer each have a reflectance value that is between a local minimum value and a neighborhood value of the local minimum value.

DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS

A display panel apparatus includes a planarizing film formed on a substrate, at least one pixel including a lower electrode; an organic EL layer; and an upper electrode which are formed above the planarizing film; an auxiliary electrode electrically connected to the upper electrode which is the opposite to the lower electrode; a display section including a plurality of the pixels; an electrode plate electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode and arranged to cover the planarizing film outside the display section, and the electrode plate has a hole exposing a part of a surface of the planarizing film. Furthermore, the display panel apparatus also includes a hole injection layer which is an inorganic material layer made of an inorganic material and covering the hole.

LCD device wherein sum of internal pressure of liquid crystal layer and repulsion of spacers is equal to atmospheric pressure

A polymer dispersed liquid crystal display element (100) in which liquid crystal (14) is dispersed in a polymer composite (15) is provided whereby gap width distortion resulting from sudden changes in temperature is prevented, and uniformity of the display image is improved. Distortion of the gap width between glass plates due to a temperature change within a specific temperature range is prevented by dispersing spherical resin spacers (16), which are resiliently compressed a specific percentage by two glass plates (11, 12) within a specific temperature range (Δt), in a liquid crystal layer (17) interposed between a glass plate (11) and another glass plate (12) that comprise a voltage application means (18, 19, 20, 21) and are mutually opposed through a seal member (13).

Formed body, reflecting plate, reflection display device, and method for fabricating reflecting plate

Disclosed is a reflector and a reflective liquid crystal display capable of maintaining high controllability of the shape of the reflective electrode and improving reflection characteristic, only in the step of forming active elements, without a need for special manufacturing steps. In a reflector comprising an active element D and a concave/convex reflective electrode on an insulating substrate, a step-like structure B obtained by cumulating a plurality of column-shaped bodies A1, A2 with width sequentially reduced upwardly. The column-shaped bodies A1, A2 are comprised of one or more layers selected from all layers L1-L2 constituting the active element D and obtained by layer forming and predetermined patterning in the step of manufacturing the active element D.

Polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel and its manufacturing method

The polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel comprises a pair of substrates 10, 11, a polymer dispersion type liquid crystal layer 12 comprising a liquid crystal 18 and a liquid crystalline polymer 17, a driving electrode 7 and an opposite electrode 8. The driving electrode 7 and the opposite electrode 8 are formed on the lower substrate 11, and an electric field is applied approximately in parallel with the above-mentioned lower substrate 11. Under no application of voltage, the above-mentioned liquid crystal 18 and the polymer 17 adjacent to the liquid crystal, which composes an interface, are aligned in approximately the same direction on a plane parallel with the substrates according to an alignment treatment of the substrates, and thereby a transparent state is obtained. Under an application of voltage, the liquid crystal 18 rotates on a plane parallel with the substrates, and the polymer 17 and the liquid crystal 18 are made a disposition state of forming angles on a plane parallel with the substrates, and thereby a scattering state is obtained.

Reflector, production method thereof, display element, and display device

In a reflector comprising a reflecting film formed on a surface having depressions and protrusions, wherein each of the depressions and protrusions has a vertex and is composed of a curved surface formed so as to be convex up or convex down and a surrounding portion including a valley or a ridge surrounding the curved surface with an inflection point of the curved surface serving as a boundary between the curved surface and the surrounding portion; and wherein when the curved surface is convex up, the inflection point is on the valley side of the midpoint between the vertex and the valley, whereas when the curved surface is convex down, the inflection point is on the ridge side of the midpoint between the vertex and the ridge.

Reflection sheet and production method therefor and display unit using it

A reflective plate comprises a substrate, a plurality of protrusions each formed on the substrate and having a curved surface, and a reflective film formed on the substrate having the protrusions, wherein a planar shape of each of the protrusions is indefinite, and when a frame line of the planar shape of each of the protrusions is divided into fine line segments, the line segments are pointed in all directions or in predetermined directions. This improves reflective properties such as dispersion properties.

Display element and display device using the same

A display element is provided with a light source and a waveguide that propagates a light emitted from the light source, wherein the light propagated in the waveguide is extracted to outside from a waveguide lateral face, and wherein the light is extracted out of the waveguide from the waveguide lateral face by changing a shape of the waveguide lateral face.

Organic EL display panel, and method for producing same

An organic EL display panel includes a substrate; an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate; first electrodes on the interlayer insulating layer to correspond to element formation regions in rows and columns; banks extending in columns to partition the regions in rows; organic light-emitting layers above the first electrodes, and each containing organic light-emitting material having light-emitting color differing between each two adjacent regions in rows; and second electrodes above the light-emitting layers, and being opposite in polarity to the first electrodes, wherein the interlayer insulating layer has first opening corresponding to interval between each two adjacent first electrodes in rows, the banks each have integrally formed buried part and main part, the buried part fills the interval and the first opening, and the main part is protrusion of the buried part and has recess on top thereof along with shapes of the interval and the first opening.

ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE

The present invention provides an organic EL display panel and an organic EL display apparatus that can be driven at a low voltage and that exhibit excellent light-emitting efficiency. Sequentially fixated on a substrate are: a first electrode; auxiliary wiring; a hole injection layer; a functional layer; and a second electrode. The hole injection layer and the second electrode are both formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring. The second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide and at least 2 nm thick so as to have, in an electronic state thereof, an occupied energy level in a range between 1.8 eV and 3.6 eV lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band in terms of a binding energy. 1. An organic EL display panel comprising:a substrate;at least one first electrode on or in the substrate;auxiliary wiring on or in the substrate at a distance from the first electrode;a functional layer, including at least a light-emitting layer, above the first electrode;a hole injection layer for injecting holes to the functional layer, the hole injection layer being between the first electrode and the functional layer; anda second electrode above the functional layer, whereinthe hole injection layer and the second electrode are both disposed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring,the second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer, andthe hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide and has, in an electronic state thereof, an occupied energy level in a range between 1.8 electron volts and 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy.2. The organic EL display panel according to claim 1 , whereinthe second electrode is a transparent electrode.3. The organic EL display panel ...

Display element and display device using the same

A display element is provided with a light source and a waveguide that propagates a light emitted from the light source, wherein the light propagated in the waveguide is extracted to outside from a waveguide lateral face, and wherein the light is extracted out of the waveguide from the waveguide lateral face by changing a shape of the waveguide lateral face.

Light-emitting element, light-emitting device provided with light-emitting element, and light-emitting element production method

Organic EL elements are configured so that at least a hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer are laminated between a first electrode and a second electrode, and a bank defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed. An inner portion of the hole injection layer is depressed to define a recess. An upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.

Organic EL element

In an organic EL element, a bank is formed on a hole injection layer so as to surround light-emitting layer. The hole injection layer is formed with a tungsten oxide thin film, and has, in an electronic state thereof, an occupied energy level 1.8 eV to 3.6 eV lower than the lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer. The hole injection layer has a recessed portion in an upper surface thereof. An inner surface of the recessed portion is in contact with a functional layer (light-emitting layer). the inner side surface of the recessed portion includes an upper edge that is one of aligned with part of a lower edge of the bank, the part being in contact with the functional layer, and in contact with a bottom surface of the bank.

Light-emitting panel, manufacturing method of light-emitting panel, and film forming system

A light-emitting panel includes: a substrate and a light-emitting functional multilayer formed on the substrate, wherein the light-emitting functional multilayer including a first functional layer and a second functional layer, a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a first light-emitting region is smaller than a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a second light-emitting region, a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the first light-emitting region is greater than a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the second light-emitting region, and when the light-emitting functional multilayer is viewed in a layering direction, the first light-emitting region and the second light-emitting region are adjacent or distant from each other in a direction perpendicular to the layering direction, and each include a plurality of pixels that are each composed of a plurality of adjacent sub-pixels.

Organic light-emitting device, method for manufacturing same, display device and illuminator

An organic electroluminescent element has a substrate, a first electrode formed above the substrate, an emissive layer, and a second electrode formed above the emissive layer. In the first electrode, at least a surface opposite to the other surface facing the substrate has a multidimensionally meandering surface shape. The emissive layer includes an organic electroluminescent material and is formed along the multidimensionally-meandering-shaped surface of the first electrode. In the emissive layer, a surface facing the first electrode and the other surface opposite to the first-electrode-facing surface each have a multidimensionally meandering surface shape. The organic electroluminescent element of the present invention is used in an electroluminescent (EL) type display device as a pixel that is controlled individually for light emission. Also, the organic electroluminescent element of the present invention is used as a light source of an electroluminescent (EL) type lighting system. As a result, an organic electroluminescent element with high luminance and an organic electroluminescent element with a long lifetime are provided, and an EL display device and an EL lighting system using such elements are provided.

Light control element, optical device, and electrical device having lightweight, and method of producing thereof

A liquid crystal display device of the invention comprises a transparent substrate 2 a transparent electrode 6 formed on the inner surface of the transparent substrate 2, an alignment layer 7 formed over the transparent electrode 6, a composite 5 formed over the alignment layer 7, and a transparent electrode 8 on the upper surface of the composite 5. The composite 5 comprises a transparent polymer 4 and a liquid crystal droplet 3. The liquid crystal droplet 3 is configured in a substantially hemispherical shape such that a bottom surface of the droplet is in contact with the alignment layer and the remaining surface excluding the bottom surface bulges towards an upper surface of the composite 5. The polymer 4 constitutes the other surface of the composite 5 such that the polymer 4 covers the hemispherical liquid crystal droplets 3. Thus, the invention achieves a liquid crystal display device in which one of the pair of substrates is eliminated and thereby the weight of the device is significantly ...

Method for manufacturing a light-emitting element including a protective film for a charge injection layer

A method for manufacturing a light-emitting element. An anode is formed on a main surface of a substrate. A hole-injection layer is formed at least above the anode. At least the hole-injection layer is covered with a protective film. A bank which is provided with an aperture through which a portion of the protective film is exposed, is formed on the protective film by a wet process. The portion of the protective film exposed through the aperture is removed so that a portion of the hole-injection layer is exposed, a light-emitting layer is formed on the hole-injection layer exposed through the aperture, and a cathode is formed above the light-emitting layer. The protective film is resistant to a fluid used during the wet process.

LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE, PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND PHOSPHOR PARTICLES

A fluorescence particle 17 according to the present invention is used for a light emitting display device and is made of a fluorescent material. The fluorescent material has at least one element 18 selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr and Y. Within a range 17a from the surface 17s of the fluorescence particle through a depth of 20 nm, the at least one element 18 has a local maximum of its concentration profile in the depth direction.

Light-emitter, and light emitting device including a metal-oxide charge injection layer

A light-emitter includes a first electrode and a layered body over the first electrode. The layered body includes a charge injection layer and a light-emitting layer. A bank defines a position of the light-emitting layer of the layered body, and a second electrode is over the layered body. The charge injection layer is formed by oxidation of an upper portion of a metal. The first electrode includes a metal layer that is a lower portion of the metal. An inner portion of the charge injection layer is depressed to define a recess. A portion of the bank is on an outer portion of the charge injection layer.

Organic electroluminescence element

An organic light-emitting element comprising: an anode; a cathode; banks; a functional layer between the anode and the cathode; and a hole injection layer between the anode and the functional layer. The functional layer includes one or more sublayers including a light-emitting sublayer defined by the banks and that contains an organic material. The hole injection layer comprises tungsten oxide, includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy, has a surface facing the functional layer, and has a recessed structure such that a portion of the surface overlapping with the light-emitting sublayer is located closer to the anode than other portions. The recessed structure has a recessed portion whose inner surface is in contact with the functional layer.

Light control element, optical device, and electrical device, and method of producing thereof

A liquid crystal display device of the invention comprises a transparent substrate 2, a transparent electrode 6 formed on the inner surface of the transparent substrate 2, an alignment layer 7 formed over the transparent electrode 6, a composite 5 formed over the alignment layer 7, and a transparent electrode 8 on the upper surface of the composite 5. The composite 5 comprises a transparent polymer 4 and a liquid crystal droplet 3. The liquid crystal droplet 3 is configured in a substantially hemispherical shape such that a bottom surface of the droplet is in contact with the alignment layer and the remaining surface excluding the bottom surface bulges towards an upper surface of the composite 5. The polymer 4 constitutes the other surface of the composite 5 such that the polymer 4 covers the hemispherical liquid crystal droplets 3. Thus, the invention achieves a liquid crystal display device in which one of the pair of substrates is eliminated and thereby the weight of the device is significantly ...

Display element and display using the same

A display element is provided with a light source and a waveguide that propagates a light emitted from the light source, wherein the light propagated in the waveguide is extracted to outside from a waveguide lateral face, and wherein the light is extracted out of the waveguide from the waveguide lateral face by changing a shape of the waveguide lateral face.

ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE

A hole injection layer and a second electrode are both formed to be continuous above a first electrode and above an auxiliary wiring. The hole injection layer contains a tungsten oxide. An UPS spectrum, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band, and the tungsten oxide satisfies a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed 0.83. 123-. (canceled)24. An organic EL display panel comprising:a substrate;a first electrode on or in the substrate;auxiliary wiring on or in the substrate at a distance from the first electrode;a functional layer, including at least a light-emitting layer, above the first electrode;a hole injection layer for injecting holes to the functional layer, the hole injection layer being between the first electrode and the functional layer; anda second electrode, above the functional layer, whereinthe hole injection layer and the second electrode are both formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring,the second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer, and an UPS spectrum, obtained from a UPS measurement, having a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band,', 'the tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfying a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed 0.83., 'the hole injection layer contains a tungsten oxide,'}25. The organic EL display panel of claim 24 , whereinthe second electrode is a transparent electrode.26. The organic EL display panel of claim 25 , whereinthe transparent ...

ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL

An organic light-emitting display panel is provided that improves luminous efficiency and luminescent color by adjusting the difference in film thickness between layers of different luminescent colors, such as intermediate layers, when the intermediate layer and light-emitting layers are formed by a wet method. By varying the film thickness of an interlayer insulation film, which is a lower layer of an organic light-emitting element, the volume of a contact hole is varied by color, thereby adjusting the volume of a concavity in each anode plate. When ink that includes material for the intermediate layer, or like, is sprayed by an inkjet method, the film thickness of the intermediate layer, or like, changes in accordance with the amount of ink filing the concavity. Therefore, by adjusting the difference in volume between concavities of different colors, the difference in film thickness between the intermediate layers, or like, is finely adjusted. 1. An organic light-emitting display panel , comprising:a thin-film transistor layer;an interlayer insulation film above the thin-film transistor layer;a first electrode plate group in a first line on the interlayer insulation film and including a plurality of first electrode plates that correspond to a first color, the first electrode plate group defining a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge that each extend along the first line;a second electrode plate group in a second line on the interlayer insulation film adjacent to the first electrode plate group and including a plurality of second electrode plates that correspond to a second color, the second electrode plate group defining a third longitudinal edge and a fourth longitudinal edge that each extend along the second line;a first bank along the first longitudinal edge of the first electrode plate group;a second bank between the second longitudinal edge of the first electrode plate group and the third longitudinal edge of the second electrode plate ...

LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME

A light-emitting element that has an improved light-extraction efficiency and an improved color purity of an emitted light. A light-emitting element includes a reflective electrode, a transparent electrode, a light-emitting layer, a functional layer, and a color filter. An optical film thickness of the functional layer is from approximately 218 nm to approximately 238 nm for a light emitting element that emits a blue light. An optical film thickness of the functional layer is from approximately 384 nm to approximately 400 nm for a light emitting element that emits a red light. 1. A light-emitting element , comprising:a reflective electrode that reflects incident light;a transparent electrode that faces the reflective electrode and transmits an incident light therethrough;a light-emitting layer, disposed between the reflective electrode and the transparent electrode, that emits a blue light;a functional layer disposed between the reflective electrode and the light-emitting layer; anda color filter disposed above the light-emitting layer, with the transparent electrode being interposed therebetween, whereina first portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting layer travels along a first optical path that passes through the functional layer, strikes the reflecting electrode and is reflected by the reflective electrode, and is then emitted externally after passing through the functional layer, the light-emitting layer, the transparent electrode, and the color filter,a second portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting layer travels along a second optical path towards the transparent electrode, instead of towards the reflective electrode, and is emitted externally after passing through the transparent electrode and the color filter, andan optical film thickness of the functional layer is from approximately 218 nm to approximately 238 nm.3. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , whereina spectral intensity of light passing through the color ...

DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS

A display panel apparatus has a structure which is less likely to seal a planarizing film even when an electrode plate is provided on the planarizing film, and the display panel apparatus includes: a planarizing film formed on a substrate; a pixel formed on the planarizing film and including: a lower electrode; an organic layer; and an upper electrode; an auxiliary electrode electrically insulated from the lower electrode and electrically connected to the upper electrode; a display section including a plurality of the pixels; an electrode plate electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode and arranged to cover the planarizing film outside the display section; and a power supply section electrically connected to the electrode plate, and the electrode plate has a hole exposing a part of a surface of the planarizing film. 1. A display panel apparatus comprising:a substrate;a planarizing film formed on the substrate;a pixel formed on the planarizing film and including: a lower electrode; an organic layer; and an upper electrode;an auxiliary electrode electrically insulated from the lower electrode and electrically connected to the upper electrode;a display section including a plurality of the pixels;an electrode plate electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode and arranged to cover the planarizing film outside the display section; anda power supply section electrically connected to the electrode plate,wherein the electrode plate has a hole exposing a part of a surface of the planarizing film,the hole is a rectangular opening with a longer side parallel with a side of the display section near the hole, andthe hole is open along flow of current between the power supply section and a part connecting the auxiliary electrode and the electrode plate.2. The display panel apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the hole is for outgassing the planarizing film.3. The display panel apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the organic layer is formed in a region ...

DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

A display panel, in which a plurality of drive units in a transistor array substrate include a faulty drive unit, and a plurality of pixel electrodes include a first pixel electrode corresponding to the faulty drive unit and a second drive unit corresponding to a non-faulty drive unit. A portion of the second pixel electrode is embedded in the corresponding contact hole, and is in contact with a power supply pad of the non-faulty drive unit, so that the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the non-faulty drive unit. An insulator is inserted between the first pixel electrode and a power supply pad of the faulty drive unit, so that the first pixel electrode is electrically insulated from the faulty drive unit. 1. A display panel comprising:a transistor array substrate having a plurality of drive units arranged in a matrix, each drive unit including a thin-film transistor element;an interlayer insulation film formed on the transistor array substrate and having contact holes, the contact holes corresponding one-to-one to the drive units; anda plurality of pixel electrodes arranged on the interlayer insulation film in a matrix, the pixel electrodes corresponding one-to-one to the drive units, whereinthe drive units include a faulty drive unit and a non-faulty drive unit,the pixel electrodes include a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode, the first pixel electrode corresponding to the faulty drive unit, and the second pixel electrode corresponding to the non-faulty drive unit,a portion of the second pixel electrode is embedded in the contact hole corresponding thereto, and is in contact with a power supply pad of the non-faulty drive unit so that the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the non-faulty drive unit, andan insulator is inserted between the first pixel electrode and a power supply pad of the faulty drive unit so that the first pixel electrode is electrically insulated from the faulty drive unit.2. The display panel ...

ORGANIC EL DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY APPARATUS

Provided is organic EL display panel and an organic EL display apparatus that can be driven at a low voltage and that exhibit excellent light-emitting efficiency. Included are a substrate, a first electrode, an auxiliary wiring, a hole injection layer, a functional layer, and a second electrode. The hole injection layer and the second electrode are formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring. The second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer in an organic EL display panel. The hole injection layer is a metal oxide film, and metal atoms constituting the metal oxide include both metal atoms at a maximum valence thereof and metal atoms at a valence less than the maximum valence. The metal oxide film includes a metal oxide crystal with a particle diameter on the order of nanometers. 1. An organic EL display panel comprising:a substrate;at least one first electrode on or in the substrate;auxiliary wiring on or in the substrate at a distance from the first electrode;a functional layer, including at least a light-emitting layer, above the first electrode;a hole injection layer for injecting holes to the functional layer, the hole injection layer being between the first electrode and the functional layer; anda second electrode above the functional layer, whereinthe hole injection layer and the second electrode are both formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring,the second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer,the hole injection layer includes a metal oxide film,metal atoms constituting the metal oxide include both metal atoms at a maximum valence thereof and metal atoms at a valence less than the maximum valence, andthe metal oxide film includes a crystal of the metal oxide, a particle diameter of the crystal being on an order of nanometers.2. The organic EL display panel of claim 1 , whereinthe ...

ORGANIC EL DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

An organic EL display panel includes a substrate; an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate; first electrodes on the interlayer insulating layer to correspond to element formation regions in rows and columns; banks extending in columns to partition the regions in rows; organic light-emitting layers above the first electrodes, and each containing organic light-emitting material having light-emitting color differing between each two adjacent regions in rows; and second electrodes above the light-emitting layers, and being opposite in polarity to the first electrodes, wherein the interlayer insulating layer has first opening corresponding to interval between each two adjacent first electrodes in rows, the banks each have integrally formed buried part and main part, the buried part fills the interval and the first opening, and the main part is protrusion of the buried part and has recess on top thereof along with shapes of the interval and the first opening. 1. An organic EL display panel comprising:a substrate;an interlayer insulating layer that is provided on the substrate;first electrodes that are provided on the interlayer insulating layer so as to correspond one-to-one to element formation regions arranged in rows and columns above the substrate;banks that are provided extending in columns to partition the element formation regions arranged in rows;organic light-emitting layers that are provided above the first electrodes in one-to-one correspondence, and each contain an organic light-emitting material having a light-emitting color differing between each two adjacent element formation regions arranged in rows; andsecond electrodes that are provided above the organic light-emitting layers in one-to-one correspondence, and are opposite in polarity to the first electrodes, whereinthe interlayer insulating layer has a first opening that corresponds in position to an interval between each two adjacent first electrodes in rows,the banks each have a buried part and ...

ORGANIC EL ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE

The present invention aims to provide organic EL elements operating at low voltage to emit light at high intensity. For this aim, each EL element includes an anode, a cathode, a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and including a light-emitting layer composed of organic material, a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer, and a bank defining the light-emitting layer. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide and exhibits: by UPS measurement, a UPS spectrum having a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than the top of a valence band; and by XPS measurement, that the tungsten oxide in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition that a ratio in number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms is equal to 0.83 or smaller. 1. An organic electroluminescent (EL) element , comprising:an anode;a cathode;a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer made of organic material;a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; anda bank that defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein an Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS) spectrum, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band,', 'the tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition, determined from an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed approximately 0.83,, 'the hole injection layer contains a tungsten oxide,'}an inner portion of the hole injection layer is depressed to define a recess, andan upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a ...

LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT

A light-emitter including: a transparent first electrode; a charge injection transport layer; a light-emitting layer; and a transparent second electrode, layered in this order. The light-emitting layer is defined by a bank. The charge injection transport layer has a recessed structure including: an inner bottom surface in contact with a bottom surface of the light-emitting layer; and an inner side surface continuous with the inner bottom surface. The inner side surface includes: a lower edge continuous with the inner bottom surface; and an upper edge continuous with the lower edge. The upper edge is aligned with a bottom periphery of the bank, or has contact with a bottom surface of the bank. The charge injection transport layer has contact with a side surface of the light-emitting layer. 1. A double-sided light-emitter that emits light from both sides thereof , comprising:a first electrode;a charge injection transport layer;a functional layer including a light-emitting layer; anda second electrode, the first electrode, the charge injection transport layer, the functional layer and the second electrode being layered in this order, at least the light-emitting layer being defined by a bank, whereinthe first electrode and the second electrode are transparent electrodes,at least a surface of the bank is liquid-repellent, and the charge injection transport layer is composed of a metal compound that is more liquid-philic than the surface of the bank,the charge injection transport layer has a recessed structure so that in a region defined by the bank, the charge injection transport layer is lower than a bottom surface of the bank, (i) an inner bottom portion having an inner bottom surface that is in contact with a bottom surface of the functional layer; and', '(ii) an inner side portion having an inner side surface that is continuous with the inner bottom surface, and, 'the recessed structure of the charge injection transport layer includesthe inner bottom portion has a ...

ORGANIC EL ELEMENT

An organic electroluminescent (EL) element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing an organic material; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank that defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein the hole injection layer includes tungsten oxide and includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy, the hole injection layer has a recess in an upper surface of the area defined by the bank, and an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank. 1. An organic electroluminescent (EL) element , comprising:an anode;a cathode;a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing an organic material;a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; anda bank that defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, whereinthe hole injection layer includes tungsten oxide and includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy,the hole injection layer has a recess in an upper surface of the area defined by the bank, andan upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.2. The organic EL element of claim 1 , whereinthe occupied energy level at an interface between the hole injection layer and the functional layer is approximately equal to an energy level of a highest occupied molecular orbital of the functional layer in terms of the binding energy.3. The organic EL element of claim 1 , whereina gap between the occupied energy level ...

LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE

Each of organic light-emitting elements and includes an anode, a functional layer including a hole-injection layer, a hole-transport layer and an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode layered on a substrate in the stated order. Also, a bank defines a formation area of the organic light-emitting layer. Here, the hole-injection layer is a metal oxide layer formed by oxidizing an upper surface portion of the anode composed of the metal layer. Also, a portion of the hole-injection layer that is positioned under the area is depressed so as to form a recess, and upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a portion of the bank. 1. A light-emitter , comprising:a first electrode;a layered body disposed on the first electrode, the layered body including a charge injection layer, a charge transport layer, and a light-emitting layer;a second electrode disposed on the layered body; anda bank that defines a position of the light-emitting layer,wherein the charge injection layer is formed by oxidation of an upper portion of a metal,the first electrode includes a metal layer that is a lower portion of the metal,an inner portion of the charge injection layer is depressed to define a recess,an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank, anda lower surface of the charge transport layer faces a portion of the recess not covered with the part of the bank.2. The light-emitter of claim 1 , wherein the charge transport layer is in contact with the part of the bank covering the upper peripheral edge of the recess.3. The light-emitter of claim 1 , wherein the charge transport layer is surrounded by (i) a portion of the recess in an area defined by the bank claim 1 , and (ii) the part of the bank covering the upper peripheral edge of the recess.4. The light-emitter of claim 1 , whereinthe bank is formed by a solution, andthe solution is erosive to the charge injection layer formed by oxidation of the upper portion of the metal.5. The light-emitter of ...

ORGANIC EL ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME

An organic EL element includes a hole injection layer yielding excellent hole conduction efficiency, and comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing organic material; the hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank defining an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein the hole injection layer includes tungsten oxide, tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six, the hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, a particle diameter of the crystal being on an order of nanometers, an inner portion of the hole injection layer is depressed to define a recess, and an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank. 1. An organic electroluminescent (EL) element , comprising:an anode;a cathode;a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing an organic material;a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; anda bank that defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, whereinthe hole injection layer includes a tungsten oxide,tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six,the hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, a particle diameter of the crystal being on an order of nanometers,an inner portion of the hole injection layer is depressed to define a recess, andan upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.2. The organic EL element of claim 1 , whereinthe tungsten atoms with the valence less than six are tungsten atoms with a valence of five.3. The organic EL element of claim 2 , wherein{'sup': 5+', '6+, 'a ratio W/W of the ...

Light-emitting element, light-emitting device provided with light-emitting element, and light-emitting element production method

Organic EL elements are configured so that at least a hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer are laminated between a first electrode and a second electrode, and a bank defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed. An inner portion of the hole injection layer is depressed to define a recess. An upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.

Organic el element, display device, and light-emitting device

An organic EL element comprising: an anode; a cathode; banks; a functional layer between the anode and the cathode, the functional layer including one or more sublayers including a light-emitting sublayer, the light-emitting sublayer defined by the banks and containing an organic material; and a hole injection layer between the anode and the functional layer, wherein the hole injection layer comprises tungsten oxide. An Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS) spectrum, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band. The tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition, determined from an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed approximately 0.83.

ORGANIC EL ELEMENT

In an organic EL element, a bank is formed on a hole injection layer so as to surround light-emitting layer. The hole injection layer is formed with a tungsten oxide thin film, and has, in an electronic state thereof, an occupied energy level 1.8 eV to 3.6 eV lower than the lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer. The hole injection layer has a recessed portion in an upper surface thereof. An inner surface of the recessed portion is in contact with a functional layer (light-emitting layer). the inner side surface of the recessed portion includes an upper edge that is one of aligned with part of a lower edge of the bank, the part being in contact with the functional layer, and in contact with a bottom surface of the bank. 1. An organic EL element , comprising:an anode;a cathode;a functional layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least a light-emitting layer made of an organic material;a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; anda bank that defines a region in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein contains tungsten oxide,', 'includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy, and', 'has a recessed portion in an upper surface thereof at the region defined by the bank,, 'the hole injection layer'}the recessed portion has (i) an inner bottom surface that is in contact with a bottom surface of the functional layer, and (ii) an inner side surface that is continuous with the inner bottom surface and in contact at least with part of a side surface of the functional layer, andthe inner side surface of the recessed portion has a lower edge and an upper edge, the lower edge being continuous with the inner bottom surface, and the upper edge being one of (i) aligned with part of a lower edge of the bank, ...

ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

An organic light-emitting element comprising: an anode; a cathode; banks; a functional layer between the anode and the cathode; and a hole injection layer between the anode and the functional layer. The functional layer includes at least a light-emitting sublayer defined by the banks and that contains an organic material. The hole injection layer comprises tungsten oxide and includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, whose particle diameter is on an order of nanometers. Tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six. The hole injection layer has a surface facing the functional layer, and a portion of the surface overlapping with the light-emitting sublayer is located closer to the anode than other portions, thereby forming a recessed structure having a recessed portion whose inner surface is in contact with the functional layer. 1. An organic EL element comprising:an anode;a cathode;banks;a functional layer between the anode and the cathode, the functional layer including one or more sublayers, the one or more sublayers including a light-emitting sublayer, the light-emitting sublayer defined by the banks and containing an organic material; anda hole injection layer between the anode and the functional layer, whereinthe hole injection layer comprises tungsten oxide,tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six,the hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, a particle diameter of the crystal being on an order of nanometers, the hole injection layer has a surface facing the functional layer and has arecessed structure such that a portion of the surface overlapping with the light-emitting sublayer is located closer to the anode than other portions of the surface, andthe recessed structure has a recessed portion whose inner surface is in contact with the ...

LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE

The present disclosure aims to provide a light-emitter having a favorable luminescence property, a light-emitting device having the light-emitter, and a method of manufacturing the light-emitter. Specifically, the light-emitter has the following structure. A hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer are layered between a first electrode and a second electrode which are transparent, and a light-emitting layer exists in an area defined by a bank . Thus, organic EL elements and are formed. The hole injection layer has a recess in an upper surface of the area defined by the bank . An upper peripheral edge of the recess in the hole-injection layer is covered with a portion of the bank 1. A double-sided light-emitter that emits light from both sides thereof , comprising:a first electrode;a laminate disposed on the first electrode that includes a charge injection transport layer and a functional layer including a light-emitting layer;a second electrode disposed on the laminate; anda bank that is insulative and defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, whereinthe first electrode and the second electrode are transparent electrodes,the charge injection transport layer has a recess in an upper surface of the area defined by the bank,an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a portion of the bank,a part of the light-emitting layer is interposed between the second electrode and the upper peripheral edge of the recess,the part of the light-emitting layer is interposed between the second electrode and the portion of the bank, and undergoes charge injection from the second electrode, andthe portion of the bank is interposed between the upper peripheral edge of the recess and the part of the light-emitting layer.2. The light-emitter of claim 1 , whereinthe charge injection transport layer is a hole injection layer made from one of a metal oxide, a metal nitride, and a metal oxynitride.3. The light-emitter of claim 2 , whereinthe functional ...

ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT

An organic light-emitting element comprising: an anode; a cathode; banks; a functional layer between the anode and the cathode; and a hole injection layer between the anode and the functional layer. The functional layer includes one or more sublayers including a light-emitting sublayer defined by the banks and that contains an organic material. The hole injection layer comprises tungsten oxide, includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy, has a surface facing the functional layer, and has a recessed structure such that a portion of the surface overlapping with the light-emitting sublayer is located closer to the anode than other portions. The recessed structure has a recessed portion whose inner surface is in contact with the functional layer. 1. An organic light-emitting element comprising:an anode;a cathode;banks;a functional layer between the anode and the cathode, the functional layer including one or more sublayers, the one or more sublayers including a light-emitting sublayer, the light-emitting sublayer defined by the banks and containing an organic material; anda hole injection layer between the anode and the functional layer, whereinthe hole injection layer comprises tungsten oxide,the hole injection layer includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy,the hole injection layer has a surface facing the functional layer and has a recessed structure such that a portion of the surface overlapping with the light-emitting sublayer is located closer to the anode than other portions of the surface, andthe recessed structure has a recessed portion whose inner surface is in contact with the functional layer.2. The organic ...

LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE

Organic light-emitting elements each have the following structure: a transparent anode, a functional layer including a charge injection layer and an organic light-emitting layer, and a transparent cathode are layered on a substrate in the stated order; a bank defines a formation area of the organic light-emitting layer; the charge injection layer is a metal oxide layer formed by oxidizing an upper surface portion of the anode composed of the metal layer, and a portion of the charge injection layer that is positioned under the area is depressed so as to form a recess; and the upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a covering portion of the bank. 1. A double-sided light-emitter that emits light from both sides thereof , comprising:a first electrode;a layered body disposed on the first electrode, the layered body including a charge injection layer and a functional layer, the functional layer including a light-emitting layer;a second electrode disposed on the layered body; anda bank that defines a position of the light-emitting layer, whereinthe first electrode and the second electrode are transparent electrodes,the charge injection layer is formed by oxidation of an upper portion of a metal,the first electrode includes a metal layer that is a lower portion of the metal,an inner portion of the charge injection layer is depressed to define a recess,an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a portion of the bank,a portion of the light-emitting layer is interposed between the second electrode and the upper peripheral edge of the recess,the portion of the light-emitting layer is interposed between the second electrode and the portion of the bank, and undergoes charge injection from the second electrode, andthe portion of the bank is interposed between the upper peripheral edge of the recess and the part of the light-emitting layer.2. The light emitter of claim 1 , whereinthe charge injection layer is a hole injection layer made from one of a metal ...

LIGHT-EMITTING PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING PANEL, AND FILM FORMING SYSTEM

A light-emitting panel includes: a substrate; and a light-emitting functional multilayer formed on the substrate, wherein the light-emitting functional multilayer including a first functional layer and a second functional layer, a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a first light-emitting region is smaller than a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a second light-emitting region, a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the first light-emitting region is greater than a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the second light-emitting region, and when the light-emitting functional multilayer is viewed in a layering direction thereof, the first light-emitting region and the second light-emitting region are adjacent or distant from each other in a direction perpendicular to the layering direction, and each include a plurality of pixels that are each composed of a plurality of adjacent sub-pixels. 1. A light-emitting panel comprising:a substrate; anda light-emitting functional multilayer formed on the substrate, whereinthe light-emitting functional multilayer including a first functional layer and a second functional layer,a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a first light-emitting region is smaller than a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a second light-emitting region,a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the first light-emitting region is greater than a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the second light-emitting region, andwhen the light-emitting functional multilayer is viewed in a layering direction thereof, the first light-emitting region and the second light-emitting region are adjacent or distant from each other in a direction perpendicular to the layering direction, and each include a plurality of pixels that are each composed of a plurality of adjacent ...

ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

An organic EL element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer including at least a light-emitting layer; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide. Tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six. The hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide. A particle diameter of the crystal is on an order of nanometers. The hole injection layer has a recessed portion whose inner side surface has an upper edge that is one of (i) aligned with part of a lower edge of the bank, the part being in contact with the light-emitting layer, and (ii) in contact with a bottom surface of the bank. 1. An organic EL element , comprising:an anode;a cathode;a functional layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least a light-emitting layer made of an organic material;a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; anda bank that defines a region in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, whereinthe hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide,tungsten atoms constituting the tungsten oxide include both tungsten atoms with a valence of six and tungsten atoms with a valence less than six,the hole injection layer includes a crystal of the tungsten oxide, a particle diameter of the crystal being on an order of nanometers,the hole injection layer has a recessed portion in an upper surface thereof at the region defined by the bank,the recessed portion has (i) an inner bottom surface that is in contact with a bottom surface of the functional layer, and (ii) an inner side surface that is continuous with the inner bottom surface and in contact at least with part of a side surface of the functional layer, andthe inner side surface of the recessed portion has a lower edge and an upper edge, the lower edge being continuous ...

ORGANIC EL ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE

An organic EL element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least a light-emitting layer; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide, and has a recessed portion. A UPS spectrum of the hole injection layer, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band. The tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed approximately 0.83. 1. An organic EL element , comprising:an anode;a cathode;a functional layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least a light-emitting layer made of an organic material;a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; anda bank that defines a region in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, whereinthe hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide,an Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS) spectrum, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band,the tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition, determined from an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed approximately 0.83,the hole injection layer has a recessed portion in an upper surface thereof at the region defined by the bank,the recessed portion has (i) an inner bottom surface that is in contact with a bottom surface of the functional layer, and (ii) an ...

Method for producing light-emitting elements

A light-emitter is configured so that at least a hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer are laminated between a first electrode and a second electrode, and the light-emitting layer is formed in an area defined by a bank. In the area defined by the bank, the hole injection layer is formed so as to have a recess in an upper surface thereof. An upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank. The light-emitting layer is formed with respect to the recess formed in the hole injection layer by a laser transfer method.

DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ORGANIC EL DEVICE

A device manufacturing method including substrate preparation, pixel electrode formation, photosensitive film formation, first part exposure, second part exposure, and development. In first part exposure, after execution of photosensitive film formation, first photomask is arranged to face substrate and exposure is performed to cause first part of photosensitive film to be exposed to light via first photomask. In second part exposure, after or together with execution of first part exposure, second photomask is arranged to face substrate and exposure is performed to cause second part of photosensitive film, which is different from first part at least partially, to be exposed to light via second photomask. In second part exposure, second photomask is arranged such that end thereof overlaps with end of first photomask, and overlap between first and second photomasks positionally corresponds to electrical wire. 1. A device manufacturing method comprising:a substrate preparation of preparing a substrate;a pixel electrode formation of forming, on the substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged at intervals and forming one or more electrical wires each between adjacent pixel electrodes among the plurality of pixel electrodes;a photosensitive film formation of forming a photosensitive film by applying a photosensitive material onto the substrate;a first part exposure of, after an execution of the photosensitive film formation, arranging a first photomask to face the substrate and performing an exposure to cause a first part of the photosensitive film to be exposed to light via the first photomask;a second part exposure of, after or together with an execution of the first part exposure, arranging a second photomask to face the substrate and performing an exposure to cause a second part of the photosensitive film, which is different from the first part at least partially, to be exposed to light via the second photomask; anda development of developing the ...

ION CONDUCTOR MATERIAL AND BATTERY

An ion conductor material includes a solid-electrolyte material and a resin binder. The solid-electrolyte material includes Li, M, and X. The M is at least one selected from the group consisting of metal and metalloid elements other than Li. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. The molar ratio of a modification group included in the resin binder to the solid-electrolyte material is less than or equal to 0.0002. 1. An ion conductor material comprising a solid-electrolyte material and a resin binder ,wherein the solid-electrolyte material includes Li, M, and X,wherein the M is at least one selected from the group consisting of metal and metalloid elements other than Li,wherein the X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, andwherein a molar ratio of a modification group included in the resin binder to the solid-electrolyte material is less than or equal to 0.0002.2. The ion conductor material according to claim 1 ,{'claim-text': {'br': None, 'sub': ['α', 'β', 'γ'], '#text': 'LiMX\u2003\u2003(1)'}, '#text': 'wherein the solid-electrolyte material is represented by Composition Formula (1) below,'}where the α, the β, and the γ all represent a value of greater than 0.3. The ion conductor material according to claim 1 ,wherein the M includes yttrium.4. The ion conductor material according to claim 1 ,wherein the resin binder includes a thermoplastic elastomer.5. The ion conductor material according to claim 4 ,wherein the thermoplastic elastomer includes styrene units.6. The ion conductor material according to claim 5 ,wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer.7. The ion conductor material according to claim 1 ,{'sub': '3', '#text': 'wherein the resin binder has an acid value of less than or equal to 1 mg-CHONa/g.'}8. A battery comprising:a positive electrode;a negative electrode; andan electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the ...

LIGHT-EMITTING PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING PANEL, AND FILM FORMING SYSTEM

A light-emitting panel includes: a substrate and a light-emitting functional multilayer formed on the substrate, wherein the light-emitting functional multilayer including a first functional layer and a second functional layer, a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a first light-emitting region is smaller than a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a second light-emitting region, a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the first light-emitting region is greater than a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the second light-emitting region, and when the light-emitting functional multilayer is viewed in a layering direction, the first light-emitting region and the second light-emitting region are adjacent or distant from each other in a direction perpendicular to the layering direction, and each include a plurality of pixels that are each composed of a plurality of adjacent sub-pixels. 1. A manufacturing method of a light-emitting panel including a substrate and a light-emitting functional multilayer that is formed on the substrate and includes a plurality of functional layers , the manufacturing method comprising:forming the first functional layer by a first film forming device; and a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a first light-emitting region is smaller than a thickness of part of the first functional layer positioned in a second light-emitting region,', 'a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the first light-emitting region is greater than a thickness of part of the second functional layer positioned in the second light-emitting region, and', 'when the light-emitting functional multilayer is viewed in a layering direction thereof, the first light-emitting region and the second light-emitting region are adjacent or distant from each other in a direction perpendicular to the layering direction, and each include ...

DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS

A method of fabricating a display panel apparatus, includes forming a TFT layer, forming a planarizing film, forming a lower electrode, an electrode plate, and an auxiliary electrode, forming banks, forming the organic EL layer, and forming an upper electrode. The electrode plate has an opening exposing a portion of a surface of the planarizing film. In at least one of the forming of the lower electrode, the electrode plate and the auxiliary electrode, and the forming of the banks, the opening of the electrode plate outgasses the planarizing film. The electrode plate has a power supply that receives current through the electrode plate. The opening extends in parallel with a side of the display near the opening. Current flowing between the power supply and a portion connecting the auxiliary electrode and the electrode plate flows along an extending direction of the opening. 1. A method of fabricating a display panel apparatus , comprising:forming a TFT layer including a driver element which causes an organic EL layer, containing an organic luminescent material, to emit light;forming a planarizing film which planarizes an upper surface of the TFT layer;forming a lower electrode in a display of a display panel above the planarizing film, an electrode plate in a region around the display of the display panel above the planarizing film, and an auxiliary electrode outside of a region in which the lower electrode is formed in the display of the display panel above the planarizing film, the auxiliary electrode being electrically insulated from the lower electrode and electrically connected to the electrode plate;forming, above the lower electrode, banks for partitioning pixels;forming the organic EL layer in regions partitioned by the banks; andforming, above the organic EL layer, an upper electrode for causing the organic layer to emit light by a current supply to and from the lower electrode, the upper electrode being electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode, ...

Battery

The disclosed battery includes a laminated body and a housing. The laminated body includes first and second main surfaces, and a side surface parallel to a first direction which is the laminating direction. The housing includes a first housing portion including a first plate-shaped portion facing the first main surface, and a first side wall portion facing the side surface, and a second housing portion including a second plate-shaped portion facing the second main surface, and a second side wall portion facing the side surface. The first and second side wall portions include first and second projecting regions, respectively. The first and second side wall portions do not overlap each other when viewed from a second direction perpendicular to the side surface. The first and second projecting regions at least partially overlap each other when viewed from a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and along the side surface.

SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBER

A solid electrolyte composition of the present disclosure includes: a solid electrolyte material including an oxygen element and a halogen element; and an organic solvent. The organic solvent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a halogen-group-containing compound and a hydrocarbon. The solid electrolyte material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Zn, Sn, Al, Sc, Ga, Bi, Sb, Zr, Hf, Ti, Ta, Nb, W, Y, Gd, Tb, and Sm. 1. A solid electrolyte composition comprising:a solid electrolyte material including an oxygen element and a halogen element; andan organic solvent, whereinthe organic solvent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a halogen-group-containing compound and a hydrocarbon, andthe solid electrolyte material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Zn, Sn, Al, Sc, Ga, Bi, Sb, Zr, Hf, Ti, Ta, Nb, W, Y, Gd, Tb, and Sm.2. The solid electrolyte composition according to claim 1 , whereinthe solid electrolyte material has lithium ion conductivity, and includes at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.3. The solid electrolyte composition according to claim 1 , whereinthe solid electrolyte material includes:Li;O;at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb; andat least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.4. The solid electrolyte composition according to claim 3 , whereinthe solid electrolyte material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a material including Li, Ta, O, and Cl, a material including Li, Nb, O, and Cl, and a material including Li, Ta, Nb, O, and Cl.5. The solid electrolyte composition according to claim 4 , whereinthe solid electrolyte material includes Li, O, M, and Cl,the M includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb,a ratio of the number of moles of O to the number of moles of Cl is 0.16 or more and 0.35 or less, anda ratio of the number of moles of Li ...

Solid electrolyte material and battery using same

Provided is a solid electrolyte material composed of Li, M, and X, where M is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metallic elements other than Li, and X is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I. In the solid electrolyte material, the mathematical formula FWHM/2θp≤0.015 is satisfied, where FWHM represents a half bandwidth of an X-ray diffraction peak having the highest intensity within a range of a diffraction angle 2θ of not less than 25 degrees and not more than 35 degrees in an X-ray diffraction pattern provided by an X-ray diffraction measurement of the solid electrolyte material; the X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-Kα ray; and 2θp represents a diffraction angle of a center of the X-ray diffraction peak. A value rCA provided by dividing a sum of ionic radii of Li and M by a sum of ionic radii of X is more than 0.261 and less than 0.306. A value of a difference ΔX between average electronegativity of M and average electronegativity of X is not less than 1.7.

Preparation for external use for skin

(57)【要約】 【課題】 肌荒れ防止および肌荒れ改善効果に優れた皮 膚外用剤を提供することを目的とする。 【解決手段】 アセチル化ヒアルロン酸と、α−ヒドロ キシ酸およびその塩とを配合することを特徴とする皮膚 外用剤。

Pack cosmetic

(57)【要約】 【課題】 角質除去効果に優れ、かつパック行為をして パック化粧料を洗い流した後に、従来のパック化粧料に は見られない新しい使用感、すなわち水々しい感じやつ るつる感及び一皮剥けた感じが実感できる使用性に極め て優れたパック化粧料を提供すること。 【解決手段】 特定のベタイン誘導体の一種または二種 以上と、高級脂肪酸の一種または二種以上とを含有する ことを特徴とするパック化粧料である。

Dermal drug for external use

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Preparation for external use for skin

(57)【要約】 【課題】 しわ改善、予防効果及び肌荒れ、フケ等の改 善効果に優れた皮膚外用剤を提供することを目的とす る。 【解決手段】 角化抑制剤を一種又は二種以上と金属イ オン封鎖剤から選ばれる一種又は二種以上とを含む皮膚 外用剤を提供することにより上記課題を解決することを 見出した。

Method for manufacturing light-emitting element, light-emitting element, method for manufacturing light-emitting device, and light-emitting device

Preparation for external use for skin

(57)【要約】 【課題】 優れた角質除去効果とともに、角質除去後の 肌表面を長期間に亘って持続して改善、保護し得る、安 全性の高い皮膚外用剤を提供する。 【解決手段】 （ａ）特定の構造からなるアミノ変性ま たはアンモニウム変性高分子シリコーンの１種または２ 種以上と、（ｂ）低分子ベタイン、ヒドロキシカルボン 酸、ケトカルボン酸、並びにこれらのエステル、ラクト ンまたは塩の中から選ばれる少なくとも１種の化合物を 配合してなる皮膚外用剤。

Sulfonated fine cellulose fibers and method for producing same

[Problem] To provide: sulfonated cellulose microfibers having excellent viscous properties and the like; and a method for producing sulfonated cellulose microfibers, said method being capable of efficiently producing the above-described sulfonated cellulose microfibers. [Solution] Cellulose microfibers obtained by miniaturizing cellulose fibers, wherein: some hydroxyl groups in the cellulose microfibers are substituted by sulfo groups; the amount of sulfur introduced by the sulfo groups is higher than 0.42 mmol/g; each microfiber is composed of a plurality of unit fibers, while having an average fiber width of 30 nm or less; and the viscosity of a dispersion liquid, which is obtained by dispersing the cellulose microfibers into an aqueous solvent so that the solid content concentration thereof is 0.5% by mass, is 5,000 mPa·s or more at 25°C. Consequently, desired viscous properties are able to be achieved if the cellulose microfibers are dispersed in a dispersion liquid.

Polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel and its manufacturing method

A polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel by which both higher contrast and lower voltage can be made compatible with each other and which exhibits excellent display performance. A pair of substrates (10) and (11), a polymer dispersion type liquid crystal layer (12) made of liquid crystal (18) and liquid crystalline polymer compound (17), driving electrodes (7) and facing electrodes (8) are provided. The driving electrodes (7) and the facing electrodes (8) are formed on the lower substrate (11) and an electric field is applied in a direction approximately in parallel with the substrate (11). When a voltage is not applied, the liquid crystal molecules (18) and the polymer compound moleculs (17) adjacent to the liquid crystal molecules to form an interface are oriented approximately in a same direction in a plane parallel with the substrate in accordance with an orientation process applied to the substrate. When a voltage is applied, the liquid crystal molecules (18) are turned in a plane parallel with the substrate and the polymer molecules (17) and the liquid crystal molecules (18) are so arranged as to form angles between each other in a plane parallel with the substrate and a scattering state can be obtained.

Motorcycle

Light-emitting element, light-emitting device comprising light-emitting element, and method for manufacturing light-emitting element

Positive-electrode material and battery

A positive-electrode material according to the present disclosure includes a positive-electrode active material and a coating layer covering the positive-electrode active material, wherein the coating layer contains lithium and carbon, the positive-electrode active material and the coating layer constitute a coated active material, and the ratio C/Li of the carbon content to the lithium content in a surface layer portion of the coated active material is 3.27 or more based on the atomic ratio.

Reflector plate, method of fabricating the same, and display device using the same

Positive-electrode material and battery

A positive-electrode material according to the present disclosure includes a positive-electrode active material and a coating layer covering the positive-electrode active material, wherein the coating layer contains niobium and carbon, the positive-electrode active material and the coating layer constitute a coated active material, and the ratio Nb/C of the niobium content to the carbon content in a surface layer portion of the coated active material is 0.11 or more based on the atomic ratio.

Battery and production method thereof

【課題】発電要素と外装体との相対的な位置決めを容易に行うことができ、かつ、信頼性が高い電池を提供する。【解決手段】電池１は、正極層、負極層及び、正極層と負極層との間に位置する電解質層を含む発電要素１０と、発電要素１０を収容する可撓性を有する外装体１００と、を備える。外装体１００は、発電要素１０の主面１１に接しているフィルム状の底面部１１０と、発電要素１０の少なくとも１つの側面に、直接、又は、底面部１１０を介して接している、底面部１１０に固定された固形部材１３０と、を備える。【選択図】図１

High polymer dispersion type liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof

Positive electrode material and battery

A positive electrode material of the present disclosure includes: a material represented by the following composition formula (1); and a carbon material capable of occluding at least one selected from the group consisting of a simple substance of halogen and a halide, Li a M b X c . . . Formula (1) where a, b, and c are each a value greater than 0, M includes at least one selected from the group consisting of metal elements other than Li and metalloid elements, and X includes a halogen element.

Battery

Sulfonated cellulose microfibers and method for producing same

Negative electrode material, battery and method for producing battery

The present disclosure provides a negative electrode material that can improve the cycle characteristics of a battery. The negative electrode material according to the present disclosure contains a reduced form of a solid electrolyte material. The solid electrolyte material is denoted by Formula (1): Li_αM_βX_γ. Herein, in Formula (1), each of α, β, and γ is a value greater than 0, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal elements except Li and semimetals, and X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, CI, Br, and I.

Battery and method for manufacturing battery

A battery includes a power-generating element and an insulating layer. The power-generating element includes an electrode layer, a counter-electrode layer placed to face the electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer located between the electrode layer and the counter-electrode layer. The insulating layer includes a first insulating film that extends inward from ends of the power-generating element in a planar view of a principal surface of the power-generating element and a second insulating film that covers a side surface of the power-generating element and that is continuous with ends of the first insulating film. The second insulating film is thinner than the first insulating film.

Negative electrode material, battery, and method for producing battery

The present disclosure provides a negative electrode material that can improve the cycle characteristics of a battery. The negative electrode material according to the present disclosure contains a reduced form of a solid electrolyte material. The solid electrolyte material is denoted by Formula (1): Li α M β X γ . Herein, in Formula (1), each of α, β, and γ is a value greater than 0, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal dements except Li and semimetals, and X represents at least one dement selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.

Positive electrode material and battery

微細セルロース繊維含有組成物、塗料および増粘剤

【課題】ＣＮＦの分散性および取り扱い性を向上させることができる微細セルロース繊維含有組成物、かかる微細セルロース繊維含有組成物を含有する塗料および増粘剤を提供する。【解決手段】水と、水溶性溶剤と、水溶性溶媒と水の混合溶液に分散した水酸基の一部がスルホ基で置換されスルホ基の導入量が０．４ｍｍｏｌ／ｇ～３．０ｍｍｏｌ／ｇのスルホン化微細セルロース繊維と、を含み、スルホン化微細セルロース繊維の固形分濃度が０．５質量％の状態におけるヘイズ値が３０％以下である。本発明の微細セルロース繊維含有組成物を水溶性溶剤と親和性を有する対象液体に対して用いれば、対象液体中に微細セルロース繊維を適切に分散させることができるので、対象液体に対して優れた特性を付与することができるようになる。【選択図】図１

Negative electrode material and battery

The present disclosure provides a negative electrode material that can improve the charge-discharge efficiency of a battery. A negative electrode material includes a reduced form of a first solid electrolyte material and a conductive auxiliary. The first solid electrolyte material is denoted by Formula (1): Li 60 M β X γ . Herein, in Formula (1), each of α, β, and γ is a value greater than 0, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal elements except Li and semimetals, and X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.

カーナビゲーション装置

(57)【要約】 【課題】 渋滞距離が長距離におよぶのか、短距離で終 わるのかの情報をユーザーが容易に認識できる様にす る。 【解決手段】 ナビＥＣＵ１４は、ＶＩＣＳ受信機１１ から受信した渋滞情報から抽出される渋滞箇所の距離 が、操作スイッチ群６の操作によってユーザーが設定し た基準値Ｌｍ以上か否かを判定する（Ｓ１０）。そし て、渋滞距離がＬｍ未満であるときは（Ｓ１０：Ｎ Ｏ）、渋滞箇所の表示態様は通常のままとし（Ｓ２ ０）、逆に、渋滞距離がＬｍ以上であるときは（Ｓ１ ０：ＹＥＳ）、渋滞箇所の表示態様として点滅表示を実 行する（Ｓ３０）。以上の処理を、表示すべき対象道路 全てについての確認が完了するまで繰り返し実行する （Ｓ４０）。以上の様な制御が実行されることにより、 渋滞距離が長距離におよぶときは、ユーザーの注意を引 き、早めに迂回路をとるなどの措置をとらせることがで きる。

Battery

A battery includes a power-generating element having at least one unit cell including an electrode layer, a counter-electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between the electrode layer and the counter-electrode layer and an insulating member covering the power-generating element. The insulating member includes a first member that includes a first principal surface covering portion covering a first principal surface of the power-generating element and a second member, joined to the first member, that includes a second principal surface covering portion covering a second principal surface of the power-generating element opposite to the first principal surface. A junction between the first member and the second member overlaps a side surface of the power-generating element when seen from a direction perpendicular to the side surface. An elastic modulus of the first member is higher than an elastic modulus of the second member.

発光素子とその製造方法、および発光装置

【課題】金属酸化物から形成された電荷注入輸送層を備えながら、発光層に局部的な電流が流れることを抑制することができる発光素子とその製造方法、発光装置を提供する。 【解決手段】有機ＥＬ素子１００ａ〜１００ｃの各々では、基板１０１上に、陽極１０２、電荷注入輸送層１０３および有機発光層１０５を含む機能層、陰極１０７がこの順に積層形成され、有機発光層１０５の形状がバンク１０４により規定されている。ここで、ホール注入輸送層１０３は、金属層からなる陽極１０２の表面が酸化された金属酸化物層である。また、ホール注入輸送層１０３は、バンク１０４で規定された領域が沈下した凹入構造に形成されており（凹部構造１０３ａ）、凹部構造１０３ａの凹部縁１０３ｃがバンク１０４の一部（被覆部１０４ｄ）により被覆されている。 【選択図】図３

Battery

A battery 2000 of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode 203, a negative electrode 201 including graphite and zinc, and a solid electrolyte layer 202 positioned between the positive electrode 203 and the negative electrode 201. A ratio of a mass of zinc to a sum of a mass of graphite and the mass of zinc in the negative electrode 201 is 10 mass% or more and 60 mass% or less. The above ratio may be 20 mass% or more and 40 mass% or less.

Positive electrode material and battery

液晶表示素子と液晶表示素子を用いた投射装置

(57)【要約】 【課題】 高分子化合物中に液晶が分散する高分子分散 型液晶表示素子において、温度の急激な変動によって生 じる間隙幅の歪みを防止し、表示画像の均一性を向上さ せる液晶表示素子を提供することを目的とする。 【解決手段】 シール部材(13)を介して互いに向かい合 い、電圧印加手段(18,19,20,21)を備えたガラス基板(1 1)ともう一方のガラス基板(12)とに挟持された液晶層(1 7)内に、所定の温度範囲（例えば０℃から８５℃まで） において所定の割合で2枚のガラス基板(11,12)により弾 性的に圧縮される球状の樹脂スペーサ(16)を散布するこ とにより、所定の温度範囲内における温度の変動による ガラス基板間の間隙幅の歪みを防止する。

液晶パネルの製造方法及びその製造装置

(57)【要約】 【課題】 封口樹脂と高分子分散液晶との間に気泡が介 在して残ることを容易に防止でき、良好な表示品位を得 るとともに、信頼性の向上を図ることが可能な液晶パネ ルの製造方法及び製造装置を提供する。 【解決手段】 本発明に係る液晶パネルの製造方法は、 注入口３ａが形成された封止樹脂３を介して対面接合さ れた一対のパネル基板１，２を用意し、高分子分散液晶 ７となる高分子及び液晶の混合材料５をガラス基板１， ２間に注入する工程と、パネル基板１，２を互いの接合 方向に沿う外側から押圧し、注入口３ａの外側に封口樹 脂６を塗布したうえで硬化させる工程と、混合材料５の 相分離によって高分子分散液晶７を得る工程とが順を追 って実行されることを特徴としている。本発明に係る液 晶パネルの製造装置は、上記製造方法を容易に実現し得 る構成とされたものである。

Electrode and battery

An electrode includes an active material layer that includes an active material, a solid electrolyte, and a binder and a current collector that includes a substrate and a coating layer coating the substrate and being in contact with the active material layer. The binder includes a block copolymer that includes two first blocks constituted of a repeating unit having an aromatic ring and a second block located between the two first blocks. The weight average molecular weight of the block copolymer is 170,000 or more. The coating layer includes conductive carbon.

表示装置

【課題】薄膜形成のプロセス、真空容器又はキャリア増倍層を必要としない構造で製造が容易であり、発光効率が良好で大型ディスプレイを作製したときの消費電力が比較的小さく、かつ発光の際のクロストークを回避した表示装置を提供する。 【解決手段】多孔質発光層(2)と、前記多孔質発光層(2)を支える基板(5)と、前記多孔質発光層(2)に近接して形成された放電を発生させる少なくとも一対の電極(6,7)からなる複数の単位発光素子を規則的に配置し、前記単位発光素子間に放電分離手段(11)を設置することにより表示装置(1)が構成される。発光素子の駆動に際して、一対の電極(6,7)間に交流又は直流電界を印加すると電極(6,7)間で沿面放電が発生し、電子や紫外光が放出される。これらの電子や紫外光が蛍光体や多孔質発光体の発光中心を励起することにより発光させる。 【選択図】 図１

発光素子

　蛍光体を含む発光体層(2)と、少なくとも２つの電極(6,7)を含む発光素子(1)であって、前記発光素子(1)は異なる誘電率を有する少なくとも２種の電気的絶縁体層(2,9)を含み、前記電気的絶縁体層(2,9)の１つは前記発光体層(2)であり、前記２つの電極(6,7)のうちいずれかの電極は、前記絶縁体層のいずれかと接して形成されている。これにより、沿面放電を利用して発光でき、製造コストが安く、発光効率が良好であり、大画面ディスプレイを作製した際の消費電力が小さい発光素子を提供できる。

Electrode and battery

An electrode 1000 includes an active material layer 110 that includes an active material 112, a solid electrolyte 111, and a binder 113 and a current collector 100 that includes a substrate 101 and a coating layer 102 coating the substrate 101 and being in contact with the active material layer 110. The binder 113 includes a block copolymer that includes two first blocks constituted of a repeating unit having an aromatic ring and a second block located between the two first blocks. The weight average molecular weight of the block copolymer is 170,000 or more. The coating layer 102 includes conductive carbon.

パック化粧料

(57)【要約】 【課題】 パック塗布後の乾燥時間が短くなおかつ経時 での安定性が極めて良好なパック化粧料を提供するこ と。 【解決手段】 重量平均分子量が１３００〜１６００で あるポリエチレングリコールと、ポリビニルアルコール とを含有することを特徴とするパック化粧料である。

切替式洗浄機

【課題】本発明は、１台の装置で、高温蒸気により殺菌洗浄できる場合と殺菌液により殺菌洗浄する場合とを必要に応じて使い分けることが可能な切替式洗浄機を提供するものである。【解決手段】本発明に係る切替式洗浄機Ａは、液体貯蔵タンク１０と、電気ヒータ２２及び安全弁２１を備えた蒸気変換用タンク２０と、吐出ノズル３０とを備えてなり、水を貯蔵した液体貯蔵タンク１０の場合には、蒸気変換用タンク２０を介して吐出ノズル３０から高温蒸気が噴射し、殺菌液を貯蔵した液体貯蔵タンク１０の場合には、蒸気変換用タンク２０を介さずに吐出ノズル３０から殺菌液が噴射するように構成したものである。【選択図】 図１

Battery

A battery includes: a power generating element including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; a structure located above a first main surface of the power generating element and having insulating properties; and a laminate film accommodating the power generating element and the structure, wherein a gap is located between the first main surface and the laminate film such that the gap is in contact with the structure.

反射板およびそれを用いた反射型液晶表示装置および半透過型液晶表示装置

(57)【要約】 【課題】 反射板の凸部高さを均一化する。 【解決手段】 反射板の隣接する凸部１３、１４を接続 することで凸部を形成する材料をメルトフローで凸部間 を自由に流動させる。

発光素子及びこれを用いた表示装置

【課題】本発明は、強誘電体層と多孔質発光体層を併用することにより、発光電圧の低減化を図り、発光効率に優れ低消費電力で、かつ大型ディスプレイ用に好適な管状体発光素子と発光素子アレイからなる表示装置を提供する。 【解決手段】管状体(5)、誘電体層(10)、多孔質発光体層(2)及び複数の電極(6,7,8)を含み、多孔質発光体層(2)が管状体(5)の内部に配備され、管状体(5)に近接して設けた誘電体層(10)と、管状体(5)の内部に封入した気体層及び管状体(5)に近接して複数の電極(6,7)を配備した発光素子(1)とする。また本発明の表示装置は、前記の発光素子を複数配列した表示パネルを備えている。 【選択図】 図２

情報処理装置および情報処理媒体

【課題】リライタブルペーパーである情報表示媒体を使用して、情報表示媒体の使用信頼度の高い互換性のある情報処理装置を提供することを目的とする。 【解決手段】情報処理装置１は、表示情報を記憶蓄積する情報蓄積部４と、情報表示媒体２の情報を書き換える書き換え記録／消去ヘッド５と、各種情報を処理する情報処理部６とを備え、更に情報表示媒体２の周辺部の色度や明度を測定する光学測定部８と、それから得た測定値と内部設定基準値とを比較して、情報表示媒体２の書き換え可能性を判定する書き換え判定部９と、書き換え判定部９からの判定に基づいて、情報表示媒体２の少なくとも一部に書き換え判定情報を示すマーカー１０を付与するマーカー付与部１１とを有するように構成する。 【選択図】 図１

Outer casing and battery module

An outer casing includes a housing configured to house a battery, a gas adsorbing unit disposed outside the housing and including an adsorbent that can adsorb a first gas generated inside the housing, and a first valve configured to discharge the first gas from the gas adsorbing unit to outside of the outer casing. The first valve may be connected to the gas adsorbing unit. A battery module includes the outer casing and a battery disposed in the housing of the outer casing.

高分子分散型液晶パネル及びその製造方法

(57)【要約】 【課題】 液晶小滴（液晶のメッシュ）が均一であり、 このため表示品位の優れた高分子分散型液晶パネルを得 ること。 【課題解決手段】 加熱あるいは光照射により相分離を 行う際に、画素及びその周辺がほぼ均一に加熱されるよ うにする。具体的には、 画素駆動用金属配線の上部に断熱性絶縁膜を形成し、 この絶縁膜上に画素電極を形成する。 カラ−フィルタ−を金属配線からの断熱に使用する。 反カラ−フィルタ−側から光を照射する。

Battery

A battery including a first and second electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer including a first solid electrolyte material. The battery satisfies (A), (B), (C), or (D). (A) The current collector layer has, in at least a partial region thereof, a copper content of less than 50 mass %. (B) At least one selected from the group of the current collector layer and an electrode lead has, in at least a partial region thereof, a copper content of less than 50 mass %. (C) At least one selected from the group of the current collector layer and an exterior body has, in at least a partial region thereof, a copper content of less than 50 mass %. (D) at least one selected from the group of the current collector layer, the electrode lead, and the exterior body has, in at least a partial region thereof, a copper content of less than 50 mass %.

Organic light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof, display device and lighting device

皮膚外用剤

(57)【要約】 【課題】 安全で、肌荒れ改善作用に優れ、肌荒れを伴 う種々の皮膚疾患、健常人の肌荒れ、荒れ性の改善・予 防に優れた効果を有する皮膚外用剤を提供する。 【解決手段】 ローヤルゼリー抽出物と、ジュウヤク、 チャ、およびサクラリーフの中から選ばれる１種または ２種以上の植物の抽出物とを含有することを特徴とする 皮膚外用剤。

Positive electrode material and battery

収容ケースおよび物品入り収容ケース

【課題】物品入り収容ケースの安全性のさらなる向上が望まれている。【解決手段】本開示の収容ケース１０は、物品１００が収容される収容部１０１と、収容部１０１の内部で発生した第１のガスを吸着可能な吸着材１０４を有し、収容部１０１の外部に位置するガス吸着部１０２と、ガス吸着部１０２から収容ケース１０の外部に第１のガスを排出する第１弁１０３と、を備える。第１弁１０３は、ガス吸着部１０２に接続されていてもよい。本開示の物品入り収容ケース１１０は、収容ケース１０と、収容ケース１０の収容部１０１に配置された物品１００と、を備える。【選択図】図１

反射板、及びこれを用いた反射型表示素子

(57)【要約】 【課題】 反射型液晶表示素子の反射層の凹凸構造を複 数の積層したパターンから形成する際のパターンずれを 解消し生産性を向上する。 【解決手段】 反射層１０６の凹凸構造は、複数の帯状 の凸部１０２…１０３…をメッシュ形状とすることによ り構成されている。凸部１０２…１０３…をメッシュ形 状とすることで、上下の層でパターンずれが発生しても 交点の凸形状は変化せず、均一な反射性能が得られる。

Method of measuring weight of dross in kettle

反射型液晶表示装置、半透過型液晶表示装置および反射板

(57)【要約】 【課題】 より良好な反射特性を実現することができ、 かつ高い歩留りで製造することが可能な反射型液晶表示 装置、半透過型液晶表示装置および反射板を提供する。 【解決手段】 反射型液晶表示装置の反射型液晶表示素 子３００の各画素３，４，５内において、凹凸層６と平 坦部７との境界線８ａ，８ｂ，８ｃがそれぞれ閉曲線を なし、かつこの境界線８ａ，８ｂ，８ｃをそれぞれ周回 したとき各境界線８ａ，８ｂ，８ｃの各接線の傾きが増 加から減少または減少から増加へ２回以上変化する。