Abstract: Pixel control structure for use in a backplane for an electronic display, including a transistor that has a gate, a source, a drain, and an organic semiconductor element. The pixel control structure is formed by a first patterned conductive layer portion, a second patterned conductive layer portion, a dielectric layer portion, and an organic patterned semiconductive layer portion. The dielectric layer portion comprises an overlap region defined by overlap of the second conductive layer portion over the first conductive layer portion. The overlap region defines an overlap boundary, defined by an edge portion of the first patterned conductive layer portion and an edge portion of the second patterned conductive layer portion. The patterned semiconductive layer portion extends over the overlap region and away from the overlap region so as to extend from both first and second edge portions.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (I), provided that the compound in which all of R1 to R14 are hydrogen atoms is excluded.

Abstract: An organic opto-electric device has a layer stack with a base electrode, an organic layer assembly, a cover electrode and a contact layer. The organic layer assembly is arranged between the base electrode and the cover electrode and the cover electrode is arranged between the organic layer assembly and the contact layer. The cover electrode and the base electrode are structured to form several laterally adjacent optically active areas and the base electrode, the organic layer assembly, the cover electrode and the contact layer are interconnected by vias such that at least two optically active areas are connected in series so that a current flow through the at least two optically active areas passes in a direction between the base electrode and a cover electrode. The current flow between the at least two optically active areas passes through the contact layer, wherein the contact layer contacts the base electrode above one of the vias laterally in the interior of the two optically active areas.

Abstract: A transparent organic EL element comprising: a transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate in stripe form, an insulating partition wall formed in stripe form in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first transparent electrode layer on the transparent substrate with the first transparent electrode layer formed, an organic EL layer including a light emitting layer and formed on the first transparent electrode layer in the light emitting region between the partition walls, a second transparent electrode layer formed on the organic EL layer and divided with the partition wall, and a first auxiliary electrode group formed on the second transparent electrode layer with a plurality of metal fine lines disposed parallel with each other, characterized in that an angle ?1 is 0°<?1<90°.

Abstract: A thin film transistor has a dual semiconducting layer comprising two semiconducting sublayers. The first sublayer comprises a polythiophene and carbon nanotubes. The second sublayer comprises the polythiophene and has no carbon nanotubes. Devices comprises the dual semiconducting layer exhibit high mobility.

Abstract: The invention provides a material for forming a passivation film for a semiconductor substrate. The material includes a polymer compound having an anionic group or a cationic group.

Abstract: A method includes forming a light absorbing layer, and forming a foundation layer before forming a lens portion such that the foundation layer covers a region where the lens portion is to be formed, wherein the foundation layer is in contact with the light absorbing layer and the lens portion once the lens portion is formed.

Abstract: A method includes combining organic semiconductor molecules and plasticizer molecules to form over a substrate a solid organic semiconductor channel. The channel may comprise at least about 50% by weight of the plasticizer molecules.

Abstract: In order to provide an organic electroluminescence device with high luminous efficiency and good durability, the present invention provides a charge transporting material including a compound represented by Formula (Cz-1) wherein the content of a particular halogen-containing impurity in the charge transporting material is from 0.000% to 0.10% when the content is calculated as a proportion of the absorption intensity area of the impurity with respect to the total absorption intensity area of the charge transporting material, as measured by high-performance liquid chromatography at a measurement wavelength of 254 nm, and an organic electroluminescence device wherein the charge transporting material is included in an organic layer: wherein in Formula (Cz-1), each of R1 to R5 independently represents a particular atom or group; and each of n1 to n5 independently represents a particular integer.

Abstract: An organic thin film transistor comprising: a substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed over the substrate with a channel region therebetween; a layer of organic semiconductor disposed in the channel region; a gate electrode; and a gate dielectric disposed between the layer of organic semiconductor and the gate electrode, wherein the gate dielectric comprises a cross-linked polymer and a fluorine containing polymer.

Abstract: Improved processing methods for enhanced properties of conjugated polymer films are disclosed, as well as the enhanced conjugated polymer films produced thereby. Addition of low molecular weight alkyl-containing molecules to solutions used to form conjugated polymer films leads to improved photoconductivity and improvements in other electronic properties. The enhanced conjugated polymer films can be used in a variety of electronic devices, such as solar cells and photodiodes.

Abstract: Light emitting devices comprising an optical layer comprising metal oxide particles having a polymer covalently bonded thereto and a light emitting layer, which is in optical communication with the optical layer are provided. Methods of fabricating a light emitting devices comprising: depositing an optical layer comprising metal oxide particles having a polymer covalently bonded thereto; and depositing a light emitting layer, which is in optical communication with the optical layer are also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a substrate, a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer, and a second electrode is indicated. The organic functional layer comprises a first, a second, and a third matrix material, wherein the first matrix material has a larger band gap than the second and the third matrix materials.

Abstract: A reflecting material contains a silicone resin composition prepared from a polysiloxane containing silanol groups at both ends, an ethylenic silicon compound, a silicon compound containing an epoxy group, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, a condensation catalyst, and an addition catalyst; and a light reflecting component.

Abstract: An organic device, including an organic compound having charge-transporting ability (i.e., transporting holes and/or electrons) and/or including organic light emissive molecules capable of emitting at least one of fluorescent light or phosphorescent light, has a charge transfer complex-contained layer including a charge transfer complex formed upon contact of an organic hole-transporting compound and molybdenum trioxide via a manner of lamination or mixing thereof, so that the organic hole-transporting compound is in a state of radical cation (i.e., positively charged species) in the charge transfer complex-contained layer.

Abstract: Provided is an organic semiconductor transistor including plural electrodes, and an organic semiconductor layer containing at least one fluorene compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 3.

Abstract: An organic EL display device (1) includes an element substrate (30), a sealing substrate (20) facing the element substrate (30), an organic EL element (4) provided on the element substrate (30) and between the element substrate (30) and the sealing substrate (20), a first sealing member (5) made of fritted glass and provided between the element substrate (30) and the sealing substrate (20), and configured to weld the element substrate (30) and the sealing substrate (20) to seal the organic EL element (4), a resin member (14) provided between the sealing substrate (20) and the organic EL element (4) and configured to cover a surface of the organic EL element (4), and a second sealing member (16) formed of a resin and provided between the element substrate (30) and the sealing substrate (20).

Abstract: Present embodiments provide a display apparatus including a substrate; a sealing substrate facing the substrate; a display unit between the substrate and the sealing substrate; a first sealing member between the substrate and the sealing substrate to be spaced apart from the display unit, so as to bond the substrate and the sealing substrate to each other; a second sealing member between the substrate and the sealing substrate to be spaced apart from the display unit and the first sealing member, so as to bond the substrate and the sealing substrate to each other; and a light pattern layer on a surface of the sealing substrate opposite to a surface facing the display unit, so as to adjust light intensity transmitted through the sealing substrate. The light pattern layer includes a first pattern corresponding to the first sealing member and a second pattern corresponding to the second sealing member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an organic semiconductor thin film for an organic thin film transistor from a blend of organic semiconductor/insulating polymer. The organic semiconductor thin film is configured such that organic semiconductor nanofibrils are dispersed in the form of a network in the insulating polymer layer. This organic semiconductor thin film is formed by dissolving the blend of organic semiconductor/insulating polymer in a marginal solvent of the organic semiconductor or mixed solvent thus preparing a blend solution, which is then applied while adjusting the solubility of the solution. An organic thin film transistor using the organic semiconductor thin film is also provided. The blend thin film of organic semiconductor/insulating polymer containing only about 3 wt % of the organic semiconductor exhibits electrical properties equal to those of a thin film composed exclusively of an organic semiconductor.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a polymer compound having a high hole transport capacity, excellent in electrochemical stability, and suitable to film formation according to a wet film formation method. Another object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence element having a high current efficiency, a low drive voltage, and a long derive lifetime. The polymer compound has a crosslinking group bonding to the arylamine moiety in the repeating unit via at least one single bond therebetween.

Abstract: An organic film-forming polymer has a Tg of at least 70° C. and comprises a backbone comprising recurring units of Structure (A) shown in this application. These organic film-forming polymers can be used as dielectric materials in various devices with improved properties such as improved mobility.

Abstract: A method of repairing a defective pixel in a display apparatus that includes forming an insulating layer to cover the plurality of second signal wires, cutting both sides of a region of the corresponding second signal wire of the defective pixel and the insulating layer to form both sides of a cut region, forming contact holes adjacent to the both sides of the cut region, respectively, such that an upper portion of the corresponding second signal wire is exposed, forming a repair metal layer on the insulating layer to contact the contact holes and the second signal wire, and forming a repair insulating layer to cover the repair metal layer.

Abstract: A micromachine is generally formed using a semiconductor substrate such as a silicon wafer. One of the objects of the present invention is to realize further reduction in cost by integrating a minute structure and a semiconductor element controlling the minute structure over one insulating surface in one step. A minute structure has a structure in which a first layer formed into a frame-shape are provided over an insulating surface, a space is formed inside the frame, and a second layer is formed to cross over the first layer. Such a minute structure and a thin film transistor can be integrated over one insulating surface in one step.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes: a substrate; a display device formed on the substrate, and including a common power line and a common electrode; a sealing substrate attached to the substrate by a junction layer surrounding the display device, the sealing substrate sealing the display device with the substrate; a first conductor formed over an outer side, a lateral side, and an inner side of the sealing substrate, the first conductor being for supplying a first electrical signal to the common power line; a second conductor formed on the inner side, the lateral side, and the outer side of the sealing substrate, the second conductor being for supplying a second electrical signal to the common electrode; and a plurality of arranging members formed into the sealing substrate, the first conductor, and the second conductor, the arranging members being for arranging positions of the sealing substrate, the first conductor, and the second conductor.

Abstract: A design for an organic light-emitting display device that increases capacitor capacity and increases aperture ratio by forming an initializing voltage electrode on a different layer than an electrode of the capacitor and forming only one via hole for an entire set of three sub-pixels. One of the source electrodes and the drain electrodes of switching transistors for the three sub-pixels are formed in common, along with the gate electrodes of the switching transistors.

Abstract: A hole transporting region made of a hole transporting material, an electron transporting region made of an electron transporting material, and a mixed region (light emitting region) in which both the hole transporting material and the electron transporting material are mixed and which is doped with a triplet light emitting material for red color are provided in an organic compound film, whereby interfaces between respective layers which exist in a conventional lamination structure are eliminated, and respective functions of hole transportation, electron transportation, and light emission are exhibited. In accordance with the above-mentioned method, the organic light emitting element for red color can be obtained in which power consumption is low and a life thereof is long. Thus, the display device and the electric device are manufactured by using the organic light emitting element.

Abstract: A laminated body includes a lower electrode formed on a substrate and a basic insulating film which is formed above the lower electrode and covers the lower electrode on the substrate, in which the lower electrode has a film thickness reduction section in which the film thickness of the lower electrode in a portion which is not covered by the basic insulating film is smaller than the film thickness of the lower electrode in a portion which is covered by the basic insulating film in the lower electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a high-luminance, long-life laminated organic electroluminescent element. The organic electroluminescent element has a composition in which a plurality of light-emitting units, including at least one organic light-emitting layer, are laminated between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and in which a linking layer is held between the respective light-emitting units. The linking layer is formed by laminating, in succession from the positive electrode side, an electron generating/transport section, an intermediate layer, and a hole generating/transport section, which contain at least one metal selected from a group consisting of an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, rare earth metal, alloy of these metals, and compound of these metals. Preferably the intermediate layer contains an electrical insulating non-semiconductive substance having a specific resistance which is between 1.0×102 ?·cm and 1.0×109 ?·cm.

Abstract: A light emitting device having a plastic substrate is capable of preventing the substrate from deterioration with the transmission of oxygen or moisture content. The light emitting device has light emitting elements formed between a lamination layer and an inorganic compound layer that transmits visual light, where the lamination layer is constructed of one unit or two or more units, and each unit is a laminated structure of a metal layer and an organic compound layer. Alternatively, each unit is a laminated structure of a metal layer and an organic compound layer, wherein the inorganic compound layer is formed so as to cover the end face of the lamination layer. In the present invention, the lamination layer is formed on the primary surface of the plastic substrate, so that a flexible substrate structure can be obtained.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a conjugated polymer which has a high hole transportability and is excellent in solubility and depositability. Another object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence element which is capable of low voltage driving and has a high luminous efficiency and drive stability. The conjugated polymer of the present invention is a conjugated polymer containing a specific structure as the repeating unit, where the conjugated polymer contains an insolubilizing group as a substituent, the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 20,000 or more and the dispersity (Mw/Mn) is 2.40 or less.

Abstract: A method of making nanostructures using a self-assembled monolayer of organic spheres is disclosed. The nanostructures include bowl-shaped structures and patterned elongated nanostructures. A bowl-shaped nanostructure with a nanorod grown from a conductive substrate through the bowl-shaped nanostructure may be configured as a field emitter or a vertical field effect transistor. A method of separating nanoparticles of a desired size employs an array of bowl-shaped structures.

Abstract: Method for growing multilayer polymer based hetexjunction devices which uses selective breaking of C—H or Si—H bonds without breaking other bonds leading to fast curing for the production of layered polymer devices having polymer heterojunctions deposited by the common solution-based deposition methods.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light-emitting display device includes: an active layer that is formed by patterning a semiconductor layer formed by laser crystallization; a gate electrode that is disposed to correspond to a channel area of the active layer; a first insulating layer that is disposed between the active layer and the gate electrode; a second insulating layer that is disposed on the gate electrode; and first test patterns that are formed on the second insulating layer and contact source and drain regions of the active layer and the gate electrode, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an opto-electronic device comprising a first layer and a second layer on a substrate, characterized in that the first layer comprises an electrode material containing fluorine-containing groups and the second layer comprises a polymer containing fluorine-containing groups, where an adhesive fluorine-fluorine interaction exists between some of the fluorine-containing groups of the first layer and of the second layer. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the opto-electronic device and to a process for the production of the opto-electronic device according to the invention.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to OLED and PV devices including transparent electrodes that are formed of conductive nanostructures and methods of improving light out-coupling in OLED and input-coupling in PV devices.

Abstract: A method for forming a thin film electrode for an organic thin film transistor of the invention provides a multi-layer mask on a substrate with an electrode area opening in a top layer of the mask that is undercut by openings in other layers of the mask. A thin film of metal is deposited in the electrode area on the substrate. Removing the multi-layer mask leaves a well-formed thin film electrode with naturally tapered edges. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a method for forming a thin film electrode for an organic thin film transistor. The method includes depositing a first layer of photoresist on a substrate. The photoresist of the first layer has a first etching rate. A second layer of photoresist is deposited on the first layer of photoresist. The photoresist of the second layer has a second etching rate that is lower than the first etching rate. The first and second layer of photoresist are patterned by exposure.

Abstract: A photovoltaic device is disclosed that includes a transparent front electrode formed by the self-assembly of conductive nanoparticles from an emulsion coated onto a substrate and dried. The nanoparticles self-assemble into a network-like pattern of conductive traces that define randomly-shaped transparent cells. The cells may be filled with various transparent filler materials and additional layers may be present in the device in addition to conventional components. Processes for forming the transparent electrode are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of a thermoplastic elastomer comprising at least one silicone ionomer in the formation of electronic devices.

Abstract: An anthracene derivative represented by the following formula (1): In the formula (1), Z is a structure represented by the following formula (2).

Abstract: An optoelectronic device is disclosed. The device comprises one or more modified photocatalytic units, and a semiconductor surface. The modified photocatalytic unit is attached to the semiconductor surface such that when light is absorbed by the photocatalytic unit, an electric field is generated at sufficient amount to induce charge carrier locomotion within the semiconductor. In some embodiments a plurality of photocatalytic unit is attached to the semiconductor surface in oriented manner. The optoelectronic device can be operative in dry environment.

Abstract: A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates.

Abstract: A bottom-contact type organic thin film transistor comprising at least a gate electrode, an insulator layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and an organic semiconductor layer, on a substrate, wherein at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode has a multilayer structure formed by stacking an oxide layer and a metal layer, and the metal layer is surface-modified with an organic thin film layer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a conjugated polymer which has a high hole transportability and is excellent in solubility and depositability. Another object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence element which is capable of low voltage driving and has a high luminous efficiency and drive stability. The conjugated polymer of the present invention is a conjugated polymer containing a specific structure as the repeating unit, where the conjugated polymer contains an insolubilizing group as a substituent, the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 20,000 or more and the dispersity (Mw/Mn) is 2.40 or less.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: forming a thin film transistor panel; forming a deposition mask on the thin film transistor panel by a photolithography process; obliquely spraying an organic material to the deposition mask from a linear deposition source to form an organic emission layer on the thin film transistor panel; and removing the deposition mask by using an adhering film, wherein the deposition mask includes a plurality of deposition walls configured to block the organic material sprayed at an angle that is less than a blocking angle. Accordingly, the deposition mask is formed by the photolithography process such that alignment of the deposition mask is straightforward when manufacturing the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display of a large size.

Abstract: A process for producing high performance organic thin film transistors in which the molecules in the organic thin film are highly ordered and oriented to maximize the mobility of current charge carriers. The uniform monolayer surface over various substrate materials so formed, result in a more reproducible and readily manufacturable process for higher performance organic field effect transistors that can be used to create large area circuits using a range of materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compositions as emitters or absorbers in an electronic component, wherein the compositions have a first neutral transition metal complex and a second neutral transition metal complex. According to the invention, the first transition metal complex and the second transition metal complex together form a column structure. The invention further relates to a method for the production of electronic components having such compositions.

Abstract: A subject for the invention is to provide a charge-transporting polymer having high hole-transporting ability and excellent solubility and film-forming properties and a composition for organic electroluminescent element which contains the charge-transporting polymer. Another subject for the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element which has a high current efficiency and high driving stability. The charge-transporting polymer comprises a group represented by the following formula (1) as a side chain: wherein in formula (1), the benzocyclobutene ring may have one or more substituents. The substituents may be bonded to each other to form a ring. The spacer represents a group which links the benzocyclobutene ring to the main chain of the charge-transporting polymer through three or more single bonds.

Abstract: A radiation emitting device comprising a first electrode, which emits first charge carriers having a first charge during operation, a first charge carrier transporting layer, which comprises a fluorescent substance, a second charge carrier transporting layer, which contains a phosphorescent substance, and a second electrode, which emits second charge carriers having a second charge during operation, wherein during operation the second charge carrier transporting layer is largely free of first charge carriers.

Abstract: A light-emitting material comprising a conjugated polymer and a blue-light emitting perylene.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electronic device using the compound of the formula (1) and a pyrene derivative having a new structure.