Abstract: The present invention relates to white-emitting organic electroluminescent devices which have a fluorescent emitter layer and a phosphorescent emitter layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a light-emitting device including the steps of bringing a nozzle 13 that is communicated with a tank 14 for storing coating liquid 17 to be an organic electroluminescent (EL) layer and discharges the coating liquid 17 supplied from the tank 14 near a body-to-be-coated 19 that includes a support substrate arranged above the nozzle 13; bringing the coating liquid 17 discharged from the nozzle 13 in contact with the body-to-be-coated 19; and applying the coating liquid 17 to make a film thereof by relatively moving the body-to-be-coated 19 and the nozzle 13 in a state that the coating liquid 17 is in contact with the body-to-be-coated 19 to form the organic EL layer.

Abstract: A white-light emitting device and its preparation method are provided. The white-light emitting device comprises an ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diode (LED) chip, a first phosphor, and a second phosphor, wherein the UV LED chip generates a first radiation; the first phosphor is composed of Zn(C3N2H4)2 powder and is excited by the first radiation to generate a second radiation; and the second phosphor is excited by the first radiation and/or the second radiation to generate a third radiation. The third radiation is then mixed with the first radiation and/or the second radiation to generate a white light.

Abstract: To provide a process of producing an organic electroluminescence element having a high current efficiency and a long drive life by a wet film formation process. The present invention relates to a process of producing an organic electroluminescence element composition, comprising a filtration step of filtering a solution containing an organic electroluminescence element material and a solvent, wherein the composition is obtained after a time-elapsing step wherein 8 hours or more elapses after the filtration step, and the composition is used for a wet film formation of an organic layer in an organic electroluminescence element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminescent component (30) and a manufacturing method thereof. The luminescent component (30) comprises a first transparent carrier (18), a second transparent carrier (24), a substrate (10) sandwiched between said transparent carriers (18; 24), the substrate (10) comprising a conduit from the first transparent layer (18) to the second transparent carrier (24), the conduit being filled with a luminescent solution (20). This facilitates the use of colloidal solutions of quantum dots in such a luminescent component (30). Preferably, the substrate (10) is direct bonded to the transparent carriers (18, 24) using direct wafer bonding techniques.

Abstract: A display device includes: a light source section that emits excitation light for each pixel; and a light emitting layer that includes a quantum dot and emits emission light for each of the pixels. The quantum dot generates, based on the excitation light, the emission light having a wavelength longer than a wavelength of the excitation light.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a light emitting device having a small light emitting area and showing high light extraction efficiency. An uncured resin 13? is dropped on either one or both of a light emitting element 11 and a tabular member 14 in such an amount that the resin is maintained on them by surface tension, the light emitting element 11 and the tabular member 14 are piled up with the uncured resin 13? maintained between them and on a side of the light emitting element by surface tension of the uncured resin 13? to form an uncured resin layer 13? having an inclined side 130, and then the resin layer 13 is cured. The tabular member is constituted with a material having an alkali metal oxide content of 0.2% by weight or lower.

Abstract: A simple manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent panel in which organic electroluminescent elements are arranged and sealed by a sealing adhesive. The electroluminescent panel has excellent sealing properties and excellent durability as a result of the organic electroluminescent elements being adhered to one another by a heat-curable adhesive. The manufacturing method is for an organic electroluminescent panel in which at least a first electrode, an organic functional layer containing a light-emitting layer, an organic electroluminescent element having a second electrode, and a sealing substrate are bonded together on a substrate by the heat-curable adhesive.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp including the four rare earth phosphor system provided herein exhibits high color rendering index (CRI), of at least 87, while simultaneously achieving high lumen output, or lumens per watt (LPW), of at least 80. The phosphor coating may be disposed in a one or two layer coating format. The four rare earth phosphor system includes a red emitting phosphor, a green emitting phosphor, a blue emitting phosphor, and a blue-green emitting phosphor, all four phosphors being rare earth-doped phosphor compositions.

Abstract: A relief printing apparatus includes: a rotary plate cylinder; a relief plate disposed on the plate cylinder; an anilox roller of which a surface is subjected to unevenness processing and which supplies an ink to the relief plate; and a coating device which forms an ink coating film by applying the ink to a surface of the anilox roller. Furthermore, a printed matter is manufactured using the relief printing apparatus.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing a substrate for a light-emitting device of the present invention includes: forming a first thin film for forming the first partition wall member, on the supporting substrate; forming a second thin film for forming the second partition wall member, on the first thin film by using a photosensitive resin; removing a residual portion of the second thin film that is other than a portion overlapping with the first partition wall member to be formed, as viewed from a thickness direction of the supporting substrate, by using a photolithography method; removing a residual portion of the first thin film that is other than a portion covered with the second thin film by using etching, thereby forming the first partition wall member; and removing a surface part of the second thin film by etching, thereby forming the second partition wall member.

Abstract: In a light emitting device (10) includes a light source (11) which emits near-ultraviolet laser light and a fluorescent member (12) which includes a fluorescent body (13) that is excited by the light emitted from the light source (11) so as to emit light, the fluorescent member (12) includes a substrate (16) which is formed with a highly heat conductive member and a fluorescent body layer (14) in which particles (13d) of the fluorescent body (13) are deposited on the substrate (16).

Abstract: The invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode and a cathode and at least one electroluminescent layer arranged between the anode and cathode which comprises at least one compound of the formula (I) and at least one compound of the formula (II). The invention furthermore relates to the production of an organic electroluminescent device by means of a sublimation process and/or by application from solution and to a mixture comprising at least one compound of the formula (I) and at least one compound of the formula (II).

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate that includes at least a pair of electrodes, an LED element electrically mounted on the substrate, a phosphor plate adhered to an upper surface of the LED element and including an upper surface and a lower surface each having an area larger than that of the upper surface of the LED element, a white resin provided on an upper surface of the substrate and seamlessly covering a peripheral side surface of the LED element and a peripheral side surface of the phosphor plate. A lower surface of the phosphor plate is adhered to the upper surface of the LED element through a transparent adhesive.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device (OLED) configured to emit light uniformly over an emitting area and a method of making the OLED are disclosed. The OLED contains a substrate, an electrode disposed over the substrate, and a light-emitting structure containing an organic material. The light-emitting structure is in contact with the electrode. The OLED contains an electrically conductive cover substantially overlaying the electrode and an electrically conductive connecting material disposed between the electrically conductive cover and the electrode. The electrically conductive material provides an electrically conductive path connecting the electrically conductive cover and the electrode. The electrically conductive cover increases the overall uniformity of emitted light from the OLED.

Abstract: A plurality of illumination panels (10) are hung by up-and-down cords (3). The up-and-down cords (3) have a function of hanging the illumination panels (10) and a function of supplying electric power to the illumination panels (10). Pulling a rod (7), which is a take-up tool causes the up-and-down cords (3) to be taken up and, at the same time, the bottom rail (4) and the illumination panels (10) are also raised. At this time, the up-and-down cords (3) are taken up into the head box (2). As such, when the bottom rail (4) is raised, the up-and-down cords (3) are taken up without bending. This makes it possible to distribute stress that may otherwise be concentrated locally on the up-and-down cords (3). As a result, the up-and-down cords (3) can be prevented from getting broken due to deterioration caused by concentration of stress on the up-and-down cords (3), which concentration is caused by bending etc. of the up-and-down cords (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element having a luminescent layer between a first electrode and a second electrode formed to face said first electrode, the method comprising, as a luminescent layer-forming step, a step of forming a coating film by a et film-forming method in an environment, with an oxygen concentration of 18 to 22 vol % by using a luminescent layer-forming composition containing: a specific compound having a molecular weight of 400 or more.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device (1) capable of manufacturing an organic EL element (11) causing less unevenness in light emission is provided using a nozzle printing method. This method is a method for manufacturing a light-emitting device comprising a supporting substrate, a plurality of partitions (3) extending in a line direction on the supporting substrate, and a plurality of organic EL elements provided in a plurality of concave portions (5). The manufacturing method comprises steps of forming one electrode (12), supplying an ink comprising a material to be an organic layer in a liquid columnar pattern to the concave portions and moving the supply position of the ink in one direction or the other direction of the line direction of the partitions from one end to the other end of the line direction, solidifying the ink supplied to the concave portions to form the organic layer, and forming the other electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent (EL) element which is provided with a pair of electrodes and two or more organic layers disposed between the electrodes, and which includes light-emitting layers as the two or more organic layers. The manufacturing method for an organic EL element includes: a step for forming one electrode of the pair of electrodes; a step for forming the two or more organic layers which have a periodic structure wherein the propagation direction of light propagating in a direction substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the light-emitting layers is inclined in said thickness direction; and a step for forming the other electrode of the pair of electrodes.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and materials for decreasing the cost and increasing the efficiency of electroluminescent devices. The disclosure also provides electroluminescent devices prepared by such methods. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided a method for preparing an electroluminescent device comprising two metal electrodes, an electroluminescent layer, an optical/insulating layer, and a conductive layer, all of which are disposed on a transparent substrate. One of the electrodes is patterned, and the optical/insulating layer comprises vias to allow conduction between the patterned electrode and the conductive layer.

Abstract: It is an object to produce a thin light-emitting device in an extremely simple method that does not include a substrate on which a light-emitting element is to be mounted.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electroluminescent element (10) which includes an anode layer (12), a cathode layer (14), a first low refractive index layer (13) that is formed between the anode layer (12) and the cathode layer (14), a recessed portion (16) that penetrates at least the anode layer (12) and the first low refractive index layer (13), a second low refractive index layer (19) that is formed on the bottom of the recessed portion (16), and a light emitting portion (17) that is formed on the second low refractive index layer (19). The electroluminescent element (10) is also characterized in that the refractive index of the first low refractive index layer (13) and the refractive index of the second low refractive index layer (19) are lower than the refractive index of the light emitting portion (17). The electroluminescent element (10) provides an electroluminescent element which has high light-emitting efficiency when the light emitted from the light emitting portion is taken out from the substrate side.

Abstract: A luminescent composition can efficiently provide an inorganic electroluminescent sheet with a high productivity at low costs. The composition has a desired light transmittance (transparency) when no electric voltage is applied to it. The composition includes an inorganic electroluminescent substance and a binder resin. A content of the inorganic electroluminescent substance is at least 0.5 part and less than 100 parts by mass on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the binder resin. The inorganic electroluminescent sheet includes a first transparent substrate; a first transparent electrode; the inorganic electroluminescent layer of the luminescent composition; a first transparent electrode; and a second transparent substrate, successively laminated in this order. The inorganic electroluminescent sheet has a light transmittance of 60% or more, measured at a wavelength of 550 nm under a non-light emitting condition.

Abstract: To provide a light emitting element, having: a lamination structure including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer with a light emitting layer interposed between them; a groove structure in which the second conductive layer and the light emitting layer are divided into large and small two parts; a second conductive electrode pad that is electrically connected to the second conductive layer on the divided larger second conductive layer, a first conductive electrode pad on the divided smaller second conductive layer, and two or more electrical contacts connected to the first conductive layer so as to be independent from each other, by a conductive wiring extending to the first conductive layer, with the first conductive electrode pad as a start point.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting device having a composition capable of reducing a film thickness of a heat conducting member.

Abstract: A pattern film formation method includes: discharging liquid from at least one first discharge head toward a first pattern film formation region on a substrate; and discharging liquid from a plurality of second discharge heads toward a second pattern film formation region that is narrower than the first pattern film formation region. A number of the second discharge heads is greater than a number of the at least one first discharge head.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are lamps comprising a radiation source and a phosphor blend configured for conversion of radiation, the phosphor blend including at least two different rare earth phosphors, wherein the phosphor blend comprises at least one multimodal rare earth phosphor. Disclosed advantages may include greater lumen output than an identical lamp in which the phosphor blend, at the same loading, does not comprise at least one multimodal rare earth phosphor.

Abstract: To prevent bending of an electrode shaft portion by a method which requires minimum increase in production cost, in an electrode mount for a high pressure discharge lamp. A manufacturing method of an electrode mount for the high pressure discharge lamp includes: a process of subjecting the electrode mount to a heat treatment, the electrode mount including an electrode and a metal foil which are welded to each other; and an oxidation process of producing an oxide on a surface of the electrode shaft portion of the electrode by laser irradiation to form an oxidation portion on the surface, wherein a laser irradiation position is determined such that a whole or part of the oxidation portion is included in a sealing portion of the high pressure discharge lamp when the electrode mount is embedded in the sealing portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a black organic light-emitting diode that implements a resonant absorbing configuration, the black organic light-emitting diode comprising: a glass substrate; a first metal layer formed on the glass substrate; a first electrode formed on the first metal layer; an organic light-emitting layer formed on the first electrode; a second electrode formed on the organic light-emitting layer, opposite the first electrode; a first interlayer formed on the second electrode; a second metal layer formed on the first interlayer; and a second interlayer formed on the second metal layer, wherein by controlling the thickness of the first interlayer and the second interlayer, external light reflected by the first metal layer and the second electrode destructively interferes with light reflected by the second metal layer.

Abstract: A flash lamp is disclosed including an insulative envelope containing a gas and housing a pair of arcing electrodes and characterized by an instance of isolated conductive material being formed at a predetermined location on the inside of the envelope adjacent an electrode. Further disclosed is a corresponding method of manufacturing a flash lamp and apparatus for the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate for an organic EL device. The substrate for an organic EL device of the present invention is provided with a support substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrode arrays are formed in parallel with each other, and a partition wall composed of stripe partition walls located between each of the pixel electrode arrays along the pixel electrode arrays and a frame partition wall in the form of a rectangle surrounding all of the plurality of pixel electrode arrays, and in this structure, the partition wall partitions a coating area of ink applied on the pixel electrode arrays and a neighboring coating area of ink applied on the pixel electrode array, and notches are located in the stripe partition walls to make the neighboring coating areas communicate with each other.

Abstract: A method for producing a plasma display panel having a base layer including metallic oxides and agglomerated particles dispersed on the base layer includes the following steps of: forming the base layer on the dielectric layer; spreading an organic solvent in which the agglomerated particles are dispersed on the base layer to form a coating layer thereon; drying the coating layer under a reduced pressure to form an organic solvent coating film on at least the base layer; disposing the rear plate and the front plate on which the coating film is formed so as to face each other; heating the front plate and the rear plate facing each other to evaporate the coating film, dispersing the agglomerated particles on the base layer, and removing components of the evaporated coating film from the discharge space; and sealing the rear plate and the front plate from which the coating film is evaporated to each other.

Abstract: To provide an electroluminescent device in which an element substrate provided with a light-emitting element and a sealing substrate are bonded to each other without causing thermal damage to the light-emitting element and which is formed using an electroluminescent material. A sheet 108 in which layers of at least two different kinds of metals are stacked is formed in a peripheral portion of one or both of the element substrate 102 provided with an EL element 104 and a sealing substrate 106 bonded to the element substrate 102 so as to face each other. Further, the sheet is irradiated with a focused beam, and the irradiation portion of the sheet is heated, whereby at least two kinds of metals are alloyed, and the element substrate and the sealing substrate are bonded to each other by heat generated in the alloying.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device, which enables each of multiple organic light emitting elements included in the apparatus to emit uniform light. The method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device including multiple auxiliary electrodes in a display region, for electrically connecting an electrode and a circuit, includes the steps of: forming a protective member covering corresponding one of the multiple auxiliary electrodes; forming an organic compound layer; removing the protective member; and forming a second electrode to be electrically connected to the corresponding one of the multiple auxiliary electrodes. The removing of the protective member is carried out by immersing the substrate into a solvent capable of selectively dissolving a constituent material of the protective layer.

Abstract: A device having a quartz or glass body forming a chamber hermetically sealed by one or more pinch seals formed in the body wherein a metallic foil provides an electrical connection through a pinch seal. A method is provided for protecting a portion of the metallic foil from corrosion prior to forming the pinch seal by coating at least a portion of the foil with a film comprising silica, and applying a refractory abhesive to at least a portion of the film.

Abstract: A light-emitting composition comprising (A) a compound having a cyanoethyl group, (B) an adhesive resin material and (C) an electroluminescent material, wherein an amount of the component (B) is from 1 to 1,000 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the component (A); an electroluminescent sheet comprising at least a first electrode, an electroluminescent layer and a second electrode, laminated in this order, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is transparent, and the electroluminescent layer contains the light-emitting composition; and a method for producing thereof are provided. Specifically, an electroluminescent sheet that can be produced at ambient temperature without heating, has high productivity, and can be mass produced at low cost, a method for producing thereof, and a light-emitting composition used therein are provided.

Abstract: On one short side of a rectangular aperture area, transparent conductive films are patterned by being deviated in a stepwise shape. On another side, an end surface of the transparent conductive films is patterned to be aligned. The end surface of the transparent conductive films is covered with an insulating film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device manufacturing apparatus including a plurality of processing chambers for performing a substrate processing for forming, on a target substrate, a light emitting device having multiple layers including an organic layer, wherein each of the plurality of processing chambers is configured to perform a substrate process on the target substrate while maintaining the target substrate such that its device forming surface, on which the light emitting device is to be formed, is oriented toward a direction opposite to a direction of gravity.

Abstract: A fluorescent display device includes a housing having with a glass substrate and a circuit board adhered to the inner surface of the glass substrate of the housing. The circuit board includes an anode formed of multiple anode conductors, control elements for controlling the anode conductors and a phosphor layer formed on the anode conductors. The fluorescent display further includes an electron source formed above the anode in the housing, from which electrons are bombarded to the phosphor layer corresponding to the anode conductors selected by the control elements so that a desired display can be obtained. An aluminum thin film with the aluminum area ratio within a range from 30 to 60% is formed on the inner surface of the glass substrate and the circuit board is fixed to the aluminum thin film via a die-bond material.

Abstract: A light emitting section emits fluorescence upon receiving exciting light emitted from a laser element. The light emitting section includes a plurality of fluorescent material particles made from a single type of fluorescent material or several types of fluorescent materials, the plurality of fluorescent material particles being accumulated on a metal substrate to form a layer of the plurality of fluorescent material particles. Each of the plurality of fluorescent material particles has a surface coated with a coating layer. The coating layer forms an uneven shape of a surface of the light emitting section.

Abstract: An organic EL device includes a substrate; an organic EL element formed on the substrate; and a sealing film formed on the organic EL element, wherein the sealing film is a silicon nitride film containing from 0.85 to 0.95 at % H. A method of manufacturing the organic EL device, includes the steps of: forming an organic EL element on a substrate; and forming a sealing film on the organic EL element in a process including mixing SiH4, NH3, N2, and H2, during which the H2 is introduced at a flow rate set to from 1 to 5 volume percent of that of the N2, so that a silicon nitride film containing hydrogen atoms or hydrogen molecules is formed.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates opposite to each other; a plurality of address electrodes disposed on one surface of the first substrate; a plurality of display electrodes disposed in a perpendicular direction to the address electrodes on one surface of the second substrate; and red, green, and blue phosphor layers disposed in a discharge space between the first and second substrates. At least one of the phosphor layers include a phosphor coated with a metal.

Abstract: A light-emitting device having an LED element and a resin layer including a convex portion covering the LED element can suppress color unevenness to achieve light emission with uniform color distribution. The light-emitting device can include a substrate, an LED element mounted on the substrate, a resin layer which contains a wavelength conversion material and is formed on the substrate to cover the LED element, the resin layer including a convex portion directly covering the LED element and a flat thin film portion extending around the convex portion, and a reflective portion which is formed over the thin film portion around the convex portion. A diffusion portion can be formed to cover the convex portion of the resin layer.

Abstract: A method of matching a color of a light to the color of an object is presented which results in custom colored light emitting diodes.

Abstract: A luminescent converter for a light emitting element (e.g., LED) includes a transparent, sol-gel-derived ceramic matrix having particles of at least one type of phosphor embedded therein that change a wavelength of the input light to light that has a different wavelength. The ceramic matrix is 20-80% porous with a majority of the pores having a diameter in a range of 2-20 nm. A method of making this converter includes preparing a sol-gel ceramic matrix embedded with the particles of phosphor in the matrix, and drying the matrix at no more than 600° C. to form the converter.

Abstract: A first device that may include a short tolerant structure, and methods for fabricating embodiments of the first device, are provided. A first device may include a substrate and a plurality of OLED circuit elements disposed on the substrate. Each OLED circuit element may include a fuse that is adapted to open an electrical connection in response to an electrical short in the pixel. Each OLED circuit element may comprise a pixel that may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic electroluminescent (EL) material disposed between the first and the second electrodes. Each of the OLED circuit elements may not be electrically connected in series with any other of the OLED circuit elements.

Abstract: In a method of fabricating a planar light source, a first substrate is formed at first. First electrodes approximately parallel to each other are formed on the first substrate. Sets of first dielectric patterns are formed on the first substrate. Each set of the first dielectric patterns includes at least two first striped dielectric patterns, and each of the first striped dielectric patterns covers one of the first electrodes correspondingly. The edges of the top of each first striped dielectric pattern are raised in a peak shape. A phosphor layer is formed between the first striped dielectric patterns of each set of the first dielectric patterns. A second substrate is formed. The first and second substrates are bound; meanwhile, a discharge gas is injected into the discharge space.

Abstract: A light-emitting device that improves the injection efficiency of electrons or holes by providing electrons or holes to an emitting layer using nano size needles, including a first electrode with a first polarity a second electrode with a second polarity opposite to the first polarity an emitting layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit light and a plurality of conductive needles inserted in the first electrode and extending toward the emitting layer.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device (10) comprising a substrate (40) and on top of the substrate (40) a substrate electrode (20), a counter electrode (30) and an electroluminescent layer stack with at least one organic electroluminescent layer (50) arranged between the substrate electrode (20) and the counter electrode (30), characterized in that at least one image carrier body (200) is at least partially arranged on the substrate electrode (20), suitable to influence the appearance of the device (10).

Abstract: In a device according to the present invention, a first conductive electrode layer being patterned and light transmissive is formed on a light-transmissive substrate and a laminated layer containing a plurality of organic-compound layers is formed so as to cover at least a part of the first electrode layer. The laminated layer is partly removed so that the first electrode layer is partly exposed. At least one layer containing a second conductive electrode layer is formed on the laminated layer and the exposed part of the first electrode layer. A part of the laminated layer and a part of the second electrode layer are simultaneously removed by application of a laser beam from a side of the substrate, so that a plurality of light-emitting sections are electrically connected in series on the substrate.