Abstract: Brightness is improved, without decreasing lamp life, by driving an EL lamp at higher voltage and less current, by increasing phosphor loading, by low loss dielectric, and by depositing the phosphor layer in two passes.

Abstract: The present invention provides thin film dielectrics, and methods of producing them, with high-K performance, and high breakdown field strength and with self-healing breakdown properties. In one aspect there is provided a multilayer dielectric film having an interrupted grain structure, comprising a first sub layer comprising a first dielectric material having a columnar grain structure having a first orientation, a second sub layer comprising a second dielectric material on top of said first layer having an equiaxed grain structure that is different from the first sub layer and a third sub layer comprising third dielectric material on top of said second layer having a microstructure that is different from the second sub layer to provide an interrupted grain structure through said multilayer dielectric film.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence (EL) display panel comprising a plurality of EL elements arranged through an insulating film, each of said EL elements including a first display electrode, at least one organic functional layer containing a light emitting layer of organic compound and a second display electrode which are successively stacked on a substrate, wherein said insulating film has an OD value of 0. 5 or more in a visible light range.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having: a pair of an anode and cathode, a single-layered or multi-layered film therebetween containing an organic luminescent material and an insulating film of a chloride, a bromide or an iodide between the cathode and the single-layered or multi-layered film, the device being adapted to emit light by application of voltage or current across the pair of electrodes.

Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed having a light emitting layer containing a porphyrin derivative compound each pyrrole group of which is characterized by having a straight-chain or branched side-chain alkyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and the central metal of which is Cr, Ni, Cu, Co, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt or Au. The compound is light-emissive and especially has phosphorescent light emission properties and liquid crystal properties. Also disclosed is a display unit using the light emitting device.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprising a transparent cover sheet; a region of organic light-emitting material behind the cover sheet; a region of circuitry behind the cover sheet for regulating the flow of current to the organic light-emitting material; and a non-light-transmissive layer which lies between the cover sheet and the circuitry.

Abstract: An ink composition for use in a dielectric or electroluminescent (EL) layer of an EL device, as well as a method of preparation of such composition, are presented. The composition comprises a water-based dispersion of a hydrophobic polymer with a high dielectric constant, rheological additives and a dielectric powder or EL phosphor powder.

Abstract: A light-emitting device (1000) has a light-emitting device section (100) and a waveguide section (200) for transmitting light emitted from the light-emitting device section, which are integrally formed on a substrate (10). The light-emitting device section (100) has a transparent anode (200) which is formed on the substrate (10) and forms a light-transmitting section, a grating which is formed in part of the anode (20), an insulation layer (16) having an opening (16a) facing the grating (12), a light-emitting layer (14) at least part of which is formed in the opening (16a) of the insulation layer (16), and a cathode (22). A waveguide section (200) has a core layer (30) which is formed on the substrate (10) and is integrally formed with the anode (20), and a cladding layer (32) which covers an exposed area of the core layer (30) and is integrally formed with the insulation layer (16).

Abstract: The present invention provides electroluminescent devices including electroluminescent panels that are transparent until illuminated.

Abstract: Poly-siloxane material may be used to form an insulating structure in an organic light-emitting device (OLED). In addition to the insulating structure, an OLED may have an electro-luminescent organic layer separated into light-emitting elements, e.g., display pixels, arranged between electrode layers. A voltage applied across the electrode layers causes the device to emit light. One type of insulating structure may be a bank structure formed from a thin sheet of poly-siloxane with apertures corresponding to the display pixels. Pixels may be formed with the deposit of one or more layers of organic material into the apertures. Another type of insulating structure may be one or more insulating strips, which may separate an electrode layer into electrode strips during construction and/or insulate electrode strips while the OLED is in operation.

Abstract: An electro-luminescence display that is capable of widening an effective display area of a pixel. In the electro-luminescence display, a data line is formed in a direction crossing a gate line. A power supply line is formed in a manner such that it is insulated from the gate line and the data line. A first switching device has a gate connected to the gate line and a source connected to the data line. A second switching device has a gate connected to a drain of the first switching device and a source connected to the power supply line. An electro-luminescence emitting part is connected to the drain of the second switching device. A storage capacitor is formed in a lengthwise direction of the power supply to charge a voltage applied to the gate of the second switching device.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device comprising a front electrode member, a counterelectrode member, an organic electroluminescent member arranged between the front electrode member and the counterelectrode member, and an optical filter member with a cut-off filter to absorb electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is below a cut-off wavelength &lgr;k, and to transmit electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is above a cut-off wavelength &lgr;k, has an improved contrast under bright ambient light conditions.

Abstract: An organic semiconductor diode comprises a hole transport layer which is arranged on an anode side and formed of an organic compound having a hole transport capability, and an electron transport layer which is arranged on a cathode side and formed of an organic compound having an electron transport capability. The hole transport layer and the electron transport layer are laminated one upon another. The organic semiconductor diode exhibits nonlinear current-voltage characteristics when a voltage is applied between the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer in contact with each other.

Abstract: Light emissive devices incorporating a low-reflectance black or color dielectric layer into their layered structure for improving the contrast of the emitted light. The black or color dielectric layer comprises a layer of a dielectric material having a network of passageways, such as pores or grain boundaries, and a colorant, such as black ink particles of a black ink additive, color ink particles of a color ink additive, or active particles of an organic dye, which is dispersed within the network of passageways. The presence of the colorant in the network of passageways significantly reduces the reflectivity of the dielectric layer. The light emissive devices of the present invention are applicable to improve the display contrast in various flat panel display technologies.

Abstract: An insulating portion formed to insulate a transparent electrode and a reverse side electrode from each other, in order to form an electrode terminal for applying a voltage between the transparent electrode and the reverse side electrode, wherein the transparent electrode is formed by a thin film producing technique such as vapor deposition or sputtering, is composed by partly removing the transparent electrode, which removal is performed by irradiation with a laser beam.

Abstract: EL panels are made with PVDF/HFP copolymer resin binder, in substantially an uncrosslinked form, with DMAC solvent and/or other higher boiling point solvents/latent solvents/extenders. The resin binder is characterized by a melt viscosity of 1.0-8.5 kP using an industry standard test (ASTM D3835).

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising a transparent electrode layer, a metallic electrode layer, and an organic interlayer disposed between, and in close contact with, the electrode layers wherein the organic interlayer is comprised of an organic luminescent layer, an optional hole transport layer and an optional electron transport layer, and contains a polyimide of formula (I): wherein A is a moeity derived from a dianhydride compound; B is a moiety derived from a diamine compound; and n is an integer of 2 or higher.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic compound layer disposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a light-transmittable electrode exhibiting a light-transmittance peak centered in a range of an emission peak wavelength of the device ±100 nm, and the light-transmittance peak has a half band width of 1 to 350 nm.

Abstract: The invention aims to solve the problem of prior art EL devices that undesirable defects form in dielectric layers, and especially the problems of EL devices having dielectric layers of lead-base dielectric material including a lowering, variation and change with time of the luminance of light emission, and thereby provide an EL device ensuring high display quality without increasing the cost. Such objects are achieved by an EL device comprising at least an electrically insulating substrate 11 and a structure including an electrode layer 12, a dielectric layer 13, 14, 15, a light emitting layer 17 and a transparent electrode layer 19 stacked on the substrate 11, wherein the dielectric layer is a laminate including a first thick-film ceramic high-permittivity dielectric layer 13 whose composition contains at least lead, a second high-lead, layer 14 whose composition contains at least lead, and a third high-permittivity layer 15 whose composition is free of at least lead.

Abstract: An EL element including a first electrode, a luminescent layer, an insulation layer, and a second electrode is laminated so that a short circuit between the first electrode and the second electrode at a defect of the insulation layer between the luminescent layer and the second electrode is prevented. A cavity 41 is formed in the layer 4 under an area 51 at which the second insulation layer 5 is missing. The second electrode 6 is separated by the cavity 41 from the first insulation layer 3 located under the luminescent layer 4 to prevent a short circuit.

Abstract: A dispersion-type electroluminescence element composed of a plurality of light-transmitting electrode layers 12A, 12B and a plurality of luminescence layers 13A, 13B of dielectric resin having a high permittivity dispersed with fluorescent powder stacked one layer after the other over the whole region, or in a certain specific region, of one surface of a light-transmitting insulation film 1; and a back electrode layer 14 provided on the last layer of the luminescence layers formed by a printing process. The electroluminescence element is capable of producing a multiple number of luminescence colors, yet the cost is low.

Abstract: To decrease the number of layers while keeping or improving the performance of an EL element, so that the production cost is reduced. Cathodes (106, 107), a light emitting layer (108), an anode (109), and a passivation film (110) are formed on pixel electrodes (104, 105). Thereafter, the vicinity of the interface between the light emitting layer (108) and the anode (109) are doped with a halogen element through the passivation film (110) and the anode (109). This leads to formation of a hole conveying region (111) that functions as a hole conveying layer, thereby enhancing the light emission efficiency.

Abstract: The difference of luminance between a front surface side and a rear surface side as viewed from the front surface side is reduced in a multi-layered EL lamp. An EL lamp includes a first laminate formed by serially laminating a first transparent electrode, a first luminescent layer and a first insulating layer, a second laminate formed by serially laminating a second transparent electrode, a second luminescent layer and a second insulating layer on the first laminate, and a rear electrode formed on the second laminate, wherein a dielectric constant between the first and second transparent electrodes is set to a value smaller than a dielectric constant between the second transparent electrode and the rear electrode.

Abstract: An active matrix organic electroluminescence unit which is easy to manufacture. The organic electroluminescence unit comprises an organic material layer formed on a surface of the electrode panel, a dielectric layer formed near the organic material layer on the surface of the electrode panel, a metal electrode formed continuous to the surfaces of the organic material layer and the dielectric layer, and having a portion corresponding to the organic material layer functioning as a control electrode, and an organic electroluminescence element formed on the organic material layer.

Abstract: The quality of an electroluminescent module is improved, and the production costs for it are reduced. In an electroluminescent module comprising a circuit board 1 and an electroluminescent element 2 as bonded to each other, the bonding electrode parts 3a, 3b via which the two 1 and 2 are bonded, are positioned in the facing opposite sides of the electroluminescent element 2, and the two are electrically connected and physically bonded via those parts 3a, 3b to thereby reduce the bonding space. Flexible, insulating resin layers 10a, 10b are provided between the transparent electrode layer 4a and the conductive layer 11 at the connecting electrode part 3a as electrically connected with the transparent electrode layer 4a and between the transparent electrode layer 4a and the back electrode layer 7 at the connecting electrode part 3b as electrically connected with the back electrode layer 7, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light emitting device having a first electrode and a transparent electrode with an organic light emitting layer therebetween; characterized by a waveguide provided on the opposite side of the transparent electrode compared to the organic light emitting layer. The present invention also provides a device incorporating at least two such organic light emitting devices so as to provide a pulsed modulation output or a multi-color output.

Abstract: An organic EL device having a low driving voltage and exhibiting high luminous brightness and superior durability, and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic EL device has an anode layer, an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode layer. An inorganic thin layer, comprising an inorganic compound of Ge, Sn, Zn, Cd, etc. and an inorganic compound of an element of Group 5A to Group 8 in the periodic table in combination, is provided between the anode layer and the organic light-emitting layer and between the cathode layer and the organic light-emitting layer, or the anode layer or the cathode layer comprises a chalcogenide of Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ga, In, Zn, Cd, Mg, etc. and an inorganic compound of an element of Group 5A to Group 8 in the periodic table in combination.

Abstract: A method for forming an electroluminescent lamp unit. A multi-layer sheet form electroluminescent lamp, the multi-layer sheet form lamp includes a pair of sheet-form conductive layers, one of which is transparent for transmitting light emitted from the particles, an electroluminescent sheet-form layer disposed between the pair of sheet-form conductive layers and having electroluminescent particles, and a carrier substrate for supporting the pair of sheet-form conductive layers and electroluminescent sheet-form layer. The multi-layer sheet form lamp is heated at a temperature sufficient for maintaining the operational integrity of said carrier substrate and said thermoplastic layers. The multi-layer sheet form lamp is them formed into a desired three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: An electroluminescent lamp (EL lamp) is formed by stacking a light-transmitting electrode-layer, an adhesive synthetic resin layer, a luminescent layer formed of the synthetic resin layer with phosphor particles fixed uniformly, a dielectric layer and a back electrode-layer on a transparent substrate sequentially. By this structure, a uniform EL lamp having improved brightness can be produced. A method for manufacturing the EL lamp includes following steps for fixing the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer uniformly. (1) sinking the phosphor particles in the synthetic resin layer by heating and pressing, after spraying the phosphor particles. (2) blowing the phosphor particles to the synthetic resin layer with heated air. As a result, the phosphor particles are uniformly fixed in the synthetic resin layer having uniform thickness.

Abstract: A covered substrate is described, which comprises: (a) a flexible substrate layer; and (b) a plurality of cooperative barrier layers disposed on the substrate layer. The plurality of cooperative barrier layers further comprise one or more planarizing layers and one or more high-density layers. Moreover, at least one high-density layer is disposed over at least one planarizing layer in a manner such that the at least one high-density layer extends to the substrate layer and cooperates with the substrate layer to completely surround the at least one planarizing layer. When combined with an additional barrier region, such covered substrates are effective for enclosing organic optoelectronic devices, such organic light emitting diodes, organic electrochromic displays, organic photovoltaic devices and organic thin film transistors. Preferred organic optoelectronic devices are organic light emitting diodes.

Abstract: The vision panel includes electroluminescent sheetstock having electrically energizable light-emitting and non-electrically energizable non-light emitting areas and terminals for electrically connecting the electrically energizable light-emitting areas to an electrical power source. The sheetstock is formed of layers of patterned phosphorus ink, a dielectric and a conductive material such as a conductive ink or conductive adhesive. A reflective sheet is applied to one side of the panel and a printed image is provided over a diffuser layer overlying the electroluminescent sheet on the opposite side of the panel. Upon electrical energization of the light-emitting areas, the image on one side of the panel is illuminated by light transmitted directly from the electrically energized light-emitting areas, as well as light reflected by the reflective sheet through the non-light-emitting areas and through the image.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising a transparent electrode layer, a metallic electrode layer, and an organic interlayer disposed between, and in close contact with, the electrode layers wherein the organic interlayer is comprised of an organic luminescent layer, an optional hole transport layer and an optional electron transport layer, and contains a polyimide of formula (I): 1

Abstract: The invention aims to provide, without incurring any cost increase, a thin-film EL device comprising a multilayer dielectric layer formed of a lead-based dielectric material by a solution coating-and-firing process, which has solved problems including light emission luminance drops, luminance variations and changes of light emission luminance with time, thereby achieving high display quality, and a process for the fabrication of the same. The object is accomplished by forming a patterned electrode layer on an electrically insulating substrate and constructing thereon a dielectric layer having a multilayer structure wherein lead-based dielectric layers formed by repeating the solution coating-and-firing process plural times and a non-lead-based, high-permittivity dielectric layer are stacked, the uppermost surface layer of the dielectric layer having a multilayer structure being the non-lead-based, high-permittivity dielectric layer.

Abstract: The invention aims to solve the problem of prior art EL devices that undesirable defects form in dielectric layers, and especially the problems of EL devices having dielectric layers of lead-base dielectric material including a lowering, variation and change with time of the luminance of light emission, and thereby provide an EL device ensuring high display quality and a method for manufacturing the same at a low cost.

Abstract: An optical device used as an image panel which is allowed to be arranged together with the adjacent one on a display without a gap put therebetween and which is improved to form a stacked body including organic layers without damaging the surface of an already-formed organic layer by a vapor-deposition mask, and a method of manufacturing the optical device. Metal bumps are provided on stripes of transparent electrodes arranged on a glass substrate in such a manner as to be located in non-optical operation regions, and are led on the back surface of the organic EL device. The metal bumps function as spacers upon vapor-deposition of the organic layer or the like, to prevent the contact of a vapor-deposition mask with an already-formed film surface, and are led on the back surface of the organic EL device together with metal electrodes and are connected to an electronic part mounted on the back surface side of the organic EL device.

Abstract: A gallium-nitride-group compound-semiconductor light-emitting device having an improved luminous intensity that makes it more suitable for use in the full-color outdoor display of an advanced performance. A gallium-nitride-group compound-semiconductor light-emitting device comprising an n-type layer 3, a light-emitting layer 4 and p-type layers 5, 6, the light-emitting layer 4 is doped with a p-type impurity, Mg for example, in a certain specific concentration, so a pn junction is formed within the light-emitting layer 4 and a light emission caused by the electron transition between conduction band and valence band is obtained. In a GaN group compound-semiconductor light-emitting device comprising at least an n-type clad layer 3, a p-type clad layer 5 and a light-emitting layer formed in between the clad layers 3, 5, stacked on a substrate 1.

Abstract: An organic EL device has a hole injecting electrode (2), an electron injecting electrode (6), an organic layer participating in a light emitting function disposed between the electrodes. The organic layer includes a light emitting layer (4) comprising a conjugated polymer. The device further includes an inorganic insulative hole injecting layer (3) or an inorganic insulative electron injecting layer (5). The device can take advantage of both organic and inorganic materials, and has an improved efficiency, an extended effective life, and a low cost.

Abstract: EL panels are made with PVDF/HFP copolymer resin binder, in substantially an un-crosslinked form, with DMAC solvent and/or other higher boiling point solvents/latent solvents/extenders. The resin binder is characterized by a melt viscosity of 1.0-8.5 kP using an industry standard test (ASTM D3835).

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, and a light emitting element section formed over the substrate. The light emitting element section includes a first light emitting layer in which light is generated due to electroluminescence, one pair of electrode layers used to apply an electric field to the first light emitting layer, a second light emitting layer which absorbs light generated in the first light emitting layer and generates light having a longer wavelength than a wavelength of the absorbed light, and one pair of dielectric multilayer films which are formed under and above the second light emitting layer, respectively. A wavelength range of light which is reflected by the pair of dielectric multilayer films includes a wavelength range of light generated in the second light emitting layer.

Abstract: An electroluminescent lamp includes two electrodes and at least three connectors, a first connector coupled to a first electrode and a second connector and a third connector coupled to the second electrode. A first electric current flows through the lamp between the first connector and the second connector, causing the lamp to emit light. A second electric current flows through the second electrode between the second connector and the third connector, whereby the second electrode increases in temperature in response to the second electric current. When backlighting a liquid crystal display, the second electrode provides heat to warm the display for proper operation. Either electrode can be used as a heater.

Abstract: A laser processing device comprising: an optical system having a laser beam source, and an air-tight chamber provided separately from the optical system, wherein the chamber has a transparent portion for transmitting a laser beam emitted from the laser beam source, on a light-receptive face thereof receiving the laser beam, the chamber is capable of accommodating a donor substrate on which an organic substance layer including at least a luminous layer to be transferred is formed and an acceptor substrate onto which the organic substance layer is transferred from the donor substrate by the laser beam transmitted through the transparent portion, and the inside of the air-tight chamber is in an inert gas atmosphere or in a vacuum atmosphere.

Abstract: The performance and stability of thick film electroluminescent displays is enhanced by a non-porous layer inserted between the thick film dielectric layer and thin film phosphor structures in these displays. The inserted layer facilitates increased luminance, increased energy efficiency and improved operating stability.

Abstract: An organic EL device having a low driving voltage and exhibiting high luminous brightness and superior durability, and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic EL device has an anode layer, an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode layer. An inorganic thin layer, comprising an inorganic compound of Ge, Sn, Zn, Cd, etc. and an inorganic compound of an element of Group 5A to Group 8 in the periodic table in combination, is provided between the anode layer and the organic light-emitting layer and between the cathode layer and the organic light-emitting layer, or the anode layer or the cathode layer comprises a chalcogenide of Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ga, In, Zn, Cd, Mg, etc. and an inorganic compound of an element of Group 5A to Group 8 in the periodic table in combination.

Abstract: An alternating current thin-film electroluminescent device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes. An electroluminescent phosphor material is located between a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer. A transparent electrode layer, wherein at least a portion of the electroluminescent phosphor material and the first and second dielectric layers are located between the pixel electrodes and the transparent electrode layer. The first dielectric layer is closer to the transparent electrode layer than the second dielectric layer. The phosphor material is patterned.

Abstract: An organic EL device capable of ensuring reliable and easy insulation between electrodes during patterning of the electrodes. The organic EL device includes an organic EL layer including a luminous layer and arranged between anodes and cathodes, as well as electrode separation sections arranged so as to separate the anodes from each other while insulating them from each other. The electrode separation sections each include a plurality of insulating ribs juxtaposed to each other at predetermined intervals and arranged on the anodes or in proximity to a periphery of the,anodes. This permits the interval between the ribs juxtaposed to each other to prevent the material for the second electrodes from advancing through the top surface of the ribs to the side surface thereof, to thereby ensure positive insulation between the second electrodes.

Abstract: A full-color LED display includes red, green and blue LED elements. A first substrate is used to form red and green LED elements which are then covered by a first passivation layer. A second substrate is bonded to the passviation layer and polished as a thin substrate layer. A blue LED element is fabricated on the thin substrate layer. The three LED elements are then covered by a second passivation layer to construct a full-color LED device. A full-color, high resolution and high brightness LED display is formed by a plurality of full-color LED devices arranged in rows and columns in a matrix form.

Abstract: An EL element comprising: a light transmitting substrate; a light transmitting electrode layer formed on the substrate; a light emitting layer containing a positive ion exchanger; a dielectric layer; a back electrode layer; and a dielectric insulation layer disposed between the light transmitting electrode layer and the light emitting layer. The dielectric insulation layer is formed of a synthetic resin that is insoluble with a synthetic resin binder forming the light emitting layer. The present invention provides an EL element having an improved illuminating performance, where an occurrence of a dark spot is suppressed, in addition to a suppression of an occurrence of a black spot.

Abstract: An electroluminescence device and a method for manufacturing the same minimize the process steps and the manufacturing cost, and allow a sufficiently high light-emitting effect under a low driving voltage. The electroluminescence device includes a substrate, a lower electrode layer formed on the substrate, a light-emitting layer formed on the lower electrode layer, an upper electrode layer formed on the light-emitting layer, and a passivation layer formed on the upper electrode layer. The method for manufacturing an electroluminescence device includes the steps of forming a lower electrode layer on a substrate, forming a light-emitting layer on the lower electrode layer, forming an upper electrode layer on the light-emitting layer, and forming a passivation layer on the upper electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence element capable of reducing reflection of light from an electrode layer, thereby ensuring a sufficient display contrast in the case where the element is used for a display. The organic luminescence element includes a first electrode layer; an organic electroluminescence layer formed adjacent to one surface of the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer formed adjacent to the other surface of the organic electroluminescence layer, the second electrode layer having an optical reflectance to visible light specified in a range of 50% or less; and a low optical reflection layer formed on the second electrode layer on the opposed side to the surface adjacent to the organic electroluminescence layer. The low optical reflection layer includes at least one or more layers including a layer having an optical reflectance to visible light specified in a range of 10% or less.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic shaped body with an integrated optoelectronic luminous element and to a method for the production thereof. To this end, translucent and cold-stretchable plastic film is three-dimensionally formed at least in the area of the luminous elements and subsequently sprayed with thermoplastic synthetic material. The luminous elements are screen printed onto the unshaped film in the form of luminous fields before the plastic film is formed.