Patent Application
20150214508
The technology relates to a display unit including functional layers such as a hole injection layer and a light-emitting layer, a method of manufacturing the display unit, and a method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus.
In recent years, a display using an organic electroluminescence (EL) device has attracted attention as one of flat panel displays. The display is a self-luminous type, and thus has characteristics of wide viewing angle and low power consumption. In addition, the organic EL device is considered to have sufficient responsiveness with respect to a high-speed video signal with high definition, and is being developed toward the practical use thereof.
The configuration of the organic EL device in which, for example, first electrodes, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode are stacked in order is known. In a region between the first electrodes adjacent to each other (an inter-electrode region), a barrier formed of an insulating film is provided. As a method of forming the organic layer, there are two methods mainly, that is, a method in which light-emitting layers of respective colors of red, green, and blue are individually evaporated for each device with use of an evaporation mask, and a method in which light-emitting layers of respective colors of red, green and blue are stacked and formed to be common to devices without using an evaporation mask. The latter method is advantageous in terms of high definition and improvement in aperture ratio.
In the latter method, however, leakage of a drive current easily occurs between adjacent devices through the organic layer (in particular, a hole injection layer). Due to the leakage current, a non-light-emitting device emits light caused by influence from the light-emitting device, which results in color mixture and lowering in light emission efficiency.
In contrast, in PTL 1, a method in which a hole injection layer is increased in resistance between devices by a barrier provided in an inverted-tapered shape, and thus occurrence of leakage is prevented is proposed.
PTL 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-4347
However, resistance of the hole injection layer is not sufficiently increased by the method in PTL1, and thus development of a method capable of preventing a leakage current more surely has been demanded.
It is desirable to provide a display unit capable of preventing occurrence of a leakage current more surely, a method of manufacturing the display unit, and a method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus.
According to an embodiment of the technology, there is provided a first method of manufacturing a display unit. The method includes: forming a plurality of first electrodes; forming a functional layer that covers from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region; and locally applying an energy ray to the functional layer to form a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the functional layer in the inter-electrode region.
According to an embodiment of the technology, there is provided a method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus. The method includes manufacturing a display unit. The manufacturing the display unit includes: forming a plurality of first electrodes; forming a functional layer that covers from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region; and locally applying an energy ray to the functional layer to form a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the functional layer in the inter-electrode region.
In the method of manufacturing the display unit or the method of manufacturing the electronic apparatus of the embodiment of the technology, the disconnecting section or the high-resistance section is formed in the functional layer by application of the energy ray, and therefore flow of a current through the functional layer is blocked by the inter-electrode region.
According to an embodiment of the technology, there is provided a display unit including: a plurality of first electrodes; and a functional layer covering from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region, and having a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the inter-electrode region, the disconnecting section or the high-resistance section being formed by local application of an energy ray.
In the display unit of the embodiment of the technology, flow of a current through the functional layer is blocked by the disconnecting section in the inter-electrode region.
According to an embodiment of the technology, there is a second method of manufacturing a display unit. The method includes: forming a plurality of first electrodes; forming a terminal and a burrier in an inter-electrode region of the first electrodes, the terminal being embedded in the barrier; applying an energy ray to the barrier to expose a surface of the terminal embedded in the barrier, and electrically connecting the terminal to a second electrode, the second electrode facing the first electrode with a functional layer in between.
In the second method of manufacturing the display unit according to the embodiment of the technology, the second electrode is electrically connected to the terminal embedded in the barrier. Therefore, a region in which an electrode pad for connecting the second electrode is provided is allowed to be eliminated. For example, the electrode pad provided in the periphery of the display region becomes unnecessary, and a region (a peripheral section) between the display region and a dicing region is allowed to be decreased. In addition, the barrier is shaved and smoothed by application of the energy ray, and thus disconnection of the second electrode is suppressed.
According to the display unit, the method of manufacturing the display unit, and the method of manufacturing the electronic apparatus according to the respective embodiments of the technology, a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section is provided in a functional layer by application of an energy ray. Consequently, occurrence of a leakage current is more surely prevented.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the technology as claimed.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the technology, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the technology.
Some embodiments of the present technology will be described in detail below referring to the accompanying drawings. It is to be noted that description will be given in the following order.
1. First embodiment (a display unit in which a disconnecting section is provided in a hole injection layer: top-emission type)
2. Modification 1 (a display unit in which a high-resistance section is provided in a hole injection layer)
3. Modification 2 (a display unit in which a disconnecting section is provided in a hole injection layer: bottom-emission type)
4. Second embodiment (a display unit in which a barrier is smoothed by application of an energy ray)
5. Third embodiment (a display unit in which a disconnecting section is provided in a light-emitting layer in addition to a hole injection layer)
6. Fourth embodiment (a display unit in which a terminal is embedded in a barrier)
(Entire Configuration of Display Unit)
In the display region 110, the plurality of organic EL devices 10 (10R, 10G, and 10B) that are arranged two-dimensionally in a matrix, and a pixel drive circuit 150 driving the organic EL devices 10 are provided. The organic EL devices 10R, 10G, and 10B emit light of red, green, and blue, respectively. In the pixel drive circuit 150, a plurality of signal lines 120A (120A1, 120A2 and so on to 120Am, etc.) and a plurality of power supply lines 140A (140A1 and so on to 140An, etc.) are arranged in a column direction (Y direction), and a plurality of scan lines 130A (130A1 and so on to 130An, etc.) are arranged in a row direction (X direction). One of the organic EL devices 10R, 10G, and 10B is provided in an intersection of each of the signal lines 120A and each of the scan lines 130A. Both ends of each signal line 120A are connected to the signal line drive circuit 120, both ends of each scan line 130A are connected to the scan line drive circuit 130, and both ends of each power supply line 140A are connected to the power supply line drive circuit 140.
The signal line drive circuit 120 supplies, through the signal line 120A, a signal voltage of a picture signal corresponding to luminance information supplied from a signal supply source (not illustrated) to the selected organic EL devices 10R, 10G, and 10B. A signal voltage from the signal line drive circuit 120 is applied to both ends of the signal line 120A.
The scan line drive circuit 130 is configured of a shift register or the like that sequentially shifts (transfers) a start pulse in synchronization with an input clock pulse. The scan line drive circuit 130 scans the organic EL devices 10R, 10G, and 10B for each row at the time of writing the picture signal, and sequentially supplies the scan signal to each of the scan lines 130A. The scan signal is supplied from the scan line drive circuit 130 to both ends of the scan line 130A.
The power supply line drive circuit 140 is configured of a shift resistor or the like that sequentially shifts (transfers) a start pulse in synchronization with an input clock pulse. The power supply line drive circuit 140 appropriately supplies one of a first potential and a second potential that are different from each other, to both ends of each power supply line 140A in synchronization with the scan for each column by the signal line drive circuit 120. As a result, a conduction state or a non-conduction state of a drive transistor Tr1 described later is selected.
The pixel drive circuit 150 is provided in a layer between the support substrate 11 and the organic EL devices 10, that is, in the pixel drive circuit forming layer L1 (a TFT layer 12 described later).
For example, the write transistor Tr2 has a drain electrode connected to the signal line 120A, and receives a picture signal from the signal line drive circuit 120. In addition, the write transistor Tr2 has a gate electrode connected to the scan line 130A, and receives a scan signal from the scan line drive circuit 130. Further, the write transistor Tr2 has a source electrode connected to a gate electrode of the drive transistor Tr1.
For example, the drive transistor Tr1 has a drain electrode connected to the power supply line 140A, and the drain electrode is set to one of the first potential and the second potential by the power supply line drive circuit 140. The drive transistor Tr1 has a source electrode connected to the organic EL device 10.
The retention capacitance Cs is formed between the gate electrode of the drive transistor Tr1 (the source electrode of the write transistor Tr2) and the drain electrode of the drive transistor Tr1.
(Configuration of Main Part of Display Unit)
Next, with reference to
The support substrate 11 is formed of glass, a silicon (Si) wafer, resin, a conductive material, or the like. The support substrate 11 may be formed of a transmissive material or a non-transmissive material because light is extracted from the counter substrate 21 in the top-emission type. When a conductive substrate is used, a surface is insulated by silicon oxide (SiO2) or resin.
The pixel drive circuit forming layer L1 has a stacked structure including the TFT layer 12 and a planarization layer 13. In the pixel drive circuit forming layer L1, the drive transistor Tr1 and the write transistor Tr2 that configure the pixel drive circuit 150 are provided, and the signal line 120A, the scan line 130A, and the power supply line 140A (not illustrated) are also embedded.
The configuration of the TFT (the drive transistor Tr1 and the write transistor Tr2) of the TFT layer 12 is not particularly limited, and for example, a semiconductor layer may be formed using amorphous silicon (a-Si), an oxide semiconductor, an organic semiconductor, or the like. In addition, the drive transistor Tr1 and the write transistor Tr2 may be configured of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET).
The planarization layer 13 planarizes the surface of the support substrate 11 formed with the pixel drive circuit 150, and may be preferably formed of a material having higher pattern accuracy because fine connection hole 13H is to be provided. The drive transistor Tr1 of the TFT layer 12 is electrically connected to the organic EL device 10 (a first electrode 14 described later) through the connection hole 13H provided in the planarization layer 13. The connection hole 13H is provided with a plug formed of a conductive metal. Examples of the material of the planarization layer 13 may include an organic material such as polyimide, and an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiO2), silicon nitride (SiNx), and silicon oxynitride (SiON).
In the light-emitting device forming layer L2, the organic EL devices 10, the barrier 19, and a protective layer 18 covering the organic EL devices 10 and the barrier 19 are provided.
Each of the organic EL device 10 is configured by stacking the first electrode 14 as an anode electrode, the organic layer including the hole injection layer 15 and the light-emitting layer 16, and a second electrode 17 as a cathode electrode in order from the support substrate 11 side.
The first electrode 14 is provided for each organic EL device 10, and the plurality of first electrodes 14 are arranged to be distanced from one another on the planarization layer 13. The first electrode 14 has a function as an anode and a function as a reflective layer, and may be desirably formed of a material having high reflectance and high hole injection property. Such a first electrode 14 may have, for example, a thickness in a stacking direction (hereinafter, simply referred to as a thickness) of 30 nm or more and 1000 nm or less, and examples of the material thereof may include metal elements such as chromium (Cr), gold (Au), platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), aluminum (Al), and silver (Ag), and an alloy thereof. For example, the first electrode 14 of the display unit 1 may have a stacked structure of first electrodes 14A and 14B. For example, titanium may be used for the first electrode 14A in a lower layer (on the planarization layer 13 side), and aluminum may be used for the first electrode 14B in an upper layer (on the hole injection layer 15 side).
The barrier 19 is provided between the first electrodes 14 adjacent to each other (in an inter-electrode region), and covers an end of the surface of the first electrode 14 (the first electrode 14B). The barrier 19 rises from the surface of the first electrode 14 toward the second electrode 17 side, and surrounds the first electrode 14 with the side surface of the barrier 19 (an opening). The barrier 19 is provided to ensure insulation property between the first electrode 14 and the second electrode 17 and between the organic EL devices 10 adjacent to each other, and to control the light-emitting region into a desired shape accurately. The opening of the barrier 19 on the first electrode 14 corresponds to the light-emitting region. For example, the size of the opening of the barrier 19 may be uniform from the first electrode 14 to the second electrode 17 (in a depth direction), namely, the cross-sectional surface (XZ cross-sectional surface) of the barrier 19 has a substantially rectangular shape. As illustrated in
The organic layer including the hole injection layer 15 and the light-emitting layer 16 has the same structure irrespective of the color of light emitted from the organic EL device 10 (10R, 10G, and 10B), and may be configured by stacking, for example, the hole injection layer 15, a hole transport layer (not illustrated), the light-emitting layer 16, an electron transport layer (not illustrated), and an electron injection layer (not illustrated) in this order from the first electrode 14 side. The hole injection layer 15 is a buffer layer for increasing hole injection efficiency and for preventing leakage. In the first embodiment, a disconnecting section 15D of the hole injection layer 15 is provided in the inter-electrode region. Accordingly, occurrence of a leakage current through the hole injection layer 15 is allowed to be prevented.
Although the detail will be described later, the disconnecting section 15D is a section formed by removing the hole injection layer 15 by irradiation of the energy ray. The current flowing between the organic EL devices 10 through the hole injection layer 15 is blocked by the disconnecting section 15D. Although the disconnection section 15D is preferably formed over the inter-electrode region, may be provided in at least a part of the inter-electrode region. For example, the disconnecting section 15D may be provided at the same position (planar view) as the surface of the barrier 19 (
For example, the hole injection layer 15 may have a thickness of 1 nm or more and 300 nm or less, and may be formed of a hexaazatriphenylene derivative illustrated in Chemical Formula 1 or 2.
where R1 to R6 each are independently a substituted group selected from a group of hydrogen, halogen, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an arylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl group with 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl ester group with 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group with 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group with 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxyl group with 20 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group with 30 or less carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group with 30 or less carbon atoms, a nitrile group, a cyano group, a nitro group, and a silyl group, and adjacent groups Rm, where m=1 to 6, may be joined together through a cyclic structure, and X1 to X6 each are independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom.
The hole transport layer is to increase the hole transport efficiency to the light-emitting layer 16. For example, the hole transport layer may have a thickness of about 40 nm, and may be formed of 4,4′,4″-tris(3-metylphenylphenylamino)triphenylamine (m-MTDATA) or alpha-naphtylphenyldiamine (alpha NPD). The hole transport layer, the light-emitting layer 16, the electron transport layer, and the electron injection layer are common to all of the organic EL devices 10, and are also provided in the inter-electrode region. In other words, in the disconnecting section 15D of the hole injection layer 15, for example, the hole transport layer may be in contact with the barrier 19.
The light-emitting layer 16 is a light-emitting layer for emitting white light, and for example, may include a red light-emitting layer, a green light-emitting layer, and a blue light-emitting layer (all not illustrated) that are stacked between the first electrode 14 and the second electrode 17. The red light-emitting layer, the green light-emitting layer, and the blue light-emitting layer generate red light, green light, and blue light, respectively, by recombination of a part of holes that are injected from the first electrode 14 through the hole injection layer 15 and the hole transport layer and a part of electrons that are injected from the second electrode 17 through the electron injection layer and the electron transport layer, in response to application of an electric field.
For example, the red light-emitting layer may include one or more of a red light-emitting material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a both charge transport material. The red light-emitting material may be a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material. For example, the red light-emitting layer may have a thickness of about 5 nm, and may be formed of 4,4-bis(2,2-diphenylvinyl)biphenyl (DPVBi) mixed with 30 wt % of 2,6-bis<(4′-methoxydiphenylamino)styryl>-1,5-dicyanonaphtaren (BSN).
For example, the green light-emitting layer may include one or more of a green light-emitting material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a both charge transport material. The green light-emitting material may be a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material. For example, the green light-emitting layer may have a thickness of about 10 nm, and may be formed of DPVBi mixed with 5 wt % of Coumarin 6.
For example, the blue light-emitting layer may include one or more of a blue light-emitting material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a both charge transport material. The blue light-emitting material may be a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material. For example, the blue light-emitting layer may have a thickness of about 30 nm, and may be formed of DPVBi mixed with 2.5 wt % of 4,4′-bis<2-{4-(N,N-diphenylamino)phenyl}vinyl>biphenyl (DPAVBi).
The electron transport layer is to increase the electron transport efficiency to the light-emitting layer 16, and for example, may be formed of 8-hydroxyquinorinaluminum (Al3) with a thickness of about 20 nm. The electron injection layer is to increase the electron injection efficiency to the light-emitting layer 16, and for example, may be formed of LiF, Li2O, or the like with a thickness of about 0.3 nm.
The second electrode 17 is paired with the first electrode 14 with the organic layer in between, and is provided on the electron injection layer so as to be insulated from the first electrode 14 and so as to be common to the organic EL devices 10. The second electrode 17 is formed of a light-transmissive transparent material, and may be formed of, for example, an alloy of aluminum (Al, magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), calcium (Ca), or sodium (Na). Among them, an alloy of magnesium and silver (Mg—Ag alloy) is preferable because the alloy has a conductivity and small absorbability in a thin film state. Although the ratio of magnesium and silver in the Mg—Ag alloy is not particularly limited, the ratio is desirably within a range of Mg:Ag=20:1 to 1:1 in film thickness. Alternatively, as the material of the second electrode 17, an alloy of aluminum (Al and lithium (Li) (Al—Li alloy) may be used, or indium tin oxide (ITO), zinc oxide (ZnO), alumina-doped zinc oxide (AZO), gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), indium titanium oxide (ITiO), indium tungsten oxide (IWO), or the like may be used.
For example, the protective layer 18 may be formed of an insulating resin material such as polyimide, similarly to the planarization layer 13.
The counter substrate 21 seals the organic EL devices 10 together with an adhesive layer (not illustrated) such as a thermosetting resin. The counter substrate 21 is formed of a transparent glass material or a transparent plastic material that allows light generated in the light-emitting layer 16 to pass therethrough. A color filter (not illustrated) is provided on one surface of the counter substrate 21. The color filter includes a red filter, a green filter, and a blue filter that are arranged in order corresponding to the organic EL devices 10R, 10G, and 10B, respectively. Although the color filter may be provided on any of the surfaces of the counter substrate 21, is preferably provided on a surface on the organic EL devices 10 side. This is because the color filter is not exposed on the surface and is protected by the protective layer 18 (or the adhesive layer). In addition, this is because a distance between the light-emitting layer 16 and the color filter is decreased so as to prevent the light emitted from the light-emitting layer 16 from entering adjacent other color filter to cause color mixture.
Such a display unit 1 may be manufactured in the following way, for example (
First, the pixel drive circuit 150 (the TFT layer 12) including the drive transistor Tr1 is formed on the support substrate 11 made of the above-described material, and for example, a photosensitive resin is then applied on the entire surface of the support substrate 11. The photosensitive resin is subjected to exposure and development to be patterned into a predetermined shape, and thus the planarization layer 13 is formed. At the same time as the patterning, the contact hole 13H and the plug are formed (
Subsequently, as illustrated in
Subsequently, as illustrated in
Then, as illustrated in
As illustrated in
After the disconnecting section 15D is provided in the hole injection layer 15, as illustrated in
Subsequently, the protective layer 18 is formed by, for example, CVD or sputtering on the organic EL device 10 (
In the display unit 1, the scan signal is supplied from the scan line drive circuit 130 to each of the organic EL devices 10 (10R, 10G, and 10B) through the gate electrode of the write transistor Tr2, and the picture signal is supplied from the signal line drive circuit 120 through the write transistor Tr2 and is retained in the retention capacitance Cs. Specifically, the drive transistor Tr1 is controlled to be turned on or off in response to the signal retained in the retention capacitance Cs, and thus a drive current Id is injected to each of the organic EL devices 10. This causes recombination of holes and electrons, thereby resulting in light emission. The light is extracted after passing through the second electrode 17, the color filter (not illustrated), and the counter substrate 21.
In this case, since the disconnecting section 15D of the hole injection layer 15 is provided in the inter-electrode region by application of the energy ray E, occurrence of a leakage current through the hole injection layer 15 is allowed to be prevented.
In Patent Literature 1, a method of increasing resistance of a hole injection layer between devices by a barrier provided in an inverted-tapered shape to prevent occurrence of leakage is proposed. However, it is difficult to increase the resistance sufficiently by the method. In addition, the barrier is deformed into a tapered shape by thermal treatment after the formation of the hole injection layer, and thus an organic layer such as the hole injection layer may be deteriorated by heat.
In contrast, in the display unit 1, since the disconnecting section 150 of the hole injection layer 15 is formed by application of the energy ray E, flow of the current through the hole injection layer 15 is blocked by the inter-electrode region. Accordingly, occurrence of leakage through the hole injection layer 15 is allowed to be suppressed more surely. Moreover, appropriately selecting the energy ray E prevents characteristic deterioration of the organic EL device 10. For example, heat is not generated by application of an ion beam, and thus the characteristics of the organic EL device 10 are maintained without deterioration. Further, the energy ray E is locally applied to the hole injection layer 15 in the inter-electrode region with use of the shape of the barrier 19, and thus the disconnecting section 15D is allowed to be formed by self alignment without using a mask or the like.
As described above, in the display unit 1 of the first embodiment, since the disconnecting section 15D of the hole injection layer 15 is provided in the inter-electrode region by application of the energy ray E, occurrence of leakage through the hole injection layer 15 is allowed to be prevented more surely.
Hereinafter, modifications of the first embodiment and other embodiments will be described, and like numerals are used to designate substantially like components of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.
<Modification 1>
As illustrated in
<Modification 2>
In the display unit 1B, the support substrate 11 and the first electrode 14 are each formed of a transparent material, and the second electrode 17 is formed of a reflective material. Light emitted from the light-emitting layer 16 is extracted after passing through the first electrode 14 and the support substrate 11. The high-resistance section 15H may be provided in place of the disconnecting section 15D (
As illustrated in
As illustrated in
The disconnecting section 16D of the light-emitting layer 16 is a section in which the light-emitting layer 16 is removed by application of the energy ray E. When the light-emitting layer 16 on the barrier 19 (in the inter-electrode region) is removed, a step formed in the second electrode 17 between the organic EL devices 10 is decreased, and thus disconnection of the second electrode 17 is allowed to be prevented. Moreover, providing the disconnecting section 16D in addition to the disconnecting section 15D more effectively prevents occurrence of a leakage current.
For example, as illustrated in
Alternatively, as illustrated in
The terminal 17T may be formed of, for example, tungsten, titanium, aluminum, or titanium nitride (TiN), and is embedded in the barrier 19 so that the surface thereof is exposed. The surface of the terminal 17T is in contact with the second electrode 17, and the terminal 17T is electrically connected to the second electrode 17. For example, the terminal 17T may be connected to the common power supply line (GND) (
In the display unit 100 according to the comparative example, the second electrode 17 is provided in a region wider than the display region 110, and is electrically connected to an electrode pad 117T that is arranged so as to surround the display region 110 (
In the display unit 4, in place of the above-described electrode pad 117T, the terminal 17T is provided so that the peripheral region is allowed to be decreased. In addition, the disconnecting section 16D of the light-emitting layer 16 prevents disconnection of the second electrode 17. Although it is sufficient to provide the disconnecting section 16D so that the second electrode 17 and the terminal 17T are in contact with each other (
First, as described for the display unit 1, after the first electrode 14 is formed, the terminal 17T is formed in the inter-electrode region. Next, the barrier 19 is formed so that the terminal 17T is embedded therein and is totally covered therewith (
(Module)
Any of the display units 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3, and 4 of the above-described embodiments and the modifications may be incorporated in various kinds of electronic apparatuses such as application examples 1 to 5 described below as a module illustrated in
Hereinbefore, although the technology has been described with reference to the embodiments and the modifications, the technology is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the like, and various modifications may be made. For example, the material, the thickness, the formation method, the formation condition, and the like of each layer are not limited to those described in the above-described embodiments and the like, and each layer may be formed of any other material with any other thickness by any other formation method under any other formation condition.
Moreover, in the above-described embodiments and the like, the case where, as the light-emitting layer 16, the light-emitting layer for emitting white light including three layers of the red light-emitting layer, the green light-emitting layer, and the blue light-emitting layer has been described. However, the configuration of the light-emitting layer 16 for emitting white light is not particularly limited, and may be configured by stacking light-emitting layers of two colors that are in complementary color relationship to each other, for example, an orange light-emitting layer and a blue light-emitting layer, or a blue-green light-emitting layer and a red light-emitting layer. Further, the light-emitting layer 16 is not limited to the light-emitting layer for emitting white light, and is applicable to a display unit for a single color in which, for example, only a green light-emitting layer is formed. In addition, the light-emitting layer 16 may be applied to a display unit in which the light-emitting layer 16 is colored individually for each organic EL device 10.
Furthermore, for example, in the above-described embodiments and the like, the case where the first electrode 14 serves as an anode and the second electrode 17 serves as a cathode has been described. Alternatively, the anode and the cathode may be inverted, and the first electrode 14 may serve as a cathode and the second electrode 17 may serve as an anode. In addition, the display units 3 and 4 may be a bottom-emission display unit.
Note that the technology may be configured as follows.
(1) A method of manufacturing a display unit, the method including:
forming a plurality of first electrodes;
forming a functional layer that covers from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region; and
locally applying an energy ray to the functional layer to form a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the functional layer in the inter-electrode region.
(2) The method according to (1), wherein
a barrier is provided in the inter-electrode region, and
the energy ray is applied to the functional layer covering the barrier.
(3) The method according to (1) or (2), wherein the energy ray is applied to a surface of the first electrode at an angle of less than about 90 degrees.
(4) The method according to (2) or (3), wherein the functional layer is a hole injection layer between the first electrode and an light-emitting layer.
(5) The method according to (2) or (3), wherein the functional layer is a light-emitting layer and a hole injection layer between the light-emitting layer and the first electrode.
(6) The method according to any one of (2) to (5), wherein a second electrode that is paired with the first electrode is formed with the functional layer in between after the disconnecting section or the high-resistance section is provided in the functional layer.
(7) The method according to (6), wherein the energy ray is applied to form the disconnecting section and to allow a surface of a terminal embedded in the barrier to be exposed, and
the terminal is electrically connected to the second electrode.
(8) The method according to any one of (2) to (5), wherein
the energy ray is applied to form the disconnecting section and to shave the barrier, and
a second electrode that is paired with the first electrode is formed with the functional layer therebetween.
(9) The method according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the energy ray is applied to form a gap between the first electrodes adjacent to each other.
(10) The method according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein one of an ion beam, an atomic beam, a molecular beam, an electron beam, and a laser beam is used as the energy ray.
(11) A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method including manufacturing a display unit, the manufacturing the display unit including:
forming a plurality of first electrodes;
forming a functional layer that covers from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region; and
locally applying an energy ray to the functional layer to form a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the functional layer in the inter-electrode region.
(12) A display unit including:
a plurality of first electrodes; and
a functional layer covering from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region, and
having a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the inter-electrode region, the disconnecting section or the high-resistance section being formed by local application of an energy ray.
(13) The display unit according to (12), further including:
a barrier provided in the inter-electrode region;
a second electrode facing the first electrode with the functional layer in between; and
a terminal embedded in the barrier and electrically connected to the second electrode.
The present disclosure contains subject matter related to that disclosed in Japanese Priority Patent Application JP 2012-172181 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Aug. 2, 2012, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and alternations may occur depending on design requirements and other factors insofar as they are within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-172181 | Aug 2012 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2013/004418 | 7/19/2013 | WO | 00 |
