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Organic electroluminescent device and method of manufacture thereof

US6416888B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 2000
Grant dateJul 9, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/26

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.

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