Light-emitting device, display device, imaging device, electronic device, lighting device, and mobile object

Abstract

To provide a technique for improving viewing angle characteristics in a light-emitting device having an interference structure.SOLUTION: A light-emitting apparatus includes a first light-emitting element for a first color and a third light-emitting element for a third color whose wavelength is shorter than the first color. The first light-emitting element includes a first reflective layer, a first transparent insulating layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a first light-emitting layer, and a first top electrode layer, in this order. The third light-emitting element includes a third reflective layer, a third light-emitting layer, and a third top electrode layer, in this order. The third light-emitting element does not include a transparent electrode layer between the third reflective layer and the third light-emitting layer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a light-emitting device, a display device, an imaging device, an electronic device, an illumination device, and a moving object. [Background technology]

[0002] Full-color display devices capable of emitting the three primary colors of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) have been put to practical use. Patent Document 1 proposes the use of a microresonator structure to improve color purity in a full-color display device having light-emitting elements using organic light-emitting materials. The microresonator structure is a structure in which light of a specific wavelength is reinforced by interfering with direct light from the light-emitting layer and reflected light from the reflective layer. In the display device of Patent Document 1, the color purity is further improved by varying the film thickness of the transparent insulating layer between the light-emitting layer and the reflective layer for each light-emitting element for each color. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-107887 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] It is known that in an interference structure that resonates at a specific wavelength such as red, green, or blue, the luminance of emitted light is highly dependent on the viewing angle. This phenomenon is prominent when the interference distance is made different for each emitted color. For this reason, in a light-emitting device having an interference structure, although the light appears white when viewed from the front, there are cases in which the color shift from white becomes large when viewed from an oblique direction. One aspect of the present invention aims to provide a technology for improving the viewing angle characteristics of a light-emitting device having an interference structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In view of the above problem, a first light-emitting element for a first color, and a third light-emitting element for a third color having a shorter wavelength than the first color, a second light-emitting element for a second color having a shorter wavelength than the first color and a longer wavelength than the third color; the first light emitting element includes, in this order, a first reflective layer, a first transparent insulating layer which is an inorganic layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a first light emitting layer, and a first upper electrode layer; the second light emitting element includes a second reflective layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a second light emitting layer, and a second upper electrode layer in this order; a third light emitting element including a third reflective layer, a third light emitting layer, and a third upper electrode layer in this order, and the third light emitting element does not include a transparent electrode layer between the third reflective layer and the third light emitting layer; In the second light-emitting element, the second reflective layer and the second upper electrode layer form a microresonator structure; In the third light emitting element, the third reflective layer and the third upper electrode layer form a microcavity structure. The thickness of the first transparent insulating layer is 55 nm or less, and the light emitting device is configured such that the color shift observed at a viewing angle of 50° with respect to a reference white in the front direction in CIE1976 (u'v') is 0.0228 or less. A light emitting device is provided, characterized in that Effect of the Invention

[0006] By the above means, the viewing angle characteristics are improved in a light emitting device having an interference structure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating an example of a cross-sectional structure of the light emitting device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a detailed layer structure of the light emitting device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating an interference structure. [Figure 4] 3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating an example of a manufacturing method for the light emitting device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the characteristics of a dopant in the light-emitting layer of the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the spectrum of light emitted by the light-emitting element of the first embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the transmission characteristics of a color filter according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a display device according to some embodiments. [Figure 9] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating examples of the configuration of an imaging device and an electronic device according to some embodiments. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a display device according to some embodiments. [Figure 11] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating exemplary configurations of a lighting device and a moving object according to some embodiments. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of glasses according to some embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Although the embodiments describe a number of features, not all of these features are essential to the invention, and the features may be combined in any manner. Furthermore, in the attached drawings, the same reference numbers are used for the same or similar configurations, and duplicated descriptions are omitted.

[0009] In the following description, the dimensions and ratios of each element in the drawings may differ from those in reality. In addition, for parts not specifically shown or described in this specification, well-known or publicly known techniques in the relevant technical field may be applied.

[0010] First Embodiment A light emitting device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2. The light emitting device 100 has a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an array. Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of one pixel 101 included in the light emitting device 100. Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating a layer structure of three sub-pixels 101B, 101G, and 101R constituting one pixel 101. In Fig. 1, the three sub-pixels 101B, 101G, and 101R are arranged in a row, but the arrangement of the sub-pixels is not limited thereto. The sub-pixels 101B, 101G, and 101R are sub-pixels for emitting blue light, green light, and red light, respectively. Therefore, the sub-pixels 101B, 101G, and 101R are called the blue sub-pixel 101B, the green sub-pixel 101G, and the red sub-pixel 101R, respectively.

[0011] Reflective electrode layers 103B, 103G, and 103R are disposed on the substrate 102. The reflective electrode layers 103B, 103G, and 103R are collectively referred to as the reflective electrode layer 103. The following description of the reflective electrode layer 103 applies to the reflective electrode layers 103B, 103G, and 103R. The reflective electrode layers 103B, 103G, and 103R are included in the blue subpixel 101B, the green subpixel 101G, and the red subpixel 101R, respectively. The reflective electrode layers 103B, 103G, and 103R are electrically isolated from each other by the pixel separation film 111. In this manner, the pixel separation film 111 has a function of defining a light-emitting region. The pixel separation film 111 is formed of an insulating material such as SiO2, SiN, or resin.

[0012] 2, the reflective electrode layer 103B may include a metal layer 201B disposed on a substrate and a barrier layer 202B disposed on the metal layer 201B. Alternatively, the reflective electrode layer 103B may include only the metal layer 201B without the barrier layer 202B.

[0013] The metal layer 201B is formed of an aluminum alloy or a silver alloy whose film properties are stabilized by doping with a small amount of neodymium (Nd), copper (Cu), silicon (Si), palladium (Pd), etc. The film thickness of the metal layer 201B may be, for example, 20 nm or more and 200 nm or less.

[0014] The barrier layer 202B is formed of, for example, titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), titanium nitride (TiN), tungsten (W), chromium (Cr), etc. The material of the barrier layer 202B is selected from metals having a relatively high work function, high chemical stability, and high melting point. The film thickness of the barrier layer 202B is selected so as to maintain a high reflectivity of about 50% or more in the visible light region, and is, for example, 50 nm or less.

[0015] The reflective electrode layer 103G may include a metal layer 201G disposed on a substrate and a barrier layer 202G disposed on the metal layer 201G. The reflective electrode layer 103R may include a metal layer 201R disposed on a substrate and a barrier layer 202R disposed on the metal layer 201R. The material of the metal layers 201G and 201R may be the same as that of the metal layer 201B. The material of the barrier layers 202G and 202R may be the same as that of the barrier layer 202B.

[0016] The red subpixel 101R has a transparent insulating layer 105R on the reflective electrode layer 103R. The transparent insulating layer 105R is made of a transparent insulating material, such as SiO2. In the following description, the transparent insulating layer 105R may be simply referred to as the transparent insulating layer 105.

[0017] The red subpixel 101R has a transparent electrode layer 104R on a transparent insulating layer 105R. The transparent electrode layer 104R is made of a conductive oxide material having high transmittance, such as oxide conductive materials such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), aluminum zinc oxide (AZO), and indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO).

[0018] The refractive index of the transparent insulating layer 105R may be lower than that of the transparent electrode layer 104R. For example, the refractive index of the transparent insulating layer 105R may be 1.7 or lower, and the refractive index of the transparent electrode layer 104R may be 1.7 or higher. The refractive index of the transparent insulating layer 105 may be lower than that of the layer that is closest to the reflective layer 103 among the layers that constitute the functional layer 106. The optical characteristics (e.g., refractive index) of the transparent insulating layer 105R, the transparent electrode layer 104R, etc. may be measured by a spectroscopic ellipsometer using an ellipsometry method, a spectroscopic film thickness meter using a spectroscopic reflectance method, or the like.

[0019] A part of the transparent electrode layer 104R penetrates the transparent insulating layer 105R and is connected to the reflective electrode layer 103R. Therefore, the transparent electrode layer 104R and the reflective electrode layer 103R form the same node in the circuit. An end of the transparent electrode layer 104R is covered by a pixel separation film 111. Therefore, the transparent electrode layer 104R is electrically isolated from other sub-pixels.

[0020] The green subpixel 101G has a transparent electrode layer 104G on the reflective electrode layer 103G. The material of the transparent electrode layer 104G may be the same as that of the transparent electrode layer 104R. The lower surface of the transparent electrode layer 104G is entirely in contact with the upper surface of the reflective electrode layer 103G. The transparent electrode layers 104G and 104R are collectively referred to as the transparent electrode layer 104. The edges of the transparent electrode layer 104G are covered by a pixel separation film 111. Therefore, the transparent electrode layer 104G is electrically isolated from the other subpixels.

[0021] The functional layer 106 is disposed on the reflective electrode layer 103B, the transparent electrode layer 104G, the transparent electrode layer 104R, and the pixel separation film 111. The functional layer 106 is provided in common to the blue subpixel 101B, the green subpixel 101G, and the red subpixel 101R. The functional layer 106 includes a light-emitting layer that emits white light. The functional layer 106 may be formed of an inorganic material or an organic material. The following describes the case where the functional layer 106 is formed of an organic material.

[0022] 2, when the reflective electrode layer 103 serves as an anode, the functional layer 106 may include, in order from the substrate 102, a hole transport layer 203, a light emitting layer 204, and an electron transport layer 205. The functional layer 106 may include a hole injection layer below the hole transport layer 203, or an electron blocking layer between the hole transport layer 203 and the light emitting layer 204. The functional layer 106 may include a hole blocking layer between the light emitting layer 204 and the electron transport layer 205, or an electron injection layer on the electron transport layer 205. The light emitting layer 204 may be a single layer, or multiple layers for each emitted color may be stacked.

[0023] The electron transport layer 205 may be formed of an existing electron transport material, such as a phenanthroline derivative, a quinolinol complex, etc. When a hole blocking layer is included between the light emitting layer 204 and the electron transport layer 205, the hole blocking layer may be formed of a wide gap material, such as a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon or a heterocyclic aromatic compound.

[0024] The hole transport layer 203 may be formed of an existing hole transport material, such as a triarylamine derivative, a carbazole derivative, or a thiophene derivative. When an electron blocking layer is included between the hole transport layer 203 and the light emitting layer 204, the electron blocking layer may be formed of a material having a shallower LUMO (smaller absolute value) than the light emitting layer 204, such as a carbazole derivative or a triarylamine derivative. When a hole injection layer is included below the hole transport layer 203, the hole injection layer may be formed of a material having a strong electron withdrawing property, such as molybdenum oxide or F4-TCNQ (tetracyanoquinodimethane).

[0025] The light-emitting layer 204 may be a single layer configured to emit white light by adjusting the concentrations of three kinds of dopants, a red-light-emitting dopant, a green-light-emitting dopant, and a blue-light-emitting dopant. Alternatively, the light-emitting layer 204 may be a laminate of a red-green light-emitting layer and a blue light-emitting layer. The red-green light-emitting layer includes at least green light-emitting molecules and red light-emitting molecules. Each light-emitting layer may be formed by co-evaporating light-emitting molecules of each color into a host material at a predetermined dopant concentration. For example, the blue light-emitting layer contains a blue dopant concentration of 0.1 wt% to 10 wt% relative to the host material. The red-green light-emitting layer contains green light-emitting molecules of 0.5 wt% to 10 wt% and red light-emitting molecules of 0.5 wt% to 5 wt% relative to the host material.

[0026] The emission peak of the blue light-emitting molecule may be 440 nm to 480 nm. The emission peak of the green light-emitting molecule may be 515 nm to 550 nm. The emission peak of the red light-emitting molecule may be 600 nm to 640 nm. Each light-emitting molecule may be a fluorescent material, a phosphorescent material, or a delayed fluorescent material. The host material of the light-emitting layer 204 may be a polycyclic compound or a heterocyclic compound such as anthracene derivatives, pyrene derivatives, carbazole derivatives, and amine derivatives. The host material may also be a light-emitting material suitable for the light-emitting molecules. For example, any host material suitable for making the blue light-emitting molecule emit light may also be used as the host material for the red-green light-emitting layer. A spacer for adjusting the light-emitting balance of the light-emitting layers may be included between the red-green light-emitting layer and the blue light-emitting layer.

[0027] An upper electrode layer 107 is disposed on the functional layer 106. The upper electrode layer 107 is provided in common to the blue subpixel 101B, the green subpixel 101G, and the red subpixel 101R. The upper electrode layer 107 may be formed of a transparent oxide conductive material such as ITO or IZO, or may be formed of a metal thin film. A metal thin film with high reflectance may be used to improve color purity using the microcavity effect. When a metal thin film is used, a Ag alloy thin film containing an alkaline earth metal such as magnesium (Mg) or calcium (Ca) may be used, or Ag alone may be used.

[0028] A transparent sealing layer 108 is disposed on the upper electrode layer 107. The transparent sealing layer 108 is provided in common to the blue subpixel 101B, the green subpixel 101G, and the red subpixel 101R. The transparent sealing layer 108 protects the organic light-emitting element from external moisture and oxygen. The transparent sealing layer 108 is formed of a material with extremely low permeability to oxygen and moisture. The transparent sealing layer 108 may be formed of a single layer film of silicon nitride film (SiN), silicon oxide film (SiO2), or aluminum oxide, or may be formed of a multilayer film of these. Furthermore, the sealing performance may be improved by sandwiching a resin layer, such as a multilayer film configuration of transparent sealing layer / resin layer / transparent sealing layer.

[0029] The transparent sealing layer 108 may have a function of protecting the light emitting elements in the process of forming the planarizing layer 109 and the color filters 110R, 110G, and 110B. From the viewpoints of optical characteristics and film stress, the film thickness of the transparent sealing layer 108 may be 10 nm or more and 10 μm or less.

[0030] A planarization layer 109 is disposed on the transparent sealing layer 108. The planarization layer 109 is provided in common to the blue subpixel 101B, the green subpixel 101G, and the red subpixel 101R. The upper surface of the planarization layer 109 is flatter than the lower surface of the planarization layer 109. If the upper surface of the transparent sealing layer 108 is sufficiently flat, the planarization layer 109 may be omitted.

[0031] In the blue subpixel 101B, a color filter 110B is disposed on the planarization layer 109. The color filter 110B selectively transmits blue light. In the green subpixel 101G, a color filter 110G is disposed on the planarization layer 109. The color filter 110G selectively transmits green light. In the red subpixel 101R, a color filter 110R is disposed on the planarization layer 109. The color filter 110R selectively transmits red light. The color filters 110B, 110G, and 110R are collectively referred to as color filters 110.

[0032] A resin layer for protecting the outermost surface of the light emitting device 100 and a transparent protective substrate such as glass or plastic may be disposed on the color filter 110. In addition to the above-mentioned pixels 101, the light emitting device 100 may have a circuit (not shown) for driving the pixels 101, wiring for supplying power to the reflective electrode layer 103 and the upper electrode layer 107, and the like.

[0033] Of the blue subpixel 101B, the portion from the reflective electrode layer 103B to the upper electrode layer 107 constitutes a blue light-emitting element 112B. Of the green subpixel 101G, the portion from the reflective electrode layer 103G to the upper electrode layer 107 constitutes a green light-emitting element 112G. Of the red subpixel 101R, the portion from the reflective electrode layer 103R to the upper electrode layer 107 constitutes a red light-emitting element 112R.

[0034] The light-emitting element 112R includes, in this order, a reflective electrode layer 103R, a transparent insulating layer 105R, a transparent electrode layer 104R, a functional layer 106, and an upper electrode layer 107. In this layer structure, the upper and lower layers are in contact with each other. The functional layer 106 includes a light-emitting layer 204. A portion of the light-emitting layer 204 included in the light-emitting element 112R can be considered as the light-emitting layer in the light-emitting element 112R. A portion of the upper electrode layer 107 included in the light-emitting element 112R can be considered as the upper electrode layer in the light-emitting element 112R.

[0035] The light emitting element 112G includes a reflective electrode layer 103G, a transparent electrode layer 104G, a functional layer 106, and an upper electrode layer 107, in this order. In this layer structure, the upper and lower layers are in contact with each other. For example, the reflective electrode layer 103G and the transparent electrode layer 104G are in contact with each other. The functional layer 106 includes a light emitting layer 204. A portion of the light emitting layer 204 included in the light emitting element 112G can be considered as the light emitting layer in the light emitting element 112G. A portion of the upper electrode layer 107 included in the light emitting element 112G can be considered as the upper electrode layer in the light emitting element 112G.

[0036] The light emitting element 112B includes a reflective electrode layer 103B, a functional layer 106, and an upper electrode layer 107, in this order. In this layer structure, the upper and lower layers are in contact with each other. The functional layer 106 includes a light emitting layer 204. A portion of the light emitting layer 204 included in the light emitting element 112B can be considered as the light emitting layer in the light emitting element 112B. A portion of the upper electrode layer 107 included in the light emitting element 112B can be considered as the upper electrode layer in the light emitting element 112B. The light emitting element 112B does not include a transparent electrode layer between the reflective electrode layer 103B and the light emitting layer 204.

[0037] The distance between the reflective electrode layer 103B and the light-emitting layer 204 is shorter than the distance between the reflective electrode layer 103G and the light-emitting layer 204. The distance between the reflective electrode layer 103G and the light-emitting layer 204 is shorter than the distance between the reflective electrode layer 103R and the light-emitting layer 204. In addition, the distance between the reflective electrode layer 103B and the upper electrode layer 107 is shorter than the distance between the reflective electrode layer 103G and the upper electrode layer 107. The distance between the reflective electrode layer 103G and the upper electrode layer 107 is shorter than the distance between the reflective electrode layer 103R and the upper electrode layer 107.

[0038] Next, the interference design in the pixel 101 will be described. The film thicknesses of the transparent electrode layer 104, the transparent insulating layer 105R, and the functional layer 106 are set so that the blue subpixel 101B, the green subpixel 101G, and the red subpixel 101R have resonance peaks in blue, green, and red, respectively. In the first embodiment, the light-emitting layer 204 emits white light. In the blue subpixel 101B, the layer structure from the light-emitting layer 204 to the reflective electrode layer 103B is formed to have an interference film thickness suitable for blue. Specifically, each layer of the blue subpixel 101B has a film thickness that satisfies the following formula (1), where z is the optical path length and m is the interference order. z=(2mπ-φ a ) × (λ / 4π) … (1) Here, λ is the dominant wavelength of the emission spectrum of the light emitted from the light emitting element 112B, and m is an integer. a is the reflection phase in the reflective electrode layer 103B with respect to the dominant wavelength λ. The wavelength λ that satisfies formula (1) is most enhanced, but wavelengths λ in the range of values ​​shifted by ±λ / 8 are also enhanced. In other words, each layer of the blue subpixel 101B is required to satisfy the following formula (1'). z=(2mπ-φ a )×(λ / 4π)±λ / 8 …Equation (1′)

[0039] When the upper electrode layer 107 is a highly reflective metal thin film, the dominant wavelength of the light emitted by the light emitting element 112B can be strengthened if each layer of the blue subpixel 101B has a thickness that satisfies the following formula (2). In this case, the optical path length between the reflective electrode and the upper electrode is L, and the interference order is m. L=(2mπ-Φ)×(λ / 4π) …Equation (2) where L is the optical path length between the reflective electrode layer 103B and the upper electrode layer 107. λ is the dominant wavelength of the emission spectrum of light emitted from the light emitting element 112B. m is the interference order and is an integer. Specifically, m may be 0 or 1. Φ is the sum of the reflection phases at the interface of the reflective electrode layer 103B and the interface of the upper electrode layer 107 for the dominant wavelength λ. The wavelength λ that satisfies formula 2 is most enhanced, but wavelengths λ in the range of values ​​shifted by ±λ / 8 are also enhanced. That is, each layer of the blue subpixel 101B is required to satisfy the following formula (2'). L=(2mπ-Φ)×(λ / 4π)±λ / 8…Equation (2′)

[0040] Although the blue subpixel 101B has been described above, the green subpixel 101G and the red subpixel 101R can also enhance their green or red light by satisfying formula (1') or formula (2'). The dominant wavelength λ is the wavelength emitted from the light-emitting element of each subpixel, and is in the wavelength range of 420 to 500 nm in the blue region, 500 nm to 560 nm in the green region, and 590 to 680 nm in the red region. In particular, when m=0, the blue subpixel 101B and the green subpixel 101G are in close wavelength ranges, so that the dominant wavelength λ for these may be set to be approximately the middle value between the blue region and the green region, or the same value. In this case, subpixels of different luminescent colors, blue and green, can be formed by color separation using a spectroscopic member such as a color filter.

[0041] The microresonator effect is maximized when formula (1) and formula (2) are satisfied simultaneously. The interference condition that satisfies formula (2) may be confirmed by measuring the resonant wavelength from the reflectance spectrum using a spectroreflectometer based on the spectroreflectance method. For example, since the spectral shape is such that the reflectance has a minimum value at the resonant wavelength, it may be confirmed whether the design is such that the resonant wavelength resonates in a specific wavelength region.

[0042] In the above-mentioned light emitting device 100, the layer structures of the light emitting element 112G and the light emitting element 112R are different, and therefore the interference effect with respect to the viewing angle is different between the red sub-pixel 101R and the green sub-pixel 101G. The light isotropically emitted from the light emitting layer 204 includes light that is obliquely incident on the reflective electrode layer 103. The angle α of light emitted from the sub-pixel into the atmosphere can be derived from the radiation angle θ from the light emitting layer 204 and the refractive index of each layer according to Snell's law. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the angle at which the light emitting device 100 is observed by a user is denoted by α, the radiation angle (emission angle) of light from the light emitting layer is denoted by θ, and the incident angle of light incident on the reflective electrode layer is denoted by θ'. Also, the refractive index of the light emitting layer is denoted by N em and the refractive index of the transparent electrode layer is N med and the refractive index of the observation medium (e.g., air) is N air In this case, the following equation (3) holds true. N air ×sinα=N em ×sinθ=N med ×sinθ′ …Equation (3) Transforming equation (3) gives sinθ′=(N air / N med ) × sinα. In other words, the refractive index of the medium present above the reflective electrode layer (N med ) changes the angle of incidence (θ') of light onto the interface of the reflective electrode layer.

[0043] The lower the refractive index of the medium on the reflective electrode layer, the larger the incident angle θ' of light on the interface of the reflective electrode layer. Also, the higher the refractive index of the medium on the reflective electrode layer, the smaller the incident angle θ' of light on the interface of the reflective electrode layer. For each subpixel, interference is designed to strengthen the resonance wavelength that is optimal for the emitted color, in accordance with the emission wavelength emitted in the front direction. When the optical path difference of interference is designed to be n×d (n is the refractive index, d is the physical film thickness) with respect to the front direction, the optical path difference of interference is nd×cosβ for a certain angle β, so the optical path difference is shorter with respect to the front direction. In other words, the resonance wavelength in the oblique direction is shorter than the resonance wavelength in the front direction.

[0044] Therefore, the degree of the reflection interference effect due to the viewing angle of the red subpixel 101R having the transparent insulating layer 105R of the low refractive index layer on the reflective electrode layer 103R is largely shifted to the short wavelength side compared to that of the green subpixel 101G. Therefore, when observed from an oblique direction, the interference intensity of the light emitting element in the oblique direction is lower than the light to be extracted in the front direction in each subpixel. Furthermore, when viewed from an oblique direction, the intensity of the color of the long wavelength (red) is more greatly reduced than the intensity of the color of the short wavelength (blue, green). As a result, the intensity of the long wavelength side where the visibility and the visibility of coloring are strong can be further reduced, so that the white balance in the oblique direction is less likely to be lost and the color shift of the white color can be suppressed.

[0045] Next, a method for manufacturing the light emitting device 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Existing methods may be used for the parts not described in Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 4(a), a metal film 401 is formed on the substrate 102 using the material of the reflective electrode layer 103. For example, after forming a metal layer 201 on the entire surface of the substrate 102 by a sputtering method, a barrier layer 202 is formed by a sputtering method or a vacuum deposition method while maintaining a vacuum state or avoiding exposure to the atmosphere, for example, in an inert gas. The formation of the barrier layer 202 may be omitted.

[0046] Next, a resist film is applied to the metal film 401, and the resist film is patterned using a photolithography method. Next, the metal film 401 is etched using dry etching or wet etching to form the reflective electrode layers 103B, 103G, and 103R from the metal film 401. Thereafter, the resist film is removed, and the insulating film 402 is formed to a thickness of 22 nm using the material of the transparent insulating layer 105R (e.g., SiO2). After this process is completed, the structure shown in FIG. 4(b) is obtained.

[0047] Next, a resist film is applied, the resist film is patterned using a photolithography method, and the insulating film 402 is patterned by dry etching. By this patterning, an opening is formed in the insulating film 402 so that most of the upper surface of the reflective electrode layer 103G (for example, 90% of the upper surface including the center) and a part of the upper surface of the reflective electrode layer 103R (for example, 5% of the upper surface near the end) are exposed. Of the insulating film 402, the part above the reflective electrode layer 103R becomes the transparent insulating layer 105R. Thereafter, the resist film is removed, and a 16 nm transparent conductive film 403 is formed on the insulating film 402 by performing a sputtering method using the material of the transparent electrode layer 104 (for example, ITO). After this process is completed, the structure of FIG. 4(c) is obtained. In this example, the end of the reflective electrode layer 103G remains covered with the insulating film 402, but the insulating film 402 may be removed from the entire upper surface of the reflective electrode layer 103G.

[0048] Thereafter, a resist film is applied, the resist film is patterned using a photolithography method, the remaining resist film is used to pattern the transparent conductive film 403, and then the resist film is removed. By this patterning, the transparent conductive film 403 is removed except for a portion on the reflective electrode layer 103R and a portion on the reflective electrode layer 103G. The portion of the transparent conductive film 403 on the reflective electrode layer 103R becomes the transparent electrode layer 104R. The portion of the transparent conductive film 403 on the reflective electrode layer 103G becomes the transparent electrode layer 104G.

[0049] Next, a resist film is applied, the resist film is patterned using photolithography, the insulating film 402 is patterned by dry etching, and the resist film is removed. This patterning forms an opening in the insulating film 402 so that most of the upper surface of the reflective electrode layer 103B (for example, 90% of the upper surface including the center) is exposed. After this process is completed, the structure shown in FIG. 4(d) is obtained. In this example, the end of the reflective electrode layer 103B remains covered with the insulating film 402, but the insulating film 402 may be removed from the entire upper surface of the reflective electrode layer 103B.

[0050] Thereafter, the material of the pixel separation film 111 (e.g., SiO2) is deposited over the entire surface to form a 50 nm insulating film 404. The insulating film 404 may be formed of the same material as the insulating film 402, taking into consideration the deposition process. Alternatively, the insulating film 404 may be formed of a material different from that of the insulating film 402, e.g., SiN. After this process is completed, the structure shown in FIG. 4(e) is obtained.

[0051] After that, a resist film is applied, the resist film is patterned using photolithography, and the portions of the insulating film 404 that are on the reflective electrode layers 103B, 103G, and 104R are removed by trial etching. The remaining portions of the insulating film 404 become the pixel separation films 111. After this process is completed, the structure shown in FIG. 4(f) is obtained.

[0052] Thereafter, the light emitting device 100 is manufactured by sequentially forming the functional layer 106, the upper electrode layer 107, the transparent sealing layer 108, the planarizing layer 109, and the color filter 110. The functional layer 106 may be formed by a vacuum deposition method, an inkjet method, or the like. The upper electrode layer 107 may be formed by a sputtering method, or a vacuum deposition method.

[0053] According to the above-mentioned method, the layers for adjusting optical interference, i.e., the transparent insulating layer 105 and the transparent electrode layer 104, can be formed only by film formation using a sputtering method. As a result, the film thickness controllability is improved compared to a method in which the thickness of these layers is controlled by an etching process. Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned method, the number of steps can be reduced compared to a case in which the thickness of the layer for adjusting optical interference is changed for each subpixel, and the number of masks required for patterning can be reduced. As a result, the decrease in yield and the cost can be suppressed.

[0054] <Second embodiment> In the first embodiment, the light-emitting layer 204 emits white light. Instead, in the second embodiment, each subpixel emits light of a different color. Specifically, a portion of the light-emitting layer 204 included in the red subpixel 101R emits red light. A portion of the light-emitting layer 204 included in the green subpixel 101G emits green light. A portion of the light-emitting layer 204 included in the blue subpixel 101B emits blue light. Such a light-emitting layer 204 may be formed by a deposition coating method using a deposition mask, coating by an inkjet method, or coating by photolithography. In the second embodiment, the light-emitting layer 204 itself emits light of each color, so the color filter 110 may be omitted.

[0055] <Other embodiments> Modifications of the materials of each layer in the first and second embodiments described above will be described below. The substrate 102 may be made of quartz, glass, a silicon wafer, resin, or the like. The light emitting device 100 may also include switching elements such as transistors and wiring on the substrate 102, and an insulating layer thereon. The material of the insulating layer may be a resin such as polyimide, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or the like.

[0056] The reflective electrode layer 103 may function as an anode of the light-emitting element 112, and the upper electrode layer 107 may function as a cathode of the light-emitting element 112. The electrode with the higher potential is the anode, and the other is the cathode. It can also be said that the electrode that supplies holes to the light-emitting layer 204 is the anode, and the electrode that supplies electrons is the cathode. The reflective electrode layer 103 may be formed of, for example, chromium, aluminum, silver, titanium, tungsten, molybdenum, or an alloy or laminate of these materials.

[0057] On the other hand, the material of the upper electrode layer 107 may be an elemental metal such as an alkali metal such as lithium, an alkaline earth metal such as calcium, aluminum, titanium, manganese, silver, lead, chromium, or a mixture containing these. An alloy combining these elemental metals may also be used. For example, magnesium-silver, aluminum-lithium, aluminum-magnesium, silver-copper, zinc-silver, etc. may be used. Metal oxides such as indium tin oxide (ITO) may also be used. These electrode materials may be used alone or in combination of two or more types. The upper electrode layer 107 may have a single layer structure or a multi-layer structure. Silver may be used as the material of the upper electrode layer 107, and a silver alloy may be used to suppress the aggregation of silver. As long as the aggregation of silver can be suppressed, the ratio of the alloy is not important. For example, the ratio of the alloy may be 1:1.

[0058] The transparent encapsulation layer 108 may be a passivation film such as silicon nitride. The transparent encapsulation layer 108 may be formed by transferring the upper electrode layer 107 to another chamber without breaking the vacuum after the formation of the upper electrode layer 107, and forming a silicon nitride film having a thickness of 2 μm by a CVD method. After the film formation by the CVD method, a protective layer may be formed by using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method.

[0059] The color filter 110 may be formed of a polymer. The planarization layer 109 may be composed of an organic compound, and may be a low molecular weight or a high molecular weight. The planarization layer 109 may be provided above and below the color filter 110, and the constituent materials thereof may be the same or different. Specifically, the material of the planarization layer 109 may be polyvinylcarbazole resin, polycarbonate resin, polyester resin, ABS resin, acrylic resin, polyimide resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin, silicone resin, urea resin, etc.

[0060] The light emitting device 100 may have an opposing substrate on the planarization layer 109. The opposing substrate is called an opposing substrate because it is provided at a position corresponding to the substrate 102. The opposing substrate may be made of the same material as the substrate 102.

[0061] The functional layer 106 is an organic compound layer. The functional layer 106 may be formed by using a dry process such as vacuum deposition, ionization deposition, sputtering, or plasma. Instead of the dry process, a wet process may be used in which the functional layer 106 is dissolved in a suitable solvent and a layer is formed by a known coating method (e.g., spin coating, dipping, casting, LB method, inkjet method, etc.). When forming a film by the coating method, a film can be formed by combining with a suitable binder resin. Examples of the binder resin include, but are not limited to, polyvinylcarbazole resin, polycarbonate resin, polyester resin, ABS resin, acrylic resin, polyimide resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin, silicone resin, and urea resin. In addition, these binder resins may be used alone as a homopolymer or copolymer, or two or more types may be mixed and used. Furthermore, known additives such as plasticizers, antioxidants, and ultraviolet absorbers may be used in combination as necessary.

[0062] <Examples and Comparative Examples> Various examples of the light emitting device 100 of the first embodiment will be described below. Comparative examples for these examples will also be described.

[0063] <First Example> In the first embodiment, the light emitting elements 112B, 112G, and 112R were formed with the materials and film thicknesses shown in Table 1 below. The light emitting layer 204 was formed as a white light emitting layer by co-evaporating a blue dopant, a green dopant, and a red dopant having the fluorescent spectrum shown in FIG. 5 into a host material. Thereafter, the transparent sealing layer 108 was formed to a thickness of 2 μm. Next, a color filter 110 was formed on the transparent sealing layer 108, and a protective glass substrate was attached using a resin.

[0064] [Table 1]

[0065] As shown in Table 1, the above formula 1 is satisfied for each subpixel, and m in formula 2 is 0. FIG. 6(a) shows the EL spectrum of the light-emitting element for each subpixel. It can be seen that the wavelength region suitable for the color to be emitted from each subpixel is enhanced. FIG. 6(b) shows the EL spectrum for each subpixel after passing through the color filter 110. FIG. 7 shows the transmission characteristics of the color filter 110. It can be seen that by passing through the color filter 110, the intensity of transmission of the optimal wavelength can be increased, and the color purity and the luminous efficiency of each subpixel are improved.

[0066] Next, the color shift due to the viewing angle was evaluated. First, the emission intensity of each sub-pixel was adjusted so that the color would be the reference white in the front direction. Next, the color shift when observed from a viewing angle of 50° relative to the front (0°) was evaluated using Δu′v′. Δu′v′ represents the amount of color shift observed at a viewing angle of 50° relative to the reference white in the front direction (0°) in CIE1976 (u′v′). The u′ and v′ values ​​of the reference white in the front direction are (u′0, v′0), respectively, and the u′ and v′ values ​​of the color observed at a viewing angle of 50° are (u′50, v′50), respectively. In this case, u′0-u′50=Δu′ and v′0-v′50=Δv′, so Δu′v′ can be expressed by the following formula (4). Δu′v′=√((Δu′) 2 +(Δv′) 2 ) …Equation (4) The evaluation results of Δu′v′ at a viewing angle of 50° are shown in Table 8 below.

[0067] <Second Example> In the second example, light emitting elements 112B, 112G, and 112R were formed using the materials and film thicknesses shown in Table 2 below. In the second embodiment, m in formula (2) was set to 1. The rest was the same as in the first example. The evaluation results of Δu′v′ at a viewing angle of 50° are shown in Table 8 below.

[0068] [Table 2]

[0069] <Third Example> In the third example, light-emitting elements 112B, 112G, and 112R were formed using the materials and film thicknesses shown in Table 3 below. Unlike the first example, the green subpixel 101G does not include the transparent electrode layer 104G. The rest is the same as in the first example. The evaluation results of Δu'v' at a viewing angle of 50° are shown in Table 8 below. Because the green subpixel 101G does not include the transparent electrode layer 104G, the green subpixel 101G has the same layer structure as the blue subpixel 101B.

[0070] [Table 3]

[0071] <First Comparative Example> The first comparative example is the same as the first example except that it has a film thickness shown in the following Table 4. The evaluation results of color shift with respect to the viewing angle for the first comparative example are shown in Table 8 below.

[0072] [Table 4]

[0073] <Second Comparative Example> The second comparative example is the same as the first example except that it has a film thickness shown in the following Table 5. The evaluation results of color shift with respect to the viewing angle for the second comparative example are shown in Table 8 below.

[0074] [Table 5]

[0075] <Third Comparative Example> The third comparative example is the same as the first example except that it has a film thickness shown in the following Table 6. The evaluation results of the color shift with respect to the viewing angle of the third comparative example are shown in Table 8 below.

[0076] [Table 6]

[0077] <Fourth Comparative Example> The fourth comparative example is the same as the first example except for the film thickness shown in the following Table 7. The evaluation results of the color shift with respect to the viewing angle of the fourth comparative example are shown in Table 8 below.

[0078] [Table 7]

[0079] <Evaluation Results> The evaluation results of color shift depending on the viewing angle for the above-mentioned first to third examples and first to fourth comparative examples are shown in Table 8. It can be seen that the first to third examples have less color shift depending on the viewing angle than the first to fourth comparative examples.

[0080] [Table 8]

[0081] <Applications of the Light Emitting Device According to Some Embodiments of the Present Invention> The light-emitting device according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention can be used as a component of a display device or a lighting device. In addition, the light-emitting device can be used as an exposure light source for an electrophotographic image forming device, as a backlight for a liquid crystal display device, or as a light-emitting device having a white light source and a color filter. An electrophotographic printer has, for example, a photoconductor and a light-emitting device that provides light to the photoconductor. The light-emitting device of the printer may be the light-emitting device according to the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0082] The display device may be an image information processing device having an image input unit that inputs image information from an area CCD, a linear CCD, a memory card, etc., an information processing unit that processes the input information, and displays the input image on a display unit.

[0083] The display unit of the imaging device or inkjet printer may have a touch panel function. The driving method of this touch panel function may be an infrared type, a capacitive type, a resistive film type, or an electromagnetic induction type. The display device may be used in the display unit of a multifunction printer.

[0084] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display device according to some embodiments. The display device 800 may have a touch panel 803, a display panel 805, a frame 806, a circuit board 807, and a battery 808 between an upper cover 801 and a lower cover 809. Flexible printed circuits FPCs 802 and 804 are connected to the touch panel 803 and the display panel 805. A transistor is printed on the circuit board 807. The battery 808 may not be provided if the display device is not a portable device, and may be provided in a different position even if the display device is a portable device. The display device 800 has a plurality of pixels, and at least one of the plurality of pixels has a light-emitting element of the light-emitting device of the above-mentioned embodiment and a transistor connected to the light-emitting element.

[0085] The display device according to the present embodiment may be used as a display unit of a mobile terminal. In this case, the display device may have both a display function and an operation function. Examples of the mobile terminal include mobile phones such as smartphones, tablets, and head-mounted displays.

[0086] The display device according to the present embodiment may be used as a display unit of an imaging device (photoelectric conversion device) having an optical unit with a plurality of lenses and an imaging element that receives light that has passed through the optical unit. The display unit of the imaging device may display an image captured by the imaging element. The display unit may be a display unit exposed to the outside of the imaging device, or may be a display unit disposed within a viewfinder. The imaging device may be a digital camera or a digital video camera.

[0087] 9(a) is a schematic diagram showing an example of an imaging device according to this embodiment. The imaging device 900 may have a viewfinder 901, a rear display 902, an operation unit 903, and a housing 904. The viewfinder 901 may have a display device according to this embodiment. In this case, the display device may display not only an image to be captured, but also environmental information, imaging instructions, and the like. The environmental information may include the intensity of external light, the direction of external light, the moving speed of the subject, the possibility that the subject will be blocked by an obstruction, and the like.

[0088] The light-emitting device described above has an organic light-emitting element, and therefore has a fast response speed. Therefore, information can be displayed in a short time suitable for imaging. Display devices using organic light-emitting elements can be used in devices that require a high display speed.

[0089] The imaging device 900 has an optical section (not shown). The optical section has multiple lenses, and forms an image on an imaging element housed in a housing 904. The focal points of the multiple lenses can be adjusted by adjusting their relative positions. This operation can also be performed automatically.

[0090] FIG. 9(b) is a schematic diagram showing an example of an electronic device according to the present embodiment. The electronic device 910 has a display unit 911, an operation unit 912, and a housing 913 in which the display unit 911 is provided. The housing 913 may have a circuit, a printed circuit board having the circuit, a battery, and a communication unit. The communication unit is used for communication with the outside. The operation unit 912 may be a button or a touch panel type reaction unit. The operation unit 912 may be a biometric recognition unit that recognizes a fingerprint and performs unlocking or the like. An electronic device having a communication unit can also be called a communication device. The electronic device may further have a camera function by being provided with a lens and an imaging element. An image captured by the camera function is displayed on the display unit 911. Examples of the electronic device include a smartphone and a notebook computer.

[0091] Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display device according to this embodiment. Fig. 10(a) shows a display device such as a television monitor or a PC monitor. The display device 1000 has a frame 1001 and a display unit 1002. The light-emitting device according to this embodiment may be used in the display unit 1002.

[0092] The display device has a frame 1001 and a base 1003 that supports a display unit 1002. The base 1003 is not limited to the form shown in FIG. 10(a). The lower side of the frame 1001 may also serve as the base. The frame 1001 and the display unit 1002 may be curved. The radius of curvature may be 5000 mm or more and 6000 mm or less.

[0093] FIG. 10(b) is a schematic diagram showing another example of the display device according to the present embodiment. The display device 1010 of FIG. 10(b) is configured to be bendable, and is a so-called foldable display device. The display device 1010 has a display unit 1011, a display unit 1012, a housing 1013, and a bending point 1014. The display unit 1011 and the display unit 1012 may have a light-emitting device according to the present embodiment. The display unit 1011 and the display unit 1012 may be a single display unit without a joint. The display unit 1011 and the display unit 1012 can be separated at the bending point. The display unit 1011 and the display unit 1012 may display different images, or the first and second display units may display one image.

[0094] FIG. 11(a) is a schematic diagram showing an example of the lighting device according to the present embodiment. The lighting device 1100 may have a housing 1101, a light source 1102, a circuit board 1103, an optical film 1104, and a light diffusion unit 1105. The light source may have the light-emitting device according to the present embodiment. The optical film 1104 transmits light emitted by the light source 1102. The optical film 1104 may be a filter that improves the color rendering of the light source. The light diffusion unit 1105 transmits light emitted by the light source 1102. The light diffusion unit 1105 can effectively diffuse the light of the light source, such as for lighting up, and deliver the light to a wide range. The optical film 1104 and the light diffusion unit 1105 may be provided on the light emission side of the lighting. If necessary, a cover may be provided on the outermost part.

[0095] The lighting device 1100 is, for example, a device that illuminates a room. The lighting device 1100 may emit white light, neutral white light, or any other color from blue to red. The lighting device 1100 may have a dimming circuit that adjusts the light emission. The lighting device 1100 may have a light-emitting device of the present invention and a power supply circuit connected thereto. The power supply circuit is a circuit that converts AC voltage into DC voltage. Moreover, white has a color temperature of 4200K, and neutral white has a color temperature of 5000K. The lighting device 1100 may have a color filter.

[0096] The lighting device according to the present embodiment may also include a heat dissipation section that dissipates heat from within the device to the outside, and examples of the heat dissipation section include metals with high specific heat, liquid silicon, and the like.

[0097] 11(b) is a schematic diagram of an automobile, which is an example of a moving body according to this embodiment. The automobile has tail lamps, which are an example of a lamp. The automobile 1110 has tail lamps 1111, and may be configured to turn on the tail lamps when braking or the like is performed.

[0098] The tail lamp 1111 may have the light emitting device according to this embodiment. The tail lamp may have a protective member for protecting the organic EL element. The protective member may be made of any material as long as it has a certain degree of strength and is transparent, and may be made of, for example, polycarbonate. Polycarbonate may be mixed with a furandicarboxylic acid derivative, an acrylonitrile derivative, or the like.

[0099] The automobile 1110 may have a body 1113 and a window 1112 attached thereto. The window 1112 may be a transparent display as long as it is not a window for checking the front and rear of the automobile 1110. The transparent display may have the light-emitting device according to this embodiment. In this case, the constituent materials of the electrodes and the like of the light-emitting device are made of transparent members.

[0100] The moving body according to the present embodiment may be a ship, an aircraft, a drone, or the like. The moving body may have a body and a lamp provided on the body. The lamp may emit light to indicate the position of the body. The lamp has the light-emitting device according to the present embodiment.

[0101] An application example of the display device of each of the above-mentioned embodiments will be described with reference to Fig. 12. The display device can be applied to a system that can be worn as a wearable device such as smart glasses, HMD, and smart contacts. An image capturing and display device used in such an application example has an image capturing device capable of photoelectrically converting visible light, and a display device capable of emitting visible light.

[0102] 12(a) illustrates glasses 1200 (smart glasses) according to one application example. An imaging device 1202 such as a CMOS sensor or a SPAD is provided on the front side of a lens 1201 of the glasses 1200. In addition, a display device according to any of the above-mentioned embodiments is provided on the back side of the lens 1201.

[0103] The glasses 1200 further include a control device 1203. The control device 1203 functions as a power source that supplies power to the image capture device 1202 and the display device according to each embodiment. The control device 1203 also functions as a control unit that controls the operations of the image capture device 1202 and the display device. The lens 1201 is formed with an optical system for focusing light on the image capture device 1202.

[0104] FIG. 12(b) illustrates glasses 1210 (smart glasses) according to one application example. The glasses 1210 have a control device 1212, and the control device 1212 is equipped with an imaging device corresponding to the imaging device 1202 and a display device. The lens 1211 is formed with an optical system for projecting light emitted from the imaging device in the control device 1212 and the display device, and an image is projected onto the lens 1211. The control device 1212 functions as a power source for supplying power to the imaging device and the display device, and controls the operation of the imaging device and the display device. The control device may have a line-of-sight detection unit that detects the line of sight of the wearer. Infrared light may be used for detecting the line of sight. The infrared light emission unit emits infrared light toward the eyeball of a user gazing at a display image. An imaging unit having a light receiving element detects the reflected light of the emitted infrared light from the eyeball, thereby obtaining an image of the eyeball. By having a reduction unit that reduces light from the infrared light emission unit to the display unit in a planar view, deterioration of image quality is reduced.

[0105] The gaze of the user with respect to the displayed image is detected from an image of the eyeball obtained by capturing infrared light. Any known method can be applied to gaze detection using the image of the eyeball. As an example, a gaze detection method based on a Purkinje image formed by reflection of irradiated light on the cornea can be used.

[0106] More specifically, a gaze detection process based on the pupil-corneal reflex method is performed. Using the pupil-corneal reflex method, a gaze vector that indicates the direction (rotation angle) of the eyeball is calculated based on the pupil image and the Purkinje image included in the captured image of the eyeball, thereby detecting the user's gaze.

[0107] A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may have an imaging device having a light receiving element, and may control a display image on the display device based on information about a user's line of sight from the imaging device.

[0108] Specifically, the display device determines a first field of view area to which the user gazes and a second field of view area other than the first field of view area based on the line-of-sight information. The first field of view area and the second field of view area may be determined by a control device of the display device, or may be received from an external control device. In the display area of ​​the display device, the display resolution of the first field of view area may be controlled to be higher than the display resolution of the second field of view area. In other words, the resolution of the second field of view area may be lower than that of the first field of view area.

[0109] The display area includes a first display area and a second display area different from the first display area, and an area having a high priority is determined from the first display area and the second display area based on line-of-sight information. The first field of view area and the second field of view area may be determined by a control device of the display device, or may be received from an external control device. The resolution of the area having a high priority may be controlled to be higher than the resolution of areas other than the area having a high priority. In other words, the resolution of an area having a relatively low priority may be lowered.

[0110] AI may be used to determine the first field of view area and the area with high priority. The AI ​​may be a model configured to estimate the angle of the line of sight and the distance to an object at the end of the line of sight from the image of the eyeball, using the image of the eyeball and the direction in which the eyeball in the image was actually looking as teacher data. The AI ​​program may be included in the display device, the imaging device, or an external device. If included in the external device, it is transmitted to the display device via communication.

[0111] When display control is performed based on visual recognition detection, the present invention can be preferably applied to smart glasses further having an imaging device for capturing images of the outside. The smart glasses can display captured outside information in real time. As described above, by using a device using the organic light-emitting element according to this embodiment, it is possible to display images with good image quality and stable display even for long periods of time.

[0112] The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following claims are appended to apprise the public of the scope of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0113] 100 Light emitting device, 101 pixel, 101 subpixel, 103 reflective electrode layer, 104 transparent electrode layer, 105 transparent insulating layer, 106 functional layer, 107 upper electrode layer

Claims

1. a first light-emitting element for a first color, a third light-emitting element for a third color having a shorter wavelength than the first color, and a second light-emitting element for a second color having a shorter wavelength than the first color and a longer wavelength than the third color; The first light emitting element includes, in this order, a first reflective layer, a first transparent insulating layer which is an inorganic layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a first light emitting layer, and a first upper electrode layer; the second light emitting element includes, in this order, a second reflective layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a second light emitting layer, and a second upper electrode layer; the third light emitting element includes a third reflective layer, a third light emitting layer, and a third upper electrode layer in this order; The third light emitting element does not include a transparent electrode layer between the third reflective layer and the third light emitting layer, In the first light-emitting element, the first reflective layer and the first upper electrode layer form a microresonator structure; In the second light-emitting element, the second reflective layer and the second upper electrode layer form a microresonator structure; In the third light-emitting element, the third reflective layer and the third upper electrode layer form a microresonator structure; The light-emitting device is characterized in that the layer thickness of the first transparent insulating layer is 55 nm or less, and the light-emitting device is configured such that the color shift observed at a viewing angle of 50° relative to a reference white in the front direction in CIE 1976 (u'v') is 0.0228 or less.

2. 2. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the refractive index of the first transparent insulating layer is lower than the refractive index of a layer disposed above and in contact with the third reflective layer.

3. 3. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the refractive index of the first transparent insulating layer is lower than the refractive index of the second transparent electrode layer.

4. 4. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the second transparent electrode layer is in contact with the second reflective layer.

5. 5. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the orders of the microresonator structures in the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element and the third light emitting element are the same.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the order of the microcavity structure in the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element and the third light emitting element is unity.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the third reflective layer and the third light emitting layer is shorter than a distance between the first reflective layer and the first light emitting layer.

8. When the optical path length between the first reflective layer and the first upper electrode layer is L, L=(2mπ−Φ)×(λ / 4π)±λ / 8, where λ is the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the first light emitting element, m is 0 or 1, Φ is the sum of the reflection phases at the interface of the first reflective layer and the interface of the first upper electrode layer relative to λ, The light emitting device according to claim 1 , which satisfies the following:

9. If the optical path length between the second reflective layer and the second upper electrode layer is L2, L2=(2mπ-Φ)×(λ) ２ / 4π)±λ ２ / 8 where λ ２ is the main wavelength of the light emitted from the second light emitting element, m is 0 or 1, Φ is the sum of the reflection phases at the interface of the second reflective layer and the interface of the second upper electrode layer with respect to λ, The light emitting device according to claim 8 ,

10. If the optical path length between the third reflective layer and the third upper electrode layer is L3, L3=(2mπ-Φ)×(λ) ３ / 4π)±λ ３ / 8 where λ ３ is the dominant wavelength of light emitted from the third light emitting element, m is 0 or 1, Φ is the sum of the reflection phases at the interface of the third reflective layer and the interface of the third upper electrode layer relative to λ, The light emitting device according to claim 9 ,

11. 11. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the first light emitting layer, the second light emitting layer and the third light emitting layer emit white light.

12. The light emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the light emitting device is configured so that the color shift observed at a viewing angle of 50° from a reference white in the front direction in CIE 1976 (u'v') is 0.0205 or more and 0.0228 or less.

13. 13. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the first light emitting layer, the second light emitting layer, and the third light emitting layer are integrally formed.

14. 14. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the first upper electrode layer, the second upper electrode layer and the third upper electrode layer are integrally formed.

15. A display device comprising a plurality of pixels, at least one of the plurality of pixels comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 1 and a control unit for controlling light emission of the light-emitting device.

16. an optical unit having a plurality of lenses, an image sensor that receives light that has passed through the optical unit, and a display unit that displays an image captured by the image sensor; An imaging device, wherein the display section comprises the light emitting device according to claim 1 .

17. 15. An electronic device comprising: a display unit having the light-emitting device according to claim 1; a housing in which the display unit is provided; and a communication unit provided in the housing for communicating with an external device.

18. 15. An illumination device comprising: a light source having the light emitting device according to claim 1; and a light diffusing portion or an optical film that transmits light emitted by the light source.

19. A moving body comprising: a lighting fixture having the light-emitting device according to claim 1; and a body on which the lighting fixture is provided.

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