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Thin film EL element and process for producing the same
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1987-09-24
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2007-09-24
Abstract
Abstract A thin film EL element which comprises an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, successively laid one upon another, at least one of the first and second insulating layers being composed of a material having a perovskite crystal structure, for example, a layer of SrTiO3, PbTiO3 or BaTiO3, particularly a SrTiO3. The material having the perovskite crystal structure has an increased (111) plane orientation such that the diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I (111)/I (110), is more than 0.5. The material can be a single crystal, having (111) plane orientation. The material is deposited by sputtering, at substrate temperatures of not less than 200 DEG C. and up to the softening point of the insulating substrate, and at a pressure of not more than 1x10-2 Torr. The material has a high dielectric constant, a high dielectric strength and thus has a high reliability of element performance with a low driving voltage.
Inventors
- 👤 Moriaki Fuyama
- 👤 Katsumi Tamura
- 👤 Kazuo Taguchi
- 👤 Kenichi Onisawa
- 👤 Akira Sato
- 👤 Kenichi Hashimoto
- 👤 Takahiro Nakayama
- 👤 Yoshio Abe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 08:57
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/10; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/0021; C23C14/0036; C23C14/06; C23C14/08; C23C14/088; H05B33/12; H05B33/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A thin film EL element which comprises an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, successively laid one upon another, at least one of the first and second insulating layers being composed of a material of perovskite crystal structure whose crystal has been grown preferentially in the (111) plane such that the crystal has a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), of more than 0.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A thin film EL element which comprises an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, successively laid one upon another, at least one of the first and second insulating layers being composed of a material of perovskite crystal structure whose crystal has been grown preferentially in the (111) plane such that the crystal has a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), of more than 0.5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A thin film EL element according to claim 1, wherein the material of perovskite crystal structure is SrTiO 3 , PbTiO 3 or BaTiO 3 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
A thin film EL element which comprises an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, successively laid one upon another, at least one of the first and second insulating layers being composed of SrTiO 3 whose crystal has been grown preferentially in the (111) plane such that the crystal has a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), of more than 0.5.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
A thin film EL element which comprises an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, successively laid one upon another, at least one of the first and second insulating layers being composed of SrTiO 3 whose crystal has been grown preferentially in the (111) plane such that the crystal has a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), of more than 0.5.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of material having a perovskite crystal structure, said layer of material being formed by sputtering carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, said layer of material being a layer having a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), after being formed by sputtering, of more than 0.5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of material having a perovskite crystal structure, said layer of material being formed by sputtering carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, said layer of material being a layer having a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), after being formed by sputtering, of more than 0.5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process according to claim 4, wherein the sputtering is carried out in the presence of a gas mixture of Ar and He or a gas mixture of Ar, He and O 2 as a reactant gas.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 4, wherein the layer of material having a perovskite crystal structure is a layer of SrTiO 3 , PbTiO 3 or BaTiO 3 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
126 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of SrTiO 3 formed by sputtering, the sputtering being carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, and wherein the layer of SrTiO 3 is a layer having a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), after being formed by sputtering, of more than 0.5.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
126 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of SrTiO 3 formed by sputtering, the sputtering being carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, and wherein the layer of SrTiO 3 is a layer having a diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I(111)/I(110), after being formed by sputtering, of more than 0.5.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process according to claim 7, wherein the sputtering is carried out in the presence of a gas mixture of Ar and He, or a gas mixture of Ar, He and O 2 as a reactant gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
131 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of material having a perovskite crystal structure, said layer of material being formed by sputtering carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, the sputtering being carried out in the presence of a gas mixture of Ar and He or a gas mixture of Ar, He and O 2 as a reactant gas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
131 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of material having a perovskite crystal structure, said layer of material being formed by sputtering carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, the sputtering being carried out in the presence of a gas mixture of Ar and He or a gas mixture of Ar, He and O 2 as a reactant gas.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of SrTiO 3 formed by sputtering, the sputtering being carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, and wherein the sputtering is carried out in the presence of a gas mixture of Ar and He or a gas mixture of Ar, He and O 2 as a reactant gas.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process for producing a thin film EL element, comprising successively forming, on an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, laid one upon another, wherein at least one of the first and second insulating layers is a layer of SrTiO 3 formed by sputtering, the sputtering being carried out at a substrate temperature of not less than 200° C. to less than the softening point of the insulating substrate, and under a pressure of not more than 1×10 -2 Torr, and wherein the sputtering is carried out in the presence of a gas mixture of Ar and He or a gas mixture of Ar, He and O 2 as a reactant gas.
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