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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2015
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Masanori Ohara, Sakai, JP;
Hideki Uchida, Sakai, JP;
Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Sakai, JP;
Satoshi Inoue, Sakai, JP;
Yuto Tsukamoto, Sakai, JP;
Kazuki Matsunaga, Sakai, JP;
Eiji Koike, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A light-emitting element includes at least a first trench portion having an indented shape within a single light-emitting region. In the first trench portion, a first electrode, an EL layer, and a second electrode are layered in this order and in contact with each other. One of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a reflective electrode, and concave-convex portions of the submicron order configured to diffract surface plasmons are provided on the surface of the reflective electrode on a side closer to the EL layer.