To provide an organic photoelectric conversion element, imaging device, and optical sensor having low dark currents, and a method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element. Provided is a photoelectric conversion element, including: a first electrode; an organic photoelectric conversion layer disposed in a layer upper than the first electrode, the organic photoelectric conversion layer including one or two or more organic semiconductor materials; a buffer layer disposed in a layer upper than the organic photoelectric conversion layer, the buffer layer including an amorphous inorganic material and having an energy level of 7.7 to 8.0 eV and a difference in a HOMO energy level from the organic photoelectric conversion layer of 2 eV or more; and a second electrode disposed in a layer upper than the buffer layer.

Methods and devices for controlling pressures in microenvironments between a deposition apparatus and a substrate are provided. Each microenvironment is associated with an aperture of the deposition apparatus which can allow for control of the microenvironment.

The present invention relates to a method for preparation of a p-type semiconducting layer, a p-type semiconducting layer obtained by said method, an organic electronic device comprising the p-type semiconducting layer, a display device comprising the organic electronic device, a metal compound and a use of said metal compound for the p-type semiconducting layer.

A method comprises processing a substrate in a gas enclosure to form a film on one or more portions of the substrate. The method further comprises, while processing the substrate, circulating gas along a circulation path through the gas enclosure. Circulating the gas may comprise flowing gas through an exhaust housing enclosing a printhead assembly housed in the gas enclosure and filtering the gas flowing downstream of the printhead assembly from the exhaust housing.

A method is provided for producing an electro-optical and/or optoelectronic layer. In the method, the layer is formed with perovskite material of the composition ABX.sub.3 by cold gas spraying at least a starting material having the perovskite material. X is also formed with at least one halogen or a mixture of multiple halogens. In the method for producing an electro-optical or optoelectronic device with at least one electro-optical or optoelectronic layer, the at least one electro-optical or optoelectronic layer is formed with a perovskite material by the method. The device is, in particular, an electro-optical or optoelectronic device, such as an energy converter, a solar cell, a light diode, or an X-ray detector. The device has an electro-optical layer of this type.

A light-emitting element and its fabrication method are provided. The light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrode, and the EL layer is formed by evaporation of an organic compound. The evaporation is conducted so that the partial pressure of a component with a specific molecular weight in a film-formation chamber, which is monitored by a mass spectrometer, does not exceed a specific value during the evaporation. This method allows the formation of a light-emitting element having an improved lifetime.

The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a printing system for printing a substrate, in which the printing system can be housed in a gas enclosure, where the environment within the enclosure can be maintained as a controlled printing environment. A controlled environment of the present teachings can include control of the type of gas environment within the gas enclosure, the size and level particulate matter within the enclosure, control of the temperature within the enclosure and control of lighting. Various embodiments of a printing system of the present teachings can include an X-axis and a Y-axis motion system utilizing linear air-bearing technology, as well as an ultrasonic floatation table as a substrate apparatus that are configured to substantially decrease excess thermal load within the enclosure by, for example, eliminating or substantially minimizing the use of conventional electric motors. Additionally, an X-axis and a Y-axis motion system utilizing linear air-bearing motion systems, and an ultrasonic floatation table as a substrate apparatus are low-particle generating devices, which in conjunction with a filtration and circulation system can, provide a low-particle printing system environment.

To provide an organic photoelectric conversion element, imaging device, and optical sensor having low dark currents, and a method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element. Provided is a photoelectric conversion element, including: a first electrode; an organic photoelectric conversion layer disposed in a layer upper than the first electrode, the organic photoelectric conversion layer including one or two or more organic semiconductor materials; a buffer layer disposed in a layer upper than the organic photoelectric conversion layer, the buffer layer including an amorphous inorganic material and having an energy level of 7.7 to 8.0 eV and a difference in a HOMO energy level from the organic photoelectric conversion layer of 2 eV or more; and a second electrode disposed in a layer upper than the buffer layer.

Novel enhanced 3D films for absorption of light at multiplicities of different wave-lengths for plethoric applications and fabricated several different ways offer for consideration novel paradigms. 3D film is definitionally a holder of an extra dimension. Normal film has length and width it's depth is usually minimal based on layers and substrates. 3D film is significantly greater. It holds equal width depth and length with activity on all aspects of the film generating greater charge per mm.sup.3. Finished Cubic film is then aligned inside a capturing glass based upon energy band gaps to be captured, for energy between at least about 100 nm to 7000 nm in preferred embodiments, inter alia.

Apparatus and techniques are described herein for use in manufacturing electronic devices, such as can include organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices. Such apparatus and techniques can include using one or more modules having a controlled environment. For example, a substrate can be received from a printing system located in a first processing environment, and the substrate can be provided a second processing environment, such as to an enclosed thermal treatment module comprising a controlled second processing environment. The second processing environment can include a purified gas environment having a different composition than the first processing environment.