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- the present invention relates to an electric device and a manufacturing method thereof.
- Electro-Luminescence elements such as organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) elements, organic photoelectric conversion elements, and organic transistors have an organic layer as one of the constituent elements. Since the organic layer is easily deteriorated by contact with air, sealing is performed in an electric device including an electronic element having the organic layer in order to suppress deterioration of the element.
- organic EL Electro-Luminescence
- organic photoelectric conversion elements organic photoelectric conversion elements
- organic transistors have an organic layer as one of the constituent elements. Since the organic layer is easily deteriorated by contact with air, sealing is performed in an electric device including an electronic element having the organic layer in order to suppress deterioration of the element.
- Sealing is performed, for example, by arranging a sealing member so as to surround an electronic element mounted on the supporting substrate, and bonding the sealing substrate to the supporting substrate via the sealing member.
- Frit sealing using glass as such a sealing member has been studied as one sealing method.
- the frit is a flaky or powdery glass (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “frit glass powder”) that melts at a lower temperature than ordinary glass.
- a frit glass powder is used for frit sealing.
- a paste-like frit agent dispersed in a solvent is used for frit sealing.
- frit sealing first, a frit agent is supplied to a support substrate on which an electronic element is mounted so as to surround the electronic element, and the sealing substrate is bonded to the support substrate via the frit agent. Thereafter, the frit agent is heated and melted by irradiating the frit agent with laser light.
- the sealing member is formed, and a region surrounded by the support substrate, the sealing substrate, and the sealing member is hermetically sealed.
- the sealing substrate and the support substrate are bonded to each other with the sealing member interposed therebetween, a gap is formed between them by the thickness of the sealing member.
- the robustness of the device may be a problem.
- the sealing substrate or the support substrate may be bent due to externally applied stress or its own weight, which may cause a crack in the sealing substrate or the support substrate.
- a light interference effect such as Newton's ring may be manifested when the sealing substrate is bent. Therefore, in the conventional technique, a spacer for supporting the sealing substrate is provided between the sealing substrate and the support substrate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- an object of the present invention is to provide an electric device having a configuration capable of suppressing an increase in the number of steps required when forming the sealing member and the spacer in an electric device including the sealing member and the spacer. That is.
- the electrical apparatus includes a support substrate, an electric circuit provided in a sealing region set on the support substrate, a sealing member provided on the support substrate so as to surround the sealing region, and the sealing An electric device having a sealing substrate bonded to the supporting substrate through a member, and a spacer disposed between the supporting substrate and the sealing substrate, wherein the electric circuit is an electronic device having an organic layer.
- An element is provided, and the sealing member and the spacer are formed using the same material.
- the sealing member and the spacer are arranged apart from each other.
- the electric device further includes a filling member filled in a region surrounded by the support substrate, the sealing substrate, and the sealing member.
- the electronic element is preferably an organic EL element, an organic photoelectric conversion element, or an organic transistor.
- the electronic element is an organic EL element
- the organic EL element emits light toward the sealing substrate
- the spacer is organic when viewed from one side in the thickness direction of the support substrate. It is preferable to arrange in the remaining region excluding the region where the EL element is provided.
- the method for manufacturing the electric device is a method for manufacturing the electric device, the step of preparing a support substrate provided with the electric circuit, and the sealing member along the outer edge of the sealing region.
- a step of supplying a sealing material to be provided, a step of supplying a spacer material to be the spacer to a region surrounded by the sealing material, and the supporting of the sealing substrate through the sealing material to be the sealing member A step of bonding to a substrate, a step of irradiating the sealing material with an electromagnetic beam to heat and melt the sealing material, and a step of cooling and curing the sealing material to form the sealing member.
- the sealing material and the spacer material are the same material.
- the manufacturing method of the electrical device includes the supplied sealing material and the supply material after supplying the sealing material and the spacer material and before the step of bonding the sealing substrate to the support substrate.
- the method further includes heating the spacer material at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the sealing material and the spacer material melt.
- the manufacturing method of the electric device prints the sealing material and the spacer material at the same time.
- this electric device in an electric device provided with a sealing member and a spacer, it can control that the number of processes required when forming a sealing member and a spacer increases.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the display device 11 of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the display device 11 as seen from the section line II-II shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing an enlarged part of the image display area 18.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing an enlarged part of the image display area 18.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view schematically showing an enlarged part of the image display area 18.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view schematically showing an enlarged part of the image display area 18.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of the display device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of the organic EL element.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view of a display device being manufactured.
- the electrical device of the present invention includes a support substrate, an electric circuit provided in a sealing region set on the support substrate, a sealing member provided on the support substrate so as to surround the sealing region, An electric device having a sealing substrate bonded to the support substrate via a sealing member, and the electric circuit and a spacer disposed between the sealing substrate, wherein the electric circuit includes an organic layer
- the sealing member and the spacer are formed using the same material.
- the electric device of the present invention can be applied to various electric devices in which an electric circuit including an electronic element having an organic layer is incorporated.
- the electronic element having an organic layer include an organic EL element, an organic photoelectric conversion element, and an organic transistor.
- the electric device of the present invention includes a display device in which an organic EL element used as a light source or backlight of a pixel is incorporated in an electric circuit, and a photoelectric device in which an organic photoelectric conversion element used as a solar cell or a photosensor is incorporated in an electric circuit.
- the present invention can be applied to an electric device in which an organic transistor used for driving or controlling the conversion device and the organic EL element, the organic photoelectric conversion element, and other electronic elements is incorporated in an electric circuit.
- the electric device of the present invention will be described by taking as an example a display device in which an organic EL element used as a light source of a pixel is incorporated in an electric circuit.
- active matrix drive type devices There are mainly active matrix drive type devices and passive matrix drive type display devices. Although the present invention can be applied to both types of display devices, an active matrix drive type display device will be described as an example in this embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the display device 11 of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the display device 11 as seen from the section line II-II shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a view showing in detail the cross-sectional structure passing through the EL elements constituting the electric circuit 14 in the display device shown in FIG.
- the display device 11 includes a support substrate 12, an electric circuit 14 provided in a sealing region 13 set on the support substrate 12, and a sealing member provided on the support substrate 12 surrounding the sealing region 13. 16, a sealing substrate 17 bonded to the support substrate 12 via the sealing member 16, and a spacer 23 disposed between the support substrate 12 and the sealing substrate.
- the electric circuit 14 includes an electronic element having an organic layer, and the sealing member 16 and the spacer 23 are formed using the same material.
- a portion provided on the surface of the support substrate 12 and having a rectangular annular shape corresponds to the sealing member 16, and a portion surrounded by the sealing member 16 corresponds to the sealing region 13. To do.
- the electric circuit 14 shown in FIG. 1 includes a large number of organic EL elements (electronic elements) 24 used as a light source of the pixels and pixels that individually drive the organic EL elements 24. And a circuit PC.
- the organic EL element 24 is located between the partition walls IS and is filled in a space between them.
- the pixel circuit PC is an area for displaying image information (hereinafter referred to as an image display area 18) when viewed from one side in the thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of the support substrate 12 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “in plan view”). May be formed).
- the pixel circuit PC is configured by an organic transistor, an inorganic transistor, a capacitor, or the like.
- the electronic element 24 may be an organic photoelectric conversion element or an organic transistor instead of the organic EL element.
- the insulating film IL1 is made of, for example, an organic insulating film or an inorganic insulating film made of resin. Note that since a part of the insulating film IL1 is heated when the frit agent is heated and melted, a film having heat resistance is preferably used as the insulating film IL1. Therefore, among the insulating films, at least the insulating film IL1 (or IL2) provided in the portion heated when the frit agent is heated and melted is preferably formed of an inorganic insulating film from the viewpoint of heat resistance.
- an inorganic insulating film for example, a metal oxide film such as a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxynitride film can be used.
- the thickness of the inorganic insulating film is usually about 50 nm to 3000 nm.
- This insulating film IL1 (or IL2) can be formed by a known film formation method such as a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method in the process of forming an electric circuit.
- a large number of organic EL elements 24 are provided on the pixel circuit PC. That is, the organic EL element is provided on the insulating film IL1 in the image display region 18.
- the organic EL elements 24 are arranged in a matrix, for example, and are arranged at predetermined intervals in the row direction X and the column direction Y in the image display region 18. When the row direction is the X axis and the column direction is the Y axis, the thickness direction of the substrate is the Z axis, and these three axes constitute a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system.
- Each organic EL element 24 and the pixel circuit PC are electrically connected by conductors W1 and W2 that penetrate the insulating film IL1 in the thickness direction.
- the conductor W1 is connected to the upper electrode E1 (see FIG. 8) of the organic EL element 24, and the conductor W2 is connected to the lower electrode E2 (see FIG. 8) of the organic EL element 24.
- the conductors W1, W2 are connected to the pixel circuit PC.
- the simple pixel circuit PC is composed of a single transistor, and an external electric wiring 15 is input to the gate of the transistor, one terminal of the transistor is set to the power supply potential, and the other terminal is the upper electrode E1 of the EL element. (See FIG. 8) and the other lower electrode E2 (see FIG. 8) of the EL element is connected to the ground potential.
- the transistor When there is an input from the electric wiring 15 at the gate, the transistor is turned on, so that a voltage is applied between the electrodes E1 and E2 of the organic EL element 24, and the light emitting layer EL (see FIG. 8) between them emits light.
- the support substrate 12 is composed of, for example, a glass plate, a metal plate, a resin film, and a laminate thereof.
- the organic EL element 24 provided on the support substrate 12 includes a so-called bottom emission type organic EL element that emits light toward the support substrate 12 and a so-called top emission that emits light toward the sealing substrate 17.
- Type organic EL elements When the bottom emission type organic EL element 24 is mounted on the support substrate 12, a substrate exhibiting optical transparency is used as the support substrate 12. In addition, when the top emission type organic EL element 24 is mounted on the support substrate 12, a substrate exhibiting light-transmitting properties may be used as the support substrate 12.
- the display device 11 is provided with a large number of electrical wirings 15 for inputting predetermined electrical signals to the electrical circuit 14.
- the predetermined electric signal is an electric signal for individually emitting a large number of organic EL elements 24 with a predetermined light intensity. For example, among the organic EL elements 24 arranged in a matrix, elements to be emitted are selected. It means an electric signal for selecting individually or an electric signal for designating the light emission intensity of each element. Since the display device 11 is provided with a large number of organic EL elements 24, a large number of electric wirings for transmitting electric signals are required.
- the electrical signal is input from an external electrical signal input / output source 19. In the display device 11, the electric signal input / output source 19 is realized by a so-called driver.
- a large number of electrical wirings 15 are provided to connect the electrical signal input / output source 19 and the electrical circuit 14, and therefore extend from the sealing region 13 to the outside of the sealing region 13 on the support substrate 12.
- An insulating film IL2 is usually provided also on the large number of electric wirings 15. That is, the electric wiring 15 is usually covered with the insulating film IL2.
- the insulating films IL1 and IL2 are made of a common insulating film, but they may be made of different materials.
- a large number of electrical wirings 15 may extend radially from the sealing region 13 to the outside of the sealing region 13 with the electrical circuit 14 as the center. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
- the external electric signal input / output source 19 is provided outside the sealing region 13, and may be provided as a driver in the electric device as in the present embodiment. May not be provided.
- the electrical wiring 15 is composed of a highly conductive metal thin film or a transparent conductive oxide. Specifically, it is constituted by a thin film such as Al, Cu, Cr, W, Mo, ITO, IZO or a laminated film thereof.
- the thickness of the electrical wiring 15 is usually about 100 nm to 2000 nm, and the width is usually about 10 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m.
- the sealing member 16 is provided on the support substrate 12 so as to surround the sealing region 13 along the outer edge of the sealing region 13.
- the sealing region 13 is a region surrounded by the sealing member 16, and an outer edge thereof is defined by the sealing member 16.
- the sealing member 16 since many electrical wirings 15 are provided to extend from the inside of the sealing region 13 to the outside of the sealing region 13, the sealing member 16 extending along the outer edge of the sealing region is viewed in a plan view. It arrange
- the sealing member 16 is provided on the electrical wiring 15 with the insulating film IL2 interposed therebetween.
- a spacer 23 is further provided on the support substrate 12.
- the spacer 23 is provided in a region surrounded by the sealing member 16. That is, the spacer 23 is provided in the sealing region 13.
- the spacers 23 in this embodiment are not fixedly provided on the support substrate 12 but are provided so as to contact the support substrate 12.
- the spacer 23 is provided to prevent the sealing substrate 12 from being bent.
- the spacer 23 is provided in such an arrangement that the stress applied to the sealing substrate 17 is dispersed so that the stress applied to the sealing substrate 17 can be prevented from being concentrated on a specific portion.
- the spacers 23 are continuously formed in a plan view, and are provided in a lattice shape or a stripe shape.
- the spacers 23 may be provided discretely.
- a plurality of columnar spacers 23 may be provided discretely on the support substrate 12, and the plurality of columnar spacers 23 are discretely arranged in a matrix at predetermined intervals in the row direction X and the column direction Y. May be arranged.
- the sealing member 16 and the spacer 23 may be physically connected, but it is preferable that they are physically separated. As will be described later, when the sealing member 16 and the spacer 23 are physically connected, when the sealing material to be the sealing member is heated and melted, the electric circuit is also heated through the spacer material to be the spacer 23. As a result, the characteristics of the electric circuit may be deteriorated. However, by disposing the sealing member 16 and the spacer 23 apart from each other, when the sealing material is heated and melted, the spacer material and the electric circuit 14 are This is because heating can be prevented, and as a result, deterioration of the characteristics of the electric circuit 14 can be prevented.
- the spacers 23 need only be provided in such an arrangement that the stress applied to the sealing substrate 17 is dispersed, and the arrangement is not limited from the viewpoint of stress.
- the spacer 23 when a top emission type organic EL element that emits light toward the sealing substrate 17 is provided on the support substrate, the light may be blocked by the spacer 23. In view of the above, it is preferably disposed in the remaining region excluding the region where the organic EL element is provided.
- the spacers 23 may be arranged regardless of the arrangement of the organic EL elements.
- 3 to 6 are plan views schematically showing an enlarged part of the image display area 18.
- each organic EL element 24 is indicated by a substantially rectangular broken line
- the spacer 23 is indicated by a solid line
- the portion representing the spacer 23 is hatched.
- the organic EL elements 24 are arranged in a matrix at predetermined intervals in the row direction X and the column direction Y, respectively.
- a partition wall IS (see FIG. 7) for separating each organic EL element 24 is provided on the support substrate 12.
- the partition walls IS are provided, for example, in a lattice shape in plan view, and organic EL elements are provided in regions surrounded by the lattice partition walls. In other words, in FIGS. 3 to 6, the partition wall IS is provided in the remaining region excluding the region where the organic EL element 24 is provided.
- the shape of the partition wall is not limited to the lattice shape. For example, a stripe-shaped partition wall may be provided.
- a plurality of partition walls extending in the row direction X are provided at predetermined intervals in the column direction Y, respectively.
- Each organic EL element is provided between the partition walls, and is disposed between the partition walls at a predetermined interval in the row direction X.
- the spacers 23 are provided in the remaining region excluding the region where the organic EL element 24 is provided in plan view. Therefore, for example, when a partition is provided, the spacer 23 is provided on the partition IS in plan view.
- the spacer 23 may be provided in contact with the partition wall IS, but is usually disposed on the partition wall via a conductive thin film or an insulating film.
- the remaining areas excluding the area where the organic EL element 24 is provided are set in a lattice shape.
- the spacers 23 are respectively provided at all the intersections of the lattice as shown in FIG.
- the spacers 23 do not have to be provided at all intersections of the lattice.
- three types of organic EL elements 24R, 24G, and 24B that respectively emit red, green, and blue light are often provided, but the spacer 23 is the number of types of elements that are provided (see FIG. In FIG. 4, a predetermined intersection (“2 intersections” in FIG. 4) may be provided in the row direction X according to “three types”).
- the spacers 23 may be formed continuously, or may be provided in a lattice shape (see FIG. 5) or a stripe shape (see FIG. 6).
- FIG. 5 shows an example in which a plurality of spacers 23 extending in the row direction X and a plurality of spacers 23 extending in the column direction Y are provided between all the organic EL elements. Similar to the discretely arranged spacers 23 described above, it is not always necessary to be provided between all the organic EL elements.
- FIG. 6 shows an example in which a plurality of spacers 23 extending in the row direction X are provided between all the organic EL elements, but in the same manner as the discretely arranged spacers 23 described above. However, it is not necessarily provided between all the organic EL elements.
- the width and thickness of the sealing member 16 are set in consideration of the required air density and the characteristics of the sealing material.
- the width is usually about 500 ⁇ m to 2000 ⁇ m, and the thickness is usually 5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m. Degree.
- the width is usually about 10 ⁇ m to 80 ⁇ m, and when providing the spacer 23 continuously extending in a predetermined direction in plan view, the width is usually about 10 ⁇ m to 80 ⁇ m.
- the spacer 23 is formed by a method described later, a spacer having substantially the same thickness as the sealing member 16 is formed.
- the sealing substrate 17 is bonded to the support substrate via the sealing member 16.
- the sealing substrate 17 is comprised with a glass plate, a metal plate, a resin film, and these laminated bodies.
- a so-called top emission type organic EL element that emits light toward the sealing substrate 17 is mounted on the support substrate 12, the sealing substrate 17 is configured by a member that exhibits light transmittance.
- the method for manufacturing an electrical device includes a step of preparing a support substrate provided with the electrical circuit, and supplying a sealing material to be the sealing member along an outer edge of the sealing region. Supplying a spacer material to be the spacer to a region surrounded by the sealing material, attaching the sealing substrate to the support substrate through the sealing material to be the sealing member, and the sealing A step of irradiating the material with an electromagnetic beam to heat and melt the sealing material; and a step of cooling and curing the sealing material to form the sealing member, the sealing material and the spacer material Are the same material.
- the support substrate 12 provided with the electric circuit 14 shown in FIG. 1 is prepared.
- a support substrate provided with the electrical circuit 14 and the electrical wiring 15 is prepared. That is, a support substrate 12 having a circuit for driving an organic EL element, an electric circuit 14 including a plurality of organic EL elements 24, and an electric wiring 15 formed thereon is prepared.
- the circuit PC and the electric wiring 15 which drive the organic EL element 24 are formed on the support substrate 12, and the electric circuit 14 and the electric wiring 15 are provided by forming a plurality of organic EL elements 24 thereon.
- the support substrate 12 may be prepared.
- the pixel circuit PC and the electric wiring 15 can be formed using a known semiconductor technology.
- the organic EL element 24 is configured by laminating a plurality of layers. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, it includes a pair of electrodes E1 and E2 and a light emitting layer EL provided between the electrodes E1 and E2.
- the upper electrode E1 can be a cathode and the lower electrode E2 can be an anode, but the reverse is also possible.
- the organic EL element 24 includes an anode-side organic layer L2 including a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron block layer, and the like, an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, and a positive layer as necessary.
- the cathode side organic layer L1 which consists of a hole block layer etc. can be provided.
- the electrode E1 or E2 and the light emitting layer EL may be in direct contact.
- the organic EL element 24 can be formed on the pixel circuit PC (see FIG. 7) by sequentially laminating a plurality of layers constituting the organic EL element 24. Each layer can be sequentially stacked using a dry method such as an evaporation method or a sputtering method, or a wet method such as an inkjet method, a nozzle printing method, or a spin coating method.
- a sealing material to be the sealing member 16 is supplied, and a spacer material to be the spacer 23 is supplied to a region surrounded by the sealing material.
- the sealing material and the spacer material may be supplied to at least one of the support substrate 12 and the sealing substrate 17. In this embodiment, a sealing material and a spacer material are supplied onto the sealing substrate 17.
- a paste frit agent is used as such a sealing material and a spacer material.
- the paste-like frit agent includes frit glass powder and a vehicle.
- the vehicle includes a binder and a solvent in which the binder and the frit glass powder are dispersed.
- the frit glass powder includes a low-melting glass powder containing V 2 O 5 , VO, SnO, SnO 2 , P 2 O 5 , Bi 2 O 3 , B 2 O 3 , ZnO, and SiO 2 as a component.
- BAS115, BNL115BB-N, and FP-74 manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. can be used.
- the binders include nitrocellulose, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, butyl Cellulose (butyl cellulose) or the like can be used.
- Sealing material and spacer material can be supplied by a known coating method.
- a printing method such as a screen printing method, an offset printing method, an ink jet printing method and a nozzle printing method, and a coating method using a dispenser.
- the printing method is preferable, A screen printing method is more preferable.
- the sealing material and the spacer material may be supplied in separate processes. However, in order to reduce the number of processes, the sealing material and the spacer material are simultaneously used in the same process. It is preferable to supply.
- the above-described printing method can be mentioned.
- sealing member and the spacer are preferably arranged apart from each other as described above, it is preferable that the sealing material and the spacer material are supplied separately from each other so as not to be continuous.
- temporary baking is performed in the present embodiment. That is, after supplying the sealing material and the spacer material, and before the step of bonding the sealing substrate 17 to the support substrate 12, the supplied sealing material and the supplied spacer material are used as the sealing material. And heating at a temperature lower than the temperature at which the spacer material melts.
- preliminary firing unnecessary components of the sealing material and the spacer material are removed. That is, by performing pre-baking, the solvent is vaporized and the binder is burned, and the vehicle is removed from the frit agent. As a result, the frit glass powder remains on the sealing substrate 17. Further, the sealing material and the spacer material can be fixed to the sealing substrate by performing preliminary firing.
- unnecessary components are removed in advance by pre-baking, unnecessary gas can be prevented from evaporating from the sealing material and the spacer material during and after the process of heating and melting the sealing material.
- a gas that causes deterioration of the element can be prevented from being released from the sealing material and the spacer material to the sealing region.
- the pre-baking is performed at a temperature lower than the temperature at which the sealing material and the spacer material are melted and at which the vehicle can be removed, for example, at 300 ° C. to 500 ° C.
- preliminary baking is performed at a temperature at which the other member does not chemically change. It is preferable.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view of the display device after the substrates are bonded together, and illustration of the sealing substrate 17 is omitted.
- the temporary sealing member 16 ⁇ / b> A is positioned so as to surround the outside of the sealing member 16.
- the dam member 16B used when filling the filling material N in the sealed space is also shown. The dam member 16B will be described later.
- a photo-curing resin is used as the temporary sealing material. Thereafter, the temporary sealing material is cured by irradiating the temporary sealing material with light, and temporary sealing is performed.
- the temporary sealing material for example, an ultraviolet curable epoxy resin, an ultraviolet curable acrylic resin, or the like can be used.
- the temporary sealing member is not shown in FIG. 1, when temporary sealing is performed, the photocurable resin extends along the sealing member 16. As shown in FIG. 9, two lines representing the member and the photocurable resin extend along the outer edge of the sealing region. If the photocurable resin and the sealing member 16 are arranged close to each other, the photocurable resin may be burned when the sealing material is heated and melted with a laser. It is preferable to dispose the stopper member 16 at a distance of 0.5 mm or more.
- a portion that is necessary for temporary sealing but is not necessary for the configuration of the electrical device may be separated from the electrical device, for example, photocuring used for temporary sealing.
- the substrate may be divided between the curable resin and the sealing member, and the portion where the photocurable resin is disposed may be separated from the electric device as an unnecessary portion.
- the photocurable resin may be disposed so as to surround the sealing member 16 by being separated from the sealing member 16 by a predetermined distance.
- the degree of vacuum is preferably 1 Pa to 90 kPa.
- temporary sealing is performed in an inert gas atmosphere, it is preferable to perform temporary sealing in an inert gas atmosphere having a dew point of ⁇ 70 ° C. or lower.
- argon or nitrogen can be used as the inert gas.
- ultraviolet light can be used as light for irradiating the temporary sealing material.
- Bonding of the sealing substrate 17 and the support substrate 12 may be performed with reference to the alignment mark.
- an alignment mark is provided in advance on each of the sealing substrate and the support substrate, the position of the alignment mark is recognized by an optical sensor, and the sealing substrate and the support substrate are aligned based on the recognized position information. Thereafter, the sealing substrate and the support substrate may be bonded together.
- the sealing material is heated and melted in the atmosphere.
- the spacer material is not heated.
- the sealing material is heated and melted by irradiating the sealing material to be the sealing member 16 with an electromagnetic beam.
- the irradiation of the electromagnetic beam is performed from the sealing substrate 17 side of the support substrate 12 and the sealing substrate 17. That is, a head that emits an electromagnetic beam (hereinafter also referred to as an electromagnetic beam irradiation head) is disposed on the sealing substrate 17, and the electromagnetic beam is irradiated toward the sealing substrate 17.
- the electromagnetic beam emitted from the electromagnetic beam irradiation head passes through the sealing substrate 17 and is irradiated onto the sealing material that becomes the sealing member 16.
- the electromagnetic beam light with high energy density is preferably used, and laser light is preferably used.
- a member that transmits an electromagnetic beam is preferably used for the sealing substrate 17, and a material that absorbs the electromagnetic beam is preferably used for the sealing material.
- the peak wavelength of light used for the electromagnetic beam is usually 190 nm to 1200 nm, preferably 300 nm to 1100 nm.
- a laser device that emits an electromagnetic beam for example, a YAG laser, a semiconductor laser (diode laser), an argon ion laser, an excimer laser, or the like can be used.
- Irradiation of the electromagnetic beam can be performed using, for example, a control device that can move the electromagnetic beam irradiation head three-dimensionally.
- a control device that can move the electromagnetic beam irradiation head three-dimensionally.
- an electromagnetic beam irradiation head may be arranged at a predetermined interval from the sealing material, and the electromagnetic beam irradiation head may be scanned along the sealing material while irradiating the sealing material with the electromagnetic beam.
- Irradiation of the electromagnetic beam may be performed by changing the light intensity of the electromagnetic beam, but it is preferable to irradiate the electromagnetic beam with the same light intensity over the entire region where the sealing material is disposed. This is because the setting of the apparatus becomes simple.
- the scanning speed of the electromagnetic beam irradiation head may be reduced at that time, but when scanning the electromagnetic beam irradiation head while keeping the light intensity constant, the electromagnetic beam irradiation head is sealed.
- the time required to make one turn along the material can be shortened.
- Irradiation of the electromagnetic beam may be performed by relatively scanning the electromagnetic beam irradiation head with respect to the bonded sealing substrate and the supporting substrate, and is not limited to the electromagnetic beam irradiation head, for example, the bonded sealing substrate 17 and You may carry out by moving the support substrate 12, and you may carry out by moving both the sealing substrate 17 and the support substrate 12 which were bonded together, and an electromagnetic beam irradiation head.
- the bonded sealing substrate 17 and support substrate 12 are moved by placing the bonded sealing substrate 17 and support substrate 12 on a stage provided with a moving mechanism and moving the stage. Can do.
- the size of the spot diameter can be adjusted by using an optical element such as a condenser lens.
- the size of the spot diameter in the sealing material is preferably adjusted to about the width of the sealing material. This is because if the spot diameter is too small, the sealing material is locally heated, and if it is too large, members other than the sealing material are also heated.
- the spot diameter is formed by connecting a position where the light intensity is “1 / e ⁇ 2” with respect to the light intensity on the optical axis when the electromagnetic beam is cut along a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. It means the diameter of the curve, and the symbol “e” means the Napier number.
- the curve is not necessarily a perfect circle, but when the diameter of the curve is obtained, the diameter may be calculated by approximating the curve to a circle.
- the sealing material can be heated and melted by adjusting the spot diameter of the electromagnetic beam. If the spacer material is also heated and melted, the electric material is also heated by heating the spacer material, and the electric circuit may be deteriorated by heat. However, in this embodiment, the spacer material is not heated and melted. It is possible to prevent the electric circuit from deteriorating. Further, when the sealing material and the spacer material are arranged apart from each other, even if the sealing material is heated, the heat is not transmitted to the spacer material, so that the electric circuit can be prevented from being heated. It is possible to prevent the electric circuit from deteriorating in step.
- the molten sealing material is cooled and cured to form the sealing member 16.
- the molten sealing material may be cooled by lowering the temperature around the display device, but may be lowered by natural cooling. For example, since the temperature of the sealing material naturally decreases by stopping the irradiation of the electromagnetic beam, the molten sealing material is naturally cured.
- the spacer material in this embodiment is not melted, it is solidified by pre-baking and therefore functions suitably as the spacer 23.
- the spacer 23 is fixed to the sealing substrate 17 by temporary firing, but is not in contact with the support substrate side because it is not subjected to a process for fixing to the support substrate side.
- the sealing member 16 and the spacer 23 having substantially the same thickness are formed.
- interval of the support substrate 12 and the sealing substrate 17 may differ with the site
- the portion where the spacer 23 is provided may be provided with an electric circuit (organic EL element in the present embodiment), and the thickness may increase accordingly.
- the thickness of the organic EL element 24 is so thin that the thickness of the sealing member 16 and the spacer 23 can be ignored, the portion where the sealing member is provided and the portion where the spacer is provided are provided.
- the thickness of the support substrate 12 or the sealing substrate 17 may be adjusted so that the generated stress is reduced.
- protrusions may be formed on the support substrate 12 or the sealing substrate 17 along the site where the sealing member 16 is provided.
- a recess may be formed in the support substrate 12 or the sealing substrate 17 in a portion where the electric circuit is provided.
- the spacer 23 can be simultaneously formed in the process of forming the sealing member 16. Therefore, even in an apparatus including the spacer 23 in addition to the sealing member, it is not necessary to provide a separate process for forming the spacer 23, and an increase in the number of processes required for manufacturing the apparatus can be suppressed.
- the light emitting device further includes a filling member N (see FIG. 9) filled in a region surrounded by the support substrate 12, the sealing substrate 17, and the sealing member 16. You may do it.
- the light emitted from the organic EL element 24 passes through the space between the organic EL element 24 and the sealing substrate 17, and further passes through the sealing substrate 17. It goes out to the outside world.
- the refractive index is about “1”.
- the refractive index is about 1.45 to 1.55, and a refractive index difference is generated between the above-described space and the sealing substrate 17. Reflection occurs due to this difference in refractive index.
- the refractive index difference between the space and the sealing substrate 17 is reduced, and the refractive index difference between the space and the sealing substrate 17 is reduced. The resulting reflection can be suppressed.
- n1 and n2 satisfy the following relationship.
- the left side represents the absolute value of the refractive index difference between the support substrate 17 and the filling member N
- the right side represents the refractive index difference between the support substrate 17 and air.
- a photocurable resin is used for the filling member N.
- a so-called dam member 16B may be used to hold the material in a predetermined position.
- the dam member 16 ⁇ / b> B is formed, for example, inside the sealing member 16 and surrounding the image display region 18 along the sealing member 16.
- the filling member N is filled in a region surrounded by the dam member 16B.
- a material having higher shape retention than the material for the filling member N is used.
- the spacer 23 is also provided in a region surrounded by the dam member 16B.
- the dam member 16B and the filling member N are provided on the sealing substrate 17 after the sealing material and the spacer material are pre-fired, for example, before the support substrate 12 and the sealing substrate 17 are bonded together. .
- the dam member 16B is preferably formed using an ultraviolet curable or thermosetting material from the viewpoint of sealing performance, and is made of, for example, an epoxy resin or an acrylic resin. Moreover, it is preferable that the filling member N is comprised with the material which shows translucency with respect to the light of the light emission wavelength of the organic EL element 24, for example, an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, a methacryl resin, a fluorene resin, a cycloolefin polymer etc. Consists of.
- the material to be the dam member 16B is disposed first. First, on the sealing substrate 17, along with the arrangement of the sealing material, a material to be the dam member 16B is supplied to the inside thereof. Further, the material to be the filling member N is supplied to a region surrounded by the material to be the dam member 16B. Thereafter, the sealing substrate 17 is bonded to the support substrate 12 as described above.
- the dam member 16B is preferably made of the same material as the temporary sealing material 16A disposed on the outer side along the sealing member 16 in the temporary sealing described above. Furthermore, it is preferable to supply the material which becomes the dam member 16B and the temporary sealing material at the same time in the same process.
- the number of processes can be reduced by forming the temporary sealing material and the dam member 16B in the same process.
- the material to be the dam member 16B and the filling member N can be supplied by a method similar to the above-described method for supplying the sealing material and the spacer material.
- the dam member 16B and the filling member N are cured by, for example, irradiating light.
- the electric circuit 14 may also be provided on the sealing substrate 17.
- the pixel circuit PC that drives a part of the electric circuit 14 may be provided on the support substrate, and the organic EL element 24 may be provided on the sealing substrate 17.
- the pixel circuit PC (see FIG. 7) provided on the support substrate 12 and the organic EL element 24 provided on the sealing substrate 17 are electrically connected by a predetermined conductive member.
- the display device in which the organic EL element 24 is provided as an electronic element having an organic layer has been described.
- an organic transistor as an electronic element having an organic layer is used as a transistor that forms part of the pixel circuit PC. May be used.
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まず、電気装置としての表示装置11の構成について説明する。図1は本実施形態の表示装置11を模式的に示す平面図である。図2は、図1に示す切断面線II-IIから見た表示装置11の断面図である。図7は、図2と同様に、図1に示す表示装置において、電気回路14を構成するEL素子を通る断面構造を詳細に示す図である。表示装置11は支持基板12と、該支持基板12上に設定される封止領域13内に設けられる電気回路14と、封止領域13を取囲んで前記支持基板12上に設けられる封止部材16と、前記封止部材16を介して、前記支持基板12に貼り合わされる封止基板17と、前記支持基板12および前記封止基板間に配置されるスペーサ23とを有する電気装置であって、前記電気回路14は、有機層を有する電子素子を備え、前記封止部材16と前記スペーサ23とは、同じ材料を用いて形成されている。
次に表示装置の製造方法について説明する。
まず図1に示した電気回路14が設けられた支持基板12を用意する。なお本実施形態では支持基板12上に電気配線15も設けられるため、電気回路14および電気配線15が設けられた支持基板を用意する。すなわち有機EL素子を駆動する回路および複数の有機EL素子24からなる電気回路14、および電気配線15がその上に形成された支持基板12を用意する。なお、支持基板12に、有機EL素子24を駆動する回路PCおよび電気配線15を形成し、さらにこの上に複数の有機EL素子24を形成することによって、電気回路14および電気配線15が設けられた支持基板12を用意してもよい。
本工程では、封止領域13の外縁に沿って、前記封止部材16となる封止材料を供給するとともに、前記封止材料によって囲まれる領域に、前記スペーサ23となるスペーサ材料を供給する。封止材料およびスペーサ材料は、支持基板12および封止基板17のうちの少なくともいずれか一方に供給すればよい。本実施形態では封止基板17上に封止材料およびスペーサ材料を供給する。
次に封止基板を支持基板に貼り合せる。本実施形態では仮封止を行う。仮封止は、たとえばまず封止材料に沿ってその外側に、仮封止部材となる仮封止材料を供給し、次に、真空中または不活性ガス雰囲気中において、封止基板17を支持基板12に貼り合せる。図9は、基板貼り合わせ後における表示装置の平面図であり、封止基板17の記載は省略してある。封止部材16の外側を取り囲むように仮封止部材16Aが位置している。なお、同図では、封止された空間内に充填材料Nを充填する場合に用いるダム部材16Bも示されている。ダム部材16Bについては後述する。
本実施形態では仮封止後、大気中において封止材料を加熱溶融する。なお本工程ではスペーサ材料は加熱しない。封止材料の加熱溶融は、封止部材16となる封止材料に電磁ビームを照射することによって行う。
次に、溶融した封止材料を冷却し、硬化させて封止部材16を構成する。なお溶融した封止材料は、表示装置の周囲の温度を下げることによって冷却してもよいが、自然冷却によってその温度を下げてもよい。たとえば電磁ビームの照射を止めることにより封止材料の温度は自然に低下するため、溶融した封止材料は自然に硬化する。なお本実施形態におけるスペーサ材料は、溶融させないが、仮焼成によって固化するため、スペーサ23として好適に機能する。またスペーサ23は、仮焼成によって封止基板17に固着されるが、支持基板側に固着するための処理を施していないため、支持基板側には当接しているだけである。
上記式は、左辺が支持基板17と充填部材Nとの屈折率差の絶対値を表し、右辺が支持基板17と空気との屈折率差を表す。このような充填部材Nを設けることによって、有機EL素子から放射される光が装置内部で反射することを抑制し、光が装置内部に閉じ込められることを抑制することができる。
12 支持基板
13 封止領域
14 電気回路
15 電気配線
16 封止部材
17 封止基板
18 画像表示領域
19 電気信号入出力源
23 スペーサ
24 有機EL素子
Claims (9)
- 支持基板と、
該支持基板上に設定される封止領域内に設けられる電気回路と、
前記封止領域を取囲んで前記支持基板上に設けられる封止部材と、
前記封止部材を介して、前記支持基板に貼り合わされる封止基板と、
前記支持基板および前記封止基板間に配置されるスペーサとを有する電気装置であって、
前記電気回路は、有機層を有する電子素子を備え、
前記封止部材と前記スペーサとは、同じ材料を用いて形成されている、電気装置。 - 前記封止部材と前記スペーサとは、離間して配置されている、請求項1記載の電気装置。
- 前記支持基板と、前記封止基板と、前記封止部材とによって囲まれる領域に充填されている充填部材をさらに含む、請求項1に記載の電気装置。
- 前記電子素子が、有機EL素子、有機光電変換素子または有機トランジスタである請求項1に記載の電気装置。
- 前記電子素子が、有機EL素子であり、
該有機EL素子は、前記封止基板に向けて光を放ち、
前記スペーサは、前記支持基板の厚み方向の一方から見て、前記有機EL素子が設けられる領域を除く残余の領域に配置されている、請求項1に記載の電気装置。 - 請求項1に記載の電気装置の製造方法であって、
前記電気回路が設けられた前記支持基板を用意する工程と、
前記封止領域の外縁に沿って、前記封止部材となる封止材料を供給するとともに、前記封止材料によって囲まれる領域に、前記スペーサとなるスペーサ材料を供給する工程と、
前記封止部材となる封止材料を介して前記封止基板を前記支持基板に貼り合せる工程と、
前記封止材料に電磁ビームを照射し、前記封止材料を加熱溶融する工程と、
前記封止材料を冷却し、硬化させて前記封止部材を構成する工程とを含み、
前記封止材料と前記スペーサ材料とが同じ材料である、電気装置の製造方法。 - 前記封止材料と前記スペーサ材料とを供給した後であって、前記封止基板を前記支持基板に貼り合せる工程の前に、供給された前記封止材料および供給された前記スペーサ材料を、前記封止材料および前記スペーサ材料が溶融する温度よりも低い温度で加熱する工程をさらに含む、請求項6記載の電気装置の製造方法。
- 前記封止材料と前記スペーサ材料とを印刷法によって供給する、請求項6記載の電気装置の製造方法。
- 前記封止材料と前記スペーサ材料とを同時に印刷する、請求項8記載の電気装置の製造方法。
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