WO2012124593A1 - 蒸着粒子射出装置および蒸着装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vapor deposition particle injection device and a vapor deposition device including the vapor deposition particle injection device as a vapor deposition source.
- flat panel displays have been used in various products and fields, and further flat panel displays are required to have larger sizes, higher image quality, and lower power consumption.
- an organic EL display device including an organic EL element using electroluminescence (electroluminescence; hereinafter referred to as “EL”) of an organic material is an all-solid-state type, driven at a low voltage and has a high-speed response.
- EL electroluminescence
- the organic EL display device has, for example, a configuration in which an organic EL element connected to a TFT is provided on a substrate made of a glass substrate or the like provided with a TFT (thin film transistor).
- the organic EL element is a light emitting element that can emit light with high luminance by low-voltage direct current drive, and has a structure in which a first electrode, an organic EL layer, and a second electrode are stacked in this order. Of these, the first electrode is connected to the TFT.
- the organic EL layer a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a light emitting layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer
- a hole injection layer a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, a light emitting layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer
- a full-color organic EL display device is generally formed by arranging organic EL elements of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) as sub-pixels on a substrate, and using TFTs. Image display is performed by selectively emitting light from these organic EL elements with a desired luminance.
- the organic EL element in the light emitting portion of such an organic EL display device is generally formed by stacking organic films.
- a light emitting layer made of an organic light emitting material that emits light of each color is formed in a predetermined pattern for each organic EL element that is a light emitting element.
- an inkjet method, a laser transfer method, or the like can be applied in addition to a vapor deposition method using a mask called a shadow mask.
- a shadow mask For film formation of a predetermined pattern by stacked vapor deposition, for example, an inkjet method, a laser transfer method, or the like can be applied in addition to a vapor deposition method using a mask called a shadow mask.
- a vacuum deposition method using a mask called a shadow mask it is most common to use a vacuum deposition method using a mask called a shadow mask.
- a vapor deposition source for evaporating or sublimating the vapor deposition material is disposed in a vacuum chamber capable of maintaining the inside in a reduced pressure state. To evaporate or sublimate the deposition material.
- a vapor deposition particle injection device in which a vapor deposition material is accommodated in a heating container called a crucible is used as a vapor deposition source (for example, Patent Document 1).
- FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically showing again the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus provided in the vapor deposition apparatus described in Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating FIG. 7 of Patent Document 1 so that it can be easily compared with FIG. 1 that is an explanatory diagram of the present invention.
- the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus includes, as a vapor deposition source, a vapor deposition particle injection portion in which a plurality of nozzles are provided in a line shape for injecting vapor deposition particles, and vapor deposition particles generated with respect to the vapor deposition particle injection portion.
- the vapor deposition particle generator generates gaseous vapor deposition particles by heating the vapor deposition material with a heater.
- the vapor deposition particles generated in the vapor deposition particle generation unit are guided from the single part A to B of the vapor deposition particle injection unit, and are ejected from the nozzle to the outside.
- vapor deposition particles are vapor-deposited and deposited on the deposition target substrate through an opening (not shown) of the deposition mask in which only a desired region is opened.
- a vapor deposition film can be formed in the region.
- Japanese Patent Publication Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-13731 (published on January 21, 2010)
- heating of the vapor deposition material is performed by a heater provided on the outer circumferential surface of the holder covering the outer circumference of the crucible containing the vapor deposition material, as described in Patent Document 1.
- a heater provided on the outer circumferential surface of the holder covering the outer circumference of the crucible containing the vapor deposition material, as described in Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the present invention.
- the vapor deposition material 114 in the crucible 113 accommodated in the holder 111 is heated by the heater 112 provided on the outer periphery of the holder 111, heat is transmitted from the inner wall of the crucible 113 to the vapor deposition material 114.
- the vapor deposition material 114 that is not in contact with the inner wall of the crucible 113 is heated by the heat conduction of the material itself.
- the temperature rise of the material depends on the thermal conductivity of the material, and since the thermal conductivity of the organic material is generally low, it takes time to increase the temperature uniformly.
- the temperature drop needs to be gradually cooled in order to prevent the holder 111 containing the crucible 113 from being distorted or causing bumping of the vapor deposition material 114 due to rapid cooling.
- the crucible 113 and the holder 111 are easily heated by the heater 112, but only the vapor deposition material 114 that is in contact with the inner wall is directly heated, and the portion that is not in contact is heated by the heat conduction of the material itself. Moreover, although it heats also with the thermal radiation from the crucible 113 or the holder 111, it is not enough to heat the vapor deposition material 114 whole in a short time.
- the slope of the rate setting period (temperature rise period) is gentle, and it takes time to reach the deposition rate stable period (vapor deposition). The rate cannot be changed quickly.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to achieve a target vapor deposition rate even if the vapor deposition rate generator is changed or the vapor deposition particle generator is stopped for replenishment of the vapor deposition material. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vapor deposition particle injection apparatus that can quickly reach the above.
- a vapor deposition particle injection device is connected to a plurality of vapor deposition particle sources that generate vapor deposition particles by heating a vapor deposition material, and the plurality of vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- An injection container having an injection port for injecting the vapor deposition particles generated from each vapor deposition particle generation source to the outside, and generating a flow rate of vapor deposition particles flowing from each vapor deposition particle generation source to the injection container
- the time required to reach the target vapor deposition rate in at least one vapor deposition particle generation source among the vapor deposition particle generation sources is the target vapor deposition in the remaining vapor deposition particle generation sources. It is characterized by being shorter than the time to reach the rate.
- the time required to reach the target vapor deposition rate in at least one vapor deposition particle generation source among the plurality of vapor deposition particle generation sources becomes the target vapor deposition rate in the remaining vapor deposition particle generation sources. Therefore, when changing the deposition rate, first the deposition rate is reached by the deposition particle source that has the shortest time to reach the target deposition rate, so the deposition rate can be switched quickly. There is an effect that can be done.
- the vapor deposition material is heated to generate gaseous vapor deposition particles, and the vapor deposition particles are connected to the plurality of vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- An injection container having an injection port for injecting the vapor deposition particles generated from the source to the outside, and the flow rate of the vapor deposition particles flowing from the respective vapor deposition particle generation sources to the injection container is defined as the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generation source.
- FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the outline of the whole vapor deposition apparatus provided with the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic block diagram of the vapor deposition particle generation part which comprises the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic block diagram of the vapor deposition control apparatus for performing vapor deposition control in the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the organic electroluminescent display apparatus of RGB full color display. It is sectional drawing of the TFT substrate in an organic electroluminescence display.
- (A) is a graph for demonstrating shortening of the change time of a vapor deposition rate
- (b) is a graph for demonstrating time shortening until a vapor deposition rate is stabilized.
- FIG. 11 It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the vapor deposition control processing performed with the vapor deposition control apparatus shown in FIG. 11 is a graph showing a time profile of a vapor deposition rate of vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d in the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the outline of the whole vapor deposition apparatus provided with the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the whole vapor deposition apparatus provided with the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus comprised with only one general vapor deposition particle generation part. It is a graph which shows the time profile of the vapor deposition rate in a vapor deposition particle generation part.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the entire vapor deposition apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- the vapor deposition apparatus has a configuration in which a vapor deposition particle injection device 501 is provided as a vapor deposition source in a vacuum chamber 500 as shown in FIG.
- the vapor deposition particle injection device 501 includes two vapor deposition particle generation units (vapor deposition particle generation sources) 110 and 120 and a nozzle unit (injection container) 170 having a plurality of injection ports 171.
- the two vapor-deposited particle generation units 110 and 120 and the nozzle unit 170 are connected by pipes (connection paths) 115, 125, and 130.
- a vapor deposition mask 300 and a film formation substrate (film formation object) 200 are disposed above the inside of the vacuum chamber 500 so as to face the nozzle portion 170 of the vapor deposition particle injection device 501.
- the vacuum chamber 500 is provided with a vacuum pump (not shown) that evacuates the vacuum chamber 500 via an exhaust port (not shown) provided in the vacuum chamber 500 in order to keep the vacuum chamber 500 in a vacuum state during vapor deposition. It has been.
- the average free path of the vapor-deposited particles can provide a necessary and sufficient value when the degree of vacuum is higher than 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 Pa.
- the degree of vacuum is lower than 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 Pa, the mean free path is shortened, so that the vapor deposition particles are scattered, so that the arrival efficiency to the deposition target substrate 200 is reduced, and the collimating component Or less.
- the vacuum chamber 500 is set to a vacuum arrival rate of 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa or more by a vacuum pump.
- the vapor deposition materials 114 and 124 are heated by the heaters (heating members) 112 and 122 provided in the two vapor deposition particle generation units 110 and 120 to evaporate (when the vapor deposition material is a liquid material) or By sublimating (when the vapor deposition material is a solid material), gaseous vapor deposition particles are generated.
- the vapor deposition particles generated by the vapor deposition particle generation units 110 and 120 are guided to the nozzle unit 170 through the pipes 115, 125, and 130 connected to the vapor deposition particle generation units 110 and 120, respectively, and then mixed. From the injection ports 171 arranged in a line shape, the liquid is injected to the outside toward the film formation substrate 200.
- the vapor deposition particles injected to the outside from the vapor deposition particle injection device 501 adhere to the deposition target substrate 200 through the vapor deposition mask 300. Thereby, a vapor deposition film is formed on the surface of the deposition target substrate 200. At this time, vapor deposition particles adhere to the deposition target substrate 200 through the vapor deposition mask 300, whereby a pattern of the vapor deposition film is formed.
- the evaporation mask 300 has a size corresponding to the deposition target substrate 200 (for example, the same size in plan view), and is fixed to the deposition target surface 201 of the deposition target substrate 200 (not illustrated). A case where the contact is fixed by means will be described as an example.
- the vapor deposition mask 300 may be provided separately from the deposition target substrate 200, and may have a size smaller than the deposition target region of the deposition target substrate 200.
- the vapor deposition mask 300 can be omitted.
- the vapor deposition mask 300 can be selectively provided, and may be one of the components constituting the vapor deposition apparatus as an accessory of the vapor deposition apparatus, or it may not be.
- the film formation substrate 200 is in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface (the injection port 171). Are moved (scanned) in the direction orthogonal to the direction of the alignment of the two.
- the deposition target substrate 200 is fixed, and the vapor deposition particle injection device 501 is moved in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the injection ports 171 are arranged to perform the scan vapor deposition.
- the vapor deposition mask 300 has an opening 301 (through hole) formed in a desired position and shape, and only vapor deposition particles passing through the vapor deposition mask 300 reach the deposition target substrate 200 to form a vapor deposition film pattern.
- a mask (open mask) having an opening 301 for each pixel is used.
- a mask (open mask) having an entire display area is used.
- An example of forming each pixel is a light emitting layer, and an example of forming it on the entire display region is a hole transport layer.
- the vapor deposition particle generators 110 and 120 are provided with pipes 115 and 125 for deriving the generated vapor deposition particles, respectively. These pipes 115 and 125 are integrally connected to the pipe 130 connected to the nozzle part 170. As a result, the vapor deposition particles generated in the vapor deposition particle generation units 110 and 120 pass through the pipes 115 and 125, merge in the pipe 130, and are guided to the nozzle unit 170.
- the pipes 115, 125, and 130 function as connection paths that connect the vapor-deposited particle generation units 110 and 120 and the nozzle unit 170.
- the pipe 115 is provided with an individual rate monitor 140 for monitoring the vapor deposition flow rate (amount of vapor deposition particles) in the vapor deposition particle generator 110, and the pipe 125 is provided with a vapor deposition flow rate (amount of vapor deposition particles) in the vapor deposition particle generator 120. ) Is provided.
- the flow rate of the vapor deposition particles flowing from the vapor deposition particle generation units 110 and 120 to the nozzle unit 170 is set as the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generation units 110 and 120.
- the individual rate monitor 140 measures the amount of vapor deposition particles (vapor deposition flow rate) discharged from the discharge hole 111 a (FIG. 2) of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 and flowing in the pipe 115 as the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110. It is supposed to be.
- the individual rate monitor 150 measures the amount of vapor deposition particles (vapor deposition flow rate) discharged from the discharge hole 121a (FIG. 2) of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 and flowing in the pipe 125 as the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120. It is supposed to be.
- the vapor deposition apparatus has a comprehensive rate monitor 160 for monitoring a comprehensive vapor deposition flow rate (amount of vapor deposition particles).
- the total rate monitor 160 measures the amount (deposition flow rate) of the vapor deposition particles injected from the injection port 171 to the deposition target substrate 200 as the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle injection device 501.
- the vapor deposition flow rate supplied from the individual vapor deposition particle generators 110 and 120 is measured in real time by the individual rate monitors 140 and 150 provided individually.
- the total deposition flow rate (corresponding to the amount deposited on the substrate) is also measured by the total rate monitor 160.
- the heating amount of each vapor deposition particle generator 110, 120 is individually controlled. Details of this control will be described later.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of the vapor deposition particle generators 110 and 120.
- the vapor deposition particle generator 110 includes a holder 111, a heater 112 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the holder 111, and a crucible 113 provided in the holder 111 and containing a vapor deposition material 114. It has a structure.
- the holder 111 which is a housing accommodates and holds the crucible 113 therein.
- the holder 111 is formed in, for example, a cylindrical shape or a rectangular tube shape. On the top wall of the holder 111, a discharge hole 111a for injecting the vaporized vapor deposition material to the outside is provided.
- a heater 112 is provided around the holder 111.
- the heater 112 is configured by winding a high-resistance wiring such as a nichrome wire around the outer peripheral surface of the holder 111, and heats the holder 111 from the outer peripheral surface side.
- heating means other than the heater 112
- electromagnetic induction or the like can be used as a heating means other than the heater 112
- the crucible 113 is a heating container that houses (stores) the vapor deposition material and heats it.
- the crucible 113 may be a conventional crucible made of, for example, graphite, PBN (Pyrolytic Boron Nitride), metal, etc., which has been used for a conventional vapor deposition source.
- the holder 111 and the crucible 113 are made of a material having good thermal conductivity because heat from the heater 112 provided outside the holder 111 can be efficiently conducted.
- the vapor deposition material 114 in the crucible 113 evaporates or sublimates to become gas (vapor deposition particles).
- the crucible 113 is used as a vapor deposition particle generator that generates gaseous vapor deposition particles.
- the crucible 113 is provided at the bottom of the holder 111, and the upper surface of the crucible 113 is opened.
- the vaporized vapor deposition material passes from the discharge hole 111a of the holder 111 through the pipe 115, further through the pipe 130, and is sent to the nozzle unit 170.
- the vapor deposition material is supplied to the deposition target substrate 200 from the injection port 171 provided in the nozzle unit 170. It is injected towards.
- the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 includes a holder 121, a heater 122 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the holder 121, a crucible 123 provided in the holder 121 and containing a vapor deposition material 124. It has a structure with.
- the heater 122 is configured by winding a high resistance wire such as a nichrome wire around the outer peripheral surface of the holder 121, and heats the holder 121 from the outer peripheral surface side.
- the vapor deposition material 124 accommodated in the crucible 123 is heated by the heater 122 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the holder 121.
- a discharge hole 121a for injecting vapor deposition particles generated by heating the vapor deposition material 124 is formed in the upper part of the holder 121.
- a pipe 125 for guiding the vapor deposition particles to the injection port 171 side is formed in the discharge hole 121a.
- the pipe 115 and the pipe 125 are connected to the pipe 130 as described above.
- the vapor deposition particles generated from the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 and the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 flow through the pipe 115 and the pipe 125, merge in the pipe 130, and are guided to the nozzle unit 170.
- the basic configuration of the vapor deposition particle generators 110 and 120 is the same.
- the amount of the vapor deposition material differs between the vapor deposition particle generation units 110 and 120. That is, the amount of the vapor deposition material 124 in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 is smaller than the amount of the vapor deposition material 114 in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110.
- the amount of the vapor deposition material is small, heat is easily transmitted to the entire vapor deposition material, so that it is easy to reach a desired vapor deposition rate. That is, the smaller the amount of vapor deposition material accommodated, the shorter the time required to reach a desired vapor deposition rate.
- FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the vapor deposition particle injection device 501 for executing vapor deposition control.
- the vapor deposition particle injection device 501 serves as a control unit in vapor deposition control, a vapor deposition rate control unit 100 that performs main control, and a heater control that controls supply of drive current to the heater 112 of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110.
- Part 101 and heater control part 102 which controls supply of drive current to heater 122 of vapor deposition particle generation part 120.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 includes data (monitor result) from the individual rate monitor 140 that monitors the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110, and an individual rate monitor 150 that monitors the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120.
- Data (detection result) from the vapor deposition material remaining amount detection unit 103 to be detected and data (set vapor deposition rate) input from the operation unit 104 are input, and based on these input data, the heater control unit 101 and A control instruction signal for the heater control unit 102 is output.
- the data (monitor result) from the individual rate monitor 140 is, for example, a value obtained by measuring the vapor deposition flow rate in the vapor deposition particle generating unit 110, and the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 receives the data from the individual rate monitor 140.
- the data and the data from the operation unit 104 (set vapor deposition rate) are compared, and it is determined whether or not the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle generating unit 110 has reached a desired vapor deposition rate (set vapor deposition rate). To do.
- the data (monitor result) from the individual rate monitor 150 is, for example, a value obtained by measuring the vapor deposition flow rate in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120, and the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 uses the individual rate monitor. 150 is compared with data from the operation unit 104 (set vapor deposition rate), whether or not the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle generating unit 120 reaches a desired vapor deposition rate (set vapor deposition rate). Determine whether.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 is obtained by the above measurement. The measured value is compared with data from the operation unit 104 (set vapor deposition rate), and it is determined whether or not the measured value has reached a desired vapor deposition rate (set vapor deposition rate).
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 determines whether to stop driving the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 or the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 (generation of vapor deposition particles) according to the detection result from the vapor deposition material remaining amount detection unit 103. to decide.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the vapor deposition control process in the vapor deposition rate control unit 100.
- the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle injection device 501 is set (S1).
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 sets the vapor deposition rate by receiving the vapor deposition rate setting information from the operation unit 104.
- the heater 112 and the heater 122 are driven (S2).
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 sets the heater 112 of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 and the heater 122 of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 to the heater control unit 101 and the heater control unit 102 so that the set vapor deposition rate is obtained.
- a drive signal for driving is sent.
- the heater control unit 101 and the heater control unit 102 to which the drive signal is sent control the heaters 112 and 122 so as to supply a drive current to drive the heaters 112 and 122, respectively.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 confirms the detection result from the vapor deposition material remaining amount detection unit 103, and determines whether or not the remaining amount of the vapor deposition material in the vapor deposition particle generation units 120 and 110 is the predetermined amounts X12 and X11. Judging.
- the heater control unit 101 stops the heater 112 and the heater control unit 102 also stops the heater 122 to perform the vapor deposition process.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 sends an instruction signal for stopping the current supplied to the heaters 112 and 122 to the heater control units 101 and 102 from the signal indicating the vapor deposition processing stop received from the operation unit 104. . Thereby, the drive of the vapor deposition particle generation parts 110 and 120 stops.
- the predetermined amounts X12 and X11 are amounts that make it impossible to control the vapor deposition rate by the vapor deposition particle generator 120 and the vapor deposition particle generator 110, and the predetermined amounts X12 and X11 are amounts that the vapor deposition cannot be continued.
- the vapor deposition material is less than these predetermined amounts X12 and X11, the crucibles 123 and 113 of the vapor deposition particle generators 120 and 110 become empty and may cause a failure.
- the process proceeds to S6 and whether or not the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition apparatus has reached the vapor deposition rate set in S1. Judging. That is, in S6, the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 determines whether or not the set vapor deposition rate has been reached from the data (monitor result) of the comprehensive rate monitor 160.
- the process proceeds to S7 to determine whether there are vapor deposition particles from the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120. That is, in S ⁇ b> 7, the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 determines the contribution of vapor deposition particles from the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 from the data (monitor result) of the individual rate monitor 150. If the vapor deposition rate on the individual rate monitor 150 is 0, the heater control unit 102 stops the heater 122 (S8).
- the drive of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 is stopped, and the drive is switched to the drive of only the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110.
- the deposition rate on the individual rate monitor 150 is not 0 in S7, the process proceeds to S9.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 determines whether or not the vapor deposition rate has been changed. That is, the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 monitors whether or not there is a change in the vapor deposition rate in a state where the vapor deposition processing by the vapor deposition particle generating units 120 to 110 is performed stably.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 When the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 receives a signal indicating that the vapor deposition rate change has been instructed during monitoring whether or not there is a vapor deposition rate change in S9, the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 proceeds to S1 to change the vapor deposition rate. The subsequent deposition rate is set, and the processes from S2 to S9 are performed.
- the deposition rate control unit 100 proceeds to S10 and determines whether or not an instruction to stop the deposition process has been received (S10).
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 sends an instruction signal for stopping the current supplied to the heaters 112 and 122 to the heater control units 101 and 102 from the signal indicating the vapor deposition processing stop received from the operation unit 104. . Thereby, the drive of the vapor deposition particle generation parts 110 and 120 stops.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the organic EL display device 1 for RGB full-color display.
- the organic EL display device 1 manufactured in the present embodiment includes an organic EL element 20 connected to the TFT 12 and an adhesive layer on the TFT substrate 10 provided with the TFT 12 (see FIG. 6). 30 and the sealing substrate 40 have the structure provided in this order.
- the organic EL element 20 includes a pair of substrates (TFT substrates) by bonding the TFT substrate 10 on which the organic EL element 20 is laminated to a sealing substrate 40 using an adhesive layer 30. 10 and the sealing substrate 40).
- TFT substrates substrates
- the organic EL element 20 is sealed between the TFT substrate 10 and the sealing substrate 40 in this way, so that oxygen or moisture can enter the organic EL element 20 from the outside. It is prevented.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of the organic EL element 20 constituting the display unit of the organic EL display device 1.
- the TFT substrate 10 has a configuration in which a TFT 12 (switching element) and wiring 14, an interlayer insulating film 13, an edge cover 15 and the like are formed on a transparent insulating substrate 11 such as a glass substrate. ing.
- the organic EL display device 1 is a full-color active matrix type organic EL display device.
- red (R), green (G), blue On the insulating substrate 11, red (R), green (G), blue ( The pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B of the respective colors including the organic EL elements 20 of the respective colors B) are arranged in a matrix.
- the TFTs 12 are provided corresponding to the respective pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B.
- the structure of the TFT is conventionally well known. Therefore, illustration and description of each layer in the TFT 12 are omitted.
- the interlayer insulating film 13 is laminated over the entire area of the insulating substrate 11 on the insulating substrate 11 so as to cover each TFT 12 and the wiring 14.
- the first electrode 21 in the organic EL element 20 is formed on the interlayer insulating film 13.
- the interlayer insulating film 13 is provided with a contact hole 13 a for electrically connecting the first electrode 21 in the organic EL element 20 to the TFT 12. Thereby, the TFT 12 is electrically connected to the organic EL element 20 through the contact hole 13a.
- the edge cover 15 prevents the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 26 in the organic EL element 20 from being short-circuited when the organic EL layer becomes thin or the electric field concentration occurs at the end of the first electrode 21.
- This is an insulating layer.
- the edge cover 15 is formed on the interlayer insulating film 13 so as to cover the end of the first electrode 21.
- the first electrode 21 is exposed at a portion where the edge cover 15 is not provided as shown in FIG. This exposed portion becomes the light emitting portion of each pixel 2R, 2G, 2B.
- each of the pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B is partitioned by the edge cover 15 having an insulating property.
- the edge cover 15 also functions as an element isolation film.
- insulating substrate 11 for example, non-alkali glass or plastic can be used.
- alkali-free glass having a thickness of 0.7 mm is used.
- the interlayer insulating film 13 and the edge cover 15 a known photosensitive resin can be used.
- the photosensitive resin include acrylic resin and polyimide resin.
- the TFT 12 is manufactured by a known method.
- the active matrix organic EL display device 1 in which the TFT 12 is formed in each of the pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B is taken as an example.
- the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the present invention can also be applied to the manufacture of a passive matrix organic EL display device in which TFTs are not formed.
- the organic EL element 20 is a light emitting element that can emit light with high luminance by low voltage direct current drive, and a first electrode 21, an organic EL layer, and a second electrode 26 are laminated in this order.
- the first electrode 21 is a layer having a function of injecting (supplying) holes into the organic EL layer. As described above, the first electrode 21 is connected to the TFT 12 via the contact hole 13a.
- the electron transport layer 24, and the electron injection layer 25 have the structure formed in this order.
- a carrier blocking layer for blocking the flow of carriers such as holes and electrons may be inserted as necessary.
- One layer may have a plurality of functions. For example, one layer serving as both a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer may be formed.
- the stacking order is that in which the first electrode 21 is an anode and the second electrode 26 is a cathode.
- the stacking order of the organic EL layers is reversed.
- the hole injection layer is a layer having a function of increasing the efficiency of hole injection from the first electrode 121 to the organic EL layer.
- the hole transport layer is a layer having a function of improving the efficiency of transporting holes to the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B.
- the hole injection layer / hole transport layer 22 is uniformly formed on the entire display region of the TFT substrate 10 so as to cover the first electrode 21 and the edge cover 15.
- the hole injection layer / hole transport layer 22 in which the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer are integrated is provided as the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer. ing.
- this embodiment is not limited to this, and the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer may be formed as independent layers.
- light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B are formed corresponding to the pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B, respectively.
- the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B are layers having a function of emitting light by recombining holes injected from the first electrode 21 side and electrons injected from the second electrode 26 side.
- the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B are each formed of a material having high light emission efficiency, such as a low molecular fluorescent dye or a metal complex.
- the electron transport layer 24 is a layer having a function of increasing the efficiency of transporting electrons to the light emitting layer.
- the electron injection layer 25 is a layer having a function of increasing the electron injection efficiency from the second electrode 26 to the organic EL layer.
- the electron transport layer 24 is formed on the light emitting layer 23R / 23G / 23B and the hole injection layer / hole transport layer 22 so as to cover the light emitting layer 23R / 23G / 23B and the hole injection layer / hole transport layer 22.
- the TFT substrate 10 is formed uniformly over the entire display area.
- the electron injection layer 25 is uniformly formed on the entire surface of the display region of the TFT substrate 10 on the electron transport layer 24 so as to cover the electron transport layer 24.
- the electron transport layer 24 and the electron injection layer 25 may be formed as independent layers as described above, or may be provided integrally with each other. That is, the organic EL display device 1 may include an electron transport layer / electron injection layer instead of the electron transport layer 24 and the electron injection layer 25.
- the second electrode 26 is a layer having a function of injecting electrons into the organic EL layer composed of the organic layers as described above.
- the second electrode 26 is uniformly formed on the entire surface of the display region of the TFT substrate 10 on the electron injection layer 25 so as to cover the electron injection layer 25.
- organic layers other than the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B are not essential layers as the organic EL layer, and may be appropriately formed according to the required characteristics of the organic EL element 20.
- one layer may have a plurality of functions.
- a carrier blocking layer can be added to the organic EL layer as necessary.
- a carrier blocking layer as a carrier blocking layer between the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B and the electron transport layer 24, the holes are prevented from falling out to the electron transport layer 24, and the light emission efficiency is improved. can do.
- layers other than the first electrode 21 (anode), the second electrode 26 (cathode), and the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B may be inserted as appropriate.
- the first electrode 21 is formed by patterning corresponding to the individual pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B by photolithography and etching after an electrode material is formed by sputtering or the like.
- the first electrode 21 various conductive materials can be used. However, in the case of a bottom emission type organic EL element that emits light toward the insulating substrate 11, it needs to be transparent or translucent.
- the second electrode 26 needs to be transparent or translucent.
- Examples of the conductive film material used for the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 26 include ITO (Indium Tin Oxide), IZO (Indium Zinc Oxide), and gallium-doped zinc oxide (A transparent conductive material such as GZO) or a metal material such as gold (Au), nickel (Ni), or platinum (Pt) can be used.
- ITO Indium Tin Oxide
- IZO Indium Zinc Oxide
- a transparent conductive material such as GZO
- a metal material such as gold (Au), nickel (Ni), or platinum (Pt) can be used.
- a sputtering method a vacuum vapor deposition method, a CVD (chemical vapor deposition) method, a plasma CVD method, a printing method, or the like can be used.
- a vapor deposition apparatus according to this embodiment to be described later may be used for the lamination of the first electrode 21.
- Each of the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B may be a single material, or a mixed material in which a certain material is used as a host material and another material is mixed as a guest material or a dopant. .
- Examples of the material of the hole injection layer, the hole transport layer, or the hole injection layer / hole transport layer 22 include anthracene, azatriphenylene, fluorenone, hydrazone, stilbene, triphenylene, benzine, styrylamine, triphenylamine, and porphyrin. , Triazole, imidazole, oxadiazole, oxazole, polyarylalkane, phenylenediamine, arylamine, and derivatives thereof, thiophene compounds, polysilane compounds, vinylcarbazole compounds, aniline compounds, etc. Examples thereof include conjugated monomers, oligomers, and polymers.
- a material having high light emission efficiency such as a low molecular fluorescent dye or a metal complex is used.
- a material having high light emission efficiency such as a low molecular fluorescent dye or a metal complex.
- Examples of the material of the electron transport layer 24, the electron injection layer 25, or the electron transport layer / electron injection layer include tris (8-quinolinolato) aluminum complex, oxadiazole derivative, triazole derivative, phenylquinoxaline derivative, silole derivative and the like. Can be mentioned.
- the TFT substrate 10 is used as a film formation substrate (film formation object), an organic light emitting material is used as a vapor deposition material, and the first electrode 21 is formed on the film formation substrate.
- an organic EL layer is formed as a vapor deposition film using a vacuum vapor deposition method will be described as an example.
- Pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B are arranged in a matrix.
- each color of cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) is used instead of the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B of red (R), green (G), and blue (B), for example, each color of cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) is used. You may have a light emitting layer, and you may have the light emitting layer of each color which consists of red (R), green (G), blue (B), and yellow (Y).
- color images are displayed by selectively emitting these organic EL elements 20 with a desired luminance using the TFT 12.
- the organic EL display device 1 in order to manufacture the organic EL display device 1, it is necessary to form a light emitting layer made of an organic light emitting material that emits light of each color in a predetermined pattern for each organic EL element 20 on the deposition target substrate. is there.
- the vapor deposition mask 300 has the opening 301 at a desired position and shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the vapor deposition mask 300 is tightly fixed to the film formation surface 201 of the film formation substrate 200.
- a vapor deposition particle injection device 501 is disposed as a vapor deposition source so as to face the film formation surface 201 of the film formation substrate 200.
- the organic light-emitting material is ejected from the ejection port 171 of the nozzle unit 170 as gaseous deposition particles by heating under high vacuum and vapor-depositing or sublimating it into a gas. .
- the vapor deposition material injected from the injection port 171 of the nozzle unit 170 as vapor deposition particles is vapor deposited on the deposition target substrate 200 through the opening 301 provided in the vapor deposition mask 300.
- an organic film having a desired film formation pattern is vapor-deposited as a vapor deposition film only at a desired position of the film formation substrate 200 corresponding to the opening 301 of the vapor deposition mask 300.
- vapor deposition is performed for every color of a light emitting layer (this is called "separate vapor deposition").
- the film is formed using the fine mask in which only the region where the red light emitting material is deposited is opened as the evaporation mask 300.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing manufacturing steps of the organic EL display device 1 in the order of steps.
- the TFT substrate 10 is fabricated, and the first electrode 21 is formed on the fabricated TFT substrate 10 (S101).
- the TFT substrate 10 can be manufactured using a known technique.
- a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer are formed over the entire pixel region by vacuum deposition using an open mask as the deposition mask 300.
- the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer can be the hole injection layer / hole transport layer 22 as described above.
- the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B are separately deposited by vacuum vapor deposition (S103). Thereby, a pattern film corresponding to each pixel 2R, 2G, and 2B is formed.
- the electron transport layer 24, the electron injection layer 25, and the second electrode 26 are sequentially formed on the TFT substrate 10 on which the light emitting layers 23R, 23G, and 23B are formed, using the open mask as the vapor deposition mask 300.
- the entire pixel region is formed (S104 to S106).
- the region (display unit) of the organic EL element 20 is sealed so that the organic EL element 20 is not deteriorated by moisture or oxygen in the atmosphere with respect to the substrate on which vapor deposition has been completed (S107). .
- Sealing includes a method of forming a film that does not easily transmit moisture or oxygen by a CVD method or the like, and a method of bonding a glass substrate or the like with an adhesive or the like.
- the organic EL display device 1 is manufactured by the process as described above.
- the organic EL display device 1 can perform desired display by causing a current to flow from the driving circuit formed outside to the organic EL element 20 in each pixel to emit light.
- the time required to reach the speed (deposition rate) at which the deposition material is evaporated to form deposition particles as a deposition particle on the deposition target substrate is longer in proportion to the amount of the deposition material accommodated. Become. This is because if the amount of the vapor deposition material is large, it takes time for heat to be transmitted to the entire vapor deposition material, and it takes time to evaporate the vapor deposition material and stably eject the vapor deposition particles.
- the time for heat to be transferred to the entire accommodated vapor deposition material can be made shorter than that of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing a time profile of the vapor deposition rate at each vapor deposition particle generating section.
- A indicates the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110
- a indicates the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120.
- the time until the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 reaches a certain rate and stabilizes is earlier than that of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110.
- the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 is shown to be lower, but the vapor deposition rate that can be reached is the same as that of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110.
- the heating amount heats the heating amount in order to accelerate the rate of increase in the deposition rate and shorten the arrival time.
- the vapor deposition material near the inner wall of the crucible is excessively heated, resulting in deterioration of the vapor deposition material, bumping of the vapor deposition material (leaving out from the injection port as a lump), and distortion or damage to the vapor deposition source components Therefore, there is an upper limit for the heating amount.
- a plurality of vapor deposition particle generation units are provided, and the vapor deposition material capacity of at least one vapor deposition particle generation unit is the vapor deposition material capacity of the remaining other vapor deposition particle generation units By making it smaller than this, the rising rate of the vapor deposition rate can be accelerated and the arrival time can be shortened without causing the upper limit problem of the heating amount.
- FIG. 9A is a graph for explaining the shortening of the deposition rate changing time
- FIG. 9B is a graph for explaining the shortening of the time until the deposition rate is stabilized.
- the case where the deposition rate is changed is, for example, when the model of the organic EL display device on which the film is formed changes and the deposition rate needs to be changed due to the processing tact, or when one layer is made of a single material.
- the deposition rate is changed due to the processing tact, or when one layer is made of a single material.
- initial vapor deposition is performed using the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 (vapor deposition particle generation unit A), and the vapor deposition rate increase is covered by the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 (vapor deposition particle generation unit a).
- the vapor deposition particle generation part a reaches the desired vapor deposition rate faster than the vapor deposition rate is increased only by the vapor deposition particle generation part A because the vapor deposition rate increases rapidly.
- the deposition rate can be quickly stabilized.
- the vapor deposition material is lost for that time. That is, in the case where the deposition rate is changed only by the deposition particle generation unit 110 which is the main deposition particle generation unit A, the film formation on the deposition target substrate cannot be performed until the deposition rate is stabilized.
- the amount of time is a loss of vapor deposition material.
- the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 which is the sub vapor deposition particle generation unit a having a smaller amount of vapor deposition material than the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 which is the main vapor deposition particle generation unit A is provided.
- the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 which is the sub vapor deposition particle generation unit a having a smaller amount of vapor deposition material than the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 which is the main vapor deposition particle generation unit A is provided.
- the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 which is the sub vapor deposition particle generation unit a having a smaller amount of vapor deposition material than the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 which is the main vapor deposition particle generation unit A is provided.
- Initial vapor deposition is performed in both vapor-deposited particle generation units, and heating of the vapor-deposited particle generation unit a may be stopped at a timing when it is desired to lower.
- the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 is shorter than the time required to reach the target vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110, the vapor deposition rate can be changed quickly.
- a shutter 131 and valves (opening / closing members) 117 and 127 for turning ON / OFF the supply of the vapor deposition particles from the respective vapor deposition particle generation units may be provided.
- the deposition rate can be switched instantaneously.
- the deposition rate by each supply source is RA and Ra
- the deposition rate can be changed to (1) RA, (2) RA + Ra, and (3) Ra by the valves 117 and 127.
- the shutter 131 is provided between the vapor deposition mask 300 and the nozzle portion 170 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
- the shutter 131 is used to determine whether or not the vapor deposition particles are emitted toward the deposition target substrate 200 in order to control the arrival of the vapor deposition particles emitted from the nozzle unit 170 to the vapor deposition mask 300. .
- the shutter 131 prevents vapor deposition particles from being ejected into the vacuum chamber 500 when stabilizing the vapor deposition rate or when vapor deposition is unnecessary.
- the shutter 131 is provided by a shutter operation unit (not shown) so as to be able to advance and retract (insertable) between the vapor deposition mask 300 and the nozzle unit 170, for example. Thereby, for example, during the alignment of the deposition target substrate 200 and the deposition mask 300, the ejection path of the deposition particles is prevented so that the deposition particles do not reach the deposition target substrate 200.
- the shutter 131 covers the injection port 171 for the vapor deposition particles (vapor deposition material) in the nozzle unit 170 except during film formation on the deposition target substrate 200.
- the vapor deposition particle generation part a has a small amount of vapor deposition material, but reduces the contribution of the vapor deposition particle generation part a to the overall vapor deposition rate (the ratio of the vapor deposition flow rate released from the vapor deposition particle generation part a is kept small). Thus, it is possible to perform vapor deposition for a long time equivalent to the vapor deposition particle generating part A.
- the vapor deposition material released during the period until it becomes stable becomes a loss.
- the vapor deposition particle generation part a is used together. Since the vapor deposition particle generating part a has a rapid increase in the vapor deposition rate, the vapor deposition flow released from the vapor deposition particle generating part a is initially used as a main, and the desired vapor deposition rate is quickly reached.
- the deposition rate is always controlled to be constant. As described above, these controls are precisely controlled using the measurement values of the individual and total rate monitors and the heater.
- the deposition rate can be stabilized quickly, and the material utilization efficiency can be improved. Moreover, since the vapor deposition particle generation part a is used only until the vapor deposition rate by the vapor deposition particle generation part A reaches a desired value, vapor deposition can be performed for a long time even if the amount of the vapor deposition material is small.
- the above method can be used in the same manner when the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generating part A is lowered. That is, when it becomes necessary to stop the vapor deposition particle generating part A due to replenishment of the material, the vapor deposition flow rate from the vapor deposition particle generating part A gradually decreases by turning off the heating. By making up with the vapor deposition flow rate from the generation part a, a desired vapor deposition rate can be obtained even during the transition to the stop of the vapor deposition particle generation part A. At the same time, the vapor deposition flow of the vapor deposition particle generator A whose vapor deposition rate is decreasing can be utilized, and the material utilization efficiency can be improved.
- the vapor deposition flow rate from the vapor deposition particle generating part A may become unstable due to disturbance or a change in the remaining amount of vapor deposition material. Even in such a case, the fluctuation of the vapor deposition rate can be reduced by making up for the vapor deposition flow from the vapor deposition particle generating part a.
- the present invention is not limited to this. It may be provided.
- the vapor deposition particle generators 110 and 120 constituting the vapor deposition particle injection device 501 are provided in the vacuum chamber 500.
- the units 110 and 120 may be outside the vacuum chamber 500.
- the vapor deposition particle generators 110 and 120 may be drawn out to a separately prepared load lock chamber, and the vacuum chamber 500 may be connected to an introduction pipe for introducing vaporized vapor deposition material. Since the load lock chamber can be evacuated and vented separately from the vacuum chamber 500 (film formation chamber), the material can be replenished without opening the vacuum chamber 500 to the atmosphere. If the load lock chamber is smaller than the vacuum chamber 500, the time required to reach a desired reduced pressure state can be shortened.
- the time from the start of vapor deposition to the desired vapor deposition rate can be shortened.
- the utilization efficiency of the vapor deposition material has been increased, the second embodiment described below further explains the point of increasing the utilization efficiency of the vapor deposition material by another method.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of the entire vapor deposition apparatus.
- the vapor deposition apparatus includes a nozzle unit (vapor deposition particle injection unit) 170 having a plurality of injection ports 171 as a vapor deposition source in a vacuum chamber 500, and four vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d.
- grain injection apparatus 502 which has these.
- an evaporation mask 300 and a deposition target substrate 200 are disposed above the vacuum chamber 500 so as to face the nozzle portion 170 of the evaporation particle injection device 502.
- the vapor deposition material 114 accommodated in each of the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d is heated by the heaters 112a to 112d provided in the four vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d, thereby causing gaseous vapor deposition. Generate particles.
- the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d can be individually heated and can individually control the vapor deposition rate.
- the four vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d are sequentially heated and switched to another vapor deposition particle generator at a timing when the vapor deposition material 114 in one vapor deposition particle generator is used up.
- the vapor deposition particles generated by the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d are guided to the nozzle unit 170 via the pipes 115a to 115d connected to the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d, respectively. After that, the vapor deposition particles are ejected toward the deposition target substrate 200 from the ejection ports 171 arranged in a line.
- a vapor deposition film pattern can be formed by vapor deposition of vapor deposition particles on the surface of the deposition target substrate 200 through the vapor deposition mask 300.
- the deposition substrate injection apparatus 502 is fixed, and the deposition target substrate 200 and the deposition mask 300 are fixed in close contact with each other. Scan deposition is performed by moving (scanning) in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of 171.
- the deposition target substrate 200 is fixed, and the vapor deposition particle injection device 502 is moved in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the injection ports 171 are arranged to perform scan vapor deposition.
- the vapor deposition mask 300 has an opening 301 at a desired position and shape, and only vapor deposition particles passing through the vapor deposition mask reach the deposition target substrate 200 to form a vapor deposition film. .
- a mask fine mask
- a through hole opened for each pixel is used.
- a mask open mask
- An example of forming each pixel is a light emitting layer, and an example of forming it on the entire display region is a hole transport layer.
- the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d are provided with pipes 115a to 115d for deriving the generated vapor deposition particles, respectively. These pipes 115a to 115d are directly connected to the nozzle part 170. As a result, the vapor deposition particles generated in the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d are guided to the nozzle unit 170 through the pipes 115a to 115d.
- the pipes 115a to 115d are provided with individual rate monitors 140a to 140d for monitoring the vapor deposition flow rate (amount of vapor deposition particles) in the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d.
- the individual rate monitors 140a to 140d measure the amount of vapor deposition particles (deposition flow rate) flowing in the pipes 115a to 115d.
- the vapor deposition particle injection device 502 has an overall rate monitor 160 that monitors the total vapor deposition flow rate (amount of vapor deposition particles).
- the comprehensive rate monitor 160 measures the amount (vapor deposition flow rate) of vapor deposition particles injected from the injection port 171 to be supplied to the film formation substrate 200.
- the vapor deposition flow rates supplied from the individual vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d are measured in real time by the individual rate monitors 140a to 140d provided individually.
- the total deposition flow rate (corresponding to the amount deposited on the substrate) is also measured by the total rate monitor 160.
- the heating amount of each vapor deposition particle generator 110a to 110d is individually controlled according to the measurement value of each rate monitor. Details of this control will be described later.
- the pipes 115a to 115d are provided with valves (opening / closing members) 116a to 116d.
- Valves 116a to 116d open and close the pipes 115a to 115d to cause the vapor deposition particles to flow through the pipes 115a to 115d, or to stop the supply of the vapor deposition particles. This control will be described later.
- the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d have heaters 112a to 112d for heating the deposited vapor deposition material.
- the supply control of the vapor deposition particles from the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d to the nozzle unit 170 is not limited to the drive control (current ON / OFF) of the heaters 112a to 112d, but the valve This can also be done by opening and closing 116a to 116d.
- the supply control of the vapor deposition particles from the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d to the nozzle unit 170 can be individually performed by individually controlling the drive control of the heaters 112a to 112d and the opening / closing control of the valves 116a to 116d. It becomes possible.
- the vapor deposition material generated when the remaining amount of the vapor deposition material accommodated in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a decreases and needs to be replaced.
- the formation of the deposited film by the part 110b is started. In this way, when the remaining amount of the vapor deposition material is reduced and replacement is necessary, it is possible to perform continuous vapor deposition film formation by changing to the next vapor deposition particle generation unit.
- the vapor deposition rate may become unstable depending on the switching timing. By adjusting this timing, it is possible to stabilize the vapor deposition rate even when the vapor deposition particle generating section is switched and used.
- FIG. 11 is a control block diagram of the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus 502 for executing vapor deposition control.
- the vapor deposition particle injection device 502 serves as a control unit for vapor deposition control with respect to a vapor deposition rate control unit (drive control unit) 400 that performs main control and heaters 112a to 112d of vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d.
- Heater control units 401a to 401d that control the supply of drive current and valve drive units 402a to 402d that open and close the valves 116a to 116d of the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 monitors data (monitor results) from the individual rate monitors 140a to 140d that monitor vapor deposition rates in the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d, and the overall vapor deposition rate. Data from the rate monitor 160 (monitor result), data from the vapor deposition material remaining amount detection unit 103 that detects the remaining amount of vapor deposition material in the vapor deposition particle generating units 110a to 110d (data detected), and data input from the operation unit 104 (Set vapor deposition rate) is input, and control instruction signals for the heater control units 401a to 401d and the valve drive units 402a to 402d are output based on the input data.
- the data (monitor results) from the individual rate monitors 140a to 140d are, for example, values obtained by measuring the vapor deposition flow rate in the vapor deposition particle generating unit 110, and the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 uses the individual rate monitor 140. Is compared with the data from the operation unit 104 (set vapor deposition rate), whether or not the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle generating unit 110 has reached the desired vapor deposition rate (set vapor deposition rate). Judging.
- the data (monitor result) from the comprehensive rate monitor 160 is a value obtained by measuring the vapor deposition flow rate in the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus 502 as a whole, and the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 is obtained by the measurement. The measured value is compared with the data (set vapor deposition rate) from the operation unit 104, and it is determined whether or not the measured value has reached a desired vapor deposition rate (set vapor deposition rate).
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 determines whether to stop driving the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d (generation of vapor deposition particles) according to the detection result from the vapor deposition material remaining amount detection unit 103.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of vapor deposition control processing in the vapor deposition particle injection device 502 according to the present embodiment.
- the vapor deposition rate in the vapor deposition particle injection device 502 is set (S11).
- the deposition rate control unit 400 receives the deposition rate setting information from the operation unit 104 and sets the deposition rate from the received setting information.
- the valves 116a to 116d are all closed.
- the heater 112a is driven (S12).
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 sends a drive signal for driving the heater 112a of the vapor deposition particle generating unit 110a to the heater control unit 401a from the vapor deposition rate setting information received from the operation unit 104.
- the heater control unit 401a to which the drive signal is sent controls the heater 112a to supply a drive current to drive the heater 112a.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 sends a drive signal for opening the valve 116a of the vapor deposition particle generating unit 110a to the valve driving unit 402a from the vapor deposition rate setting information received from the operation unit 104.
- the valve drive unit 402a to which the drive signal is sent drives the valve 116a so as to open the valve 116a.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 100 confirms the detection result from the vapor deposition material remaining amount detection unit 103, and determines whether or not the remaining amount of vapor deposition material in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a is equal to or less than a predetermined amount X. . That is, in S14, the remaining amount of the vapor deposition material in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a is monitored.
- the predetermined amount X is an amount at which vapor deposition cannot be performed stably, and is also an amount for determining whether or not to stop the driving of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110. It is also an amount that is set in consideration of the time required to reach a predetermined vapor deposition rate when switching to driving of the vapor deposition particle generator 110b.
- the predetermined amount X is not only a guideline for timing of stopping the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 but also a guideline for timing of starting driving the next vapor deposition particle generation unit 110.
- the predetermined amount X may be set to a value that can maintain a desired vapor deposition rate constant even when the vapor deposition particle generator 110 is used while switching, and therefore the amount of vapor deposition material accommodated in the vapor deposition particle generator 110 is sufficient. Alternatively, it may be set as appropriate according to the type of vapor deposition material.
- the heater 112a of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a is stopped, and at the same time, the heater 112b of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110b is driven (S16) and the valve 116b of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110b is opened (S17).
- the heating of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a is stopped, but since the valve 116a is kept open, the vapor deposition particles from the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a remain supplied to the nozzle unit 170. That is, at this time, the vapor deposition particles are supplied to the nozzle unit 170 from both the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a and the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110b.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 determines whether or not the generation of vapor deposition particles in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a is stopped based on the monitoring result from the individual rate monitor 140a that monitors the vapor deposition flow rate of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a. To monitor.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 determines that only the vapor deposition particles are supplied from the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110b, and the generation of vapor deposition particles is performed.
- the valve 116a of the part 110a is closed (S19).
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 waits until receiving a vapor deposition process stop signal such as a vapor deposition process stop signal from the operation unit 104.
- a vapor deposition process stop signal such as a vapor deposition process stop signal from the operation unit 104.
- the heater 112b of the vapor deposition particle generating unit 110b is received. Is stopped (S21), and the heater control unit 401b and the valve driving unit 402b are controlled so that the valve 116b of the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110b is closed (S22).
- the above process is also performed on the vapor deposition particle generation units 110c and 110d, so that the vapor deposition process is performed by sequentially switching the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d.
- the vapor deposition rate control unit 400 which is a drive control unit, drives the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d while switching the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110a to 110d while keeping the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle injection device 502 constant.
- Vapor deposition particles that are falling and rising during the switching of the generators 110a to 110d can also be used for film formation, and the utilization efficiency of the vapor deposition material can be improved.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the relationship between the vapor deposition rate and the time of vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d in the vapor deposition apparatus according to the present embodiment. In addition, the stable period of a vapor deposition rate is shown shortening time.
- the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d rises as shown in FIG. 13 by heating.
- the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110d have the same structure as the vapor deposition particle generation unit 110 of the first embodiment, and although a large amount of vapor deposition material is contained, it takes a long time to stabilize the vapor deposition rate.
- the vapor deposition flow rate from the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d is precisely controlled by the measured values of the individual rate monitors 140a to 140d and the overall rate monitor 160, as shown in FIG. However, if the relationship between the vapor deposition flow rate and the temperature of the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d is clear in advance, control using only the comprehensive rate monitor 160 is possible.
- the switching timing of the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110d can be arbitrarily controlled.
- the vapor deposition rate is kept constant, and the vapor deposition flow with the vapor deposition rate decreasing and rising is utilized for film formation by continuously switching the vapor deposition particle generating units 110a to 110d. And the material utilization efficiency is improved.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that there are at least two vapor-deposited particle generation units.
- the vapor deposition particle generators 110c and 110d are not necessarily required as long as the material supply to the vapor deposition particle generator 110a and the heating preparation are completed during use of the vapor deposition particle generator 110b.
- the configuration is basically the same as that of the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus 502 shown in FIG. 10 of the second embodiment, but as shown in FIG. 14, instead of the vapor deposition particle generator 110d shown in FIG. Further, the vapor deposition apparatus includes a vapor deposition particle injection device 503 using the vapor deposition particle generator 120 shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment.
- the accommodation amount of the vapor deposition material 124 in the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 is set smaller than the accommodation amount of the vapor deposition material 114 in the other vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110c.
- the vapor deposition particle generation unit 120 is driven, and then the other vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110c are sequentially driven at a predetermined timing.
- the amount of the vapor deposition material 124 in the vapor particle generation unit 120 that is first driven is smaller than that of the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110c.
- the time during which heat is transmitted to the whole can be made shorter than that of the vapor deposition particle generators 110a to 110c.
- the vapor deposition particle injection device 503 provided with a plurality of vapor deposition particle generating units, there is an effect that it is possible to shorten the time from the start of vapor deposition to the set vapor deposition rate.
- the deposition rate is kept constant and the deposition particle generators 110a to 110d are continuously switched, so that the deposition flow with the deposition rate decreasing and rising is also used for film formation. And the material utilization efficiency is improved.
- the vapor deposition rate can be changed quickly if the vapor deposition particle generator 120 is first driven again.
- any one of the vapor deposition particle generation units 110a to 110c may be driven at the same time.
- the vapor deposition particle injection devices 501 to 503 are arranged below the deposition target substrate 200, and the vapor deposition particle injection devices 501 to 503 are disposed via the opening 301 of the vapor deposition mask 300.
- the case where vapor deposition particles are vapor-deposited (up-deposition) from below to above has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the vapor deposition particle injection devices 501 to 503 are provided above the deposition target substrate 200, and the vapor deposition particles are deposited (down-deposited) on the deposition target substrate 200 from above through the opening 301 of the vapor deposition mask 300. Position).
- a high-definition pattern can be formed without using a technique such as an electrostatic chuck as a substrate holding member that holds the deposition target substrate 200 in order to suppress the self-weight deflection.
- the film can be formed with high accuracy over the entire surface of the deposition target substrate 200.
- the vapor deposition particle injection devices 501 to 503 have a mechanism for injecting vapor deposition particles in the lateral direction, and the vapor deposition particle injection devices 501 to 503 are disposed on the film formation surface 201 side of the film formation substrate 200.
- the vapor deposition particles may be vapor-deposited (side-deposited) on the deposition target substrate 200 in the lateral direction through the vapor deposition mask 300 in a state where the vertical direction is faced to the side.
- the opening shape (planar shape) of the injection port 171 of the nozzle part 170 is not specifically limited, It can be set as various shapes, such as circular and square.
- injection ports 171 of the nozzle unit 170 may be arranged one-dimensionally (that is, in a line shape), or may be arranged two-dimensionally (that is, in a planar shape).
- the organic EL display device 1 includes the TFT substrate 10 and an organic layer is formed on the TFT substrate 10 has been described as an example.
- the present invention is limited to this. is not.
- the organic EL display device 1 may be a passive substrate in which a TFT is not formed on a substrate on which an organic layer is formed, instead of the TFT substrate 10, and the passive substrate is used as the film formation substrate 200. It may be used.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and instead of the organic layer, The present invention can also be applied when the second electrode 26 is deposited. Moreover, when using a sealing film for sealing of the organic EL element 20, it is applicable also when performing vapor deposition of this sealing film.
- the vapor deposition particle injection devices 501 to 503 and the vapor deposition device can be suitably applied to, for example, the manufacture of functional devices such as organic thin film transistors in addition to the organic EL display device 1, for example.
- the vapor deposition particle injection devices 501 to 503 have been described as line type vapor deposition sources.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a crucible type vapor deposition source (point type vapor deposition source) or a surface type is not limited thereto. It does not matter as a deposition source.
- the effect exhibited in the present invention does not depend on the shape of the nozzle outlet. That is, even when a large number of injection ports are arranged, the injection port in which one long opening is formed may be used.
- the present invention is particularly effective for materials having a long deposition rate stabilization time (the time required for the deposition rate to stabilize). For example, it is possible to improve the processing tact (throughput) of a material that is likely to deteriorate due to a rapid temperature rise, such as an organic material, by rapidly reaching the deposition rate. Furthermore, the present invention is particularly effective for expensive vapor deposition materials. For example, a material for forming an organic layer of an organic EL element. By shortening the stabilization time of the vapor deposition rate and combining a plurality of vapor deposition material supply sources, the vapor deposition material can be used effectively because it can contribute to vapor deposition even when the temperature is raised or lowered.
- the vapor deposition particle injection device according to the present invention can be applied not only to the manufacture of an organic EL display device but also to other materials that form a film by vapor deposition.
- the vapor deposition rate can be changed by switching the manufacturing process. Since the change can be performed quickly, the waste of the vapor deposition particles when changing the vapor deposition rate can be eliminated, and the utilization efficiency of the material can be improved.
- the cost for manufacturing the organic EL element can be reduced, and as a result, the organic EL display device can be manufactured at low cost.
- the vapor deposition particle generation source is as follows. What is necessary is just to make the vapor deposition material accommodation capacity in less than others.
- the vapor deposition material accommodation amount of at least one vapor deposition particle generation source is smaller than the vapor deposition material accommodation amounts of the remaining vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- a vapor deposition particle injection device is connected to a plurality of vapor deposition particle sources that generate vapor deposition particles by heating a vapor deposition material, and the plurality of vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- an injection container having an injection port for injecting the vapor deposition particles generated by each of the vapor deposition particle generation sources to the outside, and the vapor deposition material capacity of at least one vapor deposition particle generation source among the vapor deposition particle generation sources
- it is characterized by being smaller than the vapor deposition material capacity of the remaining vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- a speed deposition rate
- a vapor deposition material is heated to generate gaseous vapor deposition particles and a vapor deposition film is stably formed on the film deposition target (film deposition target substrate).
- the vapor deposition material capacity of at least one vapor deposition particle generation source is made smaller than the vapor deposition material capacity of the other vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- the time for which heat is transmitted to the entire vapor deposition material accommodated is shorter than the time for heat to be transmitted to the entire vapor deposition material accommodated in the other vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- the time required to reach the vapor deposition rate in at least one vapor deposition particle source can be made shorter than the time required to reach the vapor deposition rate in the other vapor deposition particle sources.
- a vapor deposition rate control unit for controlling the vapor deposition rate of each vapor deposition particle source, and the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle source when the flow rate of vapor deposition particles flowing from the vapor deposition particle source to the injection container is the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle source; It is preferable that the rate control unit simultaneously controls the vapor deposition rates of at least two vapor deposition particle generation sources including vapor deposition particle generation sources having a vapor deposition material capacity smaller than the vapor deposition material capacity of other vapor deposition particle generation sources. .
- the vapor deposition rate of at least 2 or more vapor deposition particle generation sources including the vapor deposition particle generation source of vapor deposition material accommodation capacity smaller than the vapor deposition material accommodation capacity of other vapor deposition particle generation sources is driven simultaneously. Because the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle source with the small vapor deposition material capacity is first stabilized before the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition material source with the large vapor deposition material capacity is stabilized, the vapor deposition particles with a large vapor deposition material capacity are generated. The vapor deposition particles generated until the vapor deposition rate of the source is stabilized can be used for vapor deposition by supplementing with the vapor deposition particle generating source having a stable vapor deposition rate.
- the vapor deposition particles consumed until the vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particle generating source is stabilized can be used effectively, the utilization efficiency of the vapor deposition material can be improved.
- the vapor deposition materials accommodated in the vapor deposition particle source whose vapor deposition rate is simultaneously controlled by the vapor deposition rate control unit are all the same type of vapor deposition material.
- the time until the vapor deposition rate of each vapor deposition particle source is stabilized is reduced. Since it becomes possible to grasp correctly, it becomes possible to grasp correctly the change time at the time of changing a vapor deposition rate.
- the amount of the vapor deposition material in the vapor deposition particle source according to the time required for changing the vapor deposition rate. That is, if the vapor deposition material capacity in the vapor deposition particle generation source is well designed, the vapor deposition rate can be changed more quickly.
- An individual rate monitor for measuring the flow rate of the vapor deposition particles flowing from the vapor deposition particle generation source to the injection container as a vapor deposition rate is provided in the connection path connecting the vapor deposition particle generation source and the injection container. Yes.
- the vapor deposition rate can be accurately controlled by the vapor deposition rate control unit.
- Each of the vapor deposition particle generation sources includes a storage container that stores the vapor deposition material, and a heating member that heats the vapor deposition material stored in the storage container, and the vapor deposition rate control unit uses the measured value of the individual rate monitor. Accordingly, the heating members in the respective vapor deposition particle generation sources are individually controlled.
- the apparatus further comprises a comprehensive rate monitor for measuring a vapor deposition rate of the vapor deposition particles injected from the injection port of the injection container, and the vapor deposition rate control unit includes the vapor deposition rate measured by the individual rate monitor and the total rate monitor.
- the flow rate of the vapor deposition particles flowing from the respective vapor deposition particle generation sources to the injection container is controlled using the measured vapor deposition rate.
- a vapor deposition particle injection device is connected to a plurality of vapor deposition particle sources that generate vapor deposition particles by heating a vapor deposition material, and the plurality of vapor deposition particle generation sources.
- An injection container having an injection port for injecting the vapor deposition particles generated by each vapor deposition particle generation source to the outside; and a drive control unit for driving and controlling the vapor deposition particle generation source,
- the drive control unit switches each vapor deposition particle generation source while keeping the vapor deposition rate constant. Yes.
- the vapor deposition particles falling and rising when the vapor deposition rate is switched are also generated. It can be used for film formation, and the utilization efficiency of the vapor deposition material can be improved.
- connection path connecting the vapor deposition particle generating source and the injection container is provided with an open / close member that opens and closes the connection path, and the drive control unit is configured so that the vapor deposition rate is constant. Control the opening and closing member.
- the flow of the vapor deposition particles can be reliably controlled by performing the open / close control of the open / close members provided in the connection paths connecting the vapor deposition particle generation source and the injection container. That is, since the supply of the vapor deposition particles to the injection container can be reliably performed by the opening / closing control of the opening / closing member, it is possible to prevent unnecessary vapor deposition particles from being released when the vapor deposition is completed.
- the vapor deposition apparatus includes the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus as a vapor deposition source.
- the vapor deposition apparatus preferably includes a vapor deposition mask for forming a vapor deposition film pattern.
- a desired film formation pattern can be obtained by using a vapor deposition mask.
- the predetermined pattern can be an organic layer in an organic electroluminescence element.
- the said vapor deposition apparatus can be used suitably as a manufacturing apparatus of an organic electroluminescent element. That is, the said vapor deposition apparatus may be a manufacturing apparatus of an organic electroluminescent element.
- a TFT substrate / first electrode manufacturing step of manufacturing a first electrode on a TFT substrate, and at least a light emitting layer on the TFT substrate An organic layer deposition step for depositing an organic layer containing a second electrode deposition step for depositing a second electrode, and in at least one of the organic layer deposition step and the second electrode deposition step, Use a vapor deposition particle injection device.
- the vapor deposition rate can be changed quickly by switching the process, so that waste of vapor deposition particles when changing the vapor deposition rate is eliminated. Therefore, the material utilization efficiency can be improved.
- the cost for manufacturing the organic electroluminescence element can be reduced, and as a result, the organic EL display device can be manufactured at low cost.
- the vapor deposition particle injection apparatus and vapor deposition apparatus of the present invention are suitably used for an organic EL display device manufacturing apparatus, a manufacturing method, and the like used in a film forming process such as separate formation of an organic layer in an organic EL display device, for example. Can do.
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本発明の一実施の形態について説明すれば、以下の通りである。
図1は、本実施の形態に係る蒸着装置全体の概略を示す図である。
図2は、蒸着粒子発生部110,120の全体構成の概略を示す図である。
筐体であるホルダ111は、その内部に、るつぼ113を収容して保持する。
また、ホルダ111の周囲には、ヒータ112が設けられている。
るつぼ113は、内部に蒸着材料を収容(貯留)して加熱する加熱容器である。るつぼ113には、例えば、黒鉛、PBN(Pyrolytic Boron Nitride)、金属等からなる、従
来蒸着源に使用されている常用のるつぼを用いることができる。
図3は、蒸着制御を実行するための蒸着粒子射出装置501における制御ブロック図である。
図4は、蒸着レート制御部100における蒸着制御処理の流れを示すフローチャートである。
上記有機EL表示装置の全体構成について以下に説明する。
図6は、有機EL表示装置1の表示部を構成する有機EL素子20の概略構成を示す断面図である。
絶縁基板11としては、例えば、無アルカリガラスやプラスチック等を用いることができる。本実施の形態においては、板厚0.7mmの無アルカリガラスを使用した。
有機EL素子20は、低電圧直流駆動による高輝度発光が可能な発光素子であり、第1電極21、有機EL層、第2電極26が、この順に積層されている。
第1電極21は、電極材料をスパッタ法等で形成した後、フォトリソグラフィ技術およびエッチングにより、個々の画素2R・2G・2Bに対応してパターン形成されている。
ウム亜鉛酸化物)、ガリウム添加酸化亜鉛(GZO)等の透明導電材料、金(Au)、ニッケル(Ni)、白金(Pt)等の金属材料を用いることができる。
等を用いることができる。例えば、上記第1電極21の積層に、後述する本実施の形態に係る蒸着装置を用いてもよい。
ここで、真空蒸着法を用いた成膜パターンの形成方法について、主に図7を用いて以下に説明する。
図7は、有機EL表示装置1の製造工程を工程順に示すフローチャートである。
一般的に、蒸着材料を蒸発させて蒸着粒子として、被成膜基板上に蒸着膜を安定して形成する速度(蒸着レート)に達するまでの時間は、蒸着材料の収容量に比例して長くなる。これは、蒸着材料の収容量が多いと、蒸着材料全体に熱が伝わるのに時間がかかり、蒸着材料を蒸発させて蒸着粒子を安定した射出できるまでに時間を要するからである。
図9の(a)は、蒸着レートの変更時間の短縮を説明するためのグラフであり、図9の(b)は、蒸着レートが安定するまでの時間短縮を説明するためのグラフである。
次に、図9の(b)を参照しながら、蒸着レートが安定するまでの時間の短縮について説明する。
本発明の他の実施の形態について説明すれば以下の通りである。なお、説明の便宜上、前記実施の形態1と同じ機能を有する部材には、同一の符号を付記し、その詳細な説明は省略する。
図10は、蒸着装置全体の概略を示す図である。
図11は、蒸着制御を実行するための蒸着粒子射出装置502における制御ブロック図である。
図12は、本実施の形態に係る蒸着粒子射出装置502における蒸着制御処理の流れを示すフローチャートである。
本実施の形態では、駆動制御部である蒸着レート制御部400によって、蒸着粒子射出装置502の蒸着レートを一定に保ちながら、蒸着粒子発生部110a~110dを切り替えて駆動しているので、蒸着粒子発生部110a~110dの切り替え時に生じる蒸着レートの下降中および上昇中の蒸着粒子も成膜に使用することができ、蒸着材料の利用効率を向上させることができる。
本発明のさらに他の実施の形態について説明すれば以下の通りである。
なお、前記実施の形態1~3では、蒸着粒子射出装置501~503が被成膜基板200の下方に配されており、蒸着粒子射出装置501~503が、蒸着マスク300の開口部301を介して、蒸着粒子を下方から上方に向かって蒸着(アップデポジション)させる場合を例に挙げて説明した。しかしながら、本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。
また、例えば、上記蒸着粒子射出装置501~503は、横方向に向けて蒸着粒子を射出する機構を有しており、被成膜基板200の被成膜面201側が蒸着粒子射出装置501~503側を向いて垂直方向に立てられている状態で、蒸着マスク300を介して蒸着粒子を横方向に被成膜基板200に蒸着(サイドデポジション)させてもよい。
また、ノズル部170の射出口171の開口形状(平面形状)は、特に限定されるものではなく、円形、方形等、様々な形状とすることができる。
2R・2G・2B 画素
10 TFT基板
11 絶縁基板
12 TFT
13 層間絶縁膜
13a コンタクトホール
14 配線
15 エッジカバー
20 有機EL素子
21 第1電極
22 正孔注入層兼正孔輸送層
23R・23G・23B 発光層
24 電子輸送層
25 電子注入層
26 第2電極
30 接着層
40 封止基板
100 蒸着レート制御部
101 ヒータ制御部
102 ヒータ制御部
103 蒸着材料残量検知部
104 操作部
110 蒸着粒子発生部(蒸着粒子発生源)
110a~110d 蒸着粒子発生部(蒸着粒子発生源)
111 ホルダ
111a 放出孔
112 ヒータ(加熱部材)
112a~112d ヒータ(加熱部材)
114 蒸着材料
115 配管(接続路)
115a~115d 配管(接続路)
116a~116d バルブ(開閉部材)
117,127 バルブ(開閉部材)
120 蒸着粒子発生部(蒸着粒子発生源)
121 ホルダ
121a 放出孔
122 ヒータ(加熱部材)
124 蒸着材料
125 配管(接続路)
130 配管(接続路)
131 シャッタ
140 個別レートモニタ
140a~140d 個別レートモニタ
150 個別レートモニタ
160 総合レートモニタ
170 ノズル部(射出用容器)
171 射出口
200 被成膜基板(被成膜物)
201 被成膜面
300 蒸着マスク
301 開口部
400 蒸着レート制御部(駆動制御部)
401a~401d ヒータ制御部
402a~402d バルブ駆動部
500 真空チャンバ
501 蒸着粒子射出装置
502 蒸着粒子射出装置
503 蒸着粒子射出装置
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- 蒸着材料を加熱して気体状の蒸着粒子を発生させる複数の蒸着粒子発生源と、
上記複数の蒸着粒子発生源と接続され、上記各蒸着粒子発生源で発生させた蒸着粒子を外部に射出する射出口を有する射出用容器とを備え、
上記各蒸着粒子発生源から上記射出用容器に流れる蒸着粒子の流量を蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着レートとしたとき、
上記各蒸着粒子発生源のうち、少なくとも一つの蒸着粒子発生源において目的とする蒸着レートに達するまでの時間が、残りの他の蒸着粒子発生源において目的とする蒸着レートに達する時間よりも短いことを特徴とする蒸着粒子射出装置。 - 上記各蒸着粒子発生源のうち、少なくとも一つの蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着材料収容量が、残りの他の蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着材料収容量よりも小さいことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置。
- 蒸着材料を加熱して気体状の蒸着粒子を発生させる複数の蒸着粒子発生源と、
上記複数の蒸着粒子発生源と接続され、上記各蒸着粒子発生源で発生させた蒸着粒子を外部に射出する射出口を有する射出用容器とを備え、
上記各蒸着粒子発生源のうち、少なくとも一つの蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着材料収容量が、残りの他の蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着材料収容量よりも小さいことを特徴とする蒸着粒子射出装置。 - 上記各蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着レートを制御する蒸着レート制御部を備え、
上記各蒸着粒子発生源から上記射出用容器に流れる蒸着粒子の流量を蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着レートとしたとき、
上記蒸着レート制御部は、他の蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着材料収容量よりも小さい蒸着材料収容量の蒸着粒子発生源を含む、少なくとも2つ以上の蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着レートを同時に制御することを特徴としている請求項2または3に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置。 - 上記蒸着レート制御部によって蒸着レートが同時に制御される蒸着粒子発生源に収容されている蒸着材料は、全て同じ種類の蒸着材料であることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置。
- 上記蒸着粒子発生源と上記射出用容器とを接続する接続路には、それぞれ上記蒸着粒子発生源から上記射出用容器に流れる蒸着粒子の流量を蒸着レートとして計測する個別レートモニタが設けられていることを特徴とする請求項4または5に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置。
- 上記各蒸着粒子発生源は、蒸着材料を収容する収容容器と、上記収容容器に収容した蒸着材料を加熱する加熱部材とをそれぞれ備え、
上記蒸着レート制御部は、上記個別レートモニタの計測値に応じて、上記各蒸着粒子発生源における加熱部材を個別に制御することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置。 - 上記射出用容器の射出口から射出された蒸着粒子の蒸着レートを計測する総合レートモニタをさらに備え、
上記蒸着レート制御部は、上記個別レートモニタで計測された蒸着レートと、上記総合レートモニタで計測された蒸着レートとを用いて、上記各蒸着粒子発生源から上記射出用容器に流れる蒸着粒子の流量を制御することを特徴とする請求項6または7に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置。 - 蒸着材料を加熱して気体状の蒸着粒子を発生させる複数の蒸着粒子発生源と、
上記複数の蒸着粒子発生源と接続され、上記各蒸着粒子発生源で発生させた蒸着粒子を外部に射出する射出口を有する射出用容器と、
上記蒸着粒子発生源を駆動制御する駆動制御部とを備え、
上記各蒸着粒子発生源から上記射出用容器に流れる蒸着粒子の流量を蒸着粒子発生源の蒸着レートとしたとき、
上記駆動制御部は、
上記蒸着レートを一定に保ちながら、各蒸着粒子発生源を切り替えて駆動することを特徴とする蒸着粒子射出装置。 - 上記蒸着粒子発生源と上記射出用容器とを接続する接続路には、それぞれ接続路を開閉する開閉部材が設けられており、
上記駆動制御部は、上記蒸着レートが一定になるように、上記開閉部材を制御することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置。 - 蒸着源として、請求項1~10の何れか1項に記載の蒸着粒子射出装置を備えていることを特徴とする蒸着装置。
- 蒸着膜の成膜パターンを形成するための蒸着マスクを備えていることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の蒸着装置。
- 上記成膜パターンが、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子における有機層であることを特徴とする請求項12に記載の蒸着装置。
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