WO2013179355A1 - 発光素子、トランジスタおよび隔壁 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a light emitting element, a transistor, and a partition wall.
- An organic display element which is an example of a light-emitting element, is composed of an organic functional layer centered on an organic light-emitting layer disposed between an anode and a cathode, and both electrodes. Molecular organic compounds are used.
- Organic display elements have excellent characteristics for display panels, such as being capable of being driven at a low voltage because the organic light emitting layer is formed of a thin film having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m or less, and low power consumption is expected due to self-emission.
- An organic functional layer made of an organic compound can be manufactured by a coating method such as an inkjet method.
- the organic functional layer is produced by a coating method, it is necessary to prevent ink from penetrating into adjacent pixels that emit light of other colors. Therefore, for example, in the ink jet method, a method is known in which a partition is formed on a coating surface, and an ink containing an organic functional material is dropped in a region defined by the partition (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- Such a partition is formed by, for example, a photolithography method.
- a method for forming a partition wall by a photolithography method includes a step of forming a photosensitive resin film, a step of patterning the resin film by exposure and development, and a step of baking the developed resin film.
- the partition wall material may be mixed with a highly liquid-repellent resin (for example, a fluorine-containing resin) in order to enhance the function of holding the dropped ink.
- the ink may not be sufficiently wetted and spread within the region defined by the partition wall, and an “unwetted” state in which a part of the organic film is not formed may occur.
- it is important to maintain the coating ink in the partition wall in the inkjet method, it is desired to improve the liquid repellency of the partition wall, but the stability against unwetting decreases as the liquid repellency increases. The non-wetting causes a short circuit between the anode and the cathode and degrades the display quality of the organic display element.
- the present invention has been made in view of such points, and an object thereof is to provide a light-emitting element that suppresses the occurrence of non-wetting and has high process stability.
- a base layer including a first electrode and an opening having a shape having a major axis and a minor axis are defined on the base layer.
- a partition wall, a functional layer located in the opening and in contact with the upper surface of the base layer, and a second electrode facing the first electrode through the functional layer, the partition wall In a cross section along the long axis of the opening and perpendicular to the top surface of the base layer, the top surface located at a height h0 and the top surface of the partition wall are continuous with respect to the top surface of the base layer.
- a peripheral surface facing the opening located at a height h less than h0, the height h of the peripheral surface being a distance from the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface in the direction along the major axis a value obtained by second-order differentiation with x is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface, and Displacement point displaced from the vicinity negatively, located above the height 0.9H, an upper surface of the functional layer, characterized in that in contact with the circumferential surface in the vicinity of said displacement point.
- the light-emitting element according to one embodiment of the present invention can suppress the occurrence of non-wetting in the opening portion defined by the partition wall.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an organic EL device 1 according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of an external appearance of a set including an organic EL device 1.
- FIG. Partial sectional view and front view of display panel 10 The bird's-eye view of an application object field and a partition upper surface.
- a light-emitting element includes a base layer including a first electrode, a partition defining a shape having a major axis and a minor axis on the base layer, and a position in the opening. And a functional layer in contact with the upper surface of the base layer, and a second electrode facing the first electrode through the functional layer, the partition along the major axis of the opening.
- the upper surface located at a height h0 and the upper surface of the partition wall are located at a height h lower than h0 continuously with respect to the upper surface of the underlayer.
- a peripheral surface facing the opening and a value obtained by secondarily differentiating the height h of the peripheral surface by a distance x from a boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface in a direction along the major axis.
- Displacement point that is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface and that is negatively displaced from the vicinity of 0 , Located above the height 0.9H, an upper surface of said functional layer is in contact with the circumferential surface in the vicinity of said displacement point.
- the displacement point may be located at a height of 0.93 h or more.
- the boundary between the upper surface of the functional layer and the peripheral surface is located below the displacement point, and the boundary is It may be located within 40 nm in the height direction from the displacement point.
- the boundary between the upper surface of the functional layer and the peripheral surface is farther from the upper surface of the partition wall than the displacement point.
- the boundary may be located within 440 nm in the direction along the long axis from the displacement point.
- the functional layer may be formed by a coating method.
- a value obtained by second-order differentiation of the peripheral surface of the partition wall is continuous between the end portions from the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface to the boundary between the base layer and the peripheral surface. It is good.
- a transistor includes a partition that defines an opening having a shape having a major axis and a minor axis, a gate electrode located below or above the opening, and the opening more than the gate electrode
- a gate insulating film located in a region adjacent to the base, a base layer having a source electrode and a drain electrode located at a part of the opening located below the partition, and in the opening,
- a semiconductor layer located in a region facing the gate electrode through a gate insulating film and in contact with the base layer, wherein the partition wall extends along the long axis of the opening and on the upper surface of the base layer In a vertical cross section, when the upper surface of the base layer is used as a reference, the upper surface located at a height h0 and the circumference facing the opening located at a height h lower than the h0 continuously with the upper surface of the partition wall.
- a value obtained by secondarily differentiating the height h of the surface by the distance x from the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface in the direction along the major axis is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface.
- the displacement point that is negatively displaced from the vicinity of 0 is located at a height of 0.9 h or more, and the upper surface of the semiconductor layer is in contact with the peripheral surface in the vicinity of the displacement point.
- the displacement point may be located at a height of 0.93 h or more.
- a boundary between the upper surface of the semiconductor layer and the peripheral surface is located below the displacement point, and the boundary is It may be located within 40 nm in the height direction from the displacement point.
- the boundary between the upper surface of the semiconductor layer and the peripheral surface is farther from the upper surface of the partition wall than the displacement point.
- the boundary may be located within 440 nm in the direction along the long axis from the displacement point.
- the semiconductor layer may be formed by a coating method.
- the value obtained by second-order differentiation of the peripheral surface of the partition wall may be continuous from the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface to the boundary between the base layer and the peripheral surface.
- a partition wall according to one embodiment of the present invention is a partition wall that defines an opening having a shape having a major axis and a minor axis on a base layer, and the partition wall extends along the major axis of the opening and In a cross section perpendicular to the upper surface of the underlayer, the upper surface located at a height h0 and the upper surface of the partition wall at a height h lower than the h0 continuously with respect to the upper surface of the underlayer.
- a peripheral surface facing the opening and a value obtained by secondarily differentiating the height h of the peripheral surface by a distance x from a boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface of the partition wall in a direction along the major axis,
- a displacement point that is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface and is negatively displaced from the vicinity of 0 is located at a height of 0.9 h or more.
- a light-emitting element is located in a base layer including a first electrode, a partition wall defining a shape having a major axis and a minor axis on the base layer, and the opening.
- a functional layer in contact with the upper surface of the base layer, and a second electrode facing the first electrode through the functional layer, the partition along the major axis of the opening and In a cross section perpendicular to the upper surface of the underlayer, the upper surface located at a height h0 and the upper surface of the partition wall are located at a height h lower than h0 continuously with respect to the upper surface of the underlayer.
- a peripheral surface facing the opening and a value obtained by secondarily differentiating the height h of the peripheral surface by a distance x from a boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface in a direction along the major axis, Displacement point that is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface and that is negatively displaced from the vicinity of 0 , Located above the height 0.9H.
- a transistor includes a partition that defines an opening having a shape having a major axis and a minor axis, a gate electrode located below or above the opening, and the opening more than the gate electrode
- a gate insulating film located in a region adjacent to the base, a base layer having a source electrode and a drain electrode located at a part of the opening located below the partition, and in the opening,
- a semiconductor layer located in a region facing the gate electrode through a gate insulating film and in contact with the base layer, wherein the partition wall extends along the long axis of the opening and on the upper surface of the base layer In a vertical cross section, when the upper surface of the base layer is used as a reference, the upper surface located at a height h0 and the circumference facing the opening located at a height h lower than the h0 continuously with the upper surface of the partition wall.
- a value obtained by secondarily differentiating the height h of the surface by the distance x from the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface in the direction along the major axis is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface.
- the displacement point that is negatively displaced from the vicinity of 0 is located at a height of 0.9 h or more.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an organic EL device 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the organic EL device 1 includes an organic EL display panel 10 and a drive control unit 11 connected thereto.
- organic EL display panel 10 a plurality of organic EL elements (light emitting elements) are arranged in a matrix in the X direction and the Y direction that intersect with each other (here, orthogonal).
- the drive control unit 11 includes four drive circuits 12 to 15 and a control circuit 16 as an example.
- the number of drive circuits may be other than this.
- the organic EL device 1 As a usage form of the organic EL device 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, it can be a part of a television system combined with an audio device.
- the organic EL device 1 does not require a backlight unlike a liquid crystal display (LCD) and is therefore suitable for thinning, and exhibits excellent characteristics from the viewpoint of system design design.
- LCD liquid crystal display
- FIG. 3A is a partial cross-sectional view of the organic EL display panel 10 showing the basic configuration of the organic EL elements 100R, 100G, and 100B. This figure shows a cross-sectional view of the organic EL display panel 10 of FIG.
- FIG. 3B is a partial front view of the organic EL display panel 10.
- the EL elements 100 ⁇ / b> B are repeatedly arranged in the same order along the X direction in each light emitting region defined by the partition wall 105.
- each of the elements 100R, 100G, and 100B constitutes a light emitting region as a sub-pixel, and one pixel (pixel) is configured with three adjacent organic EL elements 100R, 100G, and 100B as one set.
- a bus bar region 100X continuous in the Y direction is provided between the pixels in the X direction.
- an organic EL display panel 10 includes a TFT substrate 101 (hereinafter simply referred to as “substrate 101”) and an anode (first electrode) stacked in the same order on the upper surface thereof. 102, an electrode coating layer 103, and a hole injection layer 104. On the hole injection layer 104, any one of the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B, an electron transport layer 107, a cathode (second electrode) 108, and a sealing layer 109 are further stacked in the same order. .
- the anode 102, the electrode coating layer 103, and the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B are individually formed for each of the organic EL elements 100R, 100G, and 100B.
- the hole injection layer 104, the electron transport layer 107, the cathode 108, and the sealing layer 109 are uniformly formed over the entire top surface of the substrate 101.
- the organic EL elements 100R, 100G, and 100B are of a top emission type as an example.
- the auxiliary electrode 102A and the electrode coating layer 103A are stacked in the same order in the bus bar region 100X.
- the substrate 101 is a portion serving as a base of the organic EL display panel 10 and includes a substrate main body 1011 described in the second embodiment and a TFT wiring portion (not shown) formed thereon.
- the substrate body 1011 is, for example, non-alkali glass, soda glass, non-fluorescent glass, phosphoric acid glass, boric acid glass, quartz, acrylic resin, styrene resin, polycarbonate resin, epoxy resin, polyethylene, polyester, silicone type. It is formed based on an insulating material such as resin or alumina.
- the TFT wiring portion is formed so as to have wirings (wirings including thin film transistors such as driving TFTs and switching TFTs, power supply lines, and signal lines) for driving the organic EL elements 100R, 100G, and 100B by an active matrix driving method. Yes.
- the surface of the TFT wiring portion is covered with an unillustrated interlayer insulating film (such as a planarizing film).
- the anode 102 is composed of a single layer made of a conductive material or a laminated body in which a plurality of layers are laminated. For example, Ag (silver), APC (silver, palladium, copper alloy), ARA (silver, rubidium, gold alloy), MoCr (molybdenum and chromium alloy), NiCr (nickel and chromium alloy), etc. Is done.
- the anode 102 is electrically connected to the gate and drain electrodes of the TFT in the TFT wiring portion via a contact hole (not shown) penetrating the interlayer insulating film.
- the anode 102 is preferably formed of a highly reflective material.
- the electrode coating layer 103 is formed using, for example, ITO (indium tin oxide), and is disposed so as to cover the upper surface of the anode 102.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- the hole injection layer 104 is a layer made of an oxide such as silver (Ag), molybdenum (Mo), chromium (Cr), vanadium (V), tungsten (W), nickel (Ni), or iridium (Ir). is there.
- the hole injection layer 104 made of such a metal oxide has a function of injecting and transporting holes to each of the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B in a stable manner or assisting the generation of holes.
- the hole injection layer 104 can be formed by using PEDOT (mixture of polythiophene and polystyrene sulfonic acid) or the like in addition to the metal oxide as described above.
- PEDOT mixture of polythiophene and polystyrene sulfonic acid
- a hole transport layer may be formed between the hole injection layer 104 and the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B.
- Partition wall 105 As shown in FIG. 3B, the partition wall 105 is formed in a lattice shape over the matrix (XY) direction with respect to the surface of the hole injection layer 104 above the substrate 101 and has a so-called pixel bank structure. When the panel is viewed in plan, the partition 105 is formed such that a plurality of openings (application target regions 101R, 101G, 101B, etc.) are present in parallel as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the organic EL elements 100R, 100G, and 100B having different emission colors and the bus bar region 100X that are adjacent in the X direction are respectively defined.
- the material of the partition 105 is not particularly limited, but an insulating organic material (for example, an acrylic resin, a polyimide resin, a novolac type phenol resin, or the like) is preferable. Since an etching process, a baking process, etc. are performed at the time of manufacture, it is preferable that it is a highly resistant material which does not produce an excessive deformation
- the structure of the partition wall 105 not only a structure as a single layer shown in FIG. 3 (a) but also a multilayer structure in which two or more layers are stacked may be employed.
- the organic material layers or the inorganic material layers, or the inorganic material layer and the organic material layer may be stacked.
- Organic light emitting layer 106R, 106G, 106B Organic light emitting layer 106R, 106G, 106B
- the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B are one of the functional films in the present invention, and are excited by recombination of holes injected from the anode 102 and electrons injected from the cathode 108 when a voltage is applied. It has a function of generating a state and emitting light.
- the organic light emitting layer 106 is configured by applying an ink containing a functional material (light emitting organic material) on the anode 102 and drying it based on a wet process.
- luminescent organic materials include, for example, oxinoid compounds, perylene compounds, coumarin compounds, azacoumarin compounds, oxazole compounds, oxadiazole compounds, perinone compounds, pyrrolopyrrole compounds described in JP-A-5-163488, Naphthalene compound, anthracene compound, fluorene compound, fluoranthene compound, tetracene compound, pyrene compound, coronene compound, quinolone compound and azaquinolone compound, pyrazoline derivative and pyrazolone derivative, rhodamine compound, chrysene compound, phenanthrene compound, cyclopentadiene compound, stilbene compound, diphenyl Quinone compounds, styryl compounds, butadiene compounds, dicyanomethylenepyran compounds, dicyanomethylenethiopyran compounds, full Resin compounds, pyrylium compounds, thiapyrylium compounds, serenapyrylium compounds,
- the electron transport layer 107 has a function of efficiently transporting electrons injected from the cathode 108 to the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B.
- the cathode 108 is made of, for example, ITO or IZO (indium zinc oxide).
- ITO indium zinc oxide
- permeability shall be 80 [%] or more.
- the cathode 108 may be made of, for example, an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, or a layer containing a halide thereof and a layer containing silver in this order.
- the layer containing silver may be formed of silver alone or a silver alloy.
- a refractive index adjusting layer having high transparency can be provided on the silver-containing layer.
- the sealing layer 109 has a function of suppressing exposure of the organic light emitting layer 106 and the like to moisture and air, and is formed of a material such as SiN (silicon nitride) or SiON (silicon oxynitride), for example.
- the top emission type organic EL display panel 10 is preferably formed of a light transmissive material.
- bus bar area 100X The bus bar region 100X is provided between the element 100B and the element 100R between adjacent pixels. This is to ensure good conductivity of the cathode 108 in the elements 100R, 100G, and 100B of the entire organic EL display panel 10, and the cathode 108 is electrically connected to the bus bar (auxiliary electrode 102A) via the electrode coating layer 103A.
- bus bar area 100X there is no limitation on the position where the bus bar area 100X is provided. For example, it is also possible to provide for every several pixels or every sub pixel along the X direction. Alternatively, it may be provided for every several tens of elements along the X direction.
- the organic EL display panel has been described as a bottom emission type in which EL emission is extracted from the lower electrode (anode 102) side.
- the organic EL display panel is a top emission type in which EL emission is extracted from the upper electrode (cathode 108) side. Also good.
- FIG. 4 shows an overhead view of a plurality of openings (application target regions 101R, 101G, 101B) in the organic EL display panel of the present invention.
- the ink application target regions 101 ⁇ / b> R, 101 ⁇ / b> G, and 101 ⁇ / b> B are defined by the partition walls 105.
- the shape of the pixel and the size of the opening are arbitrary, but a shape having an arc-like curve at the pixel end is preferable from the viewpoint that the ink easily wets and spreads.
- the axis 20 taken in the direction in which the region width is narrow is the short axis
- the axis 21 taken in the direction in which the region width is wide is the long axis.
- the region width is the same in both length and width, either direction may be taken as the short axis or the long axis.
- the partition wall 105 is formed on the base layer 110, and the partition wall 105 has a forward taper-shaped opening portion in which the opening becomes smaller toward the base layer 110.
- FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view of the region 22 shown in FIG. 4 of the organic EL device 1 taken along a plane perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate 101 and including the long axis, and the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, 106B, The electron transport layer 107 and the cathode 108 are omitted.
- a base layer 110 in which an interlayer insulating film, an anode 102, an electrode covering layer 103, and a hole injection layer 104 are stacked is formed on a substrate 101, and a partition wall 105 is formed thereon.
- the underlayer 110 is not limited to a configuration in which the interlayer insulating film, the anode 102, the electrode coating layer 103, and the hole injection layer 104 are stacked, and may be configured by a part of these layers. A configuration in which other layers are included in addition to some or all of the layers may be employed.
- FIG. 5B shows a state when ink is dropped by an ink jet method into the opening having the cross-sectional structure shown in FIG.
- the ink 30 dropped on the application target regions 101R, 101G, and 101B is held in the opening due to the liquid repellency of the partition wall 105.
- the volume of the ink 30 in the opening decreases as time passes by drying (evaporation of the solvent in the ink 30).
- a boundary between the upper surface 31 of the ink 30 and the peripheral surface 105c facing the opening (a portion of the upper surface 31 of the ink 30 dropped on the application target regions 101R, 101G, and 101B that contacts the surface 105a of the partition wall 105) 32.
- the retreating process of the boundary 32 strongly depends on the state of the surface 105a of the partition wall 105, and “unwetting” may occur. There may be multiple factors that cause unwetting. For example, when a liquid repellent resin is used as the partition wall material, a part of the liquid repellent resin may remain as a residue on the surface of the ink dropping region after development or after the partition surface treatment. For example, if a liquid-repellent residue generated after photolithography is distributed on the surface 105a of the partition wall 105, the ink 30 may be liquid-repelled by the residue, thereby causing non-wetting. The non-wetting causes a film formation failure of the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B, and may cause a short circuit between the electrodes 102 and 108.
- the shape of the peripheral surface 105c of the partition wall 105 greatly affects the film shape of the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B. This variation directly affects the variation in film shape.
- the control of the receding of the boundary 32 with respect to the partition wall 105 plays a very important role in the formation of the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B by the ink jet method.
- FIG. 6 to 10 show an outline of the retreat process of the boundary 32.
- FIG. In the drying process of the ink 30, the Constant Contact Angle (CCA) mode in which the boundary 32 recedes as the volume of the ink 30 decreases, and the boundary 32 does not recede even if the volume of the ink 30 decreases.
- CCA Constant Contact Angle
- CCR Constant Contact Radius
- the ink 30 immediately after application is dried in the CCR mode.
- the boundary 32 maintains the position P 1 , but the height of the ink 30 decreases.
- the angle formed between the surface 105a of the partition wall 105 and the upper surface 31 of the ink 30, that is, the contact angle of the ink 30 also decreases.
- the height of the ink 30 decreases, the upper surface 31 of the ink 30 is retracted from the position U 1 to the position U 2, was greater than the receding contact angle theta R contact angle theta 1 is a receding contact angle theta R Decreasing to an equal contact angle ⁇ 2 .
- the ink 30 is dried in the CCR mode.
- the ink 30 is dried in the CCA mode.
- the boundary 32 moves.
- the contact angle is maintained at the receding contact angle ⁇ R even if the boundary 32 is retreated, but in the case of the ink 30 existing on the inclined surface such as the peripheral surface 105c, 7, when the boundary 32 is retracted, the inclination of the peripheral surface 105c increases, so that the contact angle increases by the contact angle increment ⁇ .
- the contact angle ⁇ 3 again exceeds the receding contact angle ⁇ R.
- the ink 30 dries in the CCA mode.
- the ink 30 is dried again in the CCR mode.
- the drying continues while the boundary 32 maintains the position P 2 until the contact angle ⁇ 3 decreases and becomes equal to the receding contact angle ⁇ R.
- the upper surface 31 of the ink 30 retreats from the position U 3 to the position U 4 , and the contact angle ⁇ 4 becomes equal to the receding contact angle ⁇ R again.
- the ink 30 is dried in the CCR mode.
- the ink 30 is dried again in the CCA mode.
- the boundary 32 moves back from the position P 2 to the position P 3
- the upper surface 31 of the ink 30 moves back from the position U 4 to the position U 5
- the contact angle ⁇ 5 is set again.
- the receding contact angle ⁇ R is exceeded.
- the ink 30 is dried in the CCA mode.
- the boundary 32 moves backward while repeating the CCA mode and the CCR mode, and the boundary 32 is fixed at the position P n when the ink density near the boundary 32 reaches the critical density.
- the upper surface 31 of the ink 30 is fixed at the position U n , and the ink pinning is completed at the contact angle ⁇ n .
- FIG. 11 shows a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional shape of the partition wall 105.
- h0 indicates the height of the partition wall 105
- h indicates the height of the partition wall 105 from the upper surface of the base layer 110 located below the partition wall 105.
- x represents the distance from the boundary between the upper surface 105b and the peripheral surface 105c of the partition wall 105 in the direction along the major axis of the opening. Note that the direction in which the height of the partition 105 decreases (the direction in which the forward taper descends) is set as the positive x-axis (the direction indicated by the x-axis arrow in FIG. 11).
- Graph 41 shows a value obtained by differentiating height h of partition wall 105 once by x.
- the angle formed between the tangent line of the peripheral surface 105c of the partition wall 105 and the upper surface of the base layer 110 is large.
- Graph 42 shows a value obtained by secondarily differentiating the height h of the partition wall 105 by x.
- the secondary differential value of the height of the partition wall 105 means an increase or decrease in the contact angle increase ⁇ , that is, a change in the inclination angle of the peripheral surface 105c of the partition wall 105.
- a point where the second-order differentiated value is negatively displaced from near zero hereinafter referred to as a displacement point
- the angle between the tangent line of the peripheral surface 105c of the layer 105 and the upper surface of the underlayer 110 increases), and it is estimated that the CCR mode can be easily maintained due to the steep inclination. .
- the ink pinning position is set at a high position on the peripheral surface 105c of the partition wall 105. 30 non-wetting can be suppressed.
- it is effective to use the change in the inclination angle (first derivative value) of the peripheral surface 105 c in the cross section of the partition wall 105, that is, the second derivative value.
- the ink can be pinned in the vicinity of the displacement point and not wet. It is thought that it can be suppressed.
- each partition wall 105 The details of the shape of each partition wall 105 are shown below.
- FIG. 12 shows the sectional taper profiles of the partition walls and functional layers obtained by the above-described steps and the second derivative values of the gradients thereof.
- the cross-sectional taper profile of a partition and a functional layer was measured with the atomic force microscope (AFM).
- the displacement amount ⁇ x in the major axis direction of the displacement point and the pinning position was 1.23 ⁇ m, and the displacement amount ⁇ y in the height direction was 0.22 ⁇ m, which was larger than in other experiments.
- the second-order differential value falls slowly with respect to the inclination of the peripheral surface of the partition wall, that is, the change in the contact angle increase ⁇ at a high position on the peripheral surface of the partition wall is small.
- FIG. 13 shows the cross-sectional taper profile of the partition walls and functional layers obtained by the above-described steps and the second derivative value of the gradient.
- the displacement ⁇ x in the major axis direction between the displacement point and the pinning position was 0.44 ⁇ m, and the displacement ⁇ y in the height direction was 0.040 ⁇ m.
- the pinning position was stably formed in the vicinity of the displacement point on the peripheral surface of the partition wall, and no wetting occurred.
- FIG. 14 shows the sectional taper profiles of the partition walls and functional layers obtained by the above-described steps and the second derivative values of the gradients thereof.
- a displacement ⁇ x in the major axis direction between the displacement point and the pinning position was 0.26 ⁇ m, and a displacement ⁇ y in the height direction was 0.038 ⁇ m.
- the pinning position was stably formed in the vicinity of the displacement point on the peripheral surface of the partition wall, and no wetting occurred.
- FIG. 15 shows the sectional taper profiles of the partition walls and functional layers obtained by the above-described steps and the second derivative values of the gradients thereof.
- a displacement ⁇ x in the major axis direction between the displacement point and the pinning position was 0 ⁇ m, and a displacement ⁇ y in the height direction was 0 ⁇ m.
- the pinning position was stably formed in the vicinity of the displacement point on the peripheral surface of the partition wall, and no wetting occurred.
- FIG. 16 shows the sectional taper profiles of the partition walls and functional layers obtained by the above-described steps and the second derivative values of the gradients thereof.
- a displacement ⁇ x in the major axis direction between the displacement point and the pinning position was 0 ⁇ m, and a displacement ⁇ y in the height direction was 0 ⁇ m.
- the pinning position was stably formed in the vicinity of the displacement point on the peripheral surface of the partition wall, and no wetting occurred.
- the cross-sectional shape of the partition wall in the present invention is as shown in FIG.
- the taper shape of the opening portion is defined by a peripheral surface facing an upper surface located at a height h0 and an opening portion located at a height h lower than h0 continuously with the upper surface of the partition wall when the upper surface of the base layer is used as a reference.
- a displacement point at which the value obtained by secondarily differentiating the height h of the peripheral surface by the distance x from the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface of the partition wall in the direction along the major axis of the opening is negatively displaced from near zero Is preferably 0.9 h0 or more.
- the second derivative shows a discontinuous behavior at the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface of the partition wall
- the shape at the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface of the partition wall is gradually displaced from the upper surface to the peripheral surface. Rather, it means that the inclination angle changes abruptly, resulting in an angular shape. That is, the tangent line on the upper surface and the tangent line on the peripheral surface change abruptly at the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface.
- the cathode and the sealing layer formed above the organic light emitting layer it causes structural defects such as step breakage of the upper layer, cracks, and poor adhesion of the laminated portion at the boundary, thereby deteriorating the quality of the organic EL device. It is not suitable because of fear.
- the second-order differentiated value by the distance x from the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface in the direction along the major axis of the opening is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface of the partition wall and the peripheral surface,
- the displacement point that is negatively displaced from the vicinity of 0 is located at a height of 0.9 h0 or more.
- the displacement point located closest to the upper surface of the partition wall is 0.9 h0 or more and less than 1.0. This is because the pinning position can be kept high by maintaining the CCR mode during the second CCR mode rather than maintaining the CCR mode after the third time.
- FIG. 18 shows the sectional differential taper profile of the partition walls and the functional layer and the second derivative value of the gradient when unwetting occurs without satisfying the conditions.
- no pinning position was formed on the peripheral surface of the partition wall, and pinning was performed on the upper surface of the base layer, so that unwetting occurred, resulting in poor film formation.
- the displacement point will be supplemented. Since there are some variations in the secondary differential values obtained from the experimental results, it is necessary to allow some errors for the displacement points obtained from the secondary differential values. More specifically, in the “near 0” range, the range of ⁇ 6.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 to 6.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 nm in Experiment 2 and ⁇ 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 to 0 nm in Experiment 3. range, a range of experiments 4, -1.3 ⁇ 10 -4 ⁇ 7.0 ⁇ 10 -5 nm , in the range of experiment 5, -1.3 ⁇ 10 -4 ⁇ 7.0 ⁇ 10 -5 nm The secondary differential values varied.
- the variation in Experiment 2, the variation is 1.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 , in Experiment 3, the variation is 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 , in Experiment 4, the variation is 2.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 , and in Experiment 5 It varied in a width of 2.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 . Therefore, a point where the secondary differential value is displaced in the negative direction by 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 nm or more in “near 0” may be determined as the displacement point.
- the allowable range may be further widened, and a point displaced by 1.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 nm or more may be determined as a displacement point. Furthermore, the allowable range may be widened and a point that is displaced by 2.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 nm or more may be determined as a displacement point.
- the partition walls were formed using a material mainly composed of acrylic resin.
- the material from which a composition differs was also used as a material which has acrylic resin as a main component, even if it is a case where the composition of a material differs, a pinning position is kept high by a displacement point becoming 0.9 or more, There was no change in the effect of suppressing the unwetting phenomenon.
- the ink of the functional layer an ink having a viscosity of 3.8 mPa ⁇ s to 12.7 mPa ⁇ s was used. Even when the ink of the functional layer is different, the displacement point is 0.9 or more. As a result, it was confirmed that the same effect that the unwetting phenomenon can be suppressed can be obtained.
- the displacement point at which the value obtained by second-order differentiation of the height of the peripheral surface along the major axis with the distance from one end of the upper surface is displaced from 0 to negative is 0.93 h or higher I can read.
- the boundary between the upper surface of the functional layer and the peripheral surface of the partition wall is located within 40 nm in the height direction from the displacement point. This is because the pinning position can be kept high by pinning the displacement point without shifting from the second CCR mode to the CCA mode again.
- the boundary between the upper surface of the functional layer and the peripheral surface of the partition wall is located within 440 nm in the direction along the long axis from the displacement point. You can see that too. This is also because the pinning position can be kept high by pinning the displacement point without shifting from the second CCR mode to the CCA mode again.
- the number of passes through the CCA mode before pinning is not limited to a specific value such as 2 times. That is, the number of passes through the CCR mode is two or more, and as a result, the pinning position of the displacement point only needs to be high.
- the second-order differential value is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface of the partition wall, not only the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface of the partition wall but also the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface It is preferable that there is no discontinuity even in the secondary differential value of the peripheral surface shape from the boundary to the boundary between the underlayer and the peripheral surface.
- the inclination angle of the peripheral surface is changing abruptly (that is, there is a point where the shape of the peripheral surface is angular).
- the risk of functional layer breakage increases.
- the displacement point where the secondary differential value is negatively displaced from near 0 is located at a height of 0.9 h or more.
- the upper surface of the partition wall has a surface parallel to the base layer, and the upper surface and the peripheral surface are described separately.
- the upper surface of the partition wall may not be parallel to the base layer, and the upper surface may be a simple point.
- the upper surface of the partition wall may be inclined with respect to the surface of the base layer, and the “upper surface” may mean a point having the highest height among the partition walls.
- the second electrode is disposed on the organic light emitting layer so as to be in contact with the organic light emitting layer.
- An electron transport layer or an electron injection layer may be disposed between the organic light emitting layer and the second electrode as necessary. In this case, the second electrode is disposed in contact with the electron transport layer or the electron injection layer.
- a sealing film may be provided on the second electrode in order to suppress deterioration of the organic light emitting layer due to moisture or oxygen.
- a substrate body is prepared (step S1 in FIG. 19A), and a wiring portion including a TFT (thin film transistor) is formed on the surface (step S2 in FIG. 19A). Then, a flattening film is uniformly formed on the wiring portion while a contact hole is present at a position corresponding to the gate / drain electrode of the driving TFT in the wiring portion (step S3 in FIG. 19A). . Thereby, the substrate 101 is obtained.
- a TFT thin film transistor
- the anode 102 and the transparent conductive film are formed on the upper surface of the substrate 101 in accordance with the respective formation scheduled areas for forming the organic EL elements (light emitting elements) 100R, 100B, and 100G and the bus bar area 100X. Laminate sequentially.
- the auxiliary electrode 102A and the electrode covering layer 103A are sequentially stacked in the bus bar region 100X. (Step S4 in FIG. 19A, step S5, FIG. 20A). At this time, the anode 102 and the SD electrode of the wiring part are electrically connected through the contact hole.
- the hole injection layer 104 is formed so as to cover the entire upper surface of the substrate 101 including the electrode coating layer 103 (step S6 in FIG. 19A).
- the anode 102 is formed by, for example, forming an Ag thin film using a sputtering method or a vacuum deposition method, and then patterning the Ag thin film using a photolithography method.
- the electrode coating layer 103 is formed by forming an ITO thin film on the surface of the anode 102 using a sputtering method or the like and patterning the ITO thin film using a photolithography method or the like.
- a metal film is formed on the surface of the substrate 101 including the surface of the electrode coating layer 103 by using a sputtering method or the like. Thereafter, the formed metal film is oxidized to obtain the hole injection layer 104.
- a partition material layer 1050 is formed so as to cover the hole injection layer 104 by using, for example, a spin coating method.
- the partition wall material layer 1050 can be formed using a photosensitive resist material such as an ultraviolet curable resin, an acrylic resin, a polyimide resin, or a novolac phenol resin.
- a mask 501 provided with openings 502 having a predetermined pattern is disposed above the partition wall material layer 1050 where a partition wall 105 is to be formed.
- the width D 0 of the opening 502 is matched to the width of the partition 105, and S 1 or S corresponding to the X-direction gap (X-direction width of the light emitting region and the bus bar region) of the partition 105 where the X-direction width of the mask is to be formed. 2 is set.
- an ultraviolet ray (UV) is irradiated through the opening 502 of the mask 501 to perform an exposure process.
- the partition 105 can be formed by performing predetermined development processing and baking processing (step S7 in FIG. 19A, FIG. 20C).
- coating method etc. are employable similarly to the case where an organic material is used.
- Patterning of the inorganic material is performed by etching using a predetermined etching solution (tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution or the like) based on a photoetching method.
- TMAH tetramethylammonium hydroxide
- ink droplets containing an organic light emitting material are dropped and applied to the application target regions 101R, 101G, and 101B, which are openings defined by the partition walls 105, based on a predetermined wet process.
- the solvent is evaporated and dried in a baking process or at room temperature.
- the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B are appropriately formed (step S8 in FIG. 19A).
- the electron transport layer 107 and the cathode 108 are sequentially formed over the upper surface of the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B and the surface 105a of the partition wall 105 based on a vacuum deposition method or the like (step S9 in FIG. 19A, step S9). S10, FIG. 20 (d)).
- the organic EL display panel 10 is completed by forming the sealing layer 109 on the upper surface of the cathode 108 (step S11 in FIG. 19A).
- the partition wall 105 was formed by photolithography using an acrylic resin as a base material with a photosensitive agent and a liquid repellent added thereto.
- the taper shape of the opening can be controlled by performing the exposure wavelength, the exposure amount, the secondary exposure (additional exposure) after development, etc.
- a shape was formed. Through the subsequent development process and baking process, a partition wall 105 having a height of 1 ⁇ m was formed.
- gate electrodes 1012a and 1012b are formed on the main surface of the substrate body 1011 (step S21 in FIG. 19B). Regarding the formation of the gate electrodes 1012a and 1012b, a method similar to the method for forming the anode 102 can be used.
- an insulating layer 1013 is formed so as to cover the gate electrodes 1012a and 1012b and the substrate body 1011 (step S22 in FIG. 19B).
- the source electrodes 1014a and 1014b, the drain electrodes 1014c and 1014d, and the connection wiring 1015 are formed on the main surface of the insulating layer 1013 (step S23 in FIG. 19B). .
- the partition wall 1016 is formed so as to cover the source electrodes 1014a and 1014b, the drain electrodes 1014c and 1014d, the connection wiring 1015, and the exposed portions 1013a and 1013b of the insulating layer 1013.
- a photosensitive resist material film 10160 is deposited (step S24 in FIG. 19B).
- a mask 501 is disposed on the deposited photosensitive resist material film 10160, and mask exposure and patterning are performed (FIG. 19B). Step S25).
- windows 501a, 501b, 501c, and 501d are opened at portions where the partition wall 1016 is to be formed.
- the mask 501 is provided with a window portion in a portion where the partition wall 1016 is formed in addition to the region where the window portions 501a, 501b, 501c, and 501d are opened. It has been.
- the partition wall 1016 shown in FIG. 22C can be formed (step S26 in FIG. 19B).
- the tapered shape of the opening can be controlled by performing exposure wavelength, exposure amount, secondary exposure (additional exposure) after development, and the like.
- the desired shape of the partition wall 1016 was formed by appropriately changing these conditions.
- the partition wall 1016 defines a plurality of openings including openings 1016a, 1016b, and 1016c.
- the opening 1016a surrounds the connection wiring 1015
- the opening 1016b surrounds the source electrode 1014a and the drain electrode 1014c
- the opening 1016c surrounds the source electrode 1014b and the drain electrode 1014d.
- the source electrodes 1014a and 1014b and the drain electrodes 1014c and 1014d are respectively arranged with a predetermined positional relationship.
- organic semiconductor layers (semiconductor layers) 1017a and 1017b are formed in the coating target regions (openings 1016b and 1016c) defined by the partition 1016.
- Organic semiconductor inks 10170a and 10170b are applied (step S27 in FIG. 19B).
- step S28 in FIG. 19B After drying the organic semiconductor inks 10170a and 10170b (step S28 in FIG. 19B), as shown in FIG. 23B, the organic semiconductor layers 1017a and 1017b with respect to the openings 1016b and 1016c. Can be formed (step S29 in FIG. 19B).
- a passivation film 1018 is formed so as to cover the entire region except for the contact region including the opening 1016a (step S30 in FIG. 19B), whereby the TFT substrate 101 is formed. Is completed.
- the TFT substrate 101 is an example of a bottom-gate transistor
- the transistor according to one embodiment of the present invention may have a top-gate structure.
- the side wall shape of the partition wall 1016 is such that the upper surface located at a height h0 and the upper surface are continuous with respect to the upper surface of the base layer (specifically, the upper surface of the source electrode 1014a or the drain electrode 1014c).
- the displacement point that is negatively displaced from the vicinity of 0 is preferably 0.9 h0 or more.
- the pinning position of the functional layer can be kept high, and the non-wetting of the functional layer can be suppressed.
- the displacement point at which the second-order differential value of the distance x from the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface of the partition in the direction along the major axis of the opening is negatively displaced from near 0 is 0.9 h0 or more and 1.0. It is preferable that it is less than.
- the value obtained by second-order differentiation of the shape of the partition wall is in a discontinuous state at the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface. This means that the side surfaces change abruptly with each boundary. In this case, in the formation of the layer formed above the functional layer, there is a risk of step breakage or voids at the boundary, which may impair the quality of the thin film transistor. Therefore, it is preferable that the second-order differentiated value is continuous at the boundary between the upper surface and the peripheral surface.
- the anode 102 is disposed below the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B, and the cathode 108 is disposed above the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
- the positions of the anode 102 and the cathode 108 can be reversed. In the case of a top emission type in which the positions of the anode 102 and the cathode 108 are reversed, it is necessary to use the cathode 108 as a reflective electrode layer and the anode 102 as a transparent electrode layer.
- the organic light emitting layers 106R, 106G, and 106B corresponding to the respective RGB emission colors are formed.
- each combination color other than RGB or an organic light emitting layer for only one color is formed. May be.
- the partition wall is used for the display element and the transistor.
- the usage of the partition wall is not limited to these, and may be used for lighting and devices. .
- the partition 105 has a pixel partition structure, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the partition may have a line partition structure.
- the partition may have a line partition structure.
- the light-emitting element of the present invention is useful as a display of an electronic information terminal such as a television, a mobile phone, or a personal computer, and as a lighting element.
- Organic EL device (light emitting device) 101 Substrate 102 Anode (first electrode) 103 Electrode coating layer 104 Hole injection layer 105,1016 Partition wall 106 Organic light emitting layer (functional layer) 107 Electron transport layer 108 Cathode (second electrode) 109 Sealing layer 110 Underlayer 1011 Substrate 1012 Gate electrode 1013 Insulating layer 1014 Source electrode and drain electrode 1017 Organic semiconductor layer (semiconductor layer)
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本発明の一態様に係る発光素子は、第1の電極を含む下地層と、長軸と短軸を有する形状からなる開口部を、前記下地層上に規定する隔壁と、前記開口部内に位置し、前記下地層の上面と接する機能層と、前記機能層を介して前記第1の電極と対向する第2の電極と、を有し、前記隔壁は、前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記下地層の上面を基準としたときに、高さh0に位置する上面と、前記隔壁の上面と連続して前記h0未満の高さhに位置する前記開口部を臨む周面を有し、前記周面の高さhを、前記長軸に沿った方向における前記隔壁の上面と周面との境界からの距離xで2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界において連続しており、かつ、0近傍から負に変位する変位点が、高さ0.9h以上に位置し、前記機能層の上面が、前記変位点の近傍において前記周面と接している。
(有機EL装置)
図1は、実施の形態1に係る有機EL装置1の概略構成を示すブロック図である。
図3(a)は有機EL素子100R,100G,100Bの基本構成を示す、有機EL表示パネル10の部分断面図である。当図は図1の有機EL表示パネル10のA-A’矢視断面図を示している。また図3(b)は、有機EL表示パネル10の部分的な正面図である。
基板101は有機EL表示パネル10のベースとなる部分であり、実施の形態2で述べる基板本体1011とその上に形成されたTFT配線部(不図示)で構成される。基板本体1011は、例えば、無アルカリガラス、ソーダガラス、無蛍光ガラス、燐酸系ガラス、硼酸系ガラス、石英、アクリル系樹脂、スチレン系樹脂、ポリカーボネート系樹脂、エポキシ系樹脂、ポリエチレン、ポリエステル、シリコーン系樹脂、又はアルミナ等の絶縁性材料をベースとして形成されている。
陽極102は、導電性材料からなる単層、あるいは複数の層が積層されてなる積層体から構成される。例えば、Ag(銀)、APC(銀、パラジウム、銅の合金)、ARA(銀、ルビジウム、金の合金)、MoCr(モリブデンとクロムの合金)、NiCr(ニッケルとクロムの合金)などを用い形成される。陽極102は前記した層間絶縁膜を貫通するコンタクトホール(不図示)を介し、TFT配線部中のTFTのゲート・ドレイン電極と電気接続されている。
電極被覆層103は、例えば、ITO(酸化インジウムスズ)を用いて形成されており、陽極102の上面を被覆するように配される。
ホール注入層104は、例えば、銀(Ag)、モリブデン(Mo)、クロム(Cr)、バナジウム(V)、タングステン(W)、ニッケル(Ni)、イリジウム(Ir)などの酸化物からなる層である。このような酸化金属からなるホール注入層104は、ホールを安定的に、またはホールの生成を補助して、各有機発光層106R,106G,106Bに対しホールを注入および輸送する機能を有する。
隔壁105は、図3(b)に示すように、基板101の上方におけるホール注入層104の表面に対し、行列(XY)方向にわたって格子状に形成され、いわゆるピクセルバンク構造をなしている。パネルを平面視した際、隔壁105は図3(a)に示すように、複数の開口部(塗布対象領域101R,101G,101B等)が並列して存在するように形成される。これによりX方向で隣接する、異なる発光色の有機EL素子100R,100G,100Bと、バスバー領域100Xとをそれぞれ規定している。
有機発光層106R,106G,106Bは、本発明における機能膜の一つであって、電圧印加時に陽極102から注入されたホールと、陰極108から注入された電子とが再結合されることにより励起状態が生成されて発光する機能を有する。有機発光層106は、ウェットプロセスに基づき、機能性材料(発光性有機材料)を含むインクを陽極102の上方に塗布し、これを乾燥させて構成される。
電子輸送層107は、陰極108から注入された電子を効率よく有機発光層106R,106G,106Bへ輸送する機能を有する。例えば、バリウム、フタロシアニン、フッ化リチウム、あるいはこれらの組み合わせで形成することが好ましい。
陰極108は、例えば、ITO、IZO(酸化インジウム亜鉛)などで形成される。トップエミッション型の有機EL表示パネル10の場合においては、光透過性の材料で形成されることが好ましい。光透過性については、透過率が80[%]以上とすることが好ましい。
封止層109は、有機発光層106などが水分や空気に晒されるのを抑制する機能を有し、例えば、SiN(窒化シリコン)、SiON(酸窒化シリコン)などの材料で形成される。トップエミッション型の有機EL表示パネル10では、光透過性材料で形成することが好ましい。
バスバー領域100Xは、隣接する画素間の素子100Bと素子100Rの間に設けられる。これは有機EL表示パネル10全体の素子100R,100G,100Bにおける陰極108の良好な導通性を確保するものであり、陰極108がバスバー(補助電極102A)と電極被覆層103Aを介して電気接続される。
図4に、本発明の有機EL表示パネルにおいて、複数の開口部(塗布対象領域101R,101G,101B)の俯瞰図を示す。図3を用いて説明したとおり、有機EL素子100R,100G,100Bにおいて、インクの塗布対象領域101R,101G,101Bは隔壁105によって規定される。画素形状や開口部の大きさは任意であるが、インクが濡れ拡がり易いという観点から、画素端部に円弧状の曲線を有する形状が好ましい。また、塗布対象領域101R,101G,101Bに対し、領域幅の狭い方向にとった軸20を短軸、領域幅の広い方向にとった軸21を長軸とする。ただし縦横で領域幅が同一である場合は、どちらの方向を短軸あるいは長軸ととってもよい。隔壁105は下地層110上に形成されており、隔壁105には、下地層110に近づくほど開口が小さくなる順テーパー形状の開口部を有する。
機能層の材料を有機溶媒に添加して作製したインク(粘度=3.8mPa・s、表面張力=33mN/m)を用いて、インクジェット法により、隔壁で規定された塗布対象領域に塗布を行い、10Pa以下の真空中で乾燥した後、180℃以上のプレート上で焼成し、機能層を成膜した。
機能層は、実験1と同様の工程で成膜した。
機能層は、実験1と同様の工程で成膜した。
機能層は、実験1と同様の工程で成膜した。
機能層は、インクジェット法により形成した。正孔注入材料を溶かしたインク(粘度=12.7mPa・s、表面張力=33mN/m)を用い、10Pa以下の真空中で乾燥した後、220℃以上のプレート上で焼成し、成膜した。
実施の形態1に係る有機EL表示パネル10の製造方法の一例について図19(a)および図20を用いて説明する。当然ながら、この製造方法は一例に過ぎず、隔壁形成工程以外は、その他の公知の方法でも有機EL表示パネル10を製造できる。
隔壁105は、アクリル樹脂をベースとして、感光剤および撥液剤を添加したものを材料として使用し、フォトリソグラフィにより形成した。フォトリソグラフィによる隔壁105の形成では、露光波長や露光量、現像後に2次露光(追加露光)を行うなどによって開口部のテーパー形状を制御することができるが、本実施例では、露光工程は、光源にg-h-i線(g線=436nm、h線=405nm、i線=365nm)を使用し、露光量を50~500mJの範囲で、適宜露光量を調節しながら所望の隔壁105の形状を形成した。その後の現像工程、焼成工程を経て、高さ1μmの隔壁105を形成した。
<実施の形態2>
次に、本発明の別の態様として、図19(b)および図21~図23を用い、TFTの製造方法(およびTFT基板の製造方法)を例示する。
図21(a)に示すように、基板本体1011の主面上にゲート電極1012a,1012bを形成する(図19(b)のステップS21)。ゲート電極1012a,1012bの形成に関しては、上記陽極102の形成方法と同様の方法とすることができる。
隔壁1016の側面形状は、下地層の上面(具体的には、ソース電極1014a又はドレイン電極1014cの上面)を基準としたときに、高さh0に位置する上面と、上面と連続して前記h0未満の高さhに位置する側面を有し、側面の高さhを、開口部の長軸に沿った方向における隔壁の上面と周面との境界からの距離xで2次微分した値が0近傍から負に変位する変位点が、0.9h0以上であることが好ましい。
本発明の機能膜の製造方法を有機EL表示パネルの製造方法に適用する場合は、当然ながら有機発光層の製造のみならず、ホール注入層104や正孔輸送層等、ウェットプロセスにて材料を塗布する工程を持つ、その他の機能層の製造にも適用することが可能である。
101 基板
102 陽極(第1の電極)
103 電極被覆層
104 ホール注入層
105,1016 隔壁(隔壁)
106 有機発光層(機能層)
107 電子輸送層
108 陰極(第2の電極)
109 封止層
110 下地層
1011 基板
1012 ゲート電極
1013 絶縁層
1014 ソース電極、ドレイン電極
1017 有機半導体層(半導体層)
Claims (15)
- 第1の電極を含む下地層と、
長軸と短軸を有する形状からなる開口部を、前記下地層上に規定する隔壁と、
前記開口部内に位置し、前記下地層の上面と接する機能層と、
前記機能層を介して前記第1の電極と対向する第2の電極と、を有し、
前記隔壁は、前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記下地層の上面を基準としたときに、高さh0に位置する上面と、前記隔壁の上面と連続して前記h0未満の高さhに位置する前記開口部を臨む周面を有し、前記周面の高さhを、前記長軸に沿った方向における前記隔壁の上面と周面との境界からの距離xで2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界において連続しており、かつ、0近傍から負に変位する変位点が、高さ0.9h以上に位置し、
前記機能層の上面が、前記変位点の近傍において前記周面と接していることを特徴とする発光素子。 - 前記変位点が、高さ0.93h以上に位置することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の発光素子。
- 前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記機能層の上面と前記周面との境界は、前記変位点よりも下方に位置し、前記境界は前記変位点から前記高さ方向において40nm以内に位置することを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の発光素子。
- 前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記機能層の上面と前記周面との境界は、前記変位点よりも前記隔壁の上面に対して離れて位置し、前記境界は前記変位点から、前記長軸に沿った方向において440nm以内に位置することを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
- 前記機能層が塗布法により形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
- 前記隔壁の周面を2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界から前記下地層と前記周面との境界までの端部の間において、連続していることを特徴する請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
- 長軸と短軸を有する形状からなる開口部を規定する隔壁と、
前記開口部の下方又は上方に位置するゲート電極と、
前記ゲート電極よりも前記開口部に近接した領域に位置するゲート絶縁膜と、
前記隔壁の下側に位置し、前記開口部内に少なくとも一部が位置するソース電極およびドレイン電極を有する下地層と、
前記開口部内であって、前記ゲート絶縁膜を介して前記ゲート電極と対向する領域に位置し、前記下地層と接する半導体層と、を有し、
前記隔壁は、前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記下地層の上面を基準としたときに、高さh0に位置する上面と、前記隔壁の上面と連続して前記h0未満の高さhに位置する前記開口部を臨む周面を有し、前記周面の高さhを、前記長軸に沿った方向における前記隔壁の上面と周面との境界からの距離xで2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界において連続しており、かつ、0近傍から負に変位する変位点が、高さ0.9h以上に位置し、
前記半導体層の上面が、前記変位点の近傍において前記周面と接していることを特徴とするトランジスタ。 - 前記変位点が、高さ0.93h以上に位置することを特徴とする請求項7に記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記半導体層の上面と前記周面との境界は、前記変位点よりも下方に位置し、前記境界は前記変位点から前記高さ方向において40nm以内に位置することを特徴とする請求項7又は8に記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記半導体層の上面と前記周面との境界は、前記変位点よりも前記隔壁の上面に対して離れて位置し、前記境界は前記変位点から、前記長軸に沿った方向において440nm以内に位置することを特徴とする請求項7~9のいずれかに記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記半導体層が塗布法により形成されていることを特徴とする請求項7~10のいずれかに記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記隔壁の周面を2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界から前記下地層と前記周面との境界までの間において、連続していることを特徴する請求項7~11のいずれかに記載のトランジスタ。
- 長軸と短軸を有する形状からなる開口部を、下地層上に規定する隔壁であって、
前記隔壁は、前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記下地層の上面を基準としたときに、高さh0に位置する上面と、前記隔壁の上面と連続して前記h0未満の高さhに位置する前記開口部を臨む周面を有し、前記周面の高さhを、前記長軸に沿った方向における前記隔壁の上面と周面との境界からの距離xで2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界において連続しており、かつ、0近傍から負に変位する変位点が、高さ0.9h以上に位置することを特徴とする隔壁。 - 第1の電極を含む下地層と、
長軸と短軸を有する形状からなる開口部を前記下地層上に規定する隔壁と、
前記開口部内に位置し、前記下地層の上面と接する機能層と、
前記機能層を介して前記第1の電極と対向する第2の電極と、を有し、
前記隔壁は、前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記下地層の上面を基準としたときに、高さh0に位置する上面と、前記隔壁の上面と連続して前記h0未満の高さhに位置する前記開口部を臨む周面を有し、前記周面の高さhを、前記長軸に沿った方向における前記隔壁の上面と周面との境界からの距離xで2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界において連続しており、かつ、0近傍から負に変位する変位点が、高さ0.9h以上に位置することを特徴とする発光素子。 - 長軸と短軸を有する形状からなる開口部を規定する隔壁と、
前記開口部の下方又は上方に位置するゲート電極と、
前記ゲート電極よりも前記開口部に近接した領域に位置するゲート絶縁膜と、
前記隔壁の下側に位置し、前記開口部内に少なくとも一部が位置するソース電極およびドレイン電極を有する下地層と、
前記開口部内であって、前記ゲート絶縁膜を介して前記ゲート電極と対向する領域に位置し、前記下地層と接する半導体層と、を有し、
前記隔壁は、前記開口部の長軸に沿ってかつ前記下地層の上面に垂直な断面において、前記下地層の上面を基準としたときに、高さh0に位置する上面と、前記隔壁の上面と連続して前記h0未満の高さhに位置する前記開口部を臨む周面を有し、前記周面の高さhを、前記長軸に沿った方向における前記隔壁の上面と周面との境界からの距離xで2次微分した値が、前記隔壁の上面と前記周面との境界において連続しており、かつ、0近傍から負に変位する変位点が、高さ0.9h以上に位置することを特徴とするトランジスタ。
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