WO2015198603A1 - 有機el表示パネルの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an organic EL display panel, and more particularly to a method for forming a partition wall layer.
- an organic EL display panel In recent years, research and development have been promoted for increasing the size of an organic EL display panel using light emission of an organic EL (Electroluminescence) element.
- an organic EL display panel a plurality of organic EL elements are arrayed on a substrate as a support material, and light emission of each organic EL element serves as a pixel to display an image.
- the organic EL element has a structure in which a functional layer containing a functional material, for example, an organic light emitting layer containing an organic light emitting material is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes.
- the three-color coating method using organic light-emitting materials that emit red, green, and blue, respectively is the mainstream from the viewpoint of light emission efficiency, light emission lifetime, and color reproducibility. It has become.
- the functional layer includes a hole / electron injection layer, a hole / electron transport layer, a hole / electron blocking layer, a buffer layer, and the like. The function is determined by the position of the.
- the formation method of the functional layer is roughly classified into a dry process such as a vacuum deposition method and a wet process such as an ink jet method.
- the wet process is a method of forming a functional layer by applying and drying ink containing a functional material. From the viewpoint of the formation accuracy of the functional layer, the material utilization rate, etc., an organic EL display panel using a three-color coating method It is considered to be a technology suitable for increasing the size.
- a partition layer having a plurality of openings is formed on the substrate, and then ink is applied to each of the openings.
- This partition layer is made of a photosensitive resist material and is generally formed by a photolithography method. Specifically, a partition layer having a plurality of openings is formed through steps such as application of a photosensitive resist material on a substrate, mask exposure, development processing, and baking (baking) (for example, Patent Document 1, 2 and 3).
- a partition layer with improved organic solvent resistance can be formed, and erosion of the ink into the partition layer can be suppressed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
- the partition layer contains a liquid repellent component
- the liquid repellent component moves to the surface side by firing, so that the liquid repellency of the partition layer surface can be improved (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- thermal sag the portion near the opening of the photosensitive resist material flows to the opening side
- the inclined part covers the surface exposed from the opening widely, so that the aperture ratio in the organic EL display panel is lowered.
- such an inclined portion becomes an obstacle when the ink spreads wet, and causes uneven thickness of the functional layer and poor formation. Therefore, in manufacturing an organic EL display panel, it is desirable to reduce thermal sag so that an inclined portion with a small inclination angle is not formed.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an organic EL display panel that can reduce thermal sagging during the formation of a partition wall layer.
- a substrate is prepared, and at least a plurality of first electrodes are formed on the substrate.
- a partition layer made of a photosensitive resist material and having openings at positions corresponding to the respective first electrodes is formed on the substrate on which the first electrodes are formed by a photolithography method.
- the functional layer is formed by applying ink containing a functional material to each of the openings, and further drying the ink, and at least the second electrode is formed on the functional layer.
- the portion in the vicinity of the opening of the photosensitive resist material that has become a semi-photosensitive region by the mask exposure is sufficiently exposed by the overall exposure after the development processing. Therefore, the flow to the opening side of the portion near the opening of the photosensitive resist material due to subsequent baking is reduced. That is, according to the manufacturing method of the organic EL display panel according to the above aspect, it is possible to reduce thermal sagging when forming the partition wall layer.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an organic EL display device 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view in which a part of the image display surface of the organic EL display panel 10 is enlarged.
- FIG. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line XX in FIG. 2, and (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line YY in FIG. It is a schematic cross section which shows the manufacture process of the organic electroluminescent display panel 10, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows a 1st electrode and a positive hole injection layer formation process, (b) is a figure which shows a pixel control layer formation process. (C) is a figure which shows a partition layer formation process.
- FIG. It is a plane photograph which compares the wettability of ink. It is a plane photograph which compares the wettability of ink.
- 4 is an enlarged schematic plan view of a part of the image display surface of the organic EL display panel 30.
- FIG. It is a schematic cross section which shows the partition layer formation process in an organic electroluminescence display panel, (a) is a figure which shows the photosensitive resist material application
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a partition layer forming step in an organic EL display panel, where (a) is a diagram showing a firing step, (b) is a diagram showing an ultraviolet irradiation step, and (c) is a mask. It is a figure which shows an exposure (positive type) process.
- (A) is a cross-sectional photograph showing an inclined portion after firing at an exposure amount of 200 mJ / cm 2
- (b) is a sectional photograph showing an inclined portion after firing at an exposure amount of 300 mJ / cm 2
- (c) It is a cross-sectional photograph which shows the inclination part after baking in exposure amount 400mJ / cm ⁇ 2 >.
- 13 and 14 are schematic cross-sectional views showing a partition layer forming step in the organic EL display panel.
- 13 and 14 show a process of forming the partition layer 95 by photolithography on the substrate 11 on which the first electrode 12, the hole injection layer 13, and the pixel regulating layer 14 are formed.
- the partition layer 95 is formed in the order of coating, mask exposure, development, baking, and ultraviolet irradiation.
- a photosensitive resist material 15P is applied on the substrate 11 on which the first electrode 12, the hole injection layer 13, and the pixel regulating layer 14 are formed.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P has negative photosensitivity, and its solubility in a developer is lowered by light irradiation.
- the photomask 51 includes a light shielding portion 51a that blocks the light L0 and a light transmitting portion 51b that transmits the light L0. Due to the arrangement of the photomask 51, the light L0 is exposed only through the light transmitting portion 51b. The resist material 15P is reached. Therefore, the photosensitive resist material 15P only sensitizes the portion below the light transmitting portion 51b, and the solubility of the portion in the developing solution decreases.
- the photosensitive portion of the photosensitive resist material 15P does not completely match the arrangement pattern of the light transmitting portions 51b of the photomask 51.
- a part of the light L0 that has passed through the end of the light transmitting part 51b becomes diffracted light L1 that spreads outside the light transmitting part 51b, that is, toward the light shielding part 51a.
- a part of the light L0 is transmitted through the photosensitive resist material 15P, scattered and reflected below (the first electrode 12 and the like), and reflected light L2 that spreads outside the light transmitting part 51b, that is, toward the light shielding part 51a. It becomes.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P exposes not only the portion immediately below the light transmitting portion 51b but also its surroundings.
- the surrounding photosensitive resist material 15P is less than the photosensitive resist material 15P directly under the light transmitting portion 51b.
- the photosensitive amount of the material 15P is small. That is, by the mask exposure, a photosensitive region 15Pa immediately below the light transmitting portion 51b and a semi-photosensitive region 15Pb having a smaller photosensitive amount than the photosensitive region 15Pa are formed in the photosensitive resist material 15P.
- the solubility in the developer is lowered as in the case of the photosensitive area 15Pa, but the degree of curing is lower than that in the photosensitive area 15Pa.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P when the development process is performed, in the negative photosensitive resist material 15P, the unexposed portion is dissolved and removed in the developer, and the photosensitive region 15Pa and the semi-photosensitive region are removed.
- the region 15Pb remains on the substrate 11.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P is opened, and the hole injection layer 13 and the pixel regulating layer 14 are exposed from the opened portion.
- the pixel regulation layer 14 without hatching represents the surface thereof, and the pixel regulation layer 14 exists not on the cross section shown in FIG. 13C but on the back side of the cross section of the cross section. (Hereinafter, the same applies to FIG. 14).
- the semi-photosensitive region 15Pb having a lower curing degree than the photosensitive region 15Pa has a high fluidity, and greatly flows toward the opening side. Do (sag).
- the partition layer 95 having the inclined portion 95b having a small inclination angle around the opening is formed.
- the “inclination angle” refers to an angle with respect to the upper surface of the substrate, and is 0 ° when parallel to the upper surface of the substrate and 90 ° when perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.
- the inclined portion 95b having a small inclination angle covers the upper surface of the hole injection layer 13 exposed from the opening, the opening ratio of the organic EL display panel is lowered, which becomes an obstacle to higher pixel definition. Further, such an inclined portion 95b becomes an obstacle when the ink is wet and spread in the application of the ink to the opening, and causes unevenness in film thickness and poor formation of the functional layer formed by the wet process.
- the surface of the partition wall layer 95 generally has liquid repellency, and the influence of the inclined portion 95b on the ink wettability is great. Therefore, it is preferable that the inclination angle in the inclined portion of the partition wall layer is as large as possible (close to 90 °).
- a method of irradiating ultraviolet rays UV onto the upper surface side of the substrate 11 after baking is used.
- the ultraviolet ray UV is irradiated beyond a certain exposure amount, the inclined portion 95b is decomposed and removed, the upper surface of the hole injection layer 13 exposed from the opening can be expanded, and the wettability in the opening can be improved.
- the portion corresponding to the partition layer is for preventing penetration of the etching solution and removing the layer on the partition layer (lift-off). There is little problem even if the sex decreases.
- the ink may flow out to the adjacent opening beyond the partition layer during ink application. is there. If the ink flows out beyond the partition wall, it causes uneven thickness of the functional layer and poor formation, and if the three-color coating method is adopted, it may cause defective color development of the pixel due to color mixing of the inks. . Therefore, in the manufacture of such an organic EL display panel, it is difficult to sufficiently remove the inclined portion 95b having a small inclination angle by irradiation with ultraviolet rays UV, and the inclined portion after firing is not involved in post-treatment such as ultraviolet irradiation. It is required to increase the inclination angle. That is, it is desirable to reduce the thermal sagging when forming the partition wall layer.
- FIG. 14C shows a step of exposing the photosensitive resist material 15Px having positive photosensitivity using the photomask 61 in which the light shielding portion 61a and the light transmitting portion 61b are patterned.
- the photosensitive resist material 15Px only the portion below the light transmitting portion 61b is exposed by the irradiation of the light L0, and the solubility in the developer increases.
- a part of the light L0 that has passed through the end of the light transmitting portion 61b becomes diffracted light L1 that spreads outside the light transmitting portion 61b, that is, toward the light shielding portion 61a. Further, a part of the light L0 passes through the photosensitive resist material 15Px and is scattered and reflected below it to become reflected light L2 that spreads outside the light transmitting part 61b, that is, toward the light shielding part 61a. Accordingly, even when the positive photosensitive resist material 15Px is used, a semi-photosensitive region is formed around the portion (photosensitive region) immediately below the light transmitting portion 61b by the mask exposure.
- the solubility in the developer is relatively low as in the non-photosensitive region, but the degree of curing is lower than that in the non-photosensitive region. Therefore, even when the positive photosensitive resist material 15Px is used, an inclined portion having a small inclination angle is similarly formed around the opening. That is, even when the positive photosensitive resist material 15Px is used, it is desirable to reduce the thermal sagging when the partition wall layer is formed.
- FIGS. 15A, 15B, and 15C are cross-sectional photographs showing inclined portions after firing at an exposure dose of 200 mJ / cm 2 , an exposure dose of 300 mJ / cm 2 , and an exposure dose of 400 mJ / cm 2 , respectively.
- the inclination angle of the inclined portion 95b after baking does not change so much even when the exposure amount is increased, and thermal sag occurs. I understand. This is due to the following reason.
- the light amounts of the diffracted light L1 and the reflected light L2 increase, so that the degree of curing of the semi-photosensitive region 15Pb in the vicinity of the photosensitive region 15Pa is improved.
- the increased diffracted light L1 and reflected light L2 penetrate further to the outside of the photosensitive resist material 15P (on the light shielding portion 51a side), and the semi-photosensitive region having a low degree of curing outside the semi-photosensitive region 15Pb having an improved degree of curing. 15Pb is formed.
- the inventor of the present application has arrived at one aspect of the present invention described below in order to reduce thermal sagging during the formation of the partition wall layer.
- a substrate is prepared, and at least a plurality of first electrodes are formed on the substrate.
- a partition layer made of a photosensitive resist material and having openings at positions corresponding to the respective first electrodes is formed on the substrate on which the first electrodes are formed by a photolithography method.
- the functional layer is formed by applying ink containing a functional material to each of the openings, and further drying the ink, and at least the second electrode is formed on the functional layer.
- the manufacturing method by applying a photosensitive resist material on the board
- the portion in the vicinity of the opening of the photosensitive resist material that has become a semi-photosensitive region by the mask exposure is sufficiently exposed by the overall exposure after the development processing. Therefore, the flow to the opening side of the portion near the opening of the photosensitive resist material due to subsequent baking is reduced. That is, according to the manufacturing method of the organic EL display panel according to the above aspect, it is possible to reduce thermal sagging when forming the partition wall layer.
- the photosensitive resist material includes a liquid repellent component.
- the liquid repellent component is a fluorine compound or a siloxane compound.
- the surface treatment is a plasma treatment in a fluorine-based gas atmosphere.
- the outflow of ink beyond the partition wall layer can be further reduced. Further, in the manufacturing method, by reducing thermal sagging during the formation of the partition wall layer, it is possible to form a partition wall layer having a large inclination angle around the opening, and even if the partition wall layer has liquid repellency, The influence on the wettability in the opening can be reduced.
- the partition layer when the partition layer is formed, the upper surface side of the substrate is irradiated with ultraviolet rays after firing.
- the wettability in the opening can be improved by ultraviolet irradiation.
- the thermal sag at the time of forming the partition wall layer is reduced, so that the partition wall layer having a large inclination angle around the opening can be formed. Therefore, in the manufacturing method, the wettability in the opening can be ensured regardless of excessive ultraviolet irradiation, and the ultraviolet irradiation amount can be optimized according to the manufacturing conditions.
- the exposure is performed using a photomask having a translucent property as a whole during the overall exposure.
- the exposure conditions of the mask exposure and the overall exposure can be easily matched, and the photosensitive region of the photosensitive resist material can be stabilized and the manufacturing process can be simplified.
- the photosensitive resist material has negative photosensitivity.
- the photosensitive resist material after the development processing has a reverse taper shape, and the inclination angle of the portion around the opening of the partition wall layer is easily formed larger.
- “up” does not indicate the upward direction (vertically upward) in absolute space recognition, but is defined by the relative positional relationship based on the stacking order in the stacked structure of the organic EL display panel. Is. Specifically, in the organic EL display panel, the direction perpendicular to the main surface of the substrate and directed from the substrate toward the laminate is defined as the upward direction. Further, for example, the expression “on the substrate” does not indicate only a region in direct contact with the substrate, but also includes a region above the substrate through the stack.
- FIG. 1 a plan view and a plane photograph are a view and a photograph of an object as viewed from vertically above, and in an organic EL display panel, a view and a photograph of the panel as viewed from vertically above a substrate upper surface. .
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the organic EL display device 1.
- the organic EL display device 1 is a display device used for, for example, a television, a personal computer, a portable terminal, a business display (electronic signboard, large screen for commercial facilities), and the like.
- the organic EL display device 1 includes an organic EL display panel 10 and a drive control unit 20 electrically connected thereto.
- the organic EL display panel 10 (hereinafter referred to as “panel 10”) is a top emission type display panel whose upper surface is a rectangular image display surface, for example.
- panel 10 a plurality of organic EL elements (not shown) are arranged along the image display surface, and an image is displayed by combining the light emission of each organic EL element.
- the panel 10 employs an active matrix system as an example.
- the drive control unit 20 includes a drive circuit 21 connected to the panel 10 and a control circuit 22 connected to an external device such as a computer or a receiving device such as an antenna.
- the drive circuit 21 is a power supply circuit that supplies power to each organic EL element, a signal circuit that applies a voltage signal that controls the power supplied to each organic EL element, and a scan that switches between locations where the voltage signal is applied at regular intervals. Circuit and the like.
- the control circuit 22 controls the operation of the drive circuit 21 according to data including image information input from an external device or a receiving device.
- FIG. 1 four drive circuits 21 are arranged around the panel 10 as an example, but the configuration of the drive control unit 20 is not limited to this, and the number and positions of the drive circuits 21 are as follows. It can be changed as appropriate.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view in which a part of the image display surface of panel 10 is enlarged.
- the panel 10 as an example, subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB that emit light in red, green, and blue, respectively, are arranged in order, and a set of subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB constitute one pixel P.
- the pixel P can express full color.
- Panel 10 adopts the line bank method as an example. That is, the panel 10 includes a pixel-regulating layer 14 having a plurality of linear portions extending in the X-axis direction in FIG. 2 arranged at intervals in the Y-axis direction, and a linear portion extending in the Y-axis direction.
- the portion includes a partition wall layer 15 having a shape in which a plurality of portions are arranged at intervals in the X-axis direction.
- an organic EL element is formed for each region where the pixel restriction layer 14 does not exist.
- the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB are regions in the respective openings 15a in which the organic EL elements are formed, and the light emission of the organic EL elements formed in the regions is extracted from the image display surface side. Emits light.
- the emission colors of the sub-pixels SPR, SPG, and SPB may be the emission colors of the organic EL elements themselves, or may be those obtained by correcting the emission colors of the organic EL elements with a color filter.
- any one of the sub-pixel column LR in which the sub-pixels SPR are arranged, the sub-pixel column LG in which the sub-pixels SPG are arranged, and the sub-pixel column LB in which the sub-pixels SPB are arranged is arranged.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2
- FIG. 3B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. .
- the cross-sectional configuration of the subpixel SPG is mainly described, but the subpixels SPR and SPB have the same configuration as that of FIGS. 3A and 3B. It has become.
- the panel 10 includes a substrate 11, a first electrode 12, a hole injection layer 13, a pixel regulating layer 14, a partition wall layer 15, a hole transport layer 16A, an organic light emitting layer 16B, an electron transport layer 17, a second electrode 18, and a thin film seal.
- a stop layer 19 is provided.
- the hole transport layer 16A and the organic light emitting layer 16B are formed by a wet process.
- this stacked configuration is merely an example, and an electron injection layer, a blocking layer, a buffer layer, and the like may be stacked in addition to this.
- a part of each said layer may be abbreviate
- one physical layer may have a plurality of functions.
- the substrate 11 is a support member for the panel 10. Although illustration is omitted, in the substrate 11, a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) layer is formed on a rectangular plate-like substrate body.
- TFT Thin Film Transistor
- the substrate body is formed of a metal material such as aluminum or stainless steel coated with a material having electrical insulation or a material having electrical insulation.
- the material having electrical insulation include glass materials such as alkali-free glass, soda glass, non-fluorescent glass, phosphate glass, borate glass, and quartz glass.
- the material may be a resin material such as an acrylic resin, a styrene resin, a polycarbonate resin, an epoxy resin, a polyethylene resin, a polyester resin, a polyimide resin, or a silicone resin.
- the material may be a metal oxide material such as aluminum oxide, for example.
- the substrate body is made of a material having a low moisture permeability, such as glass or metal, so that the moisture or oxygen can penetrate from the lower part of the organic EL element. Is preferably suppressed.
- a resin material it is preferable to coat a thin film with low moisture permeability such as silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, and aluminum oxide on the upper surface of the resin material.
- the TFT layer is an electronic circuit layer formed on the substrate body, and a power supply circuit for the organic EL element, a control circuit for the supply power, and the like are arranged.
- the TFT layer is a laminate composed of a semiconductor layer, a conductor layer, and an electrical insulator layer disposed on the substrate body, and this laminate structure allows the TFT element, capacitor element, wiring, A circuit element is configured.
- An interlayer insulating layer (not shown) is formed on the uppermost portion of the TFT layer, and the upper surface of the substrate 11 is flattened.
- the semiconductor layer is, for example, a general semiconductor material such as silicon, an oxide semiconductor material such as indium-zinc-gallium oxide, an organic semiconductor having a ⁇ -electron conjugated system spread in a planar direction such as a polycyclic aromatic compound It is made of materials.
- the conductive layer include metal materials such as aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), and gold (Au), carbon materials such as graphite and carbon nanotubes, indium tin oxide (ITO), and indium zinc oxide (IZO). The conductive oxide material is used.
- the electrical insulator layer is formed of, for example, an inorganic material such as silicon nitride, silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, or aluminum oxide, or an organic material such as an acrylic resin, a polyimide resin, a silicone resin, or a phenol resin.
- the interlayer insulating layer is formed of an electrically insulating patternable material, for example, an organic material such as an acrylic resin, a polyimide resin, a silicone resin, or a phenol resin.
- a layer made of silicon nitride, aluminum oxide or the like covering the entire electronic circuit element of the TFT layer may be formed as a passivation layer separately from the interlayer insulating layer.
- the first electrode 12 is a plurality of electrodes formed on the substrate 11 and serves as an anode for supplying holes to the organic light emitting layer 16B.
- Each of the first electrodes 12 defines the arrangement of each organic EL element, and is arranged in a matrix on the substrate 11 corresponding to each subpixel SPR, SPG, SPB.
- the first electrode 12 is formed of a metal material such as Al, silver (Ag), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), or zinc (Zn). Is done. Further, it may be formed of an alloy material combining these metal materials, or a multilayer structure in which metal materials / alloy materials are laminated. Further, for the purpose of improving the bonding property between the first electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13 and preventing the oxidation of the first electrode 12, a layer made of a transparent conductive oxide material such as ITO or IZO on these layers. May be formed. Furthermore, a barrier metal layer made of a metal oxide material such as tungsten oxide may be formed on the lowermost layer of the first electrode 12 for the purpose of suppressing erosion due to wet etching or diffusion of hydrogen to the lower layer. .
- a metal material such as Al, silver (Ag), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti), chro
- the first electrode 12 From the viewpoint of supplying holes, it is preferable to use a material having a high work function for the first electrode 12. Further, in the panel 10 of the top emission type, it is preferable to impart light reflectivity to the first electrode 12.
- the hole injection layer 13 is a layer formed on the first electrode 12 and lowers an energy barrier in supplying holes (hole injection) from the first electrode 12 to the organic light emitting layer 16B. Has the role of facilitating injection.
- the hole injection layer 13 is formed independently for each first electrode 12 and arranged in a matrix on the substrate 11.
- the hole injection layer 13 is formed using a material having an appropriate ionization energy as a functional material. Examples of such materials include metal oxide materials such as Ag, Mo, Cr, W, Ni, vanadium (V), and iridium (Ir), and PEDOT (a mixture of polythiophene and polystyrene sulfonic acid). ) Etc.
- the pixel regulation layer 14 is an electrically insulating layer formed so as to cover the end portions of the first electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13, and is provided in each opening 15a. It has the role of improving the electrical insulation between the adjacent subpixels SPR, SPG, SPB. Further, the pixel regulation layer 14 is formed lower than the upper surface of the hole transport layer 16A, and also has a role of continuing the hole transport layer 16A and the organic light emitting layer 16B without being separated in the opening 15a. In the panel 10, the pixel restriction layer 14 continues in the X-axis direction so as to cover the upper and lower ends in the Y-axis direction of FIG. 2 among the ends of the first electrodes 12 and the hole injection layers 13. Is formed. For this reason, the pixel restricting layer 14 has a shape in which a plurality of portions extending in the X-axis direction are arranged at intervals in the Y-axis direction.
- the material of the pixel regulation layer 14 is formed of, for example, an inorganic material such as silicon nitride, silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, or aluminum oxide, or an organic material such as acrylic resin, polyimide resin, or novolac type phenol resin. Further, when the hole transport layer 16A is formed, the surface of the pixel regulation layer 14 is preferably lyophilic with respect to the ink so that the ink containing the functional material easily spreads in the opening 15a. That is, it is preferable that the material of the pixel regulation layer 14 does not include a liquid repellent component described later.
- the partition layer 15 is a layer that is formed on the substrate 11 on which the first electrode 12, the hole injection layer 13, and the pixel regulation layer 14 are formed, and has an opening 15 a at a location corresponding to each of the first electrodes 12. More specifically, in the panel 10, the opening 15 a is formed so as to expose the hole injection layer 13 above each first electrode 12. Further, the opening 15a is also formed so as to expose the pixel restricting layer 14 between the hole injection layers 13 arranged in the Y-axis direction of FIG. 2 and to be continuous in the Y-axis direction. For this reason, the partition wall layer 15 has a so-called line bank shape in which a plurality of portions extending in the Y-axis direction are arranged at intervals in the X-axis direction.
- the partition layer 15 suppresses the ink containing the functional material from flowing out from a predetermined application position, and the hole transport layer 16A after the formation is formed. And the organic light emitting layer 16B is partitioned and electrically insulated.
- the partition wall layer 15 is made of, for example, a photosensitive resist material that has electrical insulation and can be patterned by a photolithography method.
- the photosensitive resist material include acrylic resin, polyimide resin, and novolac type phenol resin.
- the partition layer 15 may contain a material other than the photosensitive resist material.
- the photosensitive resist material may have either a negative type in which the solubility in a developer is lowered by light exposure or a positive type in which the solubility in a developer is increased by light exposure. Is preferred.
- the photosensitive region of the photosensitive resist material when exposed from above tends to have a reverse taper shape having a wide upper portion and a narrow lower portion. Accordingly, in the negative type in which the photosensitive region remains, the photosensitive resist material after the development processing has a shape close to a reverse taper, and the inclination angle of the inclined portion of the partition wall layer 15 can be easily formed larger.
- the partition layer 15 has tolerance with respect to an organic solvent or heat
- the surface of the partition layer 15 preferably has liquid repellency.
- a material containing a liquid repellent component is used for the partition layer 15 or the partition layer 15 has liquid repellency.
- the liquid repellent component include a fluorine compound and a siloxane compound.
- This liquid repellent component may be mixed into the photosensitive resist material 15P as an independent material, for example, or, for example, the photosensitive resist material 15P as in the liquid repellent resist composition described in Patent Document 3. It may be contained in the copolymer.
- the surface treatment for imparting liquid repellency for example, plasma treatment in a fluorine gas atmosphere can be used.
- the hole transport layer 16A is a layer formed in each of the openings 15a of the partition wall layer 15 by a wet process, and plays a role of improving the transportability of holes supplied from the first electrode 12 to the organic light emitting layer 16B.
- the hole transport layer 16A has a shape extending in the Y-axis direction of FIG. 2 along each opening 15a, and all the first electrodes 12 ( The hole injection layer 13) and the pixel regulation layer 14 are continuously covered. That is, the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB arranged in each subpixel column LR, LG, and LB share the hole transport layer 16A.
- the hole transport layer 16A is formed using an organic material having a relatively high hole mobility as a functional material.
- organic material having a relatively high hole mobility examples include triazole derivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, imidazole derivatives, polyarylalkane derivatives, pyrazoline derivatives, pyrazolone derivatives, phenylenediamine derivatives, arylamine derivatives, amino-substituted chalcone derivatives, oxazole derivatives, styrylanthracene derivatives.
- Fluorenone derivatives Fluorenone derivatives, hydrazone derivatives, stilbene derivatives, porphyrin compounds, aromatic tertiary amine compounds, styrylamine compounds, butadiene compounds, polystyrene derivatives, triphenylmethane derivatives, tetraphenylbenzine derivatives (all disclosed in JP-A-5-163488) And the like.
- Organic light emitting layer 16B Similarly to the hole transport layer 16A, the organic light emitting layer 16B is a layer formed in each of the openings 15a of the partition wall layer 15 by a wet process, and the holes supplied from the first electrode 12 and the second electrode 18 are formed. And a layer in which light emission (electroluminescence phenomenon) is caused by electron recombination. Further, in the panel 10 employing the line bank method, the organic light emitting layer 16B has a shape extending in the Y-axis direction of FIG. 2 along each opening 15a in the same manner as the hole transport layer 16A. It continues so that the whole surface of the positive hole transport layer 16A may be covered.
- the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB arranged in each subpixel column LR, LG, and LB share the organic light emitting layer 16B.
- the organic light emitting layer 16B emits light only at a portion above the first electrode 12, and emits light independently for each of the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB.
- the organic light emitting layer 16B is formed using an organic light emitting material that emits light by an electroluminescence phenomenon as a functional material.
- organic light-emitting materials include oxinoid compounds, perylene compounds, coumarin compounds, azacoumarin compounds, oxazole compounds, oxadiazole compounds, perinone compounds, pyrrolopyrrole compounds, naphthalene compounds, anthracene compounds, fluorene compounds, fluoranthene compounds, tetracene compounds, Pyrene compounds, coronene compounds, quinolone compounds, azaquinolone compounds, pyrazoline derivatives, pyrazolone derivatives, rhodamine compounds, chrysene compounds, phenanthrene compounds, cyclopentadiene compounds, stilbene compounds, diphenylquinone compounds, styryl compounds, butadiene compounds, dicyanomethylenepyran compounds, dicyano Methylenethiopyran compound, fluorescein compound
- a mixed layer of an organic compound using the above-described fluorescent substance or phosphorescent substance as a dopant may be used.
- the panel 10 employs a three-color coating method that uses organic light-emitting materials that emit red, green, and blue light for the organic light-emitting layers 16B of the sub-pixel rows LR, LG, and LB, respectively, and supports full color. .
- Electron transport layer 17 The electron transport layer 17 is a layer formed so as to cover the entire substrate 11 on which the partition wall layer 15 and the organic light emitting layer 16B are formed, and transports electrons supplied from the second electrode 18 to the organic light emitting layer 16B. It has a role to improve the sex.
- the electron transport layer 17 is formed using an organic material having a relatively high electron mobility as a functional material.
- organic material having a relatively high electron mobility examples include nitro-substituted fluorenone derivatives, thiopyrandioxide derivatives, diphequinone derivatives, perylene tetracarboxyl derivatives, anthraquinodimethane derivatives, fluorenylidenemethane derivatives, anthrone derivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, perinone derivatives.
- Quinoline complex derivatives (all described in JP-A-5-163488), phosphorus oxide derivatives, triazole derivatives, todiazine derivatives, silole derivatives, dimesityl boron derivatives, triarylboron derivatives, and the like.
- Second electrode 18 is an electrode formed on the organic light emitting layer 16 ⁇ / b> B. In the panel 10, the second electrode 18 is formed over the entire substrate 11 so as to cover the electron transport layer 17. The second electrode 18 serves as a cathode that supplies electrons to the organic light emitting layer 16B.
- the second electrode 18 is formed of, for example, a transparent conductive oxide material such as ITO or IZO, or a layer made of a transparent conductive oxide material, Ag, Au, Ni, Cu, Al, platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd). ) Or a layer of these alloy materials.
- a material having a low work function for the second electrode 18 it is preferable to use a material having a high light transmittance such as a light transmittance of 80% or more for the second electrode 18.
- the thin film sealing layer 19 is a layer formed so as to cover the entire substrate 11 on which the respective members from the first electrode 12 to the second electrode 18 are formed, and each member is exposed to moisture, oxygen, and the like. It has a role to suppress.
- the thin film sealing layer 19 is formed of a material having a low moisture permeability, for example, an inorganic material such as silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, carbon oxide, carbon nitride, or aluminum oxide. In the top emission type panel 10, it is preferable to use a material having a high light transmittance and a small refractive index difference from the second electrode 18 for the thin film sealing layer 19.
- a sealing plate formed of a material having low moisture permeability such as a glass material may be disposed on the substrate 11 on which the above members are formed. At this time, the substrate 11 and the sealing plate are bonded by, for example, an adhesive layer made of a curable resin material. Thereby, the penetration
- a color filter may be arranged at a position corresponding to the sub-pixels SPR, SPG, SPB of the sealing plate.
- the emission colors of the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB can be corrected.
- a black matrix may be arranged at a position corresponding to the sub-pixels SPR, SPG, SPB of the sealing plate and a peripheral region of the sealing plate.
- the electron transport layer 17 and the second electrode 18 are formed over the plurality of openings 15a.
- the portion may be formed for each opening 15a or for each sub-pixel SPR, SPG, SPB.
- the hole injection layer 13 is formed for each of the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB, but is formed for each of the openings 15a or over the plurality of openings 15a. May be.
- FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of the panel 10. Note that the cross sections shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 correspond to the cross section of the sub-pixel SPG in FIG. Further, the pixel regulation layer 14 without hatching shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C does not exist in the cross section but represents the surface of the pixel regulation layer 14 existing on the back side of the cross section of the paper surface. is doing.
- the substrate 11 is prepared. Specifically, a substrate body in which an electrically insulating material is formed into a flat plate shape is prepared, and a TFT layer is formed on the substrate body.
- the TFT layer can be formed as follows.
- a semiconductor material layer, a conductor material layer or an electrical insulator material layer patterned in a predetermined shape is formed on a substrate body, and this is repeated to form a predetermined electronic circuit.
- a dry process such as a vacuum deposition method, an electron beam deposition method, an ion plating method, a gas layer growth method, a printing method, a spin coating method, an inkjet method, a dispensing method, etc.
- a wet process such as a method or a die coating method can be used.
- each layer for example, a photolithography method, a shadow mask method, a metal mask method, or the like may be used, or the layers may be directly formed into a predetermined shape by a wet process. Moreover, you may perform processes, such as plasma implantation, ion implantation, and baking, to each layer formed as needed.
- a passivation layer and an interlayer insulating layer are sequentially formed so as to cover the electronic circuit.
- the above dry process and wet process can be used depending on the material of each layer.
- openings are formed at predetermined positions in the passivation layer and the interlayer insulating layer so that the TFT element in the electronic circuit and the first electrode 12 can be electrically connected.
- the patterning method described above can be used to form the contact hole.
- first electrodes 12 and hole injection layers 13 are formed on the substrate 11.
- a metal thin film is first formed on the substrate 11 by sputtering, and then a metal oxide thin film is formed on the metal thin film by reactive sputtering.
- the photoresist material is patterned by a photolithography method, and the photoresist material is left only in the matrix region where the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB are formed.
- the manufacturing process can be made efficient by continuously etching the first electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13. Further, by performing patterning using the same photoresist, the alignment accuracy between the first electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13 is improved.
- the formation method of the 1st electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13 is not restricted to the combination of said sputtering method, reactive sputtering method, and the photolithography method, According to material, the dry process illustrated above, the wet process A patterning method can be used.
- a barrier metal layer is disposed in the lowermost layer of the first electrode 12, a metal oxide thin film is formed before the metal thin film is formed, and after the metal thin film is wet etched, the metal oxide thin film is further formed. May be dry-etched.
- the method for manufacturing the panel 10 is not limited to the method in which the first electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13 are continuously etched as described above, and the metal oxide thin film is formed after the first electrode 12 is formed.
- the hole injection layer 13 may be formed by forming and patterning.
- the pixel restriction layer 14 is formed on the substrate 11 on which the first electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13 are formed. Specifically, for example, by combining the dry process exemplified above and a patterning method, a thin film of an inorganic material extending in the X-axis direction of FIG. 2 while covering the end of the hole injection layer 13 is formed as shown in FIG. A plurality are formed at intervals in the Y-axis direction. Thereby, the pixel regulating layer 14 having the shape shown in FIG. 2 can be formed (FIG. 14B). In the case where an organic material is used for the pixel regulation layer 14, the pixel regulation layer 14 can be formed by using the wet process exemplified above or a photolithography method.
- a portion corresponding to the first electrode 12 made of a photosensitive resist material is formed on the substrate 11 on which the first electrode 12, the hole injection layer 13, and the pixel regulating layer 14 are formed by photolithography.
- a partition layer 15 having an opening 15a is formed on the substrate (FIG. 4C). Details of the method of forming the partition wall layer 15 will be described later.
- an ink 16a containing a functional material, here, the material of the hole transport layer 16A is applied to each of the openings 15a (FIG. 5A).
- the coating method of the ink 16a the wet process exemplified above can be used, and the inkjet method is particularly preferable.
- the ink 16a is applied so as to continue beyond the pixel regulation layer 14 in the opening 15a. Thereby, the ink 16a can flow in the Y-axis direction of FIG. 2 in the opening 15a, and uneven application of the ink 16a in the opening 15a is reduced. That is, in the subsequent drying, the occurrence of uneven thickness or poor formation of the hole transport layer 16A in the opening 15a is reduced.
- the applied ink 16a is dried.
- the substrate 11 after application of the ink 16a is placed in a vacuum environment such as a vacuum chamber to evaporate the solvent of the ink 16a.
- the hole transport layer 16A which is a functional layer can be formed in each of the openings 15a (FIG. 5B).
- an ink containing a functional material here, an organic light emitting material is applied to each of the openings 15a, and the ink is further dried.
- the organic light emitting layer 16B which is a functional layer is formed (FIG. 5C).
- the ink is applied to the entire surface of the hole transport layer 16A in the opening 15a so that the ink can flow in the Y-axis direction of FIG. 2 in the opening 15a.
- the uneven application of ink in the opening 15a is reduced, and the occurrence of uneven film thickness and poor formation of the organic light emitting layer 16B in the opening 15a is reduced in the subsequent drying.
- the electron transport layer 17 is formed so as to cover the partition wall layer 15 and the organic light emitting layer 16B (FIG. 6A).
- the dry process or the wet process exemplified above can be used according to the material of the electron transport layer 17.
- the second electrode 18 is formed so as to cover the electron transport layer 17 (FIG. 6B).
- the second electrode 18 is formed by forming a thin film of a transparent conductive oxide material on the electron transport layer 17 by the dry process exemplified above.
- the substrate 11 on which the first electrode 12 to the second electrode 18 are formed is sealed. Specifically, for example, by the dry process exemplified above, a thin film of an inorganic material is formed so as to cover the upper surface of the substrate 11 on which the second electrodes 18 are formed, thereby forming the thin film sealing layer 19 (FIG. 6 (c)).
- the panel 10 having the cross-sectional structure shown in FIG. 2 is completed by the above method.
- FIGS. 7C and 8 are schematic cross-sectional views showing the partition layer forming step of the panel 10. Note that the pixel-regulating layer 14 without hatching shown in FIGS. 7C and 8 does not exist in the section, but represents the surface of the pixel-regulating layer 14 that exists on the back side of the plane of the section. ing.
- a photosensitive resist material 15P is applied on the substrate 11 on which the first electrode 12, the hole injection layer 13, and the pixel regulating layer 14 are formed.
- the coating method for example, the wet process exemplified above such as a slit coating method can be used.
- pre-baking low-temperature heat drying
- the photosensitive resist material 15P is, for example, a material having negative photosensitivity.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P is mask-exposed. Specifically, using an exposure machine or the like, the photomask 51 is disposed above the substrate 11 coated with the photosensitive resist material 15P, and the substrate 11 is irradiated with light L0 from above the photomask 51.
- a normal ghi mixed line (436 nm, 405 nm, 365 nm) is used.
- g line (436 nm), h line (405 nm), i line (365 nm), excimer laser, EUV, X-ray or the like is used.
- the type of the light L0 is set according to the line width of the formation pattern of the partition wall layer 15 and the material of the partition wall layer 15.
- the exposure amount of the light L0 may be set as appropriate in accordance with the photosensitive resist material 15P. For example, it is possible to 100mJ / cm 2 ⁇ 500mJ / cm 2.
- the photomask 51 includes a light shielding portion 51a that blocks the light L0 and a light transmitting portion 51b that transmits the light L0. All portions of the photomask 51 corresponding to the first electrode 12 are light shielding portions 51a. ing. Specifically, in the method for manufacturing the panel 10, when the photomask 51 is disposed above the substrate 11, the photomask 51 is such that the light shielding portion 51 a is above the region where the subpixel columns LR, LG, and LB are formed. Is used.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P only exposes the portion below the light transmitting portion 51b.
- part of the light L0 that has passed through the translucent part 51b becomes diffracted light L1 and reflected light L2 and spreads outside the translucent part 51b (on the light-shielding part 51a side).
- a photosensitive region 15Pa immediately below the light transmitting portion 51b and a semi-photosensitive region 15Pb around it are formed.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P has a shape in which a plurality of portions extending in the Y-axis direction in FIG. 2 covering the end portion of the hole injection layer 13 are arranged at intervals in the X-axis direction.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P which is partially opened by development processing, is fully exposed.
- a photomask 52 including only a light transmitting portion is disposed above the substrate 11 and the substrate 11 is irradiated with light L0 from above the photomask 52.
- Exposure in the entire exposure is appropriately set depending on the photosensitive resist material 15P, for example, be a 50mJ / cm 2 ⁇ 500mJ / cm 2.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P by performing exposure using a photomask having translucency as a whole, it becomes easier to match the exposure conditions of the above-described mask exposure and overall exposure, stabilizing the photosensitive region 15Pa, Simplification of the manufacturing process can be realized. Specifically, for example, by adjusting the exposure amount of the photosensitive resist material 15P with respect to the irradiation amount of the light L0 in the mask exposure and the overall exposure, delicate adjustment of the exposure amount of the photosensitive resist material 15P in the overall exposure can be performed. It becomes possible, and the state of the photosensitive region 15Pa is stabilized. Further, for example, the same production line (exposure machine) can be used for mask exposure and overall exposure, and the manufacturing process can be rationalized and simplified. However, the use of the photomask 52 is not essential, and the photosensitive resist material may be directly irradiated with the light L0 without the photomask 52.
- the exposure amount in the overall exposure is such that the degree of cure of the semi-photosensitive region 15Pb is improved and is smaller than the exposure amount in the ultraviolet irradiation described later, and therefore the photosensitive resist material 15P is decomposed in the overall exposure. Little removal occurs.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P is baked. Specifically, the photosensitive resist material 15P after the entire exposure is heated with a hot plate, a hot air drying furnace, an infrared lamp, or the like.
- the baking temperature and baking time are appropriately set according to the photosensitive resist material 15P, and can be set to, for example, 150 to 250 ° C. and 30 to 120 minutes.
- the baking improves the adhesion between the photosensitive resist material 15P and the underlying layer such as the substrate 11, and increases the density of the photosensitive resist material 15P, so that the partition wall layer 15 having improved strength and organic solvent resistance is formed. can do.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P contains a liquid repellent component
- the baking causes the liquid repellent component to move to the surface side of the photosensitive resist material 15P, thereby forming the partition wall layer 15 having excellent liquid repellency. be able to.
- the baking can remove residues such as the photosensitive resist material 15P and the developer that could not be removed in the development process, and can improve the wettability in the opening 15a.
- the photosensitive resist material 15P becomes a photosensitive region 15Pa in which the entire photosensitive resist material 15P is sufficiently exposed by the overall exposure before baking, the portion near the opening of the photosensitive resist material 15P due to baking flows toward the opening 15a. Is reduced. That is, according to the above method, thermal sagging can be reduced, and the partition layer 15 having the inclined portion 15b having a relatively large inclination angle can be formed.
- the upper surface side of the baked substrate 11 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays UV.
- the inclined portion 15b is decomposed and removed, and the aperture ratio of the panel 10 and the wettability in the aperture 15a can be improved.
- the partition wall layer 15 includes a liquid repellent component
- the liquid repellent component moved to the surface side of the inclined portion 15b is removed by irradiation with ultraviolet rays UV, and the liquid repellent property of the inclined portion 15b is reduced.
- the wettability of the peripheral portion of the opening 15a is further improved.
- the residue can be decomposed and removed by irradiation with ultraviolet rays UV, and the opening 15a is wetted. Can be improved.
- the thermal sag at the time of forming the partition wall layer 15 is reduced, so that the factors that reduce the wettability in the opening 15a (inclined portion having a small inclination angle, residue in the opening 15a) are caused. Hard to occur. Therefore, the wettability in the opening 15a can be ensured regardless of excessive ultraviolet UV irradiation. Accordingly, the film thickness and the liquid repellency of the partition wall layer 15 are excessively decreased, so that the ink containing the functional material can be prevented from flowing out to the adjacent opening 15 a beyond the partition layer 15.
- the wettability in the opening 15a can be ensured without irradiating ultraviolet rays UV after firing, and irradiation with ultraviolet rays UV is not essential. That is, in the above manufacturing method, the irradiation amount including the presence / absence of ultraviolet irradiation, such as the physical properties of the partition wall 15 and the ink, the size of the opening 15a, the number of ink applied to the opening 15a, and the like is optimized depending on the manufacturing conditions. be able to.
- the irradiation amount in the case of irradiation with ultraviolet light UV can be, for example, to 1000mJ / cm 2 ⁇ 10000mJ / cm 2.
- Example 4 the Example of the panel 10 was actually created with the said manufacturing method, and the effect was confirmed.
- a plurality of examples were prepared by changing the exposure amount in the overall exposure. Specifically, to create an exposure amount of each 50mJ / cm 2, 100mJ / cm 2, 200mJ / cm 2, Examples 1 to 4 was 500 mJ / cm 2 in total exposure. Moreover, what did not perform said whole exposure as a comparative example was also created. Comparative examples were prepared under the same conditions as the examples, including materials and manufacturing methods, except for the overall exposure.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional photograph comparing the shape of the partition wall layer before and after firing with respect to the total exposure amount.
- 9 shows the shape of the photosensitive resist material 15P on the substrate 11 before baking in the examples and comparative examples.
- 9 shows the shape of the partition layer 15 (Example) or the partition layer 95 (Comparative example) on the substrate 11 after firing in Examples and Comparative Examples.
- an inclined portion 95b having a small inclination angle is formed in the partition wall layer 95 after firing.
- an inclined portion 15b having a larger inclination angle than the comparative example is formed in the fired partition wall layer 15. That is, in Examples 1 to 4, the thermal sag is reduced as compared with the comparative example, and it is demonstrated that the thermal sag during the formation of the partition wall layer 15 can be reduced by the method for manufacturing the panel 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. It was done. As shown in FIG. 9, the exposure amount of the overall exposure and the tilt angle are proportional, and it can be seen that the occurrence of thermal sag is further reduced by increasing the exposure amount.
- FIGS. 10 and 11 are plan photographs for comparing the wettability of the inks.
- the planar photograph shows a region (above the first electrode 12 and the hole injection layer 13 sandwiched between the pixel regulation layers 14 (gray portions in the drawing) of the openings 15a and 95a surrounded by the partition layers 15 and 95 ( The state when a drop of ink containing a functional material is dropped at the center of the central black region) is shown.
- the ink wettability is improved as compared with Comparative Examples 21 to 23 having the inclined portion 95b having a small inclination angle. It can be seen that unevenness in film thickness and poor formation of the organic light emitting layer 16B hardly occur.
- Comparative Example 23 the ink spreads uniformly over the entire black region of the opening 95a.
- excessive UV irradiation excessively reduces the liquid repellency of the partition layer 95, and the ink is separated from the partition wall. There is a risk of flowing out to the adjacent opening 95a beyond the layer 95. Therefore, it is preferable that the ultraviolet irradiation time (amount) can be selected from a wide range according to the manufacturing conditions as in Examples 21 to 23.
- Example 25 and Example 26 the ink spreads uniformly over the entire black region of the opening 15a.
- Comparative Examples 24 to 26 a white portion appears in the black region of the opening 95a regardless of the presence or absence of ultraviolet irradiation and the time, and the ink does not spread sufficiently in the black region of the opening 95a and is not wet. It has occurred.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view in which a part of the image display surface of the organic EL display panel 30 is enlarged.
- the organic EL display panel 30 (hereinafter referred to as “panel 30”) employs a pixel bank method, and includes a partition layer 35 instead of the pixel regulation layer 14 and the partition layer 15.
- the panel 30 has the same configuration as that of the panel 10 except for the partition layer 35.
- the same parts as those of the panel 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the panel 10, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified.
- the partition layer 35 is made of the same material as that of the partition layer 15, but has a different shape and has openings 35a corresponding to the first electrodes on a one-to-one basis.
- One of the sub-pixel SPR, the sub-pixel SPG, and the sub-pixel SPB is disposed in the opening 35a. That is, the partition layer 35 has a lattice shape that partitions the hole transport layer 16A and the organic light emitting layer 16B for each organic EL element.
- Such a partition layer 35 can be formed, for example, by changing the pattern of the photomask during mask exposure in the method of forming the partition layer 15. That is, for example, when using a negative photosensitive resist material, when arranged above the substrate, the light shielding portion is above the formation region of the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB, and the light transmitting portion is a lattice that partitions the light shielding portion.
- Mask exposure may be performed using a photomask that is in the shape of a mask.
- the inclination angle of the inclined portion of the partition wall layer 35 can be formed relatively large. Thereby, in the panel 30, like the panel 10, the fall of an aperture ratio can be suppressed, and the film thickness unevenness of the hole transport layer 16A and the organic light emitting layer 16B and the occurrence of poor formation can be reduced.
- the extending direction of the pixel regulating layer 14 is the X-axis direction in FIG. 2, and the extending direction of the partition wall 15 is the Y-axis direction in FIG. It is not limited to this. Specifically, the pixel regulation layer and the partition layer need only have a crossing relationship, and may intersect at an angle other than 90 °. Further, the extending direction of the pixel regulating layer and the partition wall layer is not limited to be parallel to the side of the image display surface of the panel 10 (X-axis direction or Y-axis direction in FIG. 2), either or both of the extending directions are image display. The direction may not be parallel to any of the sides of the surface.
- the pixel restricting layer 14 of the panel 10 has a shape in which a plurality of portions extending in the X-axis direction are arranged at intervals in the Y-axis direction, but the shape of the pixel restricting layer is not limited thereto.
- a lattice shape having an opening corresponding to the first electrode 12 on a one-to-one basis may be used.
- a pixel restricting layer is also disposed near the lower portion of the partition wall layer 15 adjacent to the sub-pixels SPR, SPG, and SPB, and ink wettability in this portion can be improved.
- the aperture ratio of the panel 10 and the flatness in the aperture 15a are easily improved.
- the surface treatment for imparting the above-described liquid repellency to the photosensitive resist material may be performed after baking or ultraviolet irradiation.
- the inclination angle of the inclined portion can be formed relatively large, so that the partition layers 15 and 35 have liquid repellency. Even if it has, the influence which it has on the wettability of the opening 15a can be reduced (refer FIG. 11).
- the functional layer formed by applying a wet process that is, ink containing a functional material to each of the openings 15a and 35a, and further drying the ink is formed of the hole transport layer 16A and the organic layer.
- a wet process that is, ink containing a functional material
- the said functional layer is not restricted to this.
- At least one functional layer may be formed in the opening of the partition wall layer using a wet process, and the functional layer includes an organic light emitting layer, a hole / electron injection layer, a hole / electron transport layer, a hole / electron transport layer, Any of an electron blocking layer and a buffer layer may be used.
- the functional layer formed by the wet process may be one or three or more per subpixel.
- the functional layer formed by a wet process may be only one of the hole transport layer 16A and the organic light emitting layer 16B, and the other may be formed using a dry process.
- the shape of the functional layer formed by the dry process is arbitrary, and for example, it may be formed independently for each subpixel or each opening of the partition layer, or a plurality of subpixels or a plurality of partition layers may be formed. You may form so that it may be shared by opening.
- the functional layer formed by a wet process may be only the organic light emitting layer 16B, and the hole transport layer 16A may not be formed.
- the hole injection layer 13 and the electron transport layer 17 may be formed in the openings 15a and 35a using a wet process.
- the image display surface is rectangular as an example, but the shape of the image display surface is not limited, and for example, a polygon such as a triangle, a square, a pentagon, a circle, an ellipse, or a combination thereof It may be a shape.
- the image display area on the image display surface may have a shape that matches the image display surface, or an image with a completely different shape, for example, a rectangular image display surface.
- the display area may be oval.
- the arrangement direction of the sub-pixels SPR, SPG, and SPB was parallel to the longitudinal direction and the short direction of the image display surface of the panels 10 and 30, It is not limited to this.
- the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB may be arranged in a staggered manner.
- the subpixels SPR, SPG, and SPB that emit light in red, green, and blue, respectively, are arranged.
- the emission color of the subpixels is not limited to this, for example, one red color, red, There may be four colors of green, blue and yellow.
- the number of subpixels is not limited to one per color, and a plurality of subpixels may be arranged.
- the arrangement of the sub-pixels in the pixel P is not limited to the order of red, green, and blue as shown in FIGS. 2 and 14, and may be an order in which these are replaced.
- the sub-pixels are arranged in the X-axis direction.
- the arrangement of the sub-pixels in the pixel is not limited to this.
- the sub-pixels may be arranged in the Y-axis direction. It may be arranged at the apex.
- the first electrode 12 is an anode and the second electrode 18 is a cathode.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and an inverted structure may be used in which the first electrode is a cathode and the second electrode is an anode. .
- the panels 10 and 30 are top emission type and active matrix type organic EL display panels.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a bottom emission type or passive matrix type may be adopted.
- the method for producing an organic EL display panel according to the present invention can be widely used as a method for producing a display panel used in various electronic devices such as a television, a personal computer, a portable terminal, and a commercial display.
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図13及び図14は、有機EL表示パネルにおける隔壁層形成工程を示す模式断面図である。図13及び図14では、第1電極12、正孔注入層13及び画素規制層14が形成された基板11上に、隔壁層95をフォトリソグラフィ法で形成する工程を示している。隔壁層95の形成は、塗布、マスク露光、現像、焼成、紫外線照射の順に行われる。
本発明の一態様に係る有機EL表示パネルの製造方法では、基板を準備し、基板上に少なくとも第1電極を複数形成する。また、当該製造方法では、フォトリソグラフィ法により、第1電極が形成された基板上に、感光性レジスト材料からなり、第1電極のそれぞれに対応する箇所に開口を有する隔壁層を形成する。また、当該製造方法では、開口のそれぞれに対して機能性材料を含むインクを塗布し、さらにインクを乾燥させることにより、機能層を形成し、機能層上に少なくとも第2電極を形成する。そして、当該製造方法では、隔壁層を形成する際に第1電極が形成された基板上に、感光性レジスト材料を塗布し、感光性レジスト材料をマスク露光した後に、現像処理を行うことにより、感光性レジスト材料における第1電極のそれぞれに対応する箇所を開口する。さらに、当該製造方法では、開口された感光性レジスト材料を全体露光し、全体露光された感光性レジスト材料を焼成する。
以下では、本発明の一態様に係る有機EL表示パネルの製造方法について、図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、図面は模式的なものを含んでおり、各部材の縮尺や縦横の比率などが実際とは異なる場合がある。また、本願において、平面図、平面写真とは、対象物を垂直上方から見た図、写真であり、有機EL表示パネルにおいては、当該パネルを基板上面の垂直上方から見た図、写真である。
図1は、有機EL表示装置1の全体構成を示すブロック図である。有機EL表示装置1は、例えば、テレビ、パーソナルコンピュータ、携帯端末、業務用ディスプレイ(電子看板、商業施設用大型スクリーン)などに用いられる表示装置である。有機EL表示装置1は、有機EL表示パネル10と、これに電気的に接続された駆動制御部20とを備える。
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図2は、パネル10の画像表示面の一部を拡大した模式平面図である。パネル10では、一例として、赤色、緑色、青色にそれぞれ発光する副画素SPR、SPG、SPBが順に配列され、一組の副画素SPR、SPG、SPBは、一つの画素Pを構成する。それぞれの輝度が階調制御された副画素SPR、SPG、SPBの発光を組み合わせることにより、画素Pはフルカラーを表現することが可能である。
図3(a)は、図2のX-X線に沿った模式断面図であり、図3(b)は、図2のY-Y線に沿った模式断面図である。図3(a)、(b)では、一例として、副画素SPGの断面構成を中心に記載しているが、副画素SPR及びSPBについても図3(a)、(b)と同様の構成となっている。
基板11は、パネル10の支持部材である。図示は省略するが、基板11では、長方形平板状の基板本体上に、TFT(Thin Film Transistor)層が形成されている。
第1電極12は、基板11上に複数形成された電極であり、有機発光層16Bに正孔を供給する陽極としての役割を有する。また、第1電極12のそれぞれは、各有機EL素子の配置を規定しており、各副画素SPR、SPG、SPBに対応して基板11上で行列状に配列されている。
正孔注入層13は、第1電極12上に形成された層であって、第1電極12から有機発光層16Bへの正孔の供給(正孔注入)におけるエネルギー障壁を低下させ、正孔注入を容易にする役割を有する。パネル10では、正孔注入層13が第1電極12ごとに独立して形成され、基板11上に行列状に配列されている。正孔注入層13は、機能性材料として、適切なイオン化エネルギーを有する材料を用いて形成される。このような材料としては、例えば、Ag、Mo、Cr、W、Ni、バナジウム(V)、イリジウム(Ir)などの酸化物である金属酸化物材料や、PEDOT(ポリチオフェンとポリスチレンスルホン酸との混合物)などである。
画素規制層14は、図3(b)に示すように、第1電極12及び正孔注入層13の端部を覆うように形成された電気絶縁性を有する層であって、各開口15a内で隣接する副画素SPR、SPG、SPB同士の間の電気絶縁性を向上させる役割を有する。また、画素規制層14は、正孔輸送層16Aの上面よりも低く形成され、正孔輸送層16A及び有機発光層16Bを開口15a内で区切らずに連続させる役割も有する。なお、パネル10では、画素規制層14は、各第1電極12及び各正孔注入層13の端部のうち、図2のY軸方向上下の端部を覆うようにX軸方向に連続して形成されている。このため、画素規制層14は、X軸方向に延伸する部分が、Y軸方向に間隔をあけて複数配列された形状となっている。
隔壁層15は、第1電極12、正孔注入層13及び画素規制層14が形成された基板11上に形成され、第1電極12のそれぞれに対応する箇所に開口15aを有する層である。より具体的には、パネル10では、開口15aは、各第1電極12の上方において正孔注入層13を露出するように形成される。また、開口15aは、図2のY軸方向に並ぶ正孔注入層13同士の間にある画素規制層14も露出させ、Y軸方向に連続するように形成されている。このため、隔壁層15は、Y軸方向に延伸する部分が、X軸方向に間隔をあけて複数配列された形状、いわゆるラインバンク形状となっている。
正孔輸送層16Aは、湿式プロセスによって隔壁層15の開口15aのそれぞれに形成された層であって、第1電極12から供給された正孔の有機発光層16Bへの輸送性を向上させる役割を有する。なお、ラインバンク方式を採用するパネル10では、正孔輸送層16Aは、各開口15aに沿って図2のY軸方向に延伸する形状であり、各開口15a内のすべての第1電極12(正孔注入層13)及び画素規制層14を覆うように連続する。すなわち、各副画素列LR、LG、LBに並ぶ副画素SPR、SPG、SPBは、正孔輸送層16Aを共有する。
有機発光層16Bは、正孔輸送層16Aと同様に、湿式プロセスによって隔壁層15の開口15aのそれぞれに形成された層であって、第1電極12及び第2電極18から供給された正孔及び電子の再結合による発光(電界発光現象)が行われる層である。また、ラインバンク方式を採用するパネル10では、有機発光層16Bは、正孔輸送層16Aと同様に各開口15aに沿って図2のY軸方向に延伸する形状であり、各開口15a内の正孔輸送層16A全面を覆うように連続する。すなわち、各副画素列LR、LG、LBに並ぶ副画素SPR、SPG、SPBは、有機発光層16Bを共有する。ただし、有機発光層16Bは、第1電極12の上方にある部分のみが発光し、副画素SPR、SPG、SPBごとに独立して発光する。
電子輸送層17は、隔壁層15及び有機発光層16Bが形成された基板11全体を覆うように形成された層であって、第2電極18から供給された電子の有機発光層16Bへの輸送性を向上させる役割を有する。
第2電極18は、有機発光層16B上に形成された電極であって、パネル10では、電子輸送層17を覆うように基板11全体に渡って形成されている。第2電極18は、有機発光層16Bに電子を供給する陰極としての役割を有する。
薄膜封止層19は、上記第1電極12から第2電極18までの各部材が形成された基板11全体を覆うように形成された層であり、各部材が水分や酸素などに晒されることを抑制する役割を有する。薄膜封止層19は、水分透過度の低い材料、例えば、窒化シリコン、酸窒化シリコン、酸化炭素、窒化炭素、酸化アルミニウムなどの無機材料で形成される。また、トップエミッション型であるパネル10では、薄膜封止層19に、高い光透過性を有し、第2電極18との屈折率の差が小さい材料を用いることが好ましい。
パネル10では、以上の部材が形成された基板11上に、ガラス材料などの水分透過性の低い材料で形成された封止板を配置してもよい。このとき、基板11と封止板との間は、例えば硬化性樹脂材料からなる接着層などによって接合される。これにより、基板11上の各有機EL素子に対する水分や酸素などの浸透をさらに抑制することができる。
(1)全体工程
以下に、本発明の一態様であるパネル10の製造方法について、全体工程を説明する。図4、図5及び図6は、パネル10の製造過程を示す模式断面図である。なお、図4、図5及び図6に示す断面は図3(a)の副画素SPGの断面に相当するものである。また、図4(b)、(c)に示すハッチングを付さない画素規制層14は、当該断面に存在するものではなく、当該断面の紙面奥側に存在する画素規制層14の表面を表現している。
最初に、基板11を準備する。具体的には、電気絶縁性材料を平板状に成形した基板本体を用意し、基板本体上にTFT層を形成する。TFT層の形成は、例えば、以下のようにすることができる。
次に、基板11上に、第1電極12及び正孔注入層13を複数形成する。例えば、まず、スパッタリング法で基板11上に金属薄膜を形成した後に、続けて反応性スパッタリング法で金属薄膜上に金属酸化物の薄膜を形成する。次に、金属酸化物の薄膜上にフォトレジスト材料を塗布した後に、フォトリソグラフィ法でフォトレジスト材料をパターニングし、副画素SPR、SPG、SPBを形成する行列状の領域にのみフォトレジスト材料を残す。次に、ドライエッチング法、ウェットエッチング法をこの順に続けて用い、フォトレジスト材料が配置されていない箇所において金属酸化物の薄膜、金属薄膜をエッチングする。最後に、金属酸化物の薄膜上のフォトレジスト材料及び残渣を除去すれば、行列状に配列された金属薄膜からなる第1電極12及び金属酸化物の薄膜からなる正孔注入層13を形成できる(図4(a))。このように第1電極12及び正孔注入層13を連続してエッチングすることで、製造プロセスを効率化することができる。また、同一のフォトレジストを用いてパターニングすることにより、第1電極12と正孔注入層13との位置合わせの精度が向上する。
次に、第1電極12及び正孔注入層13が形成された基板11上に画素規制層14を形成する。具体的には、例えば、上記に例示した乾式プロセスとパターニング法を組み合わせることにより、正孔注入層13の端部を覆いながら図2のX軸方向に延伸する無機材料の薄膜を、図2のY軸方向に間隔をあけて複数形成する。これにより、図2に示す形状を有する画素規制層14を形成できる(図14(b))。なお、画素規制層14に有機材料を用いる場合は、上記に例示した湿式プロセスやフォトリソグラフィ法などを用いて画素規制層14を形成できる。
次に、フォトリソグラフィ法により、第1電極12、正孔注入層13及び画素規制層14が形成された基板11上に、感光性レジスト材料からなり、第1電極12に対応する箇所に開口15aを有する隔壁層15を形成する(図4(c))。隔壁層15の形成方法の詳細については後述する。
次に、開口15aのそれぞれに対して、機能性材料、ここでは正孔輸送層16Aの材料を含むインク16aを塗布する(図5(a))。インク16aの塗布方法には、上記に例示した湿式プロセスを用いることができ、特にインクジェット法が好ましい。なお、インク16aは開口15a内で画素規制層14を超えて連続するように塗布される。これにより、開口15a内で図2のY軸方向にインク16aが流動可能となり、開口15a内のインク16aの塗布むらが低減される。すなわち、この後の乾燥において、開口15a内における正孔輸送層16Aの膜厚むらや形成不良の発生が低減する。
次に、塗布されたインク16aを乾燥させる。具体的には、例えば、インク16a塗布後の基板11を真空チャンバーなどの真空環境に置くことによって、インク16aの溶媒を蒸発させる。これにより、開口15aのそれぞれに機能層である正孔輸送層16Aを形成できる(図5(b))。
次に、正孔輸送層16Aの形成方法と同様に、開口15aのそれぞれに対して、機能性材料、ここでは有機発光材料を含むインクを塗布し、さらに当該インクを乾燥させることにより、機能層である有機発光層16Bを形成する(図5(c))。また、塗布する際、インクは開口15a内の正孔輸送層16A全面に塗布し、開口15a内で図2のY軸方向にインクが流動できるようにする。これにより、開口15a内のインクの塗布むらが低減し、その後の乾燥において、開口15a内における有機発光層16Bの膜厚むらや形成不良の発生が低減する。
次に、隔壁層15及び有機発光層16Bを覆うように電子輸送層17を形成する(図6(a))。電子輸送層17の形成には、電子輸送層17の材料に応じて、例えば上記に例示した乾式プロセスや湿式プロセスを用いることができる。
次に、電子輸送層17を覆うように第2電極18を形成する(図6(b))。例えば、上記に例示した乾式プロセスにより、電子輸送層17上に透明導電性酸化物材料の薄膜を成膜して第2電極18を形成する。
次に、第1電極12から第2電極18までを形成した基板11を封止する。具体的には、例えば、上記に例示した乾式プロセスにより、第2電極18までを形成した基板11の上面を覆うように無機材料の薄膜を成膜して薄膜封止層19を形成する(図6(c))。
以下に、パネル10の製造方法における、隔壁層15の形成方法の詳細を説明する。図7及び図8は、パネル10の隔壁層形成工程を示す模式断面図である。なお、図7(c)及び図8に示すハッチングを付さない画素規制層14は、当該断面に存在するものではなく、当該断面の紙面奥側に存在する画素規制層14の表面を表現している。
まず、図7(a)に示すように、第1電極12、正孔注入層13及び画素規制層14が形成された基板11上に、感光性レジスト材料15Pを塗布する。塗布方法は、例えばスリットコート法などの上記に例示した湿式プロセスを用いることができる。また、塗布後には真空乾燥及び60℃~120℃程度の低温加熱乾燥(プリベーク)などを行って不要な溶媒を除去し、感光性レジスト材料15Pを基板11に定着させることが好ましい。なお、本説明において、感光性レジスト材料15Pは、一例として、ネガ型の感光性を有するものを用いている。
次に、図7(b)に示すように、感光性レジスト材料15Pをマスク露光する。具体的には、露光機などを用いて、感光性レジスト材料15Pを塗布した基板11の上方にフォトマスク51を配置し、フォトマスク51の上方から基板11に対して光L0を照射する。
次に、図7(c)に示すように、現像処理を行い、感光性レジスト材料15Pの感光領域15Pa、半感光領域15Pbのみを残し、感光性レジスト材料15Pにおける第1電極12に対応する箇所を開口する。現像処理は、例えば、感光しなかった感光性レジスト材料15Pを溶解させる有機溶媒、アルカリ液などの現像液に基板11を浸し、その後、純水などのリンス液で基板11をすすぎ、現像液に溶解した感光性レジスト材料15Pを除去することによって行われる。これにより、感光性レジスト材料15Pは、正孔注入層13の端部を覆いながら図2のY軸方向に延伸する部分が、X軸方向に間隔をあけて複数並ぶ形状となる。
次に、図8(a)に示すように、現像処理によって一部箇所が開口された感光性レジスト材料15Pを全体露光する。例えば、透光部のみからなるフォトマスク52を基板11の上方に配置し、フォトマスク52の上方から基板11に対して光L0を照射する。
次に、図8(b)に示すように、感光性レジスト材料15Pを焼成する。具体的には、全体露光後の感光性レジスト材料15Pを、ホットプレート、熱風乾燥炉、赤外線ランプなどで加熱する。焼成温度及び焼成時間は感光性レジスト材料15Pに応じて適宜設定され、例えば、150~250℃、30~120分とすることができる。
次に、図8(c)に示すように、焼成後の基板11の上面側に紫外線UVを照射する。紫外線UVの照射により、傾斜部15bが分解除去され、パネル10の開口率及び開口15a内の濡れ性を向上させることができる。特に、隔壁層15が撥液性成分を含む場合は、紫外線UVの照射により、傾斜部15bの表面側に移動した撥液性成分が除去され、傾斜部15bの撥液性が低下するため、開口15aの周縁部分の濡れ性がより向上する。また、開口15a内に、現像処理や焼成において除去できなかった感光性レジスト材料15Pや現像液などの残渣がある場合は、紫外線UVの照射によって、当該残渣を分解除去でき、開口15a内の濡れ性を向上させることができる。
以下では、上記製造方法によって実際にパネル10の実施例を作成し、その効果を確認した。なお、実施例は、上記の全体露光における露光量を変化させることによって複数作成した。具体的には、全体露光における露光量をそれぞれ50mJ/cm2、100mJ/cm2、200mJ/cm2、500mJ/cm2とした実施例1~4を作成した。また、比較例として、上記の全体露光を行わなかったものも作成した。比較例は全体露光を除いては、材料や製造方法を含め、実施例と同じ条件で作成した。
(1)隔壁層15の平面形状(ピクセルバンク形状)
パネル10では、隔壁層15の平面形状としてラインバンク形状を採用したが、これに限られず、例えば隔壁層の平面形状がピクセルバンク形状であっても、本発明の一態様である有機EL表示パネルの製造方法は同様の効果を奏する。図12は、有機EL表示パネル30の画像表示面の一部を拡大した模式平面図である。有機EL表示パネル30(以下、「パネル30」という。)は、ピクセルバンク方式を採用し、画素規制層14及び隔壁層15に代え、隔壁層35を備える。なお、パネル30では、隔壁層35を除いてはパネル10と同じ構成であり、パネル10と同じ部分については、パネル10と同一の符号を付し、説明は省略又は簡略する。
パネル10では、画素規制層14の延伸方向が図2のX軸方向、隔壁層15の延伸方向が図2のY軸方向であったが、画素規制層及び隔壁層の形状はこれに限られない。具体的には、画素規制層と隔壁層とは交差する関係にあればよく、90°以外の角度で交わってもよい。また、画素規制層及び隔壁層の延伸方向は、パネル10の画像表示面の辺と平行(図2のX軸方向又はY軸方向)に限定されず、いずれか又は両方の延伸方向が画像表示面の辺のいずれとも平行でない方向であってもよい。
11 基板
12 第1電極
15、35、95 隔壁層
15a、35a、95a 開口
15P、15Px 感光性レジスト材料
16A 正孔輸送層(機能層)
16B 有機発光層(機能層)
16a インク
18 第2電極
51、52、61 フォトマスク
UV 紫外線
Claims (8)
- 基板を準備し、
前記基板上に少なくとも第1電極を複数形成し、
フォトリソグラフィ法により、前記第1電極が形成された前記基板上に、感光性レジスト材料からなり、前記第1電極のそれぞれに対応する箇所に開口を有する隔壁層を形成し、
前記開口のそれぞれに対して機能性材料を含むインクを塗布し、さらに前記インクを乾燥させることにより、機能層を形成し、
前記機能層上に少なくとも第2電極を形成する、
有機EL表示パネルの製造方法であって、
前記隔壁層を形成する際に、
前記第1電極が形成された前記基板上に、前記感光性レジスト材料を塗布し、
前記感光性レジスト材料をマスク露光した後に、現像処理を行うことにより、前記感光性レジスト材料における前記第1電極のそれぞれに対応する箇所を開口し、
前記開口された前記感光性レジスト材料を全体露光し、
前記全体露光された前記感光性レジスト材料を焼成する、
有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。 - 前記感光性レジスト材料が、撥液性成分を含む、
請求項1に記載の有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。 - 前記撥液性成分が、フッ素系化合物又はシロキサン系化合物である、
請求項2に記載の有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。 - 前記隔壁層を形成する際に、
前記感光性レジスト材料に、撥液性を付与する表面処理を行う、
請求項1に記載の有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。 - 前記表面処理が、フッ素系ガス雰囲気下におけるプラズマ処理である、
請求項4に記載の有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。 - 前記隔壁層を形成する際に、
前記焼成の後に、前記基板の上面側に紫外線を照射する、
請求項1から請求項5のいずれかに記載の有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。 - 前記全体露光の際に、全体が透光性を有するフォトマスクを用いて露光を行う、
請求項1から請求項6のいずれかに記載の有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。 - 前記感光性レジスト材料が、ネガ型の感光性を有する、
請求項1から請求項7のいずれかに記載の有機EL表示パネルの製造方法。
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