WO2011096030A1 - 蒸着マスク、蒸着装置及び蒸着方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vapor deposition mask suitable for, for example, a large organic EL display (Electro Luminescence display).
- a thin-film organic EL element is provided on a substrate on which a TFT (thin film transistor) is provided.
- TFT thin film transistor
- an organic EL layer including a red (R), green (G), and blue (B) light emitting layer is laminated between a pair of electrodes, and a voltage is applied between these electrodes. Since each light emitting layer emits light, image display is performed using the light.
- patterning of a thin film such as a light emitting layer or an electrode is performed using a technique such as a vacuum deposition method, an ink jet method, or a laser transfer method.
- a vacuum deposition method is mainly used for patterning a light emitting layer.
- a mask having a predetermined opening pattern is usually fixed in close contact with the substrate and set in a vacuum chamber with the mask side facing the vapor deposition source. Then, a film forming material is deposited from a deposition source through a mask opening at a desired position on the substrate, thereby patterning a thin film such as a light emitting layer.
- the light emitting layers of the respective colors are vapor-deposited so as to be individually coated (coating vapor deposition).
- it is common to use a mask having the same size as that of the substrate contact type full-face shadow mask), and deposit the substrate with the mask in contact with the deposition source in a fixed position.
- Patent Document 1 A vacuum deposition method is also known in which deposition is performed while moving a substrate or the like relative to a deposition source (Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1 a mask is used in which a plurality of small holes or elongated slit holes smaller than the area of the electrode to be formed are formed at a predetermined interval. The mask is deposited while moving in a direction intersecting the arrangement direction of small holes or the like to form electrodes having a predetermined pattern.
- Patent Document 2 a method for improving the uneven shape of the thin film surface generated by the vapor deposition process by setting the radiation angle of the thin film material radiated from the vapor deposition source, the arrangement of the substrate and the vapor deposition mask, etc. to predetermined conditions is disclosed. (Patent Document 2).
- a mesh pattern mask having a different aperture ratio is used for each color pixel in order to form a hole transport layer having a different thickness for each color pixel of RGB by vapor deposition.
- the mask is disposed opposite to the substrate via a spacer and is set in a predetermined vapor deposition apparatus.
- a thin film material (hole transport layer material) is emitted from the vapor deposition source toward the substrate, the thin film material is deposited on the substrate in accordance with the aperture ratio, and hole transport layers having different film thicknesses are formed.
- the hole transport layer is once heated and melted and then solidified.
- a method of setting the radiation angle of the thin film material radiated from the vapor deposition source to a predetermined condition is disclosed.
- the radiation angle of the thin film material from the vapor deposition source is ⁇
- the distance between the substrate and the mask is H
- the width of the mask mesh is W
- the mask becomes larger with the increase in the size of the substrate. A gap is likely to occur. For this reason, it is difficult to perform high-accuracy patterning, and it is difficult to realize high definition due to the occurrence of misalignment of deposition positions and color mixing.
- the mask and the frame for holding it become enormous and its weight increases, which makes handling difficult and may impair productivity and safety.
- the related devices are also enlarged and complicated, so that the device design becomes difficult and the installation cost becomes high.
- the present inventor has previously proposed a vapor deposition method (also referred to as a new vapor deposition method) that can cope with such a large substrate (Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-213570).
- a mask unit in which a shadow mask having a smaller area than the substrate and an evaporation source are integrated is used.
- vapor deposition is performed while scanning the mask unit relative to the substrate.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the vapor deposition process in the new vapor deposition method.
- 101 is a substrate
- 102 is a vapor deposition mask
- 102a is an opening
- 103 is a vapor deposition source
- 103a is an injection port for injecting vapor deposition particles
- 110 is a thin film such as a light emitting layer formed on the substrate.
- the vapor deposition mask 102 and the vapor deposition source 103 are unitized and the relative positional relationship is fixed.
- the arrow line indicates the relative scanning direction of the deposition mask 102 and the like with respect to the substrate 101.
- the width of the opening 102a through which the vapor deposition particles can pass is substantially narrow at each end compared to the center.
- the vapor deposition particles are less likely to be deposited at both ends of the vapor deposition region 101a than at the central portion, resulting in a difference in film thickness in the thin film 110.
- the film thickness difference occurs in the thin film, for example, when the film thickness difference of the organic film in the pixel is equal to or greater than a certain value (for example, 2% or more of the average film thickness), not only the difference in emission luminance is visually recognized, Since the electric field becomes strong in the thin portion, the amount of current increases and the luminance deterioration proceeds. Furthermore, when the electric field concentrates on a thin portion of the organic film, a short circuit between the electrodes may occur, which may induce pixel defects. Therefore, it is preferable to make the film thickness as uniform as possible in order to improve image display performance, long-term reliability of the product, and the like.
- a certain value for example, 2% or more of the average film thickness
- the deposition amount is substantially reduced at the end of the deposition region as compared with the central portion, the difference in film thickness still remains if the two deposition amounts at the end portions are simply overlapped.
- the film thickness difference in the central portion of the vapor deposition region has a greater effect on image quality and the like, and is therefore more problematic than the film thickness difference at the edge.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a vapor deposition mask or the like that can further improve image display performance, long-term reliability of a product, and the like by increasing the uniformity of the film thickness.
- the present invention devised the shape and arrangement of the vapor deposition mask.
- the vapor deposition mask of the present invention is used for forming a thin film in a predetermined pattern on a substrate by vapor deposition.
- the vapor deposition mask has a plate-shaped mask body and a plurality of openings formed in a line in the mask body.
- the plurality of openings include improved openings in which the amount of opening in the length direction perpendicular to the width direction differs depending on the position in the width direction parallel to the direction in which the plurality of openings are arranged.
- the improved opening is formed such that the opening amount at the end portion in the width direction is larger than the opening amount at the center portion in the width direction.
- an improved opening is formed in which the opening amount at the end portion in the width direction is larger than the opening amount at the center portion in the width direction. If the vapor deposition mask is attached to the vapor deposition apparatus so as to be parallel, the vapor deposition time at the end can be extended.
- the improved opening has a protruding opening that protrudes from the central portion in the width direction at an end portion in the width direction at at least one end portion in the length direction. What is necessary is just to make it have.
- the protruding opening is formed so that the opening amount gradually increases as the distance from the central portion in the width direction increases toward the end.
- the film thickness can be made uniform with good balance from the center to the end in the width direction of the thin film.
- the protruding opening may be divided into a plurality of partial openings.
- a vapor deposition mask In the vapor deposition process, such a vapor deposition mask, a vapor deposition source that emits vapor deposition particles that form the thin film, the vapor deposition mask and the vapor deposition source, and a mask unit that fixes their relative positional relationship, In a state in which a certain gap is provided between the substrate supporting device for supporting the substrate and the substrate and the vapor deposition mask, at least one of the mask unit and the substrate is relatively moved along a predetermined scanning direction.
- a deposition apparatus in which the deposition mask is arranged so that the length direction is parallel to the scanning direction.
- a specific example of the vapor deposition method is a vapor deposition method in which the thin film is formed in a stripe shape on the substrate using the vapor deposition device, the substrate is supported by the substrate support device, and the substrate and the vapor deposition mask are formed.
- the vapor deposition method includes a vapor deposition step of sequentially vapor-depositing while being moved to form the thin film.
- This vapor deposition method is suitable for a mass production process because a large organic EL display excellent in image display performance and long-term reliability of a product can be manufactured by performing a predetermined operation.
- the plurality of openings are formed in the plurality of pixels.
- the light-emitting regions of the film-forming pixels are arranged on the inner side of the width direction in the improved opening as viewed from the direction orthogonal to the substrate. It is preferable to position so that it may fit apart.
- the film thickness of the thin film formed at the predetermined position is Tw.
- L is the opening amount in the central portion in the width direction
- T is the thickness of the thin film formed in the central portion in the width direction (units of T, L, Tw, and Lw: mm). It is preferable to satisfy one relational expression (Lw / L ⁇ T / Tw).
- the uniformity of the film thickness can be easily increased, and a large organic EL display excellent in image display performance and long-term reliability of the product can be easily realized.
- the vapor deposition apparatus may be configured as follows.
- a vapor deposition apparatus used to form a thin film in a predetermined pattern on a substrate by vapor deposition, wherein a vapor deposition mask in which a plurality of openings are formed in a line and vapor deposition particles that form the thin film are formed on the substrate
- a deposition source that radiates toward the substrate
- a mask unit that includes the deposition mask and the deposition source, and fixes their relative positional relationship
- a substrate support device that supports the substrate, the substrate, and the deposition mask
- a moving device that relatively moves at least one of the mask unit and the substrate along a predetermined scanning direction with a certain gap H provided therebetween.
- the vapor deposition mask is arranged so that the width direction in which the plurality of openings are arranged is orthogonal to the scanning direction.
- the plurality of openings includes a second improved opening formed of a plurality of element openings divided in the width direction. Each of the plurality of element openings in the second improved opening is adjacent to each other with a certain distance S in the width direction.
- the uniformity of the film thickness at the center can be improved.
- the blur width of vapor deposition is reduced, the influence of the end portion in the width direction of the thin film can be reduced, and the uniformity of the film thickness can be improved accordingly.
- this vapor deposition apparatus In the case of this vapor deposition apparatus, the same vapor deposition method as that of the vapor deposition apparatus described above can be used.
- the substrate when using a substrate for an organic EL display in which a plurality of pixels having light emitting regions from which light is emitted is arranged in a lattice as the substrate, it is preferable to position the substrate in the same manner as the above-described vapor deposition apparatus. .
- the uniformity of the film thickness can be improved, and the image display performance, the long-term reliability of the product, and the like can be further improved.
- FIG. 1 It is the schematic diagram showing an example of the vapor deposition process in a new vapor deposition method. It is the schematic which expanded the part shown with a dashed-two dotted line in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the influence of a vapor deposition angle. It is a figure for demonstrating the influence of vapor deposition distribution.
- (A) is the schematic showing the vapor deposition state
- (b) is the schematic showing the vapor deposition distribution.
- (A)-(e) is the schematic which shows the modification of a vapor deposition mask. It is a schematic plan view showing the positional relationship between a vapor deposition mask and a pixel. It is the schematic which shows the vapor deposition mask in 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which represented typically the cross-sectional shape of the element film
- (A) is the vapor deposition source seen from the scanning direction
- (b) is the vapor deposition mask and substrate seen from the scanning direction. It is a figure for demonstrating the bokeh width
- the organic EL display of this embodiment is an active matrix type that realizes full-color image display by controlling light emission of a plurality of pixels (sub-pixels) each of red, green, and blue (also collectively referred to as RGB) colors. It is a display.
- the organic EL display 1 of the present embodiment includes a substrate 10, a thin-film organic EL element 20, a sealing plate 30, and the like. Both the substrate 10 and the sealing plate 30 have a rectangular plate shape, and the organic EL element 20 is covered with a sealing member 40 such as an adhesive while being sandwiched between them. And sealed.
- the central portion of the surface of the substrate 10 is a display area 11 for displaying an image, and the organic EL element 20 is disposed there.
- the display region 11 of the substrate 10 is provided with TFTs 12 (Thin-Film-Transistors), wirings 13, an interlayer film 14, and the like.
- TFTs 12 Thin-Film-Transistors
- wirings 13 an interlayer film 14, and the like.
- the organic EL display 1 is preferably a transparent substrate 10 because it is a bottom emission type in which emitted light is extracted from the substrate 10 side. However, in the case of a top emission type, it is not necessarily transparent.
- the wiring 13 is patterned on the substrate 10 and includes a plurality of gate lines extending in parallel and a plurality of signal lines extending in parallel to intersect with the gate lines. In each of the plurality of regions surrounded by the wirings 13 such as the gate lines, RGB sub-pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B are arranged, and each of the sub-pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B emits light.
- a TFT 12 to be controlled is provided.
- the sub-pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B for each color of RGB are arranged in a row for each color in the row direction, and are repeatedly arranged in the order of RGB in the column direction.
- Three RGB sub-pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B that are continuous in the column direction form one pixel.
- the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B of the sub-pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B are formed by striped thin films 3 that are formed for each color.
- the interlayer film 14 is an insulating thin film such as an acrylic resin that also functions as a planarizing film.
- the interlayer film 14 is laminated in a range over the entire display area 11 so as to cover the TFT 12 and the like.
- the interlayer film 14 is preferably transparent.
- the organic EL element 20 includes a first electrode 21 (anode), an organic EL layer 22, a second electrode 23 (cathode), and the like.
- the first electrode 21 is made of, for example, ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) or the like, and is formed by laminating on the interlayer film 14 and patterning in a lattice shape corresponding to the sub-pixels 2. These first electrodes 21 are connected to the respective TFTs 12 through contact holes 14a.
- An insulating edge cover 15 is laminated on the first electrodes 21.
- the edge cover 15 is formed with light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B each having a rectangular opening for each sub-pixel 2, and most of the first electrode 21 is exposed from the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B.
- the end portion 21 is covered with an edge cover 15. The light emission of each pixel is extracted through these light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B.
- the organic EL layer 22 is provided between the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 23.
- the hole transport layer 24, the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B, the electron transport layer 26, and the electron injection layer 27 are sequentially stacked from the first electrode 21 side.
- the hole transport layer 24 of this embodiment also has a function as a hole injection layer.
- the configuration of the organic EL layer 22 shown in the present embodiment is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this, and each layer can be selected and combined as necessary.
- a hole injection layer may be provided separately from the hole transport layer 24, or a blocking layer may be further provided.
- the organic EL layer 22 only needs to include at least the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B.
- Known materials can be used for the material such as the hole transport layer 24 and the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B.
- the hole transport layer 24, the electron transport layer 26, and the electron injection layer 27 are stacked over the entire display area 11.
- the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B are patterned in stripes corresponding to the sub-pixels 2 of each color.
- the second electrode 23 is laminated in a range over the entire display region 11 so as to cover the organic EL layer 22.
- a substrate 10 (also referred to as a TFT substrate 10) on which the TFT 12, the first electrode 21 and the like are formed is prepared.
- a rectangular glass plate having a thickness of about 1 mm and a vertical and horizontal dimension of 500 ⁇ 400 mm can be used.
- the interlayer film 14 can be formed to a thickness of about 2 ⁇ m
- the first electrode 21 can be formed to a thickness of about 100 nm
- the edge cover 15 can be formed to a thickness of about 1 ⁇ m. Since the TFT substrate 10 can be formed by a known method, the description thereof is omitted.
- a hole transport layer 24 is formed on the prepared TFT substrate 10 so as to cover the TFT 12 and the like (step S1). Specifically, the material of the hole transport layer 24 is deposited over the entire display region 11. For example, an entire area mask having an opening having the same size as that of the display area 11 is bonded to the TFT substrate 10 and adhered thereto. The material of the hole transport layer 24 is vapor-deposited while rotating the TFT substrate 10 to which the entire area mask is adhered.
- the hole transport layer 24 can be formed to a thickness of about 30 nm by using, for example, ⁇ -NPD as a material. A conventional vapor deposition apparatus can be used for this vapor deposition treatment.
- the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B are formed on the hole transport layer 24 (step S2).
- the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B are vapor-deposited for each color of RGB so as to be separately coated (separate vapor deposition).
- vapor deposition of the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B it is common to perform co-evaporation using a host material and a dopant material.
- the materials of the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B such as a host material and a dopant material can be selected from known materials.
- the film thickness of the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B can be formed in the range of 10 to 100 nm, for example. In this embodiment, since a new vapor deposition method or a vapor deposition apparatus is used for this step, details will be described later.
- the electron transport layer 26 is formed by being stacked on the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B (step S3). Specifically, the material for the electron transport layer 26 is vapor-deposited over the entire display region 11 by the same method as that for the hole transport layer 24. Further, the electron injection layer 27 is formed on the electron transport layer 26 (step S4). Also in the case of the electron injection layer 27, the material of the electron injection layer 27 is deposited over the entire display region 11 by the same method as the hole transport layer 24.
- the materials for the electron transport layer 26 and the electron injection layer 27 can be selected from known materials. Both may be formed integrally using the same material. Each film thickness of the electron transport layer 26 and the electron injection layer 27 can be formed in the range of 10 to 100 nm, for example.
- the electron transport layer 26 can be formed with a thickness of 30 nm using Alq as a material
- the electron injection layer 27 can be formed with a thickness of 1 nm using LiF as a material.
- the second electrode 23 is formed by stacking on the electron injection layer 27 (step S5). Also in the case of the second electrode 23, the material of the second electrode 23 is vapor-deposited over the entire display region 11 by the same method as that for the hole transport layer 24. The material of the second electrode 23 can also be selected from known materials.
- the second electrode 23 can be formed with a film thickness of 50 nm, for example, using Al (aluminum) as a material.
- the TFT substrate 10 on which the organic EL element 20 is formed is finally bonded to the sealing plate 30 to seal the organic EL element 20, whereby the main part of the organic EL display 1 is completed.
- step S2 the process (step S2) for forming the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B by separate vapor deposition will be described.
- the process step S2 for forming the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B by separate vapor deposition will be described.
- the basic configuration will be described first.
- the vapor deposition device 50 includes a vacuum chamber 51, a substrate support device 52, a vapor deposition source 53, a shadow mask 60 (vapor deposition mask), a mask unit 55, a moving device 56, and the like.
- the vapor deposition apparatus 50 of this embodiment is a type which radiates
- the vacuum chamber 51 is a box-shaped closed container that can be opened and closed.
- the inside of the vacuum chamber 51 can be decompressed and kept at a predetermined low pressure state by a decompression device not shown.
- the substrate support device 52 has a substrate 10 (also referred to as a target substrate 10) to be processed in a row direction (a direction in which the subpixels 2R, 2G, and 2B of each color are arranged in a line) as indicated by an arrow line in FIG. It has a function of supporting horizontally in a state of being oriented in the scanning direction.
- the substrate support device 52 is provided with an electrostatic chuck, the target substrate 10 can be supported without being bent by its own weight by being attracted by the electrostatic chuck.
- the substrate support device 52 can move horizontally, and the moving device 56 automatically controls horizontal movement in the scanning direction.
- the scanning direction is also referred to as the X-axis direction
- the direction orthogonal to the scanning direction is also referred to as the Y-axis direction. In each figure, these axial directions are shown as appropriate.
- a shadow mask 60 is horizontally disposed below the target substrate 10 supported by the substrate support device 52 with a certain gap H therebetween.
- the vertical distance (shortest distance) of the gap H is preferably set in the range of 50 ⁇ m to 1 mm. If the thickness is less than 50 ⁇ m, the target substrate 10 and the shadow mask 60 may be in contact with each other. .
- the shadow mask 60 includes a metal rectangular plate-shaped mask body 61 and a plurality of openings 62 formed in stripes so as to be aligned in the long side direction of the mask body 61 and extend along the short side. .. (Only a part of the opening is shown).
- the plurality of openings 62, 62,... are formed, for example, so as to correspond to the columns of RGB sub-pixels 2R, 2G, 2B.
- the mask body 61 has a long side dimension set to be larger than a dimension in the Y-axis direction in the display area 11 of the opposing target substrate 10, and a short side dimension in the display area 11 of the opposing target substrate 10. It is set smaller than the dimension in the X-axis direction.
- the plurality of openings 62, 62,... Are provided in a range corresponding to the display area 11 in the Y-axis direction (effective area).
- the second marker 63 that performs alignment with the first marker 17 provided on the target substrate 10 is provided on both outer sides of the effective area.
- the first marker 17 and the second marker 63 are detected by a sensor 57 provided in the vapor deposition apparatus 50, and the target substrate 10 and the shadow mask 60 are accurately positioned in the horizontal direction based on the detected values (these elements). Is also called a positioning mechanism).
- the shadow mask 60 is detachably attached to the mask unit 55 with its short side parallel to the scanning direction. Details of the shadow mask 60 will be described later.
- the mask unit 55 is provided with a holder 55a, a tension holding device 58, a vapor deposition source 53, and the like.
- the shadow mask 60 mounted on the mask unit 55 is horizontally supported by a tension holding device 58, and the relative positional relationship with the vapor deposition source 53 is fixed by a holder 55a.
- the vapor deposition source 53 is provided so as to extend along the Y-axis direction.
- the vapor deposition source 53 is disposed below the shadow mask 60 so as to face the target substrate 10 with the shadow mask 60 interposed therebetween.
- a plurality of injection ports 53a, 53a,... For emitting vapor deposition particles toward the target substrate 10 are arranged in a line in the Y-axis direction (only a part of the injection ports are shown).
- the exit ports 53a, 53a,... are arranged at positions facing the openings 62 of the shadow mask 60, and each exit port 53a is located at the center (X axis and It is located at the center in both directions of the Y axis.
- the vapor deposition apparatus 50 is provided with a shutter (not shown) that opens and closes between the vapor deposition source 53 and the shadow mask 60. By controlling the opening and closing of the shutter, the vapor deposition apparatus 50 automatically performs vapor deposition at an appropriate timing. It is controlled.
- the vapor deposition apparatus 50 may have various configurations other than the vapor deposition apparatus 50 described above. For example, it can be configured such that the mask unit 55 side moves instead of the substrate 10 side moving. The number and arrangement of the injection ports 53a can be adjusted as appropriate.
- the mask unit 55 and the substrate support device 52 may be arranged upside down so as to emit the vapor deposition particles downward. Since the configuration and function of each member and the like are the same as those of the vapor deposition apparatus 50 of the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted. In this case, the mask unit 55 side can be easily moved. It is also advantageous in that the target substrate 10 can be easily supported.
- FIG. 12 shows the main steps of the vapor deposition method.
- the shadow mask 60 for the red (R) light emitting layer 25R is attached to the mask unit 55, and the shadow mask 60 is horizontally supported by the tension holding device 58 (step S11).
- the shadow mask 60 and the vapor deposition source 53 are fixed in a predetermined positional relationship.
- a material for the red (R) light emitting layer 25R is set.
- the target substrate 10 is attached to and supported by the substrate support device 52 so that the row direction of the target substrate 10 is parallel to the scanning direction (step S12).
- vertical alignment is performed with the target substrate 10 and the shadow mask 60 facing each other, and a predetermined gap H is set between the target substrate 10 and the shadow mask 60 (alignment step, step S13).
- the vapor deposition apparatus 50 is operated, and vapor deposition is performed while scanning the target substrate 10 over the entire display area 11 of the target substrate 10 (deposition step, step S14).
- the target substrate 10 moves in the scanning direction at a constant scanning speed.
- the target substrate 10 is accurately positioned in the horizontal direction with respect to the shadow mask 60 by the positioning mechanism.
- vapor deposition particles are emitted from the vapor deposition source 53, and vapor deposition particles are sequentially deposited on the target substrate 10 through the openings 62 of the shadow mask 60, thereby forming the thin film 3.
- the film thickness of the thin film 3 can be controlled, for example, by adjusting the scanning speed and the number of scans.
- the stripe-shaped thin film 3 (red light emitting layer 25R) is formed in the red (R) sub-pixels 2R, 2R,.
- the green (G) or blue (B) light emitting layers 25G and 25B are exchanged by changing the material of the shadow mask 60 and the vapor deposition source 53 by the same vapor deposition method. What is necessary is just to form. Since the arrangement of the sub-pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B for each color of RGB is the same pitch, for example, if the shadow mask 60 is shifted (moved) by a predetermined pitch in the Y-axis direction, Can be shared.
- film thickness nonuniformity may occur in the thin film 3 patterned in a stripe shape. That is, the amount of vapor deposition on the end side (end side in the Y-axis direction) of the opening 62 of the shadow mask 60 is reduced, and as a result, individual films in the striped thin film 3, specifically, in a strip shape (linear shape). A decrease in film thickness was observed at the side edge of the extending film (also referred to as element film 3).
- a shadow mask 600 having openings 62 formed in a rectangular band shape as shown in FIG. 13 is used as the shadow mask 60, but a new shadow mask 60 is used to improve the uniformity of the film thickness. (Also referred to as improved mask 601).
- symbol is used about the member etc. which are common in each mask.
- FIG. 14 shows an improved mask 601.
- the improved mask 601 has a rectangular plate-shaped mask body 61 and a plurality of strip-shaped (slit-shaped) openings (improved versions) formed in a row along the long side of the mask body 61 and extending along the short side. Opening) 62A, 62A,.
- Each of these improved openings 62A is attached to the vapor deposition apparatus 50 in the length direction (the direction perpendicular to the width direction, depending on the width direction (the direction in which the openings 64A are arranged, or the Y-axis direction when attached to the vapor deposition apparatus 50)).
- the opening amount (length) in the X-axis direction is different.
- the opening amount at the end portion in the width direction is formed larger than the opening amount at the center portion in the width direction.
- the portions 62a and 62a at both ends in the length direction of the improved opening 62A have a shape protruding in an M shape. That is, the improved opening 62A is provided with projecting openings 64, 64 that project from the central portion in the width direction at the respective ends in the width direction at both ends 62a, 62a in the length direction. ing. These projecting openings 64 and 64 gradually increase in opening amount as they move away from the center in the width direction toward the end, and the end surface 62b of the projecting opening 64 is formed to draw a parabola.
- the opening amount of each improved opening 62A in the Y-axis direction is larger than that of the central portion.
- the deposition time is longer than that in the center. Since the amount of deposition increases as the deposition time becomes longer, a decrease in the film thickness at the side end of the element film 3 can be compensated.
- the protruding amount of the protruding opening 64 can be set as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, it is assumed that a center line L2 extending in the length direction through the center in the width direction of the improved opening 62A is assumed. An opening amount including the protruding opening 64 at a predetermined position where the distance away from the center line L2 in the width direction toward the end side is W is Lw.
- the improved opening 62 does not have the protruding opening 64 and is only a rectangular opening (virtual opening 62c) as indicated by a virtual line in FIG.
- the film thickness of the element film (virtual element film 3a) formed at the predetermined position is Tw.
- L the opening amount of the virtual opening 62c (improved opening 62A) in the center in the width direction
- T the film thickness of the virtual element film 3a formed in the center in the width direction.
- the projecting opening 64 is formed so as to satisfy the first relational expression (Lw / L ⁇ T / Tw).
- the units of T, L, Tw, and Lw are all mm.
- the film thickness at the side edge can be adjusted with high accuracy by setting the opening amount based on the first relational expression. be able to.
- membrane 3 may also increase by providing the protrusion opening part 64, in that case, protrusion amount Lw in the range larger than the value obtained by the equation of the 1st relational expression Can be fine-tuned.
- the improved mask 601 can have a shape different from the shape described above.
- the projecting opening 64 is provided only in one end portion 62a in the length direction of the improved opening 62A (the other end portion 62a is Rectangular shape).
- the end face 62b of the projecting opening 64 is formed in a straight line.
- the opening amount at both end portions in the width direction only needs to be larger than the central portion by a predetermined amount. Does not matter.
- the projecting opening 64 of the improved mask 601 may be divided into a plurality of partial openings 65, 65,..., For example, as shown in FIGS. By forming the projecting opening 64 by combining the rectangular partial openings 65, the strength of the mask is improved and molding is facilitated.
- the improved opening 62A of the improved mask 601 and the sub-pixels 2R, 2G, 2B of the target substrate 10 are preferably set in a predetermined positional relationship.
- FIG. 17 shows, for example, a state in which the target substrate 10 is accurately positioned in the horizontal direction by the positioning mechanism with respect to the improved mask 601 (deposition process state).
- the direction orthogonal to the substrate 10 is viewed from the vapor deposition source 53 side.
- portions of the substrate 10 other than the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B are hatched for easy viewing.
- each of the improved openings 62A is disposed to face the sub-pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B (film formation pixel 2a) on which the element film 3 is formed.
- the improved opening 62A is provided only in a portion facing the row of red (R) sub-pixels 2R.
- the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B of the film formation pixel 2a are positioned so as to be within the improved opening 62A with a gap g therebetween.
- a predetermined amount of gap g (design margin) is provided between the edge extending in the X-axis direction inside the improved opening 62A and the edge extending in the X-axis direction outside the light emitting region.
- the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B were formed using the above-described improved mask 601, vapor deposition apparatus 50, and a new vapor deposition method.
- As the improved mask 601 a mask having a thickness of 550 ⁇ m and a size of 200 mm (X-axis direction) ⁇ 600 mm (Y-axis direction) was used.
- the gap H between the target substrate 10 and the improved mask 601 was 200 ⁇ m.
- the improved opening 62A has a width (Y-axis direction) of 110 ⁇ m, and a length (X-axis direction) of 150 mm at the center and 154.4 mm at the end.
- the pitch of the improved openings 62A in the Y-axis direction was 450 ⁇ m.
- Each light emitting region 16R, 16G, and 16B of the film formation pixel 2a has a size of 300 ⁇ m (X-axis direction) ⁇ 90 ⁇ m (Y-axis direction), and the pitch in the X-axis direction is 450 ⁇ m, and the pitch in the Y-axis direction is 150 ⁇ m. did.
- the materials of the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B of the respective colors use a host material and a dopant material, and their deposition rates are 5.0 nm / s and 0.53 nm / s for red (R) and green (G). Of 5.0 nm / s and 0.67 nm / s, and blue (B) of 5.0 nm / s and 0.67 nm / s. In the vapor deposition process, one reciprocal scan was performed once.
- RGB light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B having excellent film thickness uniformity could be formed.
- the improved mask 601 may be used only for forming the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B of a specific color.
- the green (G) light emitting layer 25G has substantially no influence on the quality due to the nonuniformity of the film thickness, or when the light emitting region 16G can be formed only in the central portion where the film thickness is relatively uniform.
- the shadow mask 60 before improvement can be used.
- the shadow mask 60 and its installation conditions are devised so that the uniformity of the film thickness at the center portion can be improved.
- the vapor deposition apparatus 50, the vapor deposition method, etc. are the same as that of 1st Embodiment, a different point is demonstrated in detail and the description is abbreviate
- the opening 62 of the second improved mask 602 is composed of a plurality of element openings 67 divided in the width direction (second improved opening 62B).
- the second improved opening 62B of the present embodiment is composed of two rectangular band-shaped element openings 67 and 67 which are divided into two rectangular band-shaped openings 62 and extend in parallel to each other. These two element openings 67 and 67 have the same width and penetrate substantially perpendicularly to the mask surface, and are adjacent to each other with a constant interval S in the width direction.
- the number of element openings 67 is two, but may be three or more. However, if the number of the element openings 67 is increased, the vapor deposition blur can be reduced as will be described later, but there is a disadvantage that the molding becomes difficult. Therefore, the number of element openings 67 is preferably 2 to 4.
- FIG. 19 schematically shows a cross-sectional shape of the element film 3 formed when the second improved mask 602 is used.
- two element films 3 formed by depositing vapor deposition particles on the target substrate 10 through each element opening 67 are overlapped and integrated with each other, and one element film is integrated. 3 is formed (also referred to as a coupling element film 3).
- the second improved mask 602 and the vapor deposition apparatus 50 are set to predetermined conditions so that the film thickness of the coupling element film 3 is uniform including the overlapping portion.
- FIG. (A) of the figure is the vapor deposition source 53 seen from the scanning direction
- (b) of the figure is the second improved mask 602 and the target substrate 10 seen from the scanning direction.
- a symbol L3 in the drawing represents a reference line indicating a direction substantially perpendicular to the target substrate 10.
- emission port 53a of the vapor deposition source 53 is set so that the radiation
- the angle at which the vapor deposition particles spread to the maximum with respect to the radiation direction is ⁇ .
- the angle of the vapor deposition particles passing through each element opening 67 is limited by the opening width of the element opening 67 and the like, and the maximum passing angle is ⁇ .
- the units of S and H are “ ⁇ m”, and the units of ⁇ and ⁇ are “°”.
- the spread angle ⁇ of the vapor deposition particles is often larger than the passage angle ⁇ of the vapor deposition particles, the vapor deposition angle deposited on the target substrate 10 is limited by the passage angle ⁇ . That is, ⁇ is often ⁇ . Therefore, in that case, adjustment is difficult if conditions are set with the spread angle ⁇ of the vapor deposition particles, and it is difficult to obtain a uniform film thickness. In the present embodiment, since the conditions are set in consideration of the passing angle ⁇ , highly accurate adjustment can be performed relatively easily.
- the passing angle ⁇ of the vapor deposition particles also varies depending on the thickness and interval S of the second improved mask 602, the cross-sectional shape of the element opening 67, and the like.
- the element opening 67 of the present embodiment is formed substantially perpendicular to the mask surface, but may be formed obliquely, for example.
- the second improved mask 602 has an advantage that the blur width of vapor deposition (the width of the element film 3 formed outside the opening 62 of the shadow mask 60) can be reduced.
- ⁇ of the second relational expression is ⁇ and its blur width (indicated by symbol B in the figure) is H ⁇ tan ⁇ .
- the same element film 3 is formed by a plurality of element openings 67, as shown in FIG. 22, since the opening width is narrow, ⁇ in the second relational expression is ⁇ , and the blur width B is H X tan ⁇ . Since ⁇ > ⁇ , the blur width B of the second improved mask 602 in which one opening 62 is composed of a plurality of element openings 67 is smaller than that of the shadow mask 60 before improvement.
- the pitch between the sub pixels 2R, 2G, and 2B is set in consideration of the vapor deposition blur.
- the blur width B can be reduced, the width of the opening 62 assigned to each of the sub-pixels 2R, 2G, 2B can be relatively increased.
- the influence of the end portion in the width direction of the coupling element film 3 can be reduced, and the film thickness uniformity in the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B can be improved.
- each opening 62 is composed of a plurality of element openings 67, so that there is an advantage that structural rigidity is enhanced and deformation can be suppressed.
- the target substrate 10 and the second improved mask 602 are not integrated and the gap H between them can be set by positioning, the second relational expression can be easily fine-tuned, and in the mass production process. Excellent productivity.
- FIG. 23 shows a diagram corresponding to FIG. 17 in the present embodiment.
- the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B of the film formation pixel 2a are positioned so as to be within the second improved opening 62B with a gap g therebetween.
- a predetermined amount of gap is formed between the outer edge and the outer edge of the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, 16B.
- g design margin
- the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B were formed using the second improved mask 602, the vapor deposition apparatus 50, and the new vapor deposition method described above.
- the second improved mask 602 has a thickness of 550 ⁇ m and a size of 200 mm (X-axis direction) ⁇ 600 mm (Y-axis direction).
- the gap H between the target substrate 10 and the second improved mask 602 was 200 ⁇ m.
- Each second improved opening 62B is composed of two element openings 67, 67, the opening width of these element openings 67, 67 is 55 ⁇ m, and the distance S between these element openings 67, 67 is 19 ⁇ m.
- each second improved opening 62B (X-axis direction) was 150 mm.
- the pitch in the Y-axis direction of the second improved openings 62B was 450 ⁇ m.
- Each light emitting region 16R, 16G, 16B of the film formation pixel 2a has a size of 300 ⁇ m (X-axis direction) ⁇ 90 ⁇ m (Y-axis direction), and the pitch in the X-axis direction is 450 ⁇ m, and the pitch in the Y-axis direction is 150 ⁇ m. did.
- the material, vapor deposition rate, vapor deposition method, and the like of the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B are the same as those in the first embodiment.
- the light emitting layers 25R, 25G, and 25B of RGB colors having a small deposition blur width B and excellent film thickness uniformity could be formed.
- the passing angle ⁇ of the vapor deposition particles becomes small, so that the blur width B of the vapor deposition can be reduced.
- the blur width B at one opening 62 was 40 ⁇ m, whereas in this embodiment, the blur width B could be 20 ⁇ m.
- the opening width in the case of one opening 62 is 110 ⁇ m
- the end in the width direction of the second improved opening 62B is away from the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B, even if there is a decrease in film thickness at the end in the width direction, It is possible to suppress the influence on the light emitting regions 16R, 16G, and 16B.
- the distance between the element openings 67 is 70 ⁇ m or more, and the film thickness may be nonuniform in the overlapping portion.
- the vapor deposition mask and the like of the present invention it is possible to improve film thickness uniformity, which is an important quality in vapor deposition, simply by changing the shape of the opening of the vapor deposition mask and the setting conditions of the vapor deposition apparatus. . Therefore, it is possible to further improve the image display performance of the organic EL display, the long-term reliability of the product, and the like without adding a special process or device and an expensive equipment cost.
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図3に示すように、蒸着マスク102の開口102aと対向する基板101の蒸着領域101aにおいて、その中央部と両端部とでは蒸着粒子が蒸着し得る角度(蒸着角度)に違いがある。すなわち、蒸着マスク102は基板101に対して精度高く平行に位置決めされるため、開口102aを通って蒸着粒子が中央部に入射できる蒸着角度θ1は、開口102aを通って蒸着粒子が各端部に入射できる蒸着角度θ2よりも常に大きくなる。換言すれば、蒸着粒子が通過し得る開口102aの幅は中央部に比べて各端部では実質的に狭くなる。その結果、蒸着領域101aの両端部では中央部に比べて蒸着粒子が蒸着し難くなり、薄膜110に膜厚差が生じる。
蒸着源103から放射される蒸着粒子の分布の影響を受ける場合がある。例えば、図4の(a)に示すように、蒸着源103の射出方向(蒸着中心線L1で示す)と直交する平面での蒸着分布を測定した場合、通常、同図の(b)に示すような蒸着分布が得られる。なお、図中の横軸は蒸着中心線L1に対する広がり角θ3であり、縦軸は蒸着量である。
(有機ELディスプレイ)
本実施形態では、有機ELディスプレイの製造に本発明を適用した場合を例に説明する。本実施形態の有機ELディスプレイは、赤色、緑色、青色(まとめてRGBともいう)の各色からなる複数の画素(サブ画素)の発光を制御することにより、フルカラーの画像表示を実現するアクティブマトリクス型のディスプレイである。
図8を参照しながら、上述した有機ELディスプレイ1の基本的な製造方法について説明する。同図は、有機ELディスプレイ1の製造方法の各工程のうち、有機EL素子20における正孔輸送層24等の形成工程を示している。
次に、塗り分け蒸着により発光層25R,25G,25Bを形成する工程(ステップS2)について説明する。本工程では、上述した新蒸着法やその蒸着装置が用いられているため、最初にその基本的な構成について説明する。
図9及び図10に、本実施形態の蒸着装置50を示す。これら図に示すように、蒸着装置50は、真空チャンバー51、基板支持装置52、蒸着源53、シャドウマスク60(蒸着マスク)、マスクユニット55、移動装置56等を備えている。なお、本実施形態の蒸着装置50は、蒸着粒子を上方に向かって放射するタイプである。
図12に、蒸着方法の主な工程を示す。例えば、赤色(R)の発光層25R用のシャドウマスク60をマスクユニット55に装着し、テンション保持装置58でシャドウマスク60を水平に支持する(ステップS11)。このとき、シャドウマスク60と蒸着源53とは所定の位置関係に固定される。蒸着源53には、赤色(R)の発光層25R用の材料がセットされている。次に、対象基板10の行方向が走査方向と平行になるように、対象基板10を基板支持装置52に取り付けて支持させる(ステップS12)。そして、対象基板10とシャドウマスク60とを対向させて垂直方向の位置合わせを行い、対象基板10とシャドウマスク60との間に所定の空隙Hを設定する(位置合わせ工程、ステップS13)。
新蒸着法では、上述したように、ストライプ状にパターン形成される薄膜3に膜厚の不均一性が生じる場合があった。すなわち、シャドウマスク60の開口62の端部側(Y軸方向の端部側)での蒸着量が少なくなる結果、ストライプ状の薄膜3における個々の膜、具体的には帯状(線状)に延びる膜(要素膜3ともいう)の側端部で膜厚の低下が認められた。
図16に示すように、改良マスク601は、上述した形状とは異なる形状にすることもできる。例えば、同図の(a)に示す改良マスク601aでは、突出開口部64が、改良形開口62Aにおける長さ方向の一方の端の部分62aにのみ設けられている(他方の端の部分62aは矩形形状)。同図の(b)の改良マスク601bでは、突出開口部64の端面62bが直線状に形成されている。要は、改良形開口62Aにおける長さ方向の一方又は両方の端の部分62aにおいて、幅方向の両端部での開口量が中央部に比べて所定量だけ大きくなっていればよく、特にその形状は問わない。
改良マスク601の改良形開口62Aと対象基板10のサブ画素2R,2G,2Bとは、所定の位置関係に設定するのが好ましい。
上述した改良マスク601や蒸着装置50、新蒸着方法を用い、発光層25R,25G,25Bを形成した。改良マスク601には、厚みが550μmで、200mm(X軸方向)×600mm(Y軸方向)の寸法のものを使用した。対象基板10と改良マスク601との間の空隙Hは200μmとした。改良形開口62Aは、幅(Y軸方向)を110μmとし、長さ(X軸方向)はその中央部で150mm、その端部で154.4mmとした。改良形開口62AのY軸方向のピッチは450μmとした。被成膜画素2aの各発光領域16R,16G,16Bは、300μm(X軸方向)×90μm(Y軸方向)の寸法とし、そのX軸方向のピッチは450μm、Y軸方向のピッチは150μmとした。
本実施形態では、例えば要素膜3の幅を大きくした場合でも、その中央部での膜厚の均一性を高められるように、シャドウマスク60やその設置条件を工夫した。なお、蒸着装置50や蒸着方法等は第1の実施形態と同様であるため、異なる点について詳細に説明し、同様の構成や部材については、同じ符号を用いてその説明は省略する。
図18に示すように、本実施形態では、シャドウマスク60に開口62の形状が異なるマスクを使用する(第2改良マスク602)。同図に示すように、第2改良マスク602の開口62は、幅方向に分断された複数の要素開口67で構成されている(第2の改良形開口62B)。
上述した第2改良マスク602や蒸着装置50、新蒸着方法を用い、発光層25R,25G,25Bを形成した。第2改良マスク602は、第1実施例と同じく、厚みが550μmで、200mm(X軸方向)×600mm(Y軸方向)の寸法のものを使用した。対象基板10と第2改良マスク602との間の空隙Hは200μmとした。各第2の改良形開口62Bは、2つの要素開口67,67で構成し、これら要素開口67,67の開口幅は55μmとし、これら要素開口67,67の間の間隔Sは19μmとした。
2R、2G,2B サブ画素
3 薄膜、要素膜
10 基板
11 表示領域
16R,16G,16B 発光領域
20 有機EL素子
21 第1電極
22 有機EL層
23 第2電極
24 正孔輸送層
25R,25G,25B 発光層
26 電子輸送層
27 電子注入層
30 封止板
40 封止部材
50 蒸着装置
51 真空チャンバー
52 基板支持装置
53 蒸着源
53a 射出口
55 マスクユニット
56 移動装置
60 シャドウマスク
61 マスク本体
62 開口
62A 改良形開口
62B 第2の改良形開口
62a 端の部分
64 突出開口部
65 部分開口部
67 要素開口
601 改良マスク
602 第2改良マスク
L2 中央線
H 空隙
S 間隔
g 隙間
Claims (11)
- 蒸着により基板に薄膜を所定のパターンで形成するために用いられる蒸着マスクであって、
板状のマスク本体と、
前記マスク本体に一列に並んで形成された複数の開口と、
を有し、
前記複数の開口は、これらが並ぶ方向と平行な幅方向の部位によって、該幅方向と直交する長さ方向の開口量が異なる改良形開口を含み、
前記改良形開口は、前記幅方向の中央部における前記開口量よりも、前記幅方向の端部における前記開口量の方が大きく形成されている蒸着マスク。 - 請求項1に記載の蒸着マスクにおいて、
前記改良形開口は、前記長さ方向における少なくともいずれか一方の端の部分において、前記幅方向の端部に、前記幅方向の中央部よりも突出して開口する突出開口部を有している蒸着マスク。 - 請求項2に記載の蒸着マスクにおいて、
前記突出開口部は、前記幅方向の中央部から端部側に離れるに従って開口量が次第に大きくなるように形成されている蒸着マスク。 - 請求項3に記載の蒸着マスクにおいて、
前記突出開口部が複数の部分開口部に分断されている蒸着マスク。 - 請求項2~請求項4のいずれか1つに記載の蒸着マスクと、
前記薄膜を形成する蒸着粒子を放射する蒸着源と、
前記蒸着マスク及び前記蒸着源を含み、これらの相対的な位置関係を固定するマスクユニットと、
前記基板を支持する基板支持装置と、
前記基板と前記蒸着マスクとの間に一定の空隙を設けた状態で、前記マスクユニット及び前記基板のうち少なくとも一方を、所定の走査方向に沿って相対的に移動させる移動装置と、
を備え、
前記長さ方向が前記走査方向と平行になるように前記蒸着マスクが配置される蒸着装置。 - 請求項5に記載の蒸着装置を用いて前記基板に前記薄膜をストライプ状に形成する蒸着方法であって、
前記基板を前記基板支持装置に支持させ、前記基板と前記蒸着マスクとの間に前記空隙を設けた状態で、前記マスクユニットと前記基板とを対向させる位置合わせ工程と、
前記移動装置により、前記マスクユニット及び前記基板のうち少なくとも一方を所定の走査方向に沿って相対的に移動させながら順次蒸着させ、前記薄膜を形成する蒸着工程と、
を含む蒸着方法。 - 請求項6に記載の蒸着方法において、
前記基板として、光が放出される発光領域を有する複数の画素が格子状に配列されている有機ELディスプレイ用の基板が用いられ、
前記複数の開口は、前記複数の画素に含まれる複数の被成膜画素とそれぞれ対向して配置され、
前記基板と直交する方向から見て、前記改良形開口における前記幅方向の内側に、前記被成膜画素の前記発光領域が隙間を隔てて収まるように位置決めされる蒸着方法。 - 請求項6又は請求項7に記載の蒸着方法において、
前記改良形開口における前記幅方向の中央を通って前記長さ方向に延びる中央線を仮定し、前記中央線から前記幅方向を端部側に向かって離れた距離がWの所定位置における、前記突出開口部を含む前記改良形開口の開口量をLwとし、
前記改良型開口が前記突出開口部を有さないと仮定した場合に、前記所定位置において形成される前記薄膜の膜厚をTwとし、前記幅方向の中央部における前記開口量をLとし、前記幅方向の中央部において形成される前記薄膜の膜厚をTとしたとき(T、L、Tw,Lwの単位:mm)、
第1関係式(Lw/L≧T/Tw)を満たす蒸着方法。 - 蒸着により基板に薄膜を所定のパターンで形成するために用いられる蒸着装置であって、
複数の開口が一列に並んで形成されている蒸着マスクと、
前記薄膜を形成する蒸着粒子を前記基板に向けて放射する蒸着源と、
前記蒸着マスク及び前記蒸着源を含み、これらの相対的な位置関係を固定するマスクユニットと、
前記基板を支持する基板支持装置と、
前記基板と前記蒸着マスクとの間に一定の空隙Hを設けた状態で、前記マスクユニット及び前記基板のうち少なくとも一方を、所定の走査方向に沿って相対的に移動させる移動装置と、
を備え、
前記複数の開口が並ぶ幅方向が前記走査方向と直交するように、前記蒸着マスクは配置され、
前記複数の開口は、前記幅方向に分断された複数の要素開口で構成されている第2の改良形開口を含み、
前記第2の改良形開口における前記複数の要素開口のそれぞれは、前記幅方向に一定の間隔Sを隔てた状態で互いに隣接しており、
前記走査方向から見て、
前記基板と略垂直な放射方向に対する前記蒸着粒子の広がり角度をαとし、
前記蒸着粒子が前記要素開口を通過し得る最大の通過角度をβとしたとき(S,Hの単位:μm,α、βの単位:°)、
第2関係式(S<H×tanθ、α≦βの場合にθ=αであり,α>βの場合にθ=βである)を満たす蒸着装置。 - 請求項9に記載の蒸着装置を用いて前記薄膜を前記基板にストライプ状に形成する蒸着方法であって、
前記基板を前記基板支持装置に支持させ、前記基板と前記蒸着マスクとの間に前記空隙を設けた状態で、前記マスクユニットと前記基板とを対向させる位置合わせ工程と、
前記移動装置により、前記マスクユニット及び前記基板のうち少なくとも一方を前記走査方向に沿って相対的に移動させながら順次蒸着させ、前記薄膜を形成する蒸着工程と、
を含む蒸着方法。 - 請求項10に記載の蒸着方法において、
前記基板として、光が放出される発光領域を有する複数の画素が格子状に配列されている有機ELディスプレイ用の基板が用いられ、
前記複数の開口は、前記複数の画素に含まれる複数の被成膜画素とそれぞれ対向して配置され、
前記基板と直交する方向から見て、前記第2の改良形開口における幅方向の内側に、前記被成膜画素の前記発光領域が隙間を隔てて収まるように位置決めされる蒸着方法。
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