IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,121,969
Granted Patent B2
US 10,121,969 · App. 15/174,383 · Granted Nov 6, 2018

Method for fabricating light-emitting element using chamber with mass spectrometer

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Tsunenori Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0029C23C14/12C23C14/243C23C14/548H01L51/001H01L51/56
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,121,969
App. No.
15/174,383
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting element and its fabrication method are provided. The light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrode, and the EL layer is formed by evaporation of an organic compound. The evaporation is conducted so that the partial pressure of a component with a specific molecular weight in a film-formation chamber, which is monitored by a mass spectrometer, does not exceed a specific value during the evaporation. This method allows the formation of a light-emitting element having an improved lifetime.

Claims (25)

1. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising the step of:

forming a first film by evaporating a first organic compound under a first condition,

wherein, in the first condition, each partial pressure of ethanol, hexane, dichloromethane and toluene is in a range from 1.0×10 −12 Pa to 5.0×10 −8 Pa.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

stopping evaporation of the first organic compound under a second condition, and

forming a second film over the first film by evaporating under the first condition after stopping the evaporation,

wherein any one of partial pressure of ethanol, hexane, dichloromethane and toluene in the second condition is 1.0×10 −9 Pa or more.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first condition, each partial pressure of a mass number of 46 or more and 130 or less is in a range from 1.0×10 −12 Pa to 5.0×10 −8 Pa.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first condition, each partial pressure of a mass number of 46 or more and 200 or less is in a range from 1.0×10 −12 Pa to 5.0×10 −8 Pa.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a pressure of the first condition is 1.0×10 −4 Pa or less.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first film comprises the first organic compound and a second organic compound.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the evaporation is co-evaporation.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic compound is a light-emitting substance.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device is a light-emitting element.

10. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising the step of:

forming a film comprising a first organic compound under a first condition,

wherein, in the first condition, a ratio of a partial pressure of toluene is less than or equal to 0.1% of a total pressure of the first condition.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein, in the first condition, each partial pressure of ethanol, hexane and dichloromethane is less than or equal to 0.1% of the total pressure of the first condition.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein, in the first condition, each partial pressure of a mass number of 46 or more and 130 or less is less than or equal to 0.1% of the total pressure of the first condition.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein, in the first condition, each partial pressure of a mass number of 46 or more and 200 or less is in a range from 1.0×10 −12 Pa to 5.0×10 −8 Pa.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a pressure of the first condition is 1.0×10 −4 Pa or less.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the film comprises the first organic compound and a second organic compound.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the film is formed by co-evaporation.

17. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first organic compound is a light-emitting substance.

18. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the semiconductor device is a light-emitting element.

Priority Claims (4)
JP 2013-135919 · Jun 28, 2013 · national
JP 2013-179326 · Aug 30, 2013 · national
JP 2013-179343 · Aug 30, 2013 · national
JP 2013-179351 · Aug 30, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14314566 · Jun 25, 2014
Related Publication 20160284999A1 · Sep 29, 2016
Cited By (1)
US 12,252,778