Patent Publication Number: US-6911671-B2

Title: Device for depositing patterned layers in OLED displays

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     Reference is made to commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/252,343 filed Sep. 23, 2002, by Michael A. Marcus et al., entitled “Despositing Layers in OLED Devices using Viscous Flow ”, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to forming patterned organic light-emitting layers in making a multicolor OLED display or full-color OLED display, and more particularly to vapor depositing such patterned layers without requiring precision shadow masks. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, also referred to as an organic electroluminescent device, can be constructed by sandwiching two or more organic layers between first and second electrodes. 
     In single-color OLED devices or displays, also called monochrome OLEDs, these organic layers are not patterned but are formed as continuous layers. 
     In multicolor OLED devices or displays or in full-color OLED displays, an organic hole-injecting and hole-transporting layer is formed as a continuous layer over and between the first electrodes. A pattern of one or more laterally adjacent organic light-emitting layers are then formed over the continuous hole-injecting and hole-transporting layer. This pattern, and the organic materials used to form the pattern, is selected to provide multicolor or full-color light-emission from a completed and operative OLED display in response to electrical potential signals applied between the first and second electrodes. 
     An unpatterned organic electron-injecting and electron-transporting layer is formed over the patterned light-emitting layers, and one or more second electrodes are provided over this latter organic layer. 
     Providing a patterned organic light-emitting layer capable of emitting light of two different colors (multicolor) or of three different colors, for example, the primary colors of red (R), green (G), and blue (B), is also referred to as color pixelation since the pattern is aligned with pixels of an OLED display. The RGB pattern provides a full-color OLED display. 
     Various processes have been proposed to achieve color pixelation in OLED imaging panels. For example, Tang et al. in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,294,869 discloses a process for the fabrication of a multicolor OLED imaging panel using a shadow masking method in which sets of pillars or walls made of electrically insulative materials form an integral part of the device structure. A multicolor organic electroluminescent (“EL”) medium is vapor deposited and patterned by controlling an angular position of a substrate with respect to a deposition vapor stream. The complexity of this process resides in the requirements that the integral shadow mask have multilevel topological features, which may be difficult to produce, and that angular positioning of the substrate with respect to one or more vapor sources must be controlled. 
     Littman et al. in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,688,551 recognized the complexity of the above described Tang et al. process, and discloses a method of forming a multicolor organic EL display panel in which a close-spaced deposition technique is used to form a separately colored organic EL medium on a substrate by patternwise transferring the organic EL medium from a donor sheet to the substrate. The donor sheet includes a radiation-absorbing layer which can be unpatterned or which can be prepatterned in correspondence with a pattern of pixels or subpixels on the substrate. The donor sheet has to be positioned either in direct contact with a surface of the substrate or at a controlled relatively small distance from the substrate surface to minimize the undesirable effect of divergence of the EL medium vapors issuing from the donor sheet upon heating the radiation-absorbing layer. 
     In general, positioning an element such as, for example, a donor sheet or a mask, in direct contact with a surface of a substrate can invite problems of abrasion, distortion, or partial lifting of a relatively thin and mechanically fragile organic layer which has been formed previously on the substrate surface. For example, an organic hole-injecting and hole-transporting layer may be formed over the substrate prior to deposition of a first-color pattern. In depositing a second-color pattern, direct contact of a donor sheet or a mask with the first-color pattern may cause abrasion, distortion, or partial lifting of the first-color pattern. 
     Positioning a donor sheet or a mask at a controlled distance from the substrate surface may require incorporation of spacer elements on the substrate, or on the donor sheet or the mask, or on the substrate and on the donor sheet. Alternatively, special fixtures may have to be devised to provide for a controlled spacing between the substrate surface and a donor sheet or a mask. 
     The potential problems or constraints also apply to disclosures by Grande et al. in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,871,709 which describes a method for patterning high-resolution organic EL displays, as well as to teachings by Nagayama et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 5,742,129 which discloses the use of shadow masking in manufacturing an organic EL display panel. 
     The above described potential problems or constraints are overcome by disclosures of Tang et al. in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 6,066,357 which teaches methods of making a full-color OLED display. The methods include ink-jet printing of fluorescent dopants selected to produce red, green, or blue light emission from designated subpixels of the display. The dopants are printed sequentially from ink-jet printing compositions which permit printing of dopant layers over an organic light-emitting layer containing a host material selected to provide host light emission in a blue spectral region. The dopants are diffused from the dopant layer into the light-emitting layer. 
     The ink-jet printing of dopants does not require masks, and surfaces of ink-jet print heads are not contacting a surface of the organic light-emitting layer. However, the ink-jet printing of dopants is performed under ambient conditions in which oxygen and moisture in the ambient air can result in partial oxidative decomposition of the uniformly deposited organic light-emitting layer containing the host material. Additionally, direct diffusion of a dopant, or subsequent diffusion of a dopant, into the light-emitting layer can cause partial swelling and attendant distortion of the domains of the light-emitting layer into which the dopant was diffused. 
     OLED imaging displays can be constructed in the form of so-called passive matrix devices or in the form of so-called active matrix devices. 
     In a passive matrix OLED display of conventional construction, a plurality of laterally spaced light-transmissive anodes, for example, indium-tin-oxide (ITO) anodes are formed as first electrodes on a light-transmissive substrate such as, for example, a glass substrate. Three or more organic layers are then formed successively by vapor deposition of respective organic materials from respective vapor sources, within a chamber held at reduced pressure, typically less than 10 −3  Torr (1.33×10 −1  Pa). A plurality of laterally spaced cathodes is deposited as second electrodes over an uppermost one of the organic layers. The cathodes are oriented at an angle, typically at a right angle, with respect to the anodes. 
     Such conventional passive matrix OLED displays are operated by applying an electrical potential (also referred to as a drive voltage) between an individual row (cathode) and, sequentially, each column (anode). When a cathode is biased negatively with respect to an anode, light is emitted from a pixel defined by an overlap area of the cathode and the anode, and emitted light reaches an observer through the anode and the substrate. 
     In an active matrix OLED display, an array of sets of thin-film transistors (TFTs) is provided on a light-transmissive substrate such as, for example, a glass substrate. One TFT, respectively, of each of the sets of TFTs is connected to a corresponding light-transmissive anode pad, which can be made, for example, of indium-tin-oxide (ITO). Three or more organic layers are then formed successively by vapor deposition in a manner substantially equivalent to the construction of the aforementioned passive matrix OLED display. A common cathode is deposited as a second electrode over an uppermost one of the organic layers. The construction and function of an active matrix OLED display is described in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,550,066. 
     In order to provide a multicolor or a full-color (red, green, and blue subpixels) passive matrix or active matrix OLED display, color pixelation of at least portions of an organic light-emitting layer is required. 
     Color pixelation of OLED displays can be achieved through various methods as detailed above. One of the most common current methods of color pixelation integrates the use of one or more of the described vapor sources and a precision shadow mask temporarily fixed in reference to a device substrate. Organic light-emitting material, such as that used to create an OLED emitting layer, is sublimed from a source (or from multiple sources) and deposited on the OLED substrate through the open areas of the aligned precision shadow mask. This physical vapor deposition (PVD) for OLED production is achieved in vacuum through the use of a heated vapor source containing vaporizable organic OLED material. The organic material in the vapor source is heated to attain sufficient vapor pressure to effect efficient sublimation of the organic material, creating a vaporous organic material plume that travels to and deposits on an OLED substrate. A variety of vapor sources based on different operating principles exist, including the so-called point sources (heated small sublimation cross-sectional area sources) and linear sources (sources of large sublimation cross-sectional area). Multiple mask-substrate alignments and vapor depositions are used to deposit a pattern of differing light-emitting layers on desired substrate pixel areas or subpixel areas creating, for example, a desired pattern of red, green, and blue pixels or subpixels on an OLED substrate. Note that in this method which is commonly used in OLED production not all of the vaporized material present in the vaporous material plume is deposited onto desired areas of the substrate. Instead much of the material plume is deposited onto various vacuum chamber walls, shielding, and precision shadow masks. This leads to poor material utilization factors and consequently high materials cost. 
     While precision shadow masking is a feasible method for OLED production, it also effects many complications and potential predicaments to display manufacturing. First, care must be taken in positioning and removing these masks onto and from a device substrate to avoid physical damage to OLED devices. Second, when vacuum depositing large area substrates it is difficult to keep shadow masks in intimate contact at all places along the length of the substrate, which can lead to unfocussed depositions or mask induced substrate physical damage. Third, when vacuum depositing three colored regions at different locations on the substrate, three sets of precision shadow masks may be needed and can cause unwanted delays in OLED production. Fourth, keeping mask to substrate precision alignment with the required accuracy along the length of large substrates is very difficult for several reasons, including mask and substrate thermal expansion mismatches, small pixel pitches, and mask fabrication limitations. Also, when vacuum depositing multiple substrates during a single vacuum pump down cycle, material residue can build up on shadow masks and can eventually cause defects to form in the pixels being deposited. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for depositing vaporized material, such as organic material, onto a surface. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a device for depositing in a pattern an organic light-emitting layer onto an OLED display substrate. 
     These objects are achieved in a device for depositing in a pattern an organic light-emitting layer onto an OLED display substrate, comprising: 
     a) a manifold and an OLED display substrate in a chamber at reduced pressure and spaced relative to each other; 
     b) a structure sealingly covering an upper surface of the manifold, the structure including a plurality of nozzles extending through the structure into the manifold, and the nozzles being spaced from each other in correspondence with the pattern to be deposited onto the OLED display substrate; 
     c) means for providing organic material into the manifold; and 
     e) means for applying an inert gas under pressure into the manifold so that the inert gas provides a viscous gas flow through each of the nozzles, such viscous gas flow transporting at least portions of the vaporized organic light-emitting materials from the manifold through the nozzles to provide collimated beams of the inert gas and of the vaporized organic light-emitting materials and projecting the collimated beams onto the OLED display substrate for depositing a pattern of an organic light-emitting layer on the substrate. 
     This object is also achieved by a new use for a structure including a plurality of nozzles extending through the structure, and the nozzles being spaced from each other in correspondence with the pattern to be deposited onto an OLED display substrate so that vaporized organic material is transported through the nozzles in a desired pattern for deposition onto the OLED display substrate. 
     ADVANTAGES 
     A feature of the present invention is that a pattern of vaporized material, such as organic material, can be deposited without the use of shadow mask. 
     Another feature of the present invention is that a plurality of devices can be used for simultaneously depositing different organic materials. Such organic materials can emit light in different ranges of the spectrum. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic perspective view of a passive matrix OLED display having partially peeled-back elements to reveal various layers; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic perspective view of an OLED apparatus suitable for making a relatively large number of OLED displays and having a plurality of stations extending from hubs; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic section view of a carrier containing a relatively large number of substrates or structures, and positioned in a load station of the apparatus of  FIG. 2  as indicated by section lines  3 — 3  in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic top view of a full-color (RGB) passive matrix OLED display that can be color pixelated by the method of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic sectional view of the OLED display, taken along the section lines  5 — 5  of  FIG. 4 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a circuit diagram of repeating units of a portion of an active matrix OLED display; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic sectional view of an active matrix OLED display having RGB color pixelation of the light-emitting layer which can be formed by the method of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic rendition of a vapor deposition apparatus by which the present invention can be practiced, and including a chamber in which are disposed a substrate and a manifold having a structure or nozzle plate covering the manifold and including nozzles for producing directed vapor beams, and a plurality of vapor sources and an inert gas supply disposed outside of the chamber and connected to the manifold; 
         FIG. 9  shows a structure or nozzle plate having nozzles arranged along a center line; 
         FIG. 10  is a sectional view of the nozzle plate, taken along lines  10 — 10  of  FIG. 9 , and defining a nozzle length dimension and a nozzle inside dimension; 
         FIG. 11  shows a nozzle plate having a two-dimensional array of nozzles arranged in rows and columns; 
         FIG. 12  is a schematic top view of a cylindrical tubular manifold having nozzles arranged along a center line; 
         FIG. 13  is a sectional view of the cylindrical tubular manifold, taken along section lines  13 — 13  of  FIG. 12 , and defining a nozzle length dimension and a nozzle inside dimension; 
         FIG. 13A  is a sectional view of a modified cylindrical tubular manifold having a curved nozzle plate disposed over a slit-shaped aperture formed in a cylindrical manifold housing; 
         FIG. 14  indicates schematically a relationship between divergence of an organic material vapor stream issuing from a nozzle over a manifold and, respectively, a vapor pressure in the manifold and the vapor pressure plus inert gas pressure levels in the manifold; 
         FIG. 15  is a sectional view of an embodiment of a vapor source such as the vapor sources shown schematically in  FIG. 8 ; 
         FIG. 16  is a schematic sectional view of the LEL vapor deposition station of  FIG. 2 , and indicating motion of the substrate from a first position, over and past the nozzles, and into a second position; 
         FIG. 17  is a schematic top view of a portion of the LEL vapor deposition station of  FIG. 2 , and showing alignment features on the nozzle plate and on the substrate holder, and an indexing feature of indexing the substrate in a y-direction prior to each substrate motion in an x-direction over and past the nozzles; and 
         FIG. 18  shows schematically a manifold assembly, which is useful for concurrent color pixelation of an RGB full-color organic light-emitting layer in a single pass of a substrate over and past the nozzles in the assembly. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The drawings are necessarily of a schematic nature since layer thickness dimensions of OLEDs are frequently in the sub-micrometer ranges, while features representing lateral device dimensions can be in a range of 25-2000 millimeter. Furthermore, the plurality of nozzles formed in the nozzle plate(s) or structure(s) is relatively small in size when compared to a length dimension over which the nozzles extend. Accordingly, the drawings are scaled for ease of visualization rather than for dimensional accuracy. 
     The term “display” or “display panel” is employed to designate a screen capable of electronically displaying video images or text. The term “pixel” is employed in its art-recognized usage to designate an area of a display panel that can be stimulated to emit light independently of other areas. The term “multicolor” is employed to describe a display panel that is capable of emitting light of a different hue in different areas. In particular, it is employed to describe a display panel that is capable of displaying images of different colors. These areas are not necessarily contiguous. The term “full color” is employed to describe multicolor display panels that are capable of emitting in the red, green, and blue regions of the visible spectrum and displaying images in any combination of hues. The red, green, and blue colors constitute the three primary colors from which all other colors can be generated by appropriately mixing these three primaries. The term “hue” refers to the intensity profile of light emission within the visible spectrum, with different hues exhibiting visually discernible differences in color. The pixel or subpixel is generally used to designate the smallest addressable unit in a display panel. For a monochrome display, there is no distinction between pixel or subpixel. The term “subpixel” is used in multicolor display panels and is employed to designate any portion of a pixel that can be independently addressable to emit a specific color. For example, a blue subpixel is that portion of a pixel that can be addressed to emit blue light. In a full-color display, a pixel generally comprises three primary color subpixels, namely red, green, and blue, frequently abbreviated to “RGB”. The term “pitch” is used to designate the distance separating two pixels or subpixels in a display panel. Thus, a subpixel pitch means the separation between two subpixels. The term “inert gas” denotes a gas, which is chemically non-reactive toward organic vapors and toward organic layers formed on OLED display substrates. 
     Turning to  FIG. 1 , a schematic perspective view of a passive matrix OLED display  10  is shown having partially peeled-back elements to reveal various layers. 
     A light-transmissive substrate  11  has formed thereon a plurality of laterally spaced first electrodes  12  (also referred to as anodes). An organic hole-transporting layer (HTL)  13 , an organic light-emitting layer (LEL)  14 , and an organic electron-transporting layer (ETL)  15  are formed in sequence by a physical vapor deposition, as will be described in more detail hereinafter. A plurality of laterally spaced second electrodes  16  (also referred to as cathodes) are formed over the organic electron-transporting layer  15 , and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first electrodes  12 . An encapsulation or cover  18  seals environmentally sensitive portions of the device, thereby providing a completed OLED  10 . 
     Turning to  FIG. 2 , a schematic perspective view of an OLED apparatus  100  is shown which is suitable for making a relatively large number of organic light-emitting devices or displays using automated or robotic means (not shown) for transporting or transferring substrates among a plurality of stations extending from a buffer hub  102  and from a transfer hub  104 . A vacuum pump  106  via a pumping port  107  provides reduced pressure within the hubs  102 ,  104 , and within each of the stations extending from these hubs, except for station  140 . A pressure gauge  108  indicates the reduced pressure within the apparatus  100 . The pressure is typically lower than 10 −3  Torr (1.33×10 −1  Pascal) and can be as low as 10 −6  Torr (1.33×10 −4  Pascal). 
     The stations include a load station  110  for providing a load of substrates, a vapor deposition station  130  dedicated to forming organic hole-transporting layers (HTL) which may include organic hole-injecting sub-layers, a vapor deposition station  140  dedicated to forming organic light-emitting layers (LEL), a vapor deposition station  150  dedicated to forming organic electron-transporting layers (ETL), a vapor deposition station  160  dedicated to forming the plurality of second electrodes (cathodes), an unload station  103  for transferring substrates from the buffer hub  102  to the transfer hub  104  which, in turn, provides a storage station  170 , and an encapsulation station  180  connected to the hub  104  via a connector port  105 . Each of these stations, except for LEL station  140 , has an open port extending into the hubs  102  and  104 , respectively, and each station has a vacuum-sealed access port (not shown) to provide access to a station for cleaning, and for replacement or repair of parts. Each station includes a housing, which defines a chamber. 
     The inventive method of color pixelating organic layers in making an OLED display uses directed beams which are generated by inducing viscous flow of an inert gas through nozzles, the viscous gas flow transporting with it vapors of organic materials. Depending on the number and inside dimensions of the nozzles, as well as the gas flow required to achieve directed beams, the “gas loading” of LEL station  140  can be relatively high. Such relatively high “gas loading” could adversely affect the functioning of other stations of the OLED apparatus  100 . 
     In order to prevent such potentially adverse effects on other stations and hubs of the OLED apparatus  100 , the LEL station  140  is adapted to isolate this station during color pixelation. Isolation is achieved by: (i) a station valve  141 , shown in dashed outline proximate the buffer hub  102 , is normally in a closed position. Station valve  141  is opened only to permit transfer of a substrate from the buffer hub into station  140 , and again to transfer a completed substrate, i.e. a color pixelated substrate, from station  140  into the buffer hub  102 ; and (ii) a station vacuum pump  142  is connected to station  140  via a station pumping port  144  which includes a throttle valve  145 . The throttle valve can be controlled to be in a fully open position, throttled to a partially open position, or to be in a closed position. A station pressure sensor  146  indicates the pressure within a chamber of station  140 . 
     Prior to substrate transfer(s) the throttle valve  145  is adjusted so that substantially identical pressure indications are obtained from station pressure sensor  146  and from pressure gauge  108  of the OLED apparatus  100 , and the station valve  141  can then be opened. 
     Upon transfer of a substrate from the hub  102  into the chamber ( 140 C) of station  140 , the station valve  141  is closed and the throttle valve  145  is opened to provide for evacuation of the chamber ( 140 C) to an initial pressure in a range from 10 −7  to 10 −5  Torr (1.33×10 −5  to 1.33×10 −3  Pa) in order to remove traces of oxygen and moisture from the chamber. 
     Prior to color pixelation, inert gas may optionally be admitted into the chamber ( 140 C) from an inert gas supply  147  via a conduit  148  including a gas flow controller  149 . The throttle valve  145  is throttled to a position so that the gas pressure (P c ) in the chamber equilibrates to a selected level in a range from about 10 −7  to 10 0  Torr. The gas pressure level in the chamber is lower than the pressure of an inert gas, which is used to cause viscous flow in the nozzles ( 506 ) to provide the directed beams. 
       FIG. 3  is a schematic section view of the load station  110 , taken along section lines  3 — 3  of FIG.  2 . The load station  110  has a housing  110 H, which defines a chamber  110 C. Within the chamber is positioned a carrier  111  designed to carry a plurality of substrates  11  having preformed first electrodes  12  (see FIG.  1  and FIGS.  4 - 5 ). An alternative carrier  111  can be provided for supporting a plurality of active matrix substrates  51  (see FIG.  7 ). Carriers  111  can also be provided in the unload station  103  and in the storage station  170 . 
     Turning to  FIG. 4 , a schematic top view of a full-color (RGB) passive matrix OLED display  10 - 3 C is shown which can be color pixelated by the method of the present invention. Like numeral designations correspond like parts or functions given in the description of FIG.  1 . Each pixel (labeled pix in  FIG. 4 ) comprises three adjacent subpixels, labeled R, G, and B. Each subpixel is formed at the intersection of a column electrode or anode  12  and a row electrode or cathode  16 . Each subpixel can be addressed independently to emit a specific color. For example, a subpixel labeled R has an organic EL medium, which emits red light. Likewise, the subpixels labeled G and B have organic EL media, which emit green and blue light, respectively. Each pixel, therefore, has three independently addressable column electrodes  12  (anodes) and one addressable row electrode  16 , and the OLED display  10 - 3 C has three times as many column electrodes or anodes  12  as row electrodes or cathodes  16 . Note that a simple column stripe pattern is shown in  FIG. 4 , but more complicated pixel patterns such as the commonly used delta pattern, is also possible. 
       FIG. 4  shows a limited number of pixels (pixes). In principle, the number of pixels is limited only by the size of the substrate  11  upon which the display  10 - 3 C is fabricated. The pixel resolution, or the number density of pixels can be made quite high, limited only by the resolution of the patterning method to produce color pixelation. Using the directed beam deposition of the present invention can permit pixel resolution as high as 50 pixels per millimeter. 
     In one type of OLED display, commonly called a bottom emitting display, a selected pattern of light emission from the OLED display  10 - 3 C is produced which can be observed by viewing the bottom surface of the light-transmissive substrate  11 . In a preferred mode of operation, the panel is stimulated to emit light by sequentially stimulating one row of pixels at a time and repeating the stimulating sequence at a rate chosen so that the interval between repeated stimulation of each row is less than the detection limit of the human visual system, typically less than about {fraction (1/60)} th  of a second. An observer sees an image formed by emission from all stimulated rows, even though the panel at any instant in time is emitting light from addressed subpixels in only one row. 
     The RGB color pixelation of the OLED panel  10 - 3 C is shown as a stripe pattern in which each of the R, G, and B stripes produces light emission only from areas defined by the intersection of a column electrode (anode)  12  and a row electrode (cathode)  16  when stimulated, even though the definition of a pixel pix includes the non-emitting gaps (not labeled in  FIG. 4 ) between the anodes  12 . 
       FIG. 5  is a schematic sectional view of the OLED display, taken along the section lines  5 — 5  of FIG.  4 . The EL medium includes an organic hole-transporting layer  13  formed as a continuous layer over and between the anode column electrodes  12  which are provided on the substrate  11 . The hole-transporting layer can include a hole-injecting sublayer (not shown) formed first over and between the anodes. Organic light-emitting subpixel layers  14 R,  14 G, and  14 B are formed over the hole-transporting layer. An organic electron-transporting layer  15  is formed as a continuous layer over the color pixelated layers, and can include an overlaying electron-injecting layer (not shown) in contact with the cathode row electrode(s)  16 . 
     Turning to  FIG. 6 , a circuit diagram of a portion of an active matrix OLED display is depicted. Each one of repeating subpixel circuits includes a thin-film switching transistor TSnm where n, m are integers which define the specific location of the subpixel circuit formed on a light-transmissive substrate  51  (see FIG.  7 ). For example, TS 12  is a thin-film switching transistor associated with a subpixel circuit located in a row  1  and in a position  2  or a column  2  of that row. Each subpixel circuit further includes a thin-film transistor TCnm for power control, a thin-film capacitor Cnm, and an organic EL medium ELnm which are depicted as diodes. Power supply lines Vddn, X-direction signal lines (including lines X 1  to Xn, where n is an integer), and Y-direction signal lines (including lines Y 1  to Ym, where m is an integer) provide electrical potentials and signal addressing capability, respectively, to each subpixel circuit. Circuits in row  1 , defined by signal addressing lines X 1  and Y 1 -Y 3 , are indicated as  61 - 1 ,  61 - 2 , and  61 - 3 , respectively, and like numeral designations are used in FIG.  7 . The X-direction signals lines X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , . . . Xn are connected to an X-direction driving circuit  87 , and the Y-direction signals lines Y 1 , Y 2 , Y 3 , . . . Ym are connected to a Y-direction driving circuit  88 . To provide light emission, for example, from the EL medium EL  12 , signals are provided at X-direction signal line X 1  and at Y-direction signal line Y 2 , thereby actuating the thin-film switching transistor TS 12  into an “on” state. In turn, the thin-film transistor for power control TC 12  comes into an “on” state and induces electric current flow through the EL medium EL 12  provided via the power supply line Vdd 1 . Thus, light is emitted by the OLED EL 12 . Why here 
       FIG. 7  is a schematic sectional view of the portion of subpixels  61 - 1 ,  61 - 2 , and  61 - 3  indicated in  FIG. 6 , and showing a full-color pixelated EL medium in which RGB color pixelation of the light-emitting layer is designated at  54 R,  54 G, and  54 B, respectively. Color pixelation can be achieved by the method of the invention. 
     On a light-transmissive substrate  51  are provided the subpixel circuit elements (thin-film transistors, thin-film capacitor, and electrical wiring)  61 - 1 ,  61 - 2 , and  61 - 3 . Conductive wiring  64  provides an electrical connection (from a thin-film transistor for power control) to a light-transmissive first electrode or anode pad  52  which can be constructed of indium-tin-oxide (ITO). A light-transmissive organic insulator layer  66  provides electrical insulation. A second organic insulator layer  68  encases edges and portions of upper surfaces of the pads  52 . 
     The organic EL medium is then formed, comprised of, in sequence, a continuous organic hole-injecting and hole-transporting layer  53 , the color pixelated organic light-emitting layers  54 R,  54 G, and  54 B, and a continuous electron-transporting layer  55 . A common second electrode or cathode  56  is formed in contact with the electron-transporting layer  55 . Effective dimensions of light emission from subpixels are indicated by arrows extending between dashed lines, while a pixel pix includes not only these light emission portions but also non-emissive raised portions which extend between the recessed light emission portions  54 R,  54 G, and  54 B. 
     Turning to  FIG. 8 , a schematic rendition of a vapor deposition apparatus  500  is shown which is useful in practicing the present invention. The station  140  of  FIG. 2  has a housing  140 H which defines a chamber  140 C which is held at a reduced pressure P c  as described with reference to FIG.  2 . In order to preserve clarity of the drawing, the station valve  141 , the station vacuum pump  142  and associated pumping port  144  and throttle valve  145 , the station pressure sensor  146 , as well as the inert gas supply  147  with conduits  148  and gas flow controller  149 , have been omitted in FIG.  8 . Moreover, depending on the material in the substrate  11  ( 51 ), manifold-to-substrate spacing and deposition temperatures, the substrate may have to be cooled and, for convenience of illustration, a cooling structure has also not been shown. 
     Disposed in the chamber  140 C is a manifold  500 M which includes a manifold housing  502  which is sealingly covered on at least one surface by a structure which is also referred to as a nozzle plate  504 . The nozzle plate has a plurality of nozzles  506 , which extend into the manifold. The structure or nozzle plate has alignment marks  533  formed on one surface which serve to align an OLED display substrate  11  ( 51 ) with respect to the nozzles prior to vapor depositing the first one of a color pixelated organic light-emitting layer  14 R,  14 G, or  14 B as a stripe pattern on the substrate. It is understood that the substrate  11  ( 51 ) includes an organic hole-injecting and hole-transporting layer (HTL)  13  or  53 . 
     Upon aligning a substrate in the chamber  140 C in a y-direction with respect to the nozzles  506  via the alignment marks  533  and alignment windows  233  provided on a holder or mask frame  230  in which a substrate is positioned (see FIGS.  16  and  17 ), the substrate  11  ( 51 ) is moved in an x-direction to a starting position “I” by a lead screw  212  (see FIGS.  16  and  17 ). It will be understood that either the substrate  11  ( 51 ) or the manifold  500 M can be moved. Of course, deposition can also be accomplished if either of these elements is stationary. 
     A plurality of organic material vapor sources  500 VS 1  to  500 VS 4  is shown disposed outside of the chamber  140 C. In order to coat a light-emitting layer at least one of the materials in vapor sources  500 VS 1  to  500 VS 4  would be a light-emitting material. Alternatively the said plurality or organic material vapor sources  500 VS 1  to  500 VS 4  could be disposed inside of the chamber  140 C and/or inside of manifold  500 M. Each vapor source includes a housing  540 . As depicted schematically in FIG.  8  and described in greater detail with reference to  FIG. 15 , the housing  540  includes a flange  541  which sealingly mates with a source cover  544  and which, in turn, is sealingly attached to a lower vapor transport conduit  546   a . A vapor flow control device  560   v  is connected at one termination to the lower vapor transport conduit  546   a , and at a second termination to an upper vapor transport conduit  546   b . Each vapor source  500 VS 1  to  500 VS 4  also preferably includes an individual heating element not shown in  FIG. 8  for heating the material inside to an appropriate temperature to create a vapor of that organic material placed within the vapor source. Alternatively the said organic material can be loaded directly into manifold  500 M without the use of separate said vapor sources  500 VS 1  to  500 VS 4 , and organic vapor created through the use of a heating element (not pictured) placed directly on or in the manifold  500 M. 
     An inert gas supply  500 IGS has a gas shut-off valve  562  and a conduit (not identified in the drawing) leading from the gas shut-off valve into an inert gas preheater  564  for heating the gas to a temperature sufficient to prevent condensation of organic material vapors on inner surfaces of elements in which both the inert gas flow and flow of an organic material vapor are present. A lower gas transport conduit  566   a  connects the inert gas preheater to one termination of a gas flow control device  560   g , and an upper gas transport conduit  566   b  connects a second termination of the gas flow control device  560   g  to a combiner  570 . The combiner  570  also accepts the upper vapor transport conduits  546   b , and combines inert gas flow and at least a portion of organic material vapor from two organic material vapor sources which are operative concurrently, as will be described further hereinafter. A common conduit  546   c  for vapor transport and gas transport connects an output termination of the combiner  570  to the manifold  500 M through the housing  140 H of the vapor deposition station  140 . Alternatively, inert gas could be fed directly into the manifold  500 M and mixed with organic vapor that has been transported or generated there. 
     The organic material vapor sources, the inert gas preheater, the flow control devices, the combiner, and the transport conduits are arranged within a heatable enclosure  600  shown in dashed outline. The heatable enclosure can be an appropriately sized and configured laboratory oven which can be controllably heated to provide a temperature T e  within the enclosure sufficient to prevent condensation of organic material vapors on inside surfaces of the vapor sources, conduits, vapor flow control devices, and the combiner  570 . 
     Likewise, to prevent condensation of organic material vapors on inner surfaces of the manifold  500 M and the surface of the structure or nozzle plate  504  facing the manifold, and to prevent clogging of the nozzles  506  by vapor condensation, the manifold can be heated by manifold heating lamps  520 . Not shown in  FIG. 8  is a controllable heating lamp power supply and electrical connections to the heating lamps  520 . It will be appreciated that, for example, heating coils or heating strips can be used equally effectively in heating the manifold and the nozzle plate. 
     It has been found unexpectedly that highly directed beams of gas with a very small angular divergence from the nozzle axis will exit from the nozzles  506  if gas flow is controlled by the gas flow control device  560   g  such that a resulting gas pressure in the manifold  500 M causes viscous flow of the gas from the manifold through the nozzles and into the chamber  140 C. It has also been found that organic material vapors can be combined with flowing inert gas in the combiner  570  to be transported into the manifold  500 M, and to issue from the nozzles  506  as combined directed beams  510  of organic material vapors and inert gas. It has also been established for directed gas beams, that collimation can be retained over a distance in a range from about 0.02 to 2.0 centimeter above the structure or nozzle plate  504  depending on an inside dimensions of the nozzles and on a level of gas flow into the manifold with corresponding increase of gas pressure therein. 
     Alternatively it has also been found that that highly directed beams of gas with a very small angular divergence from the nozzle axis will exit from the nozzles  506  if gas flow is controlled by the gas flow control device  560   g  such that a resulting gas pressure in the manifold  500 M causes viscous flow of the gas from the manifold through the nozzles and into the chamber  140 C when the said organic material is vaporized directly in said manifold  500 M. 
     Alternatively it has also been found that that highly directed beams of gas with a very small angular divergence from the nozzle axis will exit from the nozzles  506  if gas flow is controlled by the gas flow control device  560   g  such that a resulting gas pressure in the manifold  500 M causes viscous flow of the gas from the manifold through the nozzles and into the chamber  140 C when the said organic material is vaporized directly in said manifold  500 M and is combined with an inert gas in manifold  500 M. 
     In an effort to provide improved understanding of forming a directed beam of a gas flowing though a nozzle under conditions of viscous flow, pertinent sections of “Handbook of Thin Film Technology”, edited by Leon I. Maissel and Reinhard Glang, published by McGraw Hill Book Company in 1970 and “Foundations of Vacuum Science and Technology edited by James M. Lafferty, published by John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc. are referenced. 
     If a gas is flowing through a narrow tube it encounters resistance at the walls of the tube. Thus, gas layers at and adjacent to the walls are slowed down, causing viscous flow. A viscosity coefficient η results from internal friction caused by intermolecular collisions. This viscosity coefficient η is given by 
             η   =         2   ⁢   f       π   ⁢           ⁢     σ   2         ⁢       (         mk   B     ⁢   T     π     )       1   2                 (   1   )             
 
where f is a factor between 0.3 and 0.5 depending on the assumed model of molecular interaction. For most gases, f=0.499 is a good assumption. σ is the molecular diameter; m is the mass of a gas molecule; κ B  is the Boltzmann constant; and T is the temperature of the gas, given in Kelvin (K).
 
     Specifically, for a straight cylindrical tube of length l and a radius r having an inert gas flowing through it a viscous flow microscopic flow rate Q visc  can be given by 
               Q   visc     =         π   ⁢           ⁢     r   4         8   ⁢           ⁢   η   ⁢           ⁢   1       ⁢       p   _     ⁡     (       p   2     -     p   1       )                 (   2   )             
 
wherein {overscore (p)} is the average pressure in the tube, and p 2  and p 1  are the pressures at opposing ends of the tube.
 
     The mean free path of a gas λ is given by 
             λ   =           k   B     ⁢   T         2   ⁢           ⁢   π   ⁢           ⁢     σ   2     ⁢   P         =     1       2     ⁢   π   ⁢           ⁢   n   ⁢           ⁢     σ   2                   (   3   )             
 
where σ is the molecular diameter, n is the number of molecules per unit volume and P is the gas pressure.
 
     When gas flows through a tube of diameter d there are in general three flow regimes being free molecular flow, continuum or viscous flow and transitional flow that can be used to characterize the flow. Knudsen&#39;s number Kn given by
 
 Kn=λ/d   (4)
 
is used to characterize the flow regime. When Kn&gt;0.5 the flow is in the free molecular flow regime. Here gas dynamics are dominated by molecular collisions with the wall of the tube or vessel. Gas molecules flow through the tube by successive collisions with the walls until experiencing a final collision, which ejects them through the opening. Depending on the length to diameter ratio of the tube the angular distribution of emitted molecules can range from a cosine theta distribution (for zero length) to a heavily beamed profile (for large length to diameter ratio) (see Lafferty for details). Even in the case of the heavily beamed profile, there is a significant component of the emitted flux at non zero angles to the axis of the tube. When 0.01&lt;Kn&lt;0.5 the flow is in the transitional flow regime in which both molecular collisions with the wall and intermolecular collisions influence flow characteristics of the gas. As Kn gets lower we approach the viscous flow regime and the flow is dominated by intermolecular collisions. When Kn&lt;0.01 the flow is in the viscous flow regime. Here the mean free path of the gas is small compared to the diameter of the tube and intermolecular collisions are much more frequent than wall collisions. When operating in the viscous flow regime gas coming out of the tube orifice usually flows smoothly in streamlines generally parallel to the walls of the orifice and can be highly directed in the case of large length to diameter ratios.
 
     For certain vaporizable materials, the vapor pressure at useful temperatures is low enough that it is difficult to attain viscous flow for small openings, such as would be useful in producing pixilated OLED displays. In such cases, an additional gas (for example an inert gas acting solely as a carrier) may be used to produce the viscous flow. 
     The vapor pressure p* of a gas can be approximated from the relationship
 
Log  p*=A/T+B+C  Log  T   (5)
 
where A, B, and C are constants. The vapor pressure of Alq has been measured to vary from 0.024-0.573 Torr from 250-350° C. The best fit coefficients were found to be A=−2245.996, B=−21.714 and C=8.973. The mean free path for Alq varies from 0.5-0.0254 mm at the vapor pressure over the temperature range 250-350° C. Thus the vapor pressure of Alq alone is insufficient to produce viscous flow in a circular nozzle structure with a 100 μm tube diameter over the temperature range 250-350° C. A vapor pressure of approximately 15 Torr will be required to get into the viscous flow regime for Alq and this tube diameter.
 
     The vapor flow control devices  560   v  and the gas flow control device  560   g  can be manually adjustable flow control valves. Alternatively, these flow control devices can be mass-flow control devices which can be adjusted in a graduated manner from a closed position to an open position in response to electrical control signals provided by controllers which, in turn, can be addressed by signals from a computer (not shown). 
     One of the organic material vapor sources, for example the vapor source  500 VS 4 , is charged with a vaporizable organic host material. This organic host material can be in the form of a powder, flakes, particulates or liquid. If a full-color (RGB) OLED display is to be formed, each of the remaining organic material vapor sources, for example the vapor sources  500 VS 1 ,  500 VS 2 , and  500 VS 3 , is charged with a different vaporizable organic dopant material. For example, the vapor source  500 VS 1  is charged with a dopant material, which provides green light emission from a pixelated doped layer  14 G of the organic host material. The vapor source  500 VS 2  can be charged with a dopant material, which provides red light emission from a pixelated doped layer  14 R of the organic host material. The vapor source  500 VS 3  receives a dopant material, which provides blue light emission from a pixelated doped layer  14 B of the organic host material. The organic dopant materials can be in the form of a powder, flakes, particulates or liquid. 
     Using the above described examples of the vapor sources and the respective charges of organic materials, the vapor deposition apparatus  500  can be operated as follows to provide full-color pixelation on a substrate  11  or on a substrate  51 , depicted here as a stripe pattern of a light-emitting layer  14 R (or  14 G, or  14 B). The vapor source  500 VS 2  (red dopant) and the vapor source VS 4  (host material) are heated to vaporization temperatures which causes the respective organic materials to vaporize, usually by sublimation. The corresponding vapor flow control devices  560   v  are actuated so that a controlled dopant vapor flow and a controlled host vapor flow passes from these two vapor sources via lower and upper vapor transport conduits ( 546   a  and  546   b , respectively), the combiner  570 , and the common conduit  546   c , into the manifold  500 M in which complete “molecular mixing” of the host material vapor and the dopant material vapor are achieved. These vapors of the organic materials create a vapor pressure P v  within the manifold which can be approximately 0.024-0.573 Torr over the sublimation range from 250-350° C. for Alq, as described in more detail in conjunction with FIG.  14 . 
     Flow of an inert gas, for example nitrogen or argon gas, is initiated by controlling an opening in the gas flow control device  560   g  upon opening the gas shut-off valve  562  which is included in the inert gas supply  500 IGS. The flowing inert gas is preheated in the inert gas preheater  564 , and preheated gas passes into the manifold  500 M via lower and upper gas transport conduits ( 566   a  and  566   b , respectively), the combiner  570 , and through the common conduit  546   c  for vapor transport and gas transport. The inert gas provides a gas pressure P G  in the manifold which is adjusted (via gas flow control device  500   g ) to be sufficient to cause viscous flow of the gas through the nozzles  506  in the structure or nozzle plate  504 , and to provide substantially directed beams of inert gas which transport with them the mixed vapors of the organic materials introduced into the manifold to achieve the directed beams  510  of organic material vapors and inert gas. 
     The OLED display substrate  11  ( 51 ) had been previously oriented with respect to the nozzles  506  by aligning it in a y-direction via the alignment marks  533  on the nozzle plate and corresponding alignment windows  233  disposed on a holder or mask frame  230  for holding the substrate (not shown in  FIG. 8 , see  FIGS. 16 ,  17 ). The substrate is moved in an x-direction over and past the directed beams  510  to receive in designated subpixels in a stripe pattern an organic red light-emitting layer  14 R. The stripe pattern is provided by moving or translating the substrate in a forward motion “F” from a starting position “I” to an end position “II” of forward motion. Alternatively, it is possible to fix the substrate position and translate the manifold in reference to that substrate. 
     Vapor flow from the vapor sources  500 VS 4  (host material) and  500 VS 2  (red dopant) is now discontinued by closing the corresponding vapor flow control devices  560   v , and by discontinuing heating of the vapor source  500 VS 2 . The flow of preheated gas into the manifold and through the nozzles can continue, or it can be discontinued by closing the gas flow control device  560   g . Additionally, a shutter device (see  FIG. 16 ) can be positioned over the nozzle plate to block residual vapor streams or residual directed beams from reaching the substrate during a reverse or return motion “R” from the position “II” to the position “I”. 
     The substrate  11  ( 51 ) is now moved or translated from the position “II” by a reverse or return motion “R” back to the starting position “I”. The vapor source  500 VS 1  (green dopant) is heated to cause sublimation of this dopant and introduction of “green” dopant vapors into the manifold at a vapor flow controlled by the vapor flow control device  560   v  associated with the vapor source  500 VS 1 . The steps of providing vapor of the host material from source  500 VS 4  into the manifold, and to create directed beams  510  by flowing the preheated inert gas into the manifold  500 M to cause viscous flow in the nozzles  506 , are repeated. In position “I”, the substrate is reoriented or indexed with respect to the nozzles so that subpixels designated to receive an organic green light-emitting layer  14 G are aligned with the nozzles. The substrate is then moved or translated in a forward direction “F” over and past the directed beams issuing from the nozzles  506  to the position “II” to receive in a stripe pattern in the designated subpixels an organic green light-emitting layer  14 G. 
     The above described process steps are repeated by forming a stripe pattern of an organic blue light-emitting layer  14 B in designated subpixel locations of the substrate  11  ( 51 ) via the vapor sources  500 VS 3  (blue dopant) and  500 VS 4  (host material). Thus, if desired, a full-color RGB color pixelated OLED display  10 - 3 C or  50 - 3 C can be achieved by the method of the invention in a vapor deposition apparatus  500 . 
     It will be appreciated that a multicolor OLED display can be made equally effectively by the inventive method. A structure or nozzle plate  504  having nozzles  506  arranged to correspond to selected columns (or rows) of subpixels is used for that purpose. 
     FIG.  8  and its description include four vapor sources  500 VS 1  to  500 VS 4 . It will be understood that more or fewer vapor sources can be used in practicing color pixelation by the inventive method. Also, the selection of vaporizable organic materials charged into vapor sources can be different from the materials described with reference to FIG.  8 . For example, a first vapor source can be charged with a first vaporizable organic host material, and a second vapor source can receive a second vaporizable organic host material. A third vapor source, or a third and additional vapor sources, can be charged with vaporizable organic dopant materials which are selected to cause emission of one of red, green, or blue light from a pattern of a doped organic light-emitting layer of an operative OLED display. 
     Using two organic host materials and one or more organic dopant materials in forming the doped organic light-emitting layer can provide improved operational stability, or improved light emission, or improved color of emitted light, or combinations of such improved features, of an operative OLED display. 
     One or more vaporizable organic dopant materials can be charged into one vapor source. 
     Upon completion of color pixelation, all vapor sources are deactuated by discontinuing the heating of the sources, and the inert gas flow is discontinued by closing the gas shut-off valve  562  or by controlling the closing of the gas flow control device  560   g . The completed substrate is moved or translated in an x-direction from the position “II” back to the position “I”. The substrate  11  ( 51 ) can be removed from the chamber  140 C in this latter position via the station valve  141  shown in  FIG. 2  once the inert gas flow into the chamber has been discontinued and the chamber  140 C has been evacuated (by station vacuum pump  142  via throttle valve  145 ) to a pressure which is approximately equal to the pressure prevailing in the buffer hub  102  of FIG.  2 . The color pixelated substrate can then be advanced into the station  150  (ETL) for vapor deposition of an organic electron-transporting layer, which can include an electron-injecting sublayer. 
     Turning to  FIG. 9 , a structure or nozzle plate  504  is shown having a plurality of nozzles  506  arranged along a center line CL. The nozzle pitch, which is the equal spacing s between nozzles, is selected to produce the necessary deposition pattern that accurately coats the desired subpixels of an OLED display. The total number of nozzles  506  corresponds to a total number of subpixels of an OLED display which are designated to emit light of a selected color such as, for example red light, green light, or blue light. Alignment marks  533  are shown here in the form of alignment crosses, but other alignment methods can be utilized. 
       FIG. 10  is a sectional view of the nozzle plate  504 , taken along the section lines  10 — 10  of  FIG. 9. A  nozzle inside dimension or a nozzle diameter d and a nozzle length dimension l are indicated. Nozzles  506  can be of a circular outline or of a polygonal outline. Nozzle inside dimensions d can be in a range from 10 to 1000 micrometer, and directed beams  510  (see  FIG. 8 ) of organic material vapors and inert gas can be achieved providing that the nozzle length dimension l is at least 5 times larger than the nozzle inside dimension d. 
     Turning to  FIG. 11 , a structure or nozzle plate  504 T is shown which includes a two-dimensional array of nozzles  506  as well as alignment marks  533 . The nozzle array  504 T is depicted with m columns of nozzles and having n rows of nozzles. Such nozzle plate  504 T can be sealingly positioned on one side of an appropriately sized manifold, and a shutter device can be positioned between the nozzle array  504 T and an OLED display substrate which is to receive color pixelation so that the shutter device blocks direct line-of-sight between the nozzles  506  and the substrate. The substrate is oriented with respect to the nozzles via the alignment marks  533  and corresponding alignment windows  233  (see  FIGS. 16 ,  17 ) formed on a holder or mask frame  230  which accepts and transports the substrate. The substrate is moved to be positioned over the nozzle plate  504 T and in alignment therewith. The shutter device is then withdrawn, and directed beams of inert gas and vapors of an organic host material and of a color-forming dopant material are forming a doped organic light-emitting layer (such as a layer  14 R, or  14 G, or  14 B) on discrete and selected subpixels of the substrate, as distinguished over the continuous motion or translation of a substrate over and past directed beams to produce a stripe pattern of color pixelation. 
     Turning to  FIG. 12 , a schematic top view of a cylindrical tubular manifold  500 CM is shown. The manifold  500 CM has a cylindrical manifold housing  536 , which includes end caps  538  and  539 . Manifold heating elements  520  extend throughout the manifold and are supported by the end caps. A plurality of nozzles  506  is formed directly in the housing  536  as a line pattern along a center line CL. Alignment marks  535  are provided along the cylindrical surface and positioned along the center line CL. 
       FIG. 13  is a sectional view of the cylindrical manifold, taken along the section lines  13 — 13  of  FIG. 12 , and defining a nozzle length dimension l and a nozzle inside dimension d. The nozzle inside dimension d can be in a range from 10 to 1000 micrometer, and the nozzle length should be at least 5 times larger than the nozzle diameter. Other configurations of tubular manifolds can be used such as, for example, tubular manifolds having an ellipsoidal cross-section or a polygonal cross-section. 
       FIG. 13A  shows a sectional view of a modified cylindrical tubular manifold  500 CM- 1  in which a curved structure or curved nozzle plate  504 C is sealingly disposed over a slit-shaped aperture  537  formed in the cylindrical manifold housing  536 . Nozzles  506  are formed in the curved nozzle plate  504 C along a line such as shown for the line of nozzles in FIG.  12 . Alignment marks  535  are provided on the curved nozzle plate (not shown in FIG.  13 A). 
     Turning to  FIG. 14 , a relationship is indicated schematically between divergence of an organic material vapor stream issuing from a nozzle  506  and, respectively, a vapor pressure P v  within the manifold housing  502  and the vapor pressure P v  plus inert gas pressure levels P G1  and P G2  in the manifold  500 M. The divergence is indicated by dashed arrows and angles α 1 , α 2 , and α 3  subtending the streams issuing from the nozzle  506  formed in the nozzle plate  504 . The reduced pressure P c  in the chamber  140 C, which can include a pressure of an inert gas admitted into the chamber (see FIG.  2 ), can be in a range from 10 −7  to 10 0  Torr. 
     When, in the absence of inert gas flow into the manifold  500 M, vapors of organic host materials and of a dopant are introduced into the manifold from respective vapor sources, a vapor pressure P v  of approximately 0.1 Torr (13 Pa) is formed in the manifold at a sublimation temperature of about 300° C. in the organic material vapor sources. Such organic material vapors at this vapor pressure provide a non-viscous flow through the nozzle  506  and enter the chamber with relatively high divergence as shown by the subtended angle α 1 . When inert gas flow is additionally introduced into the manifold so as to cause a gas pressure P G1 , the divergence of the vapor stream plus the inert gas stream issuing from the nozzle is reduced as depicted by the subtended angle α 2 , indicating that the introduction of the inert gas has caused some level of viscous flow behavior. When inert gas flow into the manifold  500 M is further increased to cause a gas pressure P G2 &gt;P G1  in the manifold, the divergence of the vapor stream and of the inert gas stream issuing from the nozzle  506  is further reduced to provide a substantially directed beam having a subtended angle α 3 , indicating a substantial contribution to viscous flow through the nozzle  506  by the inert gas at the latter gas pressure level in the manifold  500 M. 
     Turning to  FIG. 15 , a sectional view of an embodiment of a vapor source  500 VS is shown which is representative of the vapor sources  500 VS 1 - 500 VS 4  depicted schematically in FIG.  8 . The vapor source  500 VS includes a housing  540  having a flange  541 . A gasket  542  provides a sealing engagement between the flange  541  and a source cover  544  via bolts  543  which are provided around the periphery of the flange and of the source cover. The gasket  542  can be an annular compression gasket made of a metal such as aluminum or copper, as is well known to those skilled in the art of vacuum technology. 
     A vaporization heater  550  extends within the housing  540 , supported by feedthroughs  552  and  554 , which are provided in the source cover  544 . The vaporization heater  550  can be heated to a vaporization temperature which causes a vaporizable organic material  14   a  (shown in dashed outline) received in the vapor source  500 VS to sublime and to provide vapors (not shown) into the lower vapor transport conduit  546   a  (see also FIG.  8 ). This conduit is sealed against the source cover  544  by a seal  545 . 
     A vaporization heater power supply  750  is connected via a lead  752  to the feedthrough  552  and via a lead  754  to the feedthrough  554 . Controlled heating of the vaporization heater  550  is achieved by controlling or regulating electrical current flow through the heater  550  with a regulator  750 R. Current flow is indicated by a current meter  753 . 
     The housing  540  of the vapor source  500 VS can be detached from the source cover  544  by removing the bolts  543 . Detaching the housing permits cleaning of residue of organic material  14   a , and allows for charging a fresh supply of organic material  14   a.    
     This embodiment of a detachable vapor source and other embodiments of detachable vapor sources useful in the practice of the present invention have been disclosed in a commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/131,926, filed on Apr. 25, 2002, and entitled “Thermal Physical Vapor Deposition Apparatus With Detachable Vapor Source(s)”, by Steven A. Van Slyke, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. 
     Turning to  FIG. 16 , a schematic sectional view of the vapor deposition station  140  (LEL) of  FIG. 2  is shown, taken along the section lines  16 — 16  of FIG.  2 . The vapor sources  500 VS and the inert gas preheater  564  have been omitted in this drawing. The common conduit  546   c  extends into the manifold  500 M through a thermally insulative manifold support  530  which is sealed with respect to the housing  140 H by a gasket  532 . A shutter  238  can be moved into a position of covering the nozzles  506 , shown in dashed outline, or into a position in which directed beams  510  (not shown) can provide color pixelation of an OLED display substrate  11  ( 51 ). 
     An OLED display substrate  11  ( 51 ) is positioned in a holder or mask frame  230  and has a spacing D from an upper surface of the nozzle plate  504  and thus from the nozzles  506 . A glide shoe  225  is fixedly attached to an upper surface of the holder  230 , and is depicted here as a dovetail glide shoe. The glide shoe  225  glides matingly in a glide rail  225 R, which is formed in a lead screw follower  214 . 
     The glide shoe and the glide rail permit motion of the holder  230  and of a substrate  11  ( 51 ) retained therein in a y-direction (see  FIG. 17 ) to provide alignment of the substrate with respect to the nozzles, and to index a substrate prior to each one of the color pixelating steps described with reference to FIG.  8 . 
     A lead screw  212  engages the lead screw follower  214  and moves it (and the holder  230 ) in an x-direction of a forward motion “F” from a starting position “I” to an end position “II” (shown in dashed and dotted outline). During this continuous motion, the substrate  11  ( 51 ) passes over and past directed beams (not shown) of organic material vapors and of the inert gas to provide in a stripe pattern a pixelated organic layer. 
     The lead screw  212  is formed on portions of a lead screw shaft  211  which is supported in at least two locations, namely in a shaft seal  211   a  formed in the housing  140 H of the station  140 , and in a lead screw shaft termination bracket  213  which is mounted onto the housing  140 H. 
     A lead screw drive motor  210  provides for forward motion “F” or for reverse or return motion “R” via switch  216  which provides a control signal to the motor from an input terminal  218  via a lead  217 . The switch  216  can have an intermediate or “neutral” position (not shown in  FIG. 16 ; see  FIG. 17 ) in which the holder or mask frame  230  (and the substrate) can remain either in the end position “II” of forward motion, or in the starting position “I” in which a substrate  11  ( 51 ), having received color pixelation during a previous pass over the nozzles, is removed from the holder  230  and a new substrate is received in the holder or mask frame. 
     An alignment detector  234  serves to align the substrate  11  ( 51 ) with respect to the nozzles  506  in the nozzle plate  504  via alignment marks  533  (or via alignment marks  535  if a cylindrical manifold  500 CM is used) which are aligned with alignment windows  233  formed in alignment tabs  232  that can be attached to the holder or mask frame  230 . The alignment detector detects alignment via an optical window  235  provided in the housing  140 H, and along an optical alignment axis  236 . It is sufficient to provide optical alignment at either one of the alignment marks  533 . 
     Turning to  FIG. 17 , a schematic top view of a portion of the LEL vapor deposition station  140  of  FIG. 2  is shown. The manifold  500 M is positioned on the thermally insulative manifold support  530 . Alignment tabs  232  are shown attached to the holder or mask frame  230 , and alignment windows  233  are formed in these tabs in the form of a cross to correspond with the cross-shaped alignment marks  533  provided on the nozzle plate  504  or to the cross-shaped alignment marks  535  on the cylindrical manifold  500 CM of FIG.  12 . 
     A stepper motor  220  has a drive shaft  222  which extends through the stepper motor and enters the chamber  140 C through a shaft seal  223  formed in the housing  140 H. A shaft coupling  224  can be disengaged prior to motion or translation of the holder  230  in the x-direction via the lead screw  212  which engages the lead screw follower  214 . The shaft coupling  224  is disengaged by lifting the coupling lifter  226  which is attached to the portion of the drive shaft extending through the stepper motor  220 . The stepper motor  220  provides precise indexing of the substrate  11  ( 51 ) in a y-direction under control of a computer  221  by providing incremental rotation of the drive shaft  222  to advance or to retreat the holder  230  via the gliding mechanism provided by the glide rail  225 R (see  FIG. 16 ) and the glide shoe  225  when the shaft coupling  224  is in the engaged position, as indicated in FIG.  17 . 
     Turning to  FIG. 18 , a manifold assembly  500 MA is shown schematically positioned in the chamber  140 C. This manifold assembly is particularly useful in concurrently depositing in a three-color pattern organic layers onto an OLED display substrate. The manifold assembly  500 MA includes three mechanically connected manifolds  500 MB (for providing vapors of an organic host material and of a blue light-emitting dopant),  500 MG (for providing vapors of the organic host material and of a green light-emitting dopant), and  500 MR (for providing vapors of the organic host material and of a red light-emitting dopant). Corresponding nozzles  506 B,  506 G, and  506 R, respectively, are offset among the three manifolds of the assembly  500 MA in correspondence to the spacing needed to accurately coat the desired individual subpixels on an OLED display substrate  11  ( 51 ). Only one of the manifolds is provided with one or two alignment marks  533 . It is noted that other alignment methods can also be utilized. 
     Each of the manifolds  500 MB,  500 MG, and  500 MR receives a vapor of an organic host material from, for example, the vapor source  500 VS 4  via a vapor flow control device and via a common conduit  547   c  for vapor transport from the host material vapor source and for transport of inert gas. The combiner  570  combines the organic host material vapor and the preheated inert gas and delivers such combination into the common conduit  547   c.    
     The manifold  500 MB also receives a “blue” dopant vapor provided in this drawing by the vapor source  500 VS 3 . The manifold  500 MG also receives a “green” dopant layer which is provided here by the vapor source  500 VS 1 , and the manifold  500 MR also receives a “red” dopant vapor provided by the vapor source  500 VS 2 . 
     As described above, the substrate  11  ( 51 ) is first oriented or aligned with respect to, for example, the alignment marks  533  associated with manifold  500 MG. The substrate is then moved or translated along the x-direction to the starting position “I”. Directed beams are next provided through the nozzles  506 B,  506 G, and  506 R. The substrate is then moved or translated over and past the directed beams to the end position “II” to receive concurrently a pattern of color pixelation in the form of repeating red, green, and blue stripes of light-emitting layers  14 R,  14 G, and  14 B, respectively, and in correspondence with designated subpixel columns to be formed on the OLED display substrate  11  ( 51 ). It is understood that while a simple row/column pixelation structure is shown, the described invention can be coupled with shuttering, other manifold geometries or other relative motion patterns to produce more complicated multicolor pixel deposition patterns. 
     Preferred materials for constructing the structure or nozzle plate(s)  504 ,  504 C, and  504 T include metals, glass, quartz, graphite and ceramics. The manifold housing  502 ,  536  can also be constructed from one of the above preferred materials. The material for constructing the manifold housing need not be the same materials for constructing a nozzle plate. For example, a manifold housing can be made of a metal, and nozzle plate can be made of glass. 
     It is understood that while PVD only has been discussed in this disclosure, the invention may also be used such that precursor species are fed into the manifold, reacted to form new molecular products, and these new products issued in the described manner from the nozzle array and deposited on suitable substrates. 
     Other Features of an OLED Display 
     Substrate 
     The OLED display is typically provided over a supporting substrate where either cathodes or anodes of the OLED display can be in contact with the substrate. The electrodes in contact with the substrate are conveniently referred to as bottom electrodes. Conventionally, bottom electrodes are the anodes, but this invention is not limited to that configuration. The substrate can either be light-transmissive or opaque, depending on the intended direction of light emission. The light-transmissive property is desirable for viewing the light emission through the substrate. Transparent glass or plastic is commonly employed in such cases. For applications where the light emission is viewed through the top electrode(s), the transmissive characteristic of the bottom support is immaterial, and therefore can be light-transmissive, light-absorbing or light-reflective. Substrates for use in this case include, but are not limited to, glass, plastic, semiconductor materials, silicon, ceramics, and circuit board materials. Of course it is necessary to provide in these device configurations a light-transmissive top electrode or top electrodes. 
     Anodes 
     When light emission is viewed through anodes  12  or anode pads  52 , such electrodes should be transparent or substantially transparent to the emission of interest. Common transparent anode materials used in this invention are indium-tin oxide (ITO) and tin oxide, but other metal oxides can work including, but not limited to, aluminum- or indium-doped zinc oxide (IZO), magnesium-indium oxide, and nickel-tungsten oxide. In addition to these oxides, metal nitrides, such as gallium nitride, and metal selenides, such as zinc selenide, and metal sulfides, such as zinc sulfide, can be used as anodes  12  ( 52 ). For applications where light emission is viewed only through the cathode electrode or electrodes, the transmissive characteristics of anodes are immaterial and any conductive material can be used, transparent, opaque or reflective. Example conductors for this application include, but are not limited to, gold, iridium, molybdenum, palladium, and platinum. Typical anode materials, transmissive or otherwise, have a work function of 4.1 eV or greater. Desired anode materials are commonly deposited by any suitable means such as evaporation, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition, or electrochemical means. Anodes can be patterned using well-known photolithographic processes. 
     Hole-Injecting Layer (HIL) 
     While not always necessary, it is often useful that a hole-injecting layer be provided between anodes and a hole-transporting layer  13  ( 53 ). The hole-injecting material can serve to improve the film formation property of subsequent organic layers and to facilitate injection of holes into the hole-transporting layer. Suitable materials for use in the hole-injecting layer include, but are not limited to, porphyrinic compounds as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,720,432, and plasma-deposited fluorocarbon polymers as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,208,075. Alternative hole-injecting materials reportedly useful in organic EL devices are described in EP 0 891 121 A1 and EP 1 029 909 A1. 
     Hole-Transporting Layer (HTL) 
     The hole-transporting layer  13  ( 53 ) of the organic EL display contains at least one hole-transporting compound such as an aromatic tertiary amine, where the latter is understood to be a compound containing at least one trivalent nitrogen atom that is bonded only to carbon atoms, at least one of which is a member of an aromatic ring. In one form the aromatic tertiary amine can be an arylamine, such as a monoarylamine, diarylamine, triarylamine, or a polymeric arylamine. Exemplary monomeric triarylamines are illustrated by Klupfel et al. U.S. Pat. No. 3,180,730. Other suitable triarylamines substituted with one or more vinyl radicals and/or comprising at least one active hydrogen containing group are disclosed by Brantley et al U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,567,450 and 3,658,520. 
     A more preferred class of aromatic tertiary amines are those which include at least two aromatic tertiary amine moieties as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,720,432 and 5,061,569. Such compounds include those represented by structural formula (A) 
                 
 
wherein Q 1  and Q 2  are independently selected aromatic tertiary amine moieties and G is a linking group such as an arylene, cycloalkylene, or alkylene group of a carbon to carbon bond. In one embodiment, at least one of Q 1  or Q 2  contains a polycyclic fused ring structure, e.g., a naphthalene. When G is an aryl group, it is conveniently a phenylene, biphenylene, or naphthalene moiety.
 
     A useful class of triarylamines satisfying structural formula (A) and containing two triarylamine moieties is represented by structural formula (B) 
                 
 
where:
         R 1  and R 2  each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group or R 1  and R 2  together represent the atoms completing a cycloalkyl group; and   R 3  and R 4  each independently represents an aryl group, which is in turn substituted with a diaryl substituted amino group, as indicated by structural formula (C) 
                 
 
wherein R 5  and R 6  are independently selected aryl groups. In one embodiment, at least one of R 5  or R 6  contains a polycyclic fused ring structure, e.g., a naphthalene.
       

     Another class of aromatic tertiary amines are the tetraaryldiamines. Desirable tetraaryldiamines include two diarylamino groups, such as indicated by formula (C), linked through an arylene group. Useful tetraaryldiamines include those represented by formula (D) 
                 
 
wherein:
         each Are may be an independently selected arylene group, such as a phenylene or anthracene moiety;   n is an integer of from 1 to 4; and   Ar, R 7 , R 8 , and R 9  are independently selected aryl groups. In a typical embodiment, at least one of Ar, R 7 , R 8 , and R 9  is a polycyclic fused ring structure, e.g., a naphthalene.       

     The various alkyl, alkylene, aryl, and arylene moieties of the foregoing structural formulae (A), (B), (C), (D), can each in turn be substituted. Typical substituents include alkyl groups, alkenyl, alkoxy groups, aryl groups, aryloxy groups, and halogen such as fluoride, chloride, and bromide. The various alkyl and alkylene moieties typically contain from about 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The cycloalkyl moieties can contain from 3 to about 10 carbon atoms, but typically contain five, six, or seven ring carbon atoms—e.g., cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and cycloheptyl ring structures. The aryl and arylene moieties are usually phenyl and phenylene moieties. 
     The hole-transporting layer can be formed of a single or a mixture of aromatic tertiary amine compounds. Specifically, one can employ a triarylamine, such as a triarylamine satisfying the formula (B), in combination with a tetraaryldiamine, such as indicated by formula (D). When a triarylamine is employed in combination with a tetraaryldiamine, the latter is positioned as a layer interposed between the triarylamine and the electron injecting and transporting layer. Illustrative of useful aromatic tertiary amines are the following:
         1,1-Bis(4-di-p-tolylaminophenyl)cyclohexane   1,1-Bis(4-di-p-tolylaminophenyl)-4-phenylcyclohexane   4,4′-Bis(diphenylamino)quadriphenyl   Bis(4-dimethylamino-2-methylphenyl)-phenylmethane   N,N,N-Tri(p-tolyl)amine   4-(di-p-tolylamino)-4′-[4(di-p-tolylamino)-styryl]stilbene   N,N,N′,N′-Tetra-p-tolyl-4-4′-diaminobiphenyl   N,N,N′,N′-Tetraphenyl-4,4′-diaminobiphenyl   N,N,N′,N′-tetra-1-naphthyl-4,4′-diaminobiphenyl   N,N,N′,N′-tetra-2-naphthyl-4,4′-diaminobiphenyl   N-Phenylcarbazole   4,4′-Bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-(2-naphthyl)amino]biphenyl   4,4″-Bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]p-terphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(2-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(3-acenaphthenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   1,5-Bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]naphthalene   4,4′-Bis[N-(9-anthryl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4″-Bis[N-(1-anthryl)-N-phenylamino]-p-terphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(2-phenanthryl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(8-fluoranthenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(2-pyrenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(2-naphthacenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(2-perylenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-(1-coronenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl   2,6-Bis(di-p-tolylamino)naphthalene   2,6-Bis[di-(1-naphthyl)amino]naphthalene   2,6-Bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-(2-naphthyl)amino]naphthalene   N,N,N′,N′-Tetra(2-naphthyl)-4,4″-diamino-p-terphenyl   4,4′-Bis{N-phenyl-N-[4-(1-naphthyl)-phenyl]amino}biphenyl   4,4′-Bis[N-phenyl-N-(2-pyrenyl)amino]biphenyl   2,6-Bis[N,N-di(2-naphthyl)amine]fluorene   1,5-Bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]naphthalene       

     Another class of useful hole-transporting materials includes polycyclic aromatic compounds as described in EP 1 009 041. In addition, polymeric hole-transporting materials can be used such as poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK), polythiophenes, polypyrrole, polyaniline, and copolymers such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) also called PEDOT/PSS. 
     Light-Emitting Layer (LEL) 
     As more fully described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,769,292 and 5,935,721, the light-emitting layer (LEL)  14  ( 14 R,  14 G,  14 B) and  54 R,  54 G,  54 B of the organic EL display includes a luminescent or fluorescent material where electroluminescence is produced as a result of electron-hole pair recombination in this region. The light-emitting layer can be comprised of a single material, but more commonly consists of at least one host material doped with a guest compound or compounds (a dopant or dopants) where light emission comes primarily from the dopant and can be of any color. The host materials in the light-emitting layer can be an electron-transporting material, as defined below, a hole-transporting material, as defined above, or another material or combination of materials that support hole-electron recombination. The dopant is usually chosen from highly fluorescent dyes, but phosphorescent compounds, e.g., transition metal complexes as described in WO 98/55561, WO 00/18851, WO 00/57676, and WO 00/70655 are also useful. Dopants are typically coated at 0.01 to 10% by weight into the host material. Polymeric materials such as polyfluorenes and polyvinylarylenes (e.g., poly(p-phenylenevinylene), PPV) can also be used as the host material. In this case, small molecule dopants can be molecularly dispersed into the polymeric host, or the dopant could be added by copolymerizing a minor constituent into the host polymer. 
     An important relationship for choosing a dye as a dopant is a comparison of the bandgap potential which is defined as the energy difference between the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of the molecule. For efficient energy transfer from the host to the dopant molecule, a necessary condition is that the band gap of the dopant is smaller than that of the host material. 
     Host and emitting dopant molecules known to be of use include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,768,292; 5,141,671; 5,150,006; 5,151,629; 5,405,709; 5,484,922; 5,593,788; 5,645,948; 5,683,823; 5,755,999; 5,928,802; 5,935,720; 5,935,721; and 6,020,078. 
     Metal complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline and similar derivatives (Formula E) constitute one class of useful host compounds capable of supporting electroluminescence, and are particularly suitable for light emission of wavelengths longer than 500 nm, e.g., green, yellow, orange, and red 
                 
 
wherein:
         M represents a metal;   n is an integer of from 1 to 4; and   Z independently in each occurrence represents the atoms completing a nucleus having at least two fused aromatic rings.       

     From the foregoing it is apparent that the metal can be monovalent, divalent, trivalent, or tetravalent metal. The metal can, for example, be an alkali metal, such as lithium, sodium, or potassium; an alkaline earth metal, such as magnesium or calcium; an earth metal, such aluminum or gallium, or a transition metal such as zinc or zirconium. Generally any monovalent, divalent, trivalent, or tetravalent metal known to be a useful chelating metal can be employed. 
     Z completes a heterocyclic nucleus containing at least two fused aromatic rings, at least one of which is an azole or azine ring. Additional rings, including both aliphatic and aromatic rings, can be fused with the two required rings, if required. To avoid adding molecular bulk without improving on function the number of ring atoms is usually maintained at 18 or less. 
     Illustrative of useful chelated oxinoid compounds are the following:
         CO-1: Aluminum trisoxine [alias, tris(8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III)]   CO-2: Magnesium bisoxine [alias, bis(8-quinolinolato)magnesium(II)]   CO-3: Bis[benzo{f}-8-quinolinolato]zinc (II)   CO-4: Bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III)-□-oxo-bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III)   CO-5: Indium trisoxine [alias, tris(8-quinolinolato)indium]   CO-6: Aluminum tris(5-methyloxine) [alias, tris(5-methyl-8-quinolinolato) aluminum(III)]   CO-7: Lithium oxine [alias, (8-quinolinolato)lithium(I)]   CO-8: Gallium oxine [alias, tris(8-quinolinolato)gallium(III)]   CO-9: Zirconium oxine [alias, tetra(8-quinolinolato)zirconium(IV)]       

     Derivatives of 9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)anthracene (Formula F) constitute one class of useful hosts capable of supporting electroluminescence, and are particularly suitable for light emission of wavelengths longer than 400 nm, e.g., blue, green, yellow, orange or red. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
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                 wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6  represent one or more substituents on each ring where each substituent may be individually selected from the following groups:  
               
               
                 Group 1: hydrogen, alkenyl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl of from 1 to 24 carbon atoms;  
               
               
                 Group 2: aryl or substituted aryl of from 5 to 20 carbon atoms;  
               
               
                 Group 3: carbon atoms from 4 to 24 necessary to complete a fused aromatic ring such as anthracenyl; pyrenyl, or perylenyl;  
               
               
                 Group 4: heteroaryl or substituted heteroaryl of from 5 to 24 carbon atoms as necessary to complete a fused heteroaromatic ring of furyl, thienyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl or other heterocyclic systems;  
               
               
                 Group 5: alkoxylamino, alkylamino, or arylamino of from 1 to 24 carbon atoms; and  
               
               
                 Group 6: fluorine, chlorine, bromine or cyano.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Illustrative examples include 9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)anthracene and 2-t-butyl-9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)anthracene. Other anthracene derivatives can be useful as a host in the LEL, including derivatives of 9,10-bis[4-(2,2-diphenylethenyl)phenyl]anthracene. 
     Benzazole derivatives (Formula G) constitute another class of useful hosts capable of supporting electroluminescence, and are particularly suitable for light emission of wavelengths longer than 400 nm, e.g., blue, green, yellow, orange or red. 
                 
 
where:
         n is an integer of 3 to 8;   Z is O, NR or S;   R and R′ are individually hydrogen; alkyl of from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, for example, propyl, t-butyl, heptyl, and the like; aryl or hetero-atom substituted aryl of from 5 to 20 carbon atoms for example phenyl and naphthyl, furyl, thienyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl and other heterocyclic systems; or halo such as chloro, fluoro; or atoms necessary to complete a fused aromatic ring; and there may be up to 4 R′ groups per benzazole unit; and   L is a linkage unit consisting of alkyl, aryl, substituted alkyl, or substituted aryl, which conjugately or unconjugately connects the multiple benzazoles together.       

     An example of a useful benzazole is 2,2′,2″-(1,3,5-phenylene)tris[1-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole]. 
     Distyrylarylene derivatives as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,121,029 are also useful host material for the LEL. 
     Desirable fluorescent dopants include derivatives of anthracene, tetracene, xanthene, perylene, rubrene, coumarin, rhodamine, quinacridone, dicyanomethylenepyran compounds, thiopyran compounds, polymethine compounds, pyrilium and thiapyrilium compounds, fluorene derivatives, periflanthene derivatives, and compounds. Illustrative examples of useful dopants include, but are limited to, the following: 
                                                          L1                                 L2                                 L3                                 L4                                 L5                                 L6                                 L7                                 L8                                                                           X   R1   R2                       L9   O   H   H           L10   O   H   Methyl           L11   O   Methyl   H           L12   O   Methyl   Methyl           L13   O   H   t-butyl           L14   O   t-butyl   H           L15   O   t-butyl   t-butyl           L16   S   H   H           L17   S   H   Methyl           L18   S   Methyl   H           L19   S   Methyl   Methyl           L20   S   H   t-butyl           L21   S   t-butyl   H           L22   S   t-butyl   t-butyl                                                                                         X   R1   R2                       L23   O   H   H           L24   O   H   Methyl           L25   O   Methyl   H           L26   O   Methyl   Methyl           L27   O   H   t-butyl           L28   O   t-butyl   H           L29   O   t-butyl   t-butyl           L30   S   H   H           L31   S   H   Methyl           L32   S   Methyl   H           L33   S   Methyl   Methyl           L34   S   H   t-butyl           L35   S   t-butyl   H           L36   S   t-butyl   t-butyl                                                                                 R                       L37   phenyl           L38   methyl           L39   t-butyl           L40   mesityl                                                                                 R                       L41   phenyl           L42   methyl           L43   t-butyl           L44   mesityl                                                       L45                                 L46                                 L47                                 L48                    
Electron-Transporting Layer (ETL)
 
     Preferred thin film-forming material for in forming the electron-transporting layer  15  ( 55 ) of the organic EL display are metal chelated oxinoid compounds, including chelates of oxine itself (also commonly referred to as 8-quinolinol or 8-hydroxyquinoline). Such compounds help to inject and transport electrons and exhibit both high levels of performance and are readily fabricated in the form of thin films. Exemplary of contemplated oxinoid compounds are those satisfying structural formula (E), previously described. 
     Other electron-transporting materials include various butadiene derivatives as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,356,429 and various heterocyclic optical brighteners as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,539,507. Benzazoles satisfying structural formula (G) are also useful electron-transporting materials. 
     Cathode(s) 
     When light emission is viewed solely through the anode(s), the common cathode  56  or the cathodes  16  can be comprised of nearly any conductive material. Desirable materials have good film-forming properties to ensure good contact with the underlying organic layer, promote electron injection at low voltage, and have good stability. Useful cathode materials often contain a low work function metal (&lt;4.0 eV) or metal alloy. One preferred cathode material is comprised of a Mg:Ag alloy wherein the percentage of silver is in the range of 1 to 20%, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,885,221. Another suitable class of cathode materials includes bilayers comprising a thin electron-injection layer (EIL) in contact with the organic layer (e.g., ETL) which is capped with a thicker layer of a conductive metal. Here, the EIL preferably includes a low work function metal or metal salt, and if so, the thicker capping layer does not need to have a low work function. One such cathode is comprised of a thin layer of LiF followed by a thicker layer of Al as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,572. Other useful cathode material sets include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,059,861; 5,059,862, and 6,140,763. 
     When light emission is viewed through the cathode, the cathode must be transparent or nearly transparent. For such applications, metals must be thin or one must use transparent conductive oxides, or a combination of these materials. Optically transparent cathodes have been described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,776,623. Cathode materials can be deposited by evaporation, sputtering, or chemical vapor deposition. When needed, patterning can be achieved through many well known methods including, but not limited to, through-mask deposition, integral shadow masking as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,276,380 and EP 0 732 868, laser ablation, and selective chemical vapor deposition. 
     Encapsulation 
     Most OLED devices and displays are sensitive to moisture or oxygen, or both, so they are commonly sealed in an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen or argon, along with a desiccant such as alumina, bauxite, calcium sulfate, clays, silica gel, zeolites, alkaline metal oxides, alkaline earth metal oxides, sulfates, or metal halides and perchlorates. Methods for encapsulation and desiccation include, but are not limited to, those described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,226,890. In addition, barrier layers such as SiOx, Teflon, and alternating inorganic/polymeric layers are known in the art for encapsulation. 
     The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, rather than using organic materials, inorganic materials can also be used in accordance with the present invention. 
     Parts List 
       10  single-color or monochrome passive matrix OLED device or display 
       10 - 3 C three-color or full-color passive matrix OLED display 
       11  OLED display substrate 
       12  light-transmissive first electrodes or anodes 
       13  organic hole-injecting and hole-transporting layer (HTL) 
       14  organic light-emitting layer (LEL) 
       14   a  vaporizable organic material(s) 
       14 R organic red-light-emitting layer 
       14 G organic green-light-emitting layer 
       14 B organic blue-light-emitting layer 
       15  organic electron-transporting layer (ETL) 
       16  second electrodes or cathodes 
       18  encapsulation or cover 
       50 - 3 C three-color or full-color active matrix OLED display 
       51  OLED display substrate 
       52  light-transmissive first electrode pads or anode pads 
       53  organic hole-injecting and hole-transporting layer 
       54 R organic red-light-emitting layer 
       54 G organic green-light-emitting layer 
       54 B organic blue-light-emitting layer 
       55  organic electron-transporting layer 
       56  common second electrode or cathode 
       61 - 1  transistors, capacitor, and electrical wiring (in subpixel  1 ; 1 ) 
       62 - 2  transistors, capacitor, and electrical wiring (in subpixel  1 ; 2 ) 
       61 - 3  transistors, capacitor, and electrical wiring (in subpixel  1 ; 3 ) 
     Parts List (Con&#39;t) 
       64  conductive wiring 
       66  light-transmissive organic insulator layer 
       68  organic insulator layer 
       87  X-direction driving circuit 
       88  Y-direction driving circuit 
       100  OLED apparatus 
       102  buffer hub 
       103  unload station 
       104  transfer hub 
       105  connector port 
       106  vacuum pump 
       107  pumping port 
       108  pressure gauge 
       110  load station 
       110 C chamber 
       110 H housing 
       111  carrier (for substrates or structures) 
       130  vapor deposition station (organic HTL) 
       140  vapor deposition station (organic LEL) 
       140 C chamber 
       140 H housing 
       141  station valve 
       142  station vacuum pump 
       144  station pumping port 
       145  throttle valve 
       146  station pressure sensor 
     Parts List (con&#39;t) 
       147  inert gas supply 
       148  conduit 
       149  gas flow controller 
       150  vapor deposition station (organic ETL) 
       160  vapor deposition station (second electrodes) 
       170  storage station 
       180  encapsulation station 
       210  lead screw drive motor 
       211  lead screw shaft 
       211   a  shaft seal 
       212  lead screw 
       213  lead screw shaft termination bracket 
       214  lead screw follower 
       216  switch 
       217  lead 
       218  input terminal 
       220  stepper motor for indexing in y-direction 
       221  computer for indexing in y-direction 
       222  drive shaft 
       223  shaft seal 
       224  shaft coupling 
       225  glide shoe 
       225 R glide rail 
       226  coupling lifter 
       230  holder or mask frame 
       232  alignment tab(s) 
       233  alignment window(s) 
     Parts List (con&#39;t) 
       234  alignment detector 
       235  optical window 
       236  optical alignment axis 
       238  shutter 
       500  vapor deposition apparatus 
       500 M manifold 
       500 MA manifold assembly 
       500 MB manifold for providing blue light-emitting organic material vapor 
       500 MG manifold for providing green light-emitting organic material vapor 
       500 MR manifold for providing red light-emitting organic material vapor 
       500 IGS inert gas supply 
       500 VS organic material vapor source 
       500 VS 1  organic material vapor source 
       500 VS 2  organic material vapor source 
       500 VS 3  organic material vapor source 
       500 VS 4  organic material vapor source 
       500 CM cylindrical tubular manifold 
       500 CM- 1  modified cylindrical tubular manifold 
       502  manifold housing 
       504  structure or nozzle plate 
       504 C curved structure or curved nozzle plate 
       504 T structure or nozzle plate for two-dimensional nozzle array 
       506  nozzles 
       506 B nozzles in manifold  500 MB 
       506 G nozzles in manifold  500 MG 
       506 R nozzles in manifold  500 MR 
     Parts List (con&#39;t) 
       510  directed beam(s) of organic material vapor(s) and inert gas 
       520  manifold heating element(s) 
       530  thermally insulative manifold support 
       532  gasket 
       533  alignment mark(s) on nozzle plate ( 504 ) 
       535  alignment mark(s) on cylindrical tubular manifold ( 500 CM) 
       536  cylindrical manifold housing 
       537  slit-shaped aperture in cylindrical manifold housing ( 536 ) 
       538  end cap 
       539  end cap 
       540  housing of vapor source ( 500 VS) 
       541  flange 
       542  gasket 
       543  bolt(s) 
       544  source cover 
       545  seal 
       546   a  lower vapor transport conduit 
       546   b  upper vapor transport conduit 
       546   c  common conduit for vapor transport and gas transport 
       547   c  common conduit for vapor transport from one vapor source and for gas transport 
       550  vaporization heater 
       552  feedthrough 
       554  feedthrough 
       560   g  gas flow control device 
       560   v  vapor flow control device 
       562  gas shut-off valve cl Parts Lists (con&#39;t) 
       564  inert gas preheater 
       566   a  lower gas transport conduit 
       566   b  upper gas transport conduit 
       570  combiner 
       600  heatable enclosure 
       750  vaporization heater power supply 
       750 R regulator 
       752  lead 
       753  current meter 
       754  lead 
     ∝ angle subtending vapor stream issuing from nozzles ( 506 ) 
     CL center line of line of nozzles 
     D spacing between substrate ( 11 ; 51 ) and nozzles ( 506 ) 
     d inside dimension or diameter of nozzles ( 506 ) 
     l length dimension of nozzles ( 506 ) 
     EL organic electroluminescent or electroluminescence medium 
     “F” forward motion of substrate 
     “R” reverse or return motion of substrate 
     “I” starting position of substrate 
     “II” end position of forward motion and beginning position of reverse motion of substrate 
     pix pixel 
     P c  reduced pressure in chamber ( 140 C) 
     P G  inert gas pressure in manifold ( 500 M) 
     Parts List (con&#39;t) 
     P V  vapor pressure of organic material(s) in manifold ( 500 M) P v +P g  combined pressure in manifold ( 500 M) of inert gas and organic material vapor(s) 
     s nozzle pitch or spacing between nozzles in a nozzle plate ( 504 ) 
     T e  temperature within heatable enclosure ( 600 ) 
     x motion in x-direction of substrate ( 11 ; 51 ) 
     y indexed motion in y-direction of substrate ( 11 ; 51 ) 
     m columns of nozzles ( 506 ) of two-dimensional array of nozzles ( 504 T) 
     n rows of nozzles ( 506 ) of two-dimensional array of nozzles ( 504 T) 
     Xn X-direction signal lines where n is an integer 
     Ym Y-direction signal lines where m is an integer 
     Vddn power supply lines 
     TSnm thin-film transistors for switching 
     TCnm thin-film transistors for power control 
     ELnm organic electroluminescent medium in each pixel or sub-pixel 
     Cnm thin-film capacitors