| abstract |
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for fixing a functional material with good accuracy in a prescribed position on a fixing surface. In order to attain this object, the present invention provides a method for fixing a functional material, comprising a droplet ejection step of ejecting a droplet of a functional material dispersed in a solvent onto a fixing surface, and a drying step of locally heating the droplet ejected on the fixing surface and gasifying part of the droplet by irradiating the droplet with a laser beam. According to this method, the droplet can be dried rapidly, heating of the entire substrate is suppressed, and loss of alignment or breakage of wiring or the like caused by the expansion of substrate can be avoided. |