Buffer layers for organic electroluminescent devices and methods of manufacture and use

A method of making an electroluminescent device comprising:

• forming an electrode on a receptor substrate,
• forming a first transfer layer on a donor substrate, the first transfer layer comprising a buffer layer, wherein the buffer layer comprises a triarylamine hole transport material and an electron acceptor material;
• selectively thermally transferring a portion of the first transfer layer onto the receptor substrate, and in electrical communication with the electrode;
• forming a second transfer layer on a donor substrate, the second transfer layer comprising an emission layer;
• and
• selectively thermally transferring a portion of the second transfer layer from the donor to the first transfer layer on the receptor substrate,
• wherein the electrode, first transfer layer, and second transfer layer are in electrical communication, and the emission layer comprises a light emitting material.