Mirror substrates, methods of manufacturing the same and display devices including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10132968-B2
Application number	US-201715397606-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2017
Priority date	Jan 19, 2016
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A mirror substrate includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of first mirror patterns arranged on the transparent substrate and spaced apart from each other, each of the first mirror patterns including a phase compensation layer and a first mirror layer sequentially stacked on the transparent substrate, and a second mirror layer disposed on the transparent substrate and between neighboring ones of the first mirror patterns, the second mirror layer having a second thickness less than a first thickness of the first mirror layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mirror substrate, comprising:
a transparent substrate;
a plurality of first mirror patterns arranged on the transparent substrate and spaced apart from each other, each of the first mirror patterns including a phase compensation layer and a first mirror layer sequentially stacked on the transparent substrate; and
a second mirror layer disposed on the transparent substrate and between neighboring ones of the first mirror patterns, the second mirror layer having a second thickness less than a first thickness of the first mirror layer.

2. The mirror substrate of claim 1 , wherein the phase compensation layer includes a transparent metal oxide.

3. The mirror substrate of claim 2 , wherein the phase compensation layer includes at least one of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide or indium oxide.

4. The mirror substrate of claim 2 , further comprising a color control layer interposed between the second mirror layer and the transparent substrate.

5. The mirror substrate of claim 4 , wherein the color control layer includes silicon oxide.

6. The mirror substrate of claim 4 , wherein the first mirror layer includes aluminum (Al), and the second mirror layer includes silver (Ag).

7. The mirror substrate of claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the phase compensation layer is greater than a thickness of the color control layer, and
the first mirror layer is farther from a surface of the transparent substrate than the second mirror layer.

8. The mirror substrate of claim 4 , wherein the first mirror layer and the second mirror layer commonly include Ag.

9. The mirror substrate of claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the phase compensation layer is less than a thickness of the color control layer, and
the second mirror layer is farther from a surface of the transparent substrate than the first mirror layer.

10. The mirror substrate of claim 4 , wherein the color control layer extends continuously along surfaces of the first mirror patterns and the transparent substrate.

11. The mirror substrate of claim 1 , wherein the second mirror layer extends continuously along surfaces of the first mirror patterns and the transparent substrate, and a second mirror pattern includes a portion of the second mirror layer formed between the neighboring ones of the first mirror patterns.

12. The mirror substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a barrier layer including a transparent conductive material, the barrier layer being disposed on the second mirror layer.

13. A method of manufacturing a mirror substrate, comprising:
determining a first thickness and a first material of a first mirror layer and a second thickness and a second material of a second mirror layer;
measuring a phase difference of reflected lights from the first mirror layer and the second mirror layer;
determining a thickness of a phase compensation layer based on the measured phase difference;
forming first mirror patterns on a transparent substrate, each first mirror pattern including the phase compensation layer having the determined thickness and the first mirror layer made of the first material having the first thickness; and
forming the second mirror layer made of the second material having the second thickness on the transparent substrate and between neighboring ones of the first mirror patterns.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first thickness of the first mirror layer is greater than the second thickness of the second mirror layer.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising determining a thickness of a color control layer between the second mirror layer and the transparent substrate, and
wherein the thickness of the phase compensation layer is determined in consideration of a change of the phase difference due to the color control layer.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, before forming the second mirror layer, forming the color control layer on the transparent substrate and between the neighboring ones of the first mirror patterns,
wherein a second mirror pattern includes the color control layer and the second mirror layer.

17. A display device, comprising:
a display substrate;
a display unit on the display substrate; and
a mirror substrate facing the display substrate with respect to the display unit, the mirror substrate including:
a transparent substrate;
a plurality of first mirror patterns arranged on the transparent substrate and spaced apart from each other, each of the first mirror patterns including a phase compensation layer and a first mirror layer sequentially stacked on the transparent substrate; and
a second mirror layer disposed on the transparent substrate and between neighboring ones of the first mirror patterns, the second mirror layer having a second thickness less than a first thickness of the first mirror layer.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the display unit includes an emitting region including a pixel electrode and an emitting layer, and a non-emitting region,
wherein the non-emitting region overlaps the first mirror patterns, and the emitting region overlaps the second mirror layer.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the mirror substrate further includes a color control layer interposed between the transparent substrate and the second mirror layer.

20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the first mirror layer includes aluminum (Al) or silver (Ag), the second mirror layer includes Ag, the color control layer includes silicon oxide, and the phase compensation layer includes a transparent metal oxide.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yim Sang-Hoon
• Kim Dong-Chan
• Kim Won-Jong
• Kim Eung-Do
• Seo Dong-Kyu
• Lee Ji-Hye
• Im Da-Hea
• Cho Yoon-Hyeung
• Han Won-Suk

Classifications

• H10P14/40

  of conductive or resistive materials · CPC title

• B32B2250/44

  Number of layers variable across the laminate · CPC title

• B32B9/04

  comprising such {particular} substance as the main or only constituent of a layer, {which is} next to another layer of {the same or of} a {different material (next to a glass layer B32B17/06; layered products with at least two ceramic layers composed mainly of ceramic B32B18/00)} · CPC title

• B32B2307/418

  Refractive · CPC title

• B32B2255/10

  on synthetic resin layer or on natural or synthetic rubber layer · CPC title