Color filter substrate, display panel and display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11635658-B2
Application number	US-202017419161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2020
Priority date	Aug 22, 2019
Publication date	Apr 25, 2023
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023

Abstract

The color filter substrate includes a photoluminescent layer and an optical path adjustment layer. The photoluminescent layer includes a plurality of photoluminescent portions. Each photoluminescent portion is configured to receive backlight and emit excitation light. The optical path adjustment layer is located on a light incident side of the photoluminescent layer, and the optical path adjustment layer is configured to increase an incident angle of at least portion of the backlight that enters the photoluminescent layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A color filter substrate, comprising a photoluminescent layer and an optical path adjustment layer;
the photoluminescent layer including a plurality of photoluminescent portions, and each photoluminescent portion being configured to receive backlight and emit excitation light; and
the optical path adjustment layer being located on a light incident side of the photoluminescent layer, and the optical path adjustment layer being configured to increase an incident angle of at least portion of the backlight that enters the photoluminescent layer; wherein
the photoluminescent layer has a plurality of backlight through holes arranged in an array, and the plurality of backlight through holes are arranged in parallel with the plurality of photoluminescent portions;
the optical path adjustment layer includes a grating layer and a light-transmitting planarization layer, and the grating layer includes a plurality of gratings arranged in an array;
the photoluminescent layer further includes a refractive index matching portion filled in each backlight through hole, and a light incident surface of the refractive index matching portion is attached to a light exit surface of at least one of the plurality of gratings; and
a refractive index of the refractive index matching portion is less than a refractive index of the grating layer, and is greater than a refractive index of the light-transmitting planarization layer.

2. The color filter substrate according to claim 1 , wherein
light exit surfaces of the plurality of gratings are attached to a light incident surface of the photoluminescent layer; and
the plurality of gratings are configured such that the at least portion of the backlight is diffracted, so as to increase the incident angle of the portion of the backlight that enters the photoluminescent layer.

3. The color filter substrate according to claim 2 , wherein a light incident surface of each photoluminescent portion is attached to a light exit surface of at least one of the plurality of gratings;
a dimension of the grating in a first direction is less than an average wavelength of the backlight, and is less than a dimension of the photoluminescent portion in the first direction; and
the first direction is a direction parallel to the light incident surface of the photoluminescent layer and perpendicular to a length extension direction of the grating.

4. The color filter substrate according to claim 2 , wherein a material of the plurality of gratings includes at least one of titanium dioxide, silicon nitride, indium tin oxide, and silicon.

5. The color filter substrate according to claim 2 , wherein a period of the plurality of gratings ranges from 200 nm to 300 nm, and a duty cycle thereof ranges from 0.1 to 0.9.

6. The color filter substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of gratings are sub-wavelength gratings.

7. The color filter substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of gratings are divided into a plurality of groups of gratings, and each group of gratings includes at least two of the plurality of gratings, and each group of gratings corresponds to at least one photoluminescent portion.

8. The color filter substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the light-transmitting planarization layer is disposed on the light incident side of the photoluminescent layer;
at least portion of the light-transmitting planarization layer fills gaps between the plurality of gratings; and
relative to the light incident surface of the photoluminescent layer, a light incident surface of the light-transmitting planarization layer is higher than light incident surfaces of the plurality of gratings, or a light incident surface of the light-transmitting planarization layer is flush with light incident surfaces of the plurality of gratings.

9. The color filter substrate according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first base, the photoluminescent layer and the optical path adjustment layer being sequentially disposed on the first base;
a black matrix layer disposed between the first base and the optical path adjustment layer, orthogonal projections, on the first base, of gaps each between two adjacent photoluminescent portions in the photoluminescent layer, and orthogonal projections, on the first base, of gaps each between a photoluminescent portion and an adjacent backlight through hole in the photoluminescent layer being within an orthogonal projection, on the first base, of the black matrix layer; and
a filter layer disposed between the first base and the photoluminescent layer, the filter layer including a plurality of filter portions, and each filter portion corresponding to one photoluminescent portion or one backlight through hole.

10. The color filter substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the photoluminescent portion includes a quantum dot material.

11. The color filter substrate according to claim 10 , wherein the quantum dot material includes cadmium selenide, indium phosphide, copper indium sulfide, or perovskite.

12. The color filter substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of photoluminescent portions includes first photoluminescent portions and second photoluminescent portions;
the first photoluminescent portions are capable of emitting excitation light of a first color after receiving the backlight, the second photoluminescent portions are capable of emitting excitation light of a second color after receiving the backlight, and the backlight is light of a third color; and
the first color, the second color, and the third color are three primary colors.

13. A display panel, comprising the color filter substrate according to claim 1 .

14. The display panel according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a backlight module disposed on a light incident side of the color filter substrate; and
a controllable polarization module disposed between the backlight module and the color filter substrate;
wherein the controllable polarization module includes a first polarizer, an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second polarizer that are sequentially disposed in a direction from the backlight module to the color filter substrate and perpendicular to the color filter substrate.

15. The display panel according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a light-emitting substrate disposed on a light incident side of the color filter substrate; and
a circular polarizer disposed on a side of the color filter substrate away from the light-emitting substrate;
wherein the light-emitting substrate includes an array substrate and a light-emitting layer disposed on a side of the array substrate proximate to the color filter substrate.

16. A display apparatus, comprising the display panel according to claim 13 .

Assignees

• Beijing Boe Display Tech Co
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Song
• Shi Ge
• Niu Haijun
• Liu Yujie
• Zhu Ming
• Zhang Shiyu
• Fang Zheng
• Sun Yanliu
• Han Jiahui
• Wang Yuyao

Classifications

• H10K59/8792

  comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. black layers · CPC title

• H10K59/879

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title

• G02F1/133617 Primary

  Illumination with ultraviolet light; Luminescent elements or materials associated to the cell · CPC title

• G02B5/1809 Primary

  with pitch less than or comparable to the wavelength · CPC title

• G02F1/133504 Primary

  Diffusing, scattering, diffracting elements (associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133606) · CPC title