Display panel and method for manufacturing the same, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12453239-B2
Application number	US-202117763700-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2021
Priority date	Mar 25, 2021
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

A display panel includes a substrate, a light-emitting structure layer, a specular reflection layer and an interference adjustment layer. The light-emitting structure layer is located on a side of the substrate. The light-emitting structure layer has a plurality of light-emitting regions and a non-light-emitting region for spacing the plurality of light-emitting regions apart from each other. The specular reflection layer is located on a side of the light-emitting structure layer away from the substrate. The specular reflection layer covers at least the non-light-emitting region. The interference adjustment layer is located on a side of the specular reflection layer away from the light-emitting structure layer. The interference adjustment layer is configured such that lights of some colors interfere destructively to form a mirror display of a set color.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a light-emitting structure layer located on a side of the substrate; the light-emitting structure layer having a plurality of light-emitting regions and a non-light-emitting region for spacing the plurality of light-emitting regions apart from each other;
a specular reflection layer located on a side of the light-emitting structure layer away from the substrate; the specular reflection layer covering at least the non-light-emitting region; and
an interference adjustment layer located on a side of the specular reflection layer away from the light-emitting structure layer; the interference adjustment layer being configured such that lights of some colors interfere destructively to form a mirror display of a set color.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the interference adjustment layer includes:
at least two first refractive index layers that are stacked; and
a second refractive index layer located between every two adjacent first refractive index layers; a refractive index of the second refractive index layer being greater than a refractive index of the first refractive index layers.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein a material of the first refractive index layers includes silicon dioxide or magnesium fluoride; and/or
a material of the second refractive index layer includes metal.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the first refractive index layers is in any one of a range of a difference between 135 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 135 nm and 5 nm, a range of a difference between 155 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 155 nm and 5 nm, a range of a difference between 170 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 170 nm and 5 nm, a range of a difference between 195 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 195 nm and 5 nm, a range of a difference between 210 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 210 nm and 5 nm, a range of a difference between 225 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 225 nm and 5 nm or a range of a difference between 240 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 240 nm and 5 nm; and
a thickness of the second refractive index layer is in a range of a difference between 4 nm and 1 nm to a sum of 4 nm and 1 nm.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the interference adjustment layer is of a single-layer structure; wherein
a material of the interference adjustment layer includes at least one of tantalum metal and molybdenum oxide; or a material of the interference adjustment layer includes at least one of molybdenum dioxide, ferric oxide and indium oxide; or a material of the interference adjustment layer includes at least one of niobium carbide and zinc oxide.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the interference adjustment layer is configured such that for a light with a wavelength of 550 nm, a refractive index of the interference adjustment layer is in a range of 2.3 to 2.6, inclusive, and an extinction coefficient of the interference adjustment layer is in a range of 0.57 to 0.77, inclusive.

7. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the interference adjustment layer is in any one of a range of a difference between 35 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 35 nm and 5 nm, a range of a difference between 45 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 45 nm and 5 nm or a range of a difference between 55 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 55 nm and 5 nm.

8. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the interference adjustment layer is in a range of a difference between 15 nm and 1 nm to a sum of 15 nm and 1 nm; and the display panel further comprises:
a light transmission adjustment layer located between the specular reflection layer and the interference adjustment layer, a thickness of the light transmission adjustment layer being in any one of a range of a difference between 25 nm and 2 nm to a sum of 25 nm and 2 nm, a range of a difference between 33 nm and 2 nm to a sum of 33 nm and 2 nm, or a range of a difference between 50 nm and 2 nm to a sum of 50 nm and 2 nm.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the interference adjustment layer includes a plurality of first openings for exposing the plurality of light-emitting regions.

10. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the specular reflection layer is in a range of a difference between 330 nm and 5 nm to a sum of 330 nm and 5 nm.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the specular reflection layer is a transflective layer, and the specular reflection layer further covers the plurality of light-emitting regions; or the specular reflection layer is a metal reflection layer, and the metal reflection layer includes a plurality of second openings for exposing the plurality of light-emitting regions.

12. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an encapsulation layer located between the light-emitting structure layer and the specular reflection layer; the encapsulation layer being configured to encapsulate the light-emitting structure layer on the substrate;
a protective cover plate located on a side of the interference adjustment layer away from the specular reflection layer, the protective cover plate being configured to protect the interference adjustment layer, the specular reflection layer and the light-emitting structure layer; and
an optical adhesive layer located between the interference adjustment layer and the protective cover plate; the optical adhesive layer being configured to adhere the protective cover plate to a surface of the interference adjustment layer away from the specular reflection layer.

13. A display device, comprising:
the display panel according to claim 1 .

14. A method for manufacturing a display panel, comprising:
providing a substrate;
forming a light-emitting structure layer on a side of the substrate, the light-emitting structure layer having a plurality of light-emitting regions and a non-light-emitting region for spacing the plurality of light-emitting regions apart from each other;
forming a specular reflection layer on a side of the light-emitting structure layer away from the substrate, the specular reflection layer covering at least the non-light-emitting region; and
forming an interference adjustment layer on a side of the specular reflection layer away from the light-emitting structure layer, the interference adjustment layer being configured such that lights of some colors interfere destructively to form a mirror display of a set color.

15. The method for manufacturing the display panel according to claim 14 , wherein forming the interference adjustment layer on the side of the specular reflection layer away from the light-emitting structure layer, includes:
forming first refractive index layers and at least one second refractive index layer sequentially and alternately on the side of the specular reflection layer away from the light-emitting structure layer, a number of the first refractive index layers being one more than a number of the at least one second refractive index layer, and a refractive index of the first refractive index layers being less than a refractive index of the at least one second refractive index layer.

16. The method for manufacturing the display panel according to claim 15 , wherein forming the interference adjustment layer on the side of the specular reflection layer away from the light-emitting structure layer, further includes:
etching the first refractive index layers and the at least one second refractive index layer to form a plurality of first openings for exposing the plurality of light-emitting regions.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Technology Dev Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Chunyang
• Tian Xueyan
• Liu Ming
• Wang Jing

Classifications

• H10K50/858

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

• H10K59/878

  comprising reflective means · CPC title

• H10K59/875

  Arrangements for extracting light from the devices · CPC title

• H10K50/85

  Arrangements for extracting light from the devices · CPC title

• H10K59/871

  Self-supporting sealing arrangements · CPC title