Display device and method of manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025057018-A1
Application number	US-202418636622-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 16, 2024
Priority date	Aug 7, 2023
Publication date	Feb 13, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate including first to third light emitting areas, which emit light of different colors, respectively, a light emitting element layer on the substrate and overlapping the first to third light emitting areas, a first light control pattern on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the first light emitting area, where the first light control pattern includes a first base resin and first quantum dots dispersed therein, a second light control pattern on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the second light emitting area, a third light control pattern on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the third light emitting area, and a bank layer between the first and third light control patterns and including a part inclined at an angle toward the third light control pattern. The bank layer surrounds the first, second, and third light control patterns in a plan view.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a substrate including a first light emitting area, a second light emitting area, and a third light emitting area, wherein the first to third light emitting areas emit light of different colors, respectively; a light emitting element layer disposed on the substrate and overlapping the first, second, and third light emitting areas; a first light control pattern disposed on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the first light emitting area, wherein the first light control pattern includes a first base resin and first quantum dots dispersed in the first base resin; a second light control pattern disposed on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the second light emitting area; a third light control pattern disposed on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the third light emitting area; and a bank layer including a first part inclined at a first angle toward the third light control pattern with respect to a plane parallel to an upper surface of the substrate and located between the first light control pattern and the third light control pattern, wherein the bank layer surrounds the first, second, and third light control patterns in a plan view.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bank layer further includes:
a second part located the second light control pattern and the third light control pattern, and inclined at a second angle toward the third light control pattern with respect to the plane parallel to the upper surface of the substrate.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second angles is greater than or equal to about 60 degrees and less than about 90 degrees.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a part of the bank layer located between the first light control pattern and the second light control pattern is perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.

5 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein
a first opening, in which the first light control pattern is disposed, a second opening, in which the second light control pattern is disposed, and a third opening, in which the third light control pattern is disposed, are defined in the bank layer, an area of a first bottom surface of the first opening is smaller than an area of a first top surface of the first opening in the plan view, an area of a second bottom surface of the second opening is smaller than an area of a second top surface of the second opening in the plan view, and an area of a third bottom surface of the third opening is larger than an area of a third top surface of the third opening in the plan view.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the third light control pattern has a tapered shape.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a width of a lower part of a part of the bank layer located between the first, second, and third light control patterns is the same as a width of an upper part of the part of the bank layer located between the first, second, and third light control patterns.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first light emitting area is a red light emitting area which emits red light, the second light emitting area is a green light emitting area which emits green light, and the third light emitting area is a blue light emitting area which emits blue light.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second light control pattern includes a second base resin and second quantum dots dispersed in the second base resin.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the third light control pattern includes a base resin including a transparent organic material with light transparency and scattering particles dispersed in the base resin.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitting area, the second light emitting area, and the third light emitting area are repeatedly arranged in each row line in an order of the first light emitting area, the second light emitting area, and the third light emitting area.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the second light emitting areas are repeatedly arranged along a first direction in an odd-numbered row line, the first light emitting area and the third light emitting area are repeatedly arranged along the first direction in an even-numbered row line in an order of the first light emitting area and the third light emitting area, and the second light emitting area faces the third light emitting area in a second direction crossing the first direction.

13 . A display device comprising:
a substrate including a first light emitting area, a second light emitting area, and a third light emitting area, wherein the first to third light emitting areas emit light of different colors, respectively; a light emitting element layer disposed on the substrate and overlapping the first, second, and third light emitting areas; a first light control pattern disposed on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the first light emitting area, wherein the first light control pattern includes a first base resin and first quantum dots dispersed in the first base resin; a second light control pattern disposed on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the second light emitting area; a third light control pattern disposed on the light emitting element layer and overlapping the third light emitting area; and a bank layer surrounding the first, second, and third light control patterns in a plan view, wherein the bank layer includes:
a first part inclined at a first angle toward the third light control pattern with respect to a plane parallel to an upper surface of the substrate and located between the first light control pattern and the third light control pattern; and
a second part inclined at a second angle toward the second light control pattern with respect to the plane parallel to the upper surface of the substrate and located between the first light control pattern and the second light control pattern.

14 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second angles is greater than about 60 degrees and less than about 90 degrees.

15 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein
a first opening, in which the first light control pattern is disposed, a second opening, in which the second light control pattern is disposed, and a third opening, in which the third light control pattern is disposed, are defined in the bank layer, an area of a first bottom surface of the first opening is smaller than an area of a first top surface of the first opening in the plan view, an area of a second bottom surface of the second opening is larger than an area of a second top surface of the second opening in the plan view, and an area of a third bottom surface of the third opening is larger than an area of a third top surface of the third opening in the plan view.

16 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein a cross-section of each of the second and third light control patterns has a tapered shape.

17 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein each of the second and third light control patterns includes a base resin including a transparent organic material with light transparency and scattering particles dispersed in the base resin.

18 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein
the first light emitting area, the second light emitting area, and the third light emitting area are repeatedly arranged in each row line in an order of the first light emitting area, the second light emitti

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song Taeyoung
• Kim Jinwon
• Paek Hye-Jin

Classifications

• H10K71/00

  Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass · CPC title

• H10K59/1201 Primary

  Manufacture or treatment · CPC title

• H10K59/38 Primary

  comprising colour filters or colour changing media [CCM] · CPC title

• H10K59/352

  the areas of the RGB subpixels being different · CPC title

• H10K59/35

  comprising red-green-blue [RGB] subpixels · CPC title