Photosensor and display device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9899558-B2
Application number	US-201615152980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2016
Priority date	Sep 23, 2015
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A disclosed photosensor includes: a first electrode layer including a reflection part having an inclination surface; a first semiconductor layer positioned on the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer positioned on the first semiconductor layer; and a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer sequentially positioned on the second electrode layer, wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer have different dielectric constant values. Further, the disclosed display device includes a plurality of pixel areas positioned on a substrate, and a sensor unit formed in at least some pixel areas among the plurality of pixel areas.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A photosensor comprising:
a substrate;
a first electrode layer positioned on the substrate and including a reflection part having an inclination surface, the reflection part reflecting light, and the inclination surface being inclined relative to a surface of the substrate;
a first semiconductor layer positioned on the first electrode layer;
a second electrode layer positioned on the first semiconductor layer; and
a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer sequentially positioned on the second electrode layer,
wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer have different dielectric constant values, and
wherein the first dielectric layer has a first dielectric constant value and the second dielectric layer has a second dielectric constant value, and the first dielectric constant value is greater than the second dielectric constant value.

2. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
difference of the first dielectric constant value and the second dielectric constant value is in a range of 3 to 60.

3. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
the first dielectric constant value is in a range of 10 to 60.

4. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
the first dielectric layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of hafnium oxide (HfO 2 ), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ), strontium oxide (SrO), barium oxide (BaO), titanium oxide (TiO), and combinations thereof.

5. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
the second dielectric constant value is 10 or less.

6. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
the second dielectric layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ), silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ), and combinations thereof.

7. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
the reflection part includes protrusions and depressions.

8. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
the second electrode layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), and combinations thereof.

9. The photosensor of claim 1 , wherein
the first semiconductor layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon, a polysilicon, and an oxide semiconductor.

10. The photosensor of claim 9 , wherein
the oxide semiconductor includes at least one selected from the group consisting of oxides of gallium (Ga), indium (In), zinc (Zn), hafnium (Hf), and tin (Sn).

11. A display device comprising:
a plurality of pixel areas positioned on a substrate; and
a sensor unit formed in at least some pixel areas among the plurality of pixel areas,
wherein the sensor unit includes a photosensor which comprises:
a first electrode layer positioned on the substrate and including a reflection part having an inclination surface, the reflection part reflecting light, and the inclination surface being inclined relative to a surface of the substrate;
a first semiconductor layer positioned on the first electrode layer;
a second electrode layer positioned on the first semiconductor layer; and
a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer sequentially positioned on the second electrode layer,
wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer have different dielectric constant values, and
wherein the first dielectric layer has a first dielectric constant value and the second dielectric layer has a second dielectric constant value, and the first dielectric constant value is greater than the second dielectric constant value.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein
a pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas comprises:
a light emission part; and
a thin film transistor electrically connected to the light emission part,
wherein the thin film transistor comprises:
a second semiconductor layer, and
a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned on the second semiconductor layer, partially overlapping the second semiconductor layer, and separated from each other.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein
the second semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer including at least one selected from the group consisting of oxides of gallium (Ga), indium (In), zinc (Zn), hafnium (Hf), and tin (Sn).

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein
the second semiconductor layer comprises indium-gallium-zinc oxide, and
the first semiconductor layer comprises hydrogenated amorphous silicon.

15. The display device of claim 12 , wherein
the source electrode and the drain electrode are positioned at the same layer as the first electrode layer.

16. The display device of claim 11 , wherein
the photosensor is a compensation sensor.

17. The display device of claim 11 , wherein
the photosensor is a touch sensor.

18. The display device of claim 11 , wherein
the reflection part includes protrusions and depressions.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Im Ki Ju
• Kim Min Sung
• Nguyen Thanh Tien
• Lee Jae Seob

Classifications

• H01L27/1225

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L31/153 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/3262

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L31/0296

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L31/02327

  Electricity · mapped topic