Display device including high refractive pattern

1 . A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a sensor layer disposed on the display panel; and

a light control layer disposed on the sensor layer, wherein

the display panel comprises:

a first pixel area emitting a first light and a second pixel area emitting a second light, a light emission wavelength of the second light being different from a light emission wavelength of the first light;

a light emitting element disposed on a base substrate; and

an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element,

the light control layer comprises:

a high refractive pattern that overlaps the first pixel area in a plan view, does not overlap the second pixel area in a plan view, and comprises a first colorant; and

an overcoat layer covering the high refractive pattern and overlapping the first pixel area and the second pixel area in a plan view, and

a refractive index of the high refractive pattern is higher than a refractive index of the overcoat layer.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first light is a red light, and

the second light is a blue light.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the display panel further comprises a light blocking area defined adjacent to each of the first pixel area and the second pixel area, and

the light control layer further comprises a light blocking portion overlapping the light blocking area in a plan view.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the high refractive pattern does not overlap the light blocking portion in a plan view.

5 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein

the sensor layer comprises:

a sensor base layer disposed on the encapsulation layer;

a first conductive layer disposed on the sensor base layer;

an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer;

a second conductive layer disposed on the inorganic insulating layer; and

an organic insulating layer disposed on the second conductive layer, and

each of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer overlaps the light blocking portion in a plan view.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the display panel further comprises a third pixel area emitting a third light having a light emission wavelength different from the light emission wavelengths of the first light and the second light, and

the high refractive pattern overlaps the first pixel area and the third pixel area in a plan view.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein

the high refractive pattern comprises:

a first high refractive pattern overlapping the first pixel area and comprising a first-1 colorant; and

a second high refractive pattern overlapping the third pixel area and comprising a first-2 colorant, and

the first-1 colorant and the first-2 colorant comprise a same material.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the refractive index of the high refractive pattern is equal to or greater than about 1.6 and equal to or smaller than about 2.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the refractive index of the overcoat layer is equal to or greater than about 1.3 and equal to or smaller than about 1.54.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein an angle between an upper surface of the sensor layer and a side surface of the high refractive pattern is equal to or greater than about 50 degrees and equal to or smaller than about 80 degrees.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first colorant comprises at least one of a yellow pigment or a tetraazaporphyrin-based compound.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a light transmittance of the high refractive pattern is equal to or smaller than about 20% in a wavelength range of equal to or greater than about 380 nm and equal to or smaller than about 480 nm.

13 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the high refractive pattern further comprises:

a base resin; and

metal oxide nanoparticles, and

the first colorant and the metal oxide nanoparticles are dispersed in the base resin.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises an inorganic deposition layer disposed on the light emitting element and comprising an inorganic material having a refractive index equal to or greater than about 1.0 and a light absorption coefficient equal to or greater than about 0.5.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element comprises:

a first electrode disposed on the base substrate;

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

a light emitting layer disposed on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region disposed on the light emitting layer;

a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region; and

a capping layer disposed on the second electrode.

16 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element comprises:

a first light emitting element comprising a first light emitting layer overlapping the first pixel area in a plan view and emitting the first light; and

a second light emitting element comprising a second light emitting layer overlapping the second pixel area in a plan view and emitting the second light.

17 . A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a sensor layer disposed on the display panel; and

a light control layer disposed on the sensor layer, wherein

the display panel comprises:

a first pixel area emitting a first light and a second pixel area emitting a second light, a light emission wavelength of the second light being different from a light emission wavelength of the first light;

a light emitting element disposed on a base substrate;

an inorganic deposition layer disposed on the light emitting element, comprising an inorganic material having a refractive index equal to or greater than about 1.0 and a light absorption coefficient equal to or greater than about 0.5, and

overlapping the first pixel area and the second pixel area in a plan view; and

an encapsulation layer disposed on the inorganic deposition layer,

the light control layer comprises:

a high refractive pattern overlapping the first pixel area in a plan view; and

an overcoat layer covering the high refractive pattern and overlapping the first pixel area and the second pixel area in a plan view, and

a refractive index of the high refractive pattern is higher than a refractive index of the overcoat layer.

18 . The display device of claim 17 , wherein

the display panel further comprises a third pixel area emitting a third light having a light emission wavelength different from the light emission wavelengths of the first light and the second light, and

the high refractive pattern overlaps the first pixel area and the third pixel area and does not overlap the second pixel area in a plan view.

19 . A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a sensor layer disposed on the display panel; and

a light control layer disposed on the sensor layer, wherein

the display panel comprises:

a first pixel area emitting a first light and a second pixel area emitting a second light, a light emission wavelength of the second light being different from a light emission wavelength of the first light;

a light emitting element disposed on a base substrate; and

an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element,

the light control layer comprises:

a high refractive pattern overlapping the first pixel area in a plan view, having a light transmittance equal to or smaller than about 20% in a wavelength range of equal to or greater than about 380 nm and equal to or smaller than about 480 nm, and

comprising at least one of a yellow pigment or a tetraazaporphyrin-based compound; and

an overcoat layer covering the high refractive pattern and overlapping the first pixel area and the second pixel area in a plan view, and

a refractive index of the high refractive pattern is higher than a refractive index of the overcoat layer.

20 . The display device of claim 19 , wherein the high refractive pattern further comprises:

a base resin in which the at least one of the yellow pigment or the tetraazaporphyrin-based compound is dispersed; and

metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in the base resin.