Optical filter substrate and display device including the same
A display device includes an optical filter substrate including: a substrate; a first color filter on the substrate; a second color filter on the substrate, the second color filter spaced apart from the first color filter; a first color conversion element on the first color filter, the first color conversion element converting incident light into light of a first color; a second color conversion element on the second color filter, the second color conversion element converting the incident light into light of a second color; and a black matrix located between the first color conversion element and the second color conversion element, and between the first color filter and the second color filter.
1. An optical filter substrate comprising:
a substrate;
a first color filter on the substrate;
a second color filter on the substrate, the second color filter spaced apart from the first color filter;
a first color conversion element on the first color filter, the first color conversion element converting incident light into light of a first color;
a second color conversion element on the second color filter, the second color conversion element converting the incident light into light of a second color;
a first coating element on the first color conversion element;
a second coating element on the second color conversion element and spaced apart from the first coating element; and
a black matrix located between the first color conversion element and the second color conversion element, and between the first color filter and the second color filter.
2. The optical filter substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a first barrier layer arranged between the first color conversion element and the first color filter and between the second color conversion element and the second color filter.
3. The optical filter substrate of claim 1 , wherein
the first coating element is hydrophobic; and
the second coating element is hydrophobic.
4. The optical filter substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a second barrier layer arranged between the first color conversion element and the first coating element and between the second color conversion element and the second coating element.
5. The optical filter substrate of claim 1 , wherein each of the first color conversion element and the second color conversion element comprises quantum dots.
6. The optical filter substrate of claim 1 , further comprising an overcoat layer that covers the first color conversion element and the second color conversion element.
7. A display device comprising:
a light source substrate emitting light of a color; and
an optical filter substrate facing the light source substrate,
wherein the optical filter substrate comprises:
a first color conversion element configured to convert light emitted from the light source substrate into light of a first color;
a second color conversion element configured to convert the light emitted from the light source substrate into light of a second color, the second color conversion element being adjacent to the first color conversion element;
a first color filter on a path of the light that has passed through the first color conversion element;
a second color filter on a path of the light that has passed through the second color conversion element;
a first coating element on the first color conversion element;
a second coating element on the second color conversion element and spaced apart from the first coating element; and
a black matrix located between the first color conversion element and the second color conversion element, and between the first color filter and the second color filter.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the light source substrate comprises:
a substrate; and
a plurality of diodes on the substrate, the plurality of diodes emitting blue light.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the light source substrate further comprises a pixel circuit electrically connected to the plurality of diodes, the pixel circuit comprising a thin film transistor.
10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of diodes comprises an organic light-emitting diode or an inorganic light-emitting diode.
11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of diodes comprises a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an mission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and
the light source substrate comprises a pixel defining layer comprising an opening corresponding to the first electrode, wherein a width of the opening in the pixel defining Layer is equal to or greater than a width of one of the first coating element and the second coating element corresponding to the opening.
12. The display device of claim 7 , further comprising a first barrier layer arranged between the first color conversion element and the first color filter and between the second color conversion element and the second color filter.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein a first surface of the black matrix, the first surface facing the substrate, is separated from the substrate as the first barrier layer arranged therebetween.
14. The display device of claim 7 , wherein each of the first color conversion element and the second color conversion element comprises a side surface that is tapered in a direction away from the substrate.
15. The display device of claim 7 , wherein each of the first color conversion element and the second color conversion element comprises quantum dots.
16. The display device of claim 7 , further comprising a transmission element arranged adjacent to the first color conversion element or the second color conversion element, the transmission element transmitting the light emitted from the light source substrate,
wherein at least one of the first color conversion element, the second color conversion element, or the transmission element further comprises scattering particles.
17. The display device of claim 7 , wherein a height from the substrate to the black matrix is greater than a height of the first color conversion element from the substrate or a height of the second color conversion element from the substrate.
18. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the optical filter substrate further comprises an overcoat layer that covers the first color conversion element, the second color conversion element, and the black matrix.
19. The display device of claim 7 , wherein:
the first coating element is hydrophobic, and
the second coating element is hydrophobic.