Display device
A display device includes: a substrate including an opening area, a peripheral area surrounding the opening area, and a display area surrounding the peripheral area; a transistor overlapping the display area and disposed on the substrate; a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor; an intermediate layer and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode and extending to the peripheral area; and a metal layer overlapping the intermediate layer and the second electrode in the peripheral area, wherein an end of the first metal layer and an end of the second electrode are aligned, and an end of the intermediate layer is protruded more than the end of the first metal layer.
1. A display device comprising:
a substrate including an opening area, a peripheral area surrounding the opening area, and a display area surrounding the peripheral area;
a transistor overlapping the display area and disposed on the substrate;
a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor;
an intermediate layer and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode and extending to the peripheral area; and
a first metal layer overlapping the intermediate layer and the second electrode in the peripheral area,
wherein an end of the first metal layer and an end of the second electrode extended from the display area and connected to the second electrode overlapping the display area are aligned, and
an end of the intermediate layer is protruded more than the end of the first metal layer such that a bottom surface of the end of the intermediate layer that protrudes more than the end of the first metal layer is disposed at a same distance above the substrate as a bottom surface of the first metal layer.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the display device further includes at least two or more dams disposed in the peripheral area,
the at least two or more dams include a first dam and a second dam separated from each other, and
the display device includes:
a first-first layer overlapping the first dam; and
a first-second layer overlapping the second dam.
3. The display device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a second opening positioned between the first dam and the second dam.
4. The display device of claim 2 ,
wherein the at least two or more dams comprises a third dam,
wherein a third opening is positioned between the first dam and the third dam,
wherein a portion of the first metal layer is disposed underneath the third dam.
5. The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the display device further includes a first-third layer disposed between the second dam and the opening area.
6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein
the display device further includes a second-first layer disposed between the second dam and the opening area.
7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein
the display device further includes a second metal layer overlapping the second dam with respect to a cross-sectional view of the substrate such that the second metal layer extends from a first end to a second end of the second dam and does not extend outside of the dam,
the second metal layer overlaps at least one of the first-first layer and the first-second layer, and
the display device further includes a second-second layer overlapping the second metal layer and disposed on a same layer as the second electrode.
8. The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the intermediate layer includes a functional layer, and
the functional layer includes at least one among a hole injection layer, a hole transporting layer, an electron transporting layer, and an electron injection layer, and
the first-first layer includes a same material as at least one among the hole injection layer, the hole transporting layer, the electron transporting layer, and the electron injection layer.
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the display device further includes an encapsulation layer disposed on the second electrode, and
the encapsulation layer includes:
a first encapsulation inorganic layer disposed on the second electrode;
an encapsulation organic layer disposed on the first encapsulation inorganic layer; and
a second encapsulation inorganic layer disposed on the encapsulation organic layer.
10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the display device includes:
an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the substrate;
an organic insulating layer disposed on the inorganic insulating layer; and
a pixel definition layer and a spacer disposed on the organic insulating layer.
11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein
the display device includes a plurality of organic insulating layers, and
the first metal layer is positioned between two adjacent organic insulating layers among a plurality of organic insulating layers.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein
the first metal layer is disposed between the inorganic insulating layer and the organic insulating layer.
13. The display device of claim 10 , wherein
the first metal layer is disposed between the organic insulating layer and the pixel definition layer.
14. The display device of claim 10 , wherein
the first metal layer is disposed between the pixel definition layer and the spacer.
15. A display device comprising:
a substrate including an opening area, a peripheral area enclosing the opening area, and a display area enclosing the peripheral area;
a transistor overlapping the display area and disposed on the substrate;
a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor;
an intermediate layer and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode and extending into the peripheral area;
a first metal layer overlapping the intermediate layer and the second electrode in the peripheral area; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on the second electrode and including an encapsulation organic layer,
wherein an end of the first metal layer and an end of the second electrode extended from the display area and connected to the second electrode overlapping the display area are aligned, an end of the intermediate layer covers the end of the first metal layer such that a bottom surface of the end of the intermediate layer that protrudes more than the end of the first metal layer is disposed at a same distance above the substrate as a bottom surface of the first metal layer, and
the end of the first metal layer overlaps the encapsulation organic layer.
16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein
the end of the second electrode has a flat shape.
17. The display device of claim 15 , wherein
the first metal layer includes silver (Ag) or aluminum (Al).
18. The display device of claim 15 , wherein:
the display device includes a dam disposed in the peripheral area; and
the display device includes:
a first-first layer overlapping the dam, and
a distance between an end of the first metal layer and an end of the first-first layer adjacent to the first metal layer is about 35 micrometers or more.
19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein
an end of the intermediate layer extends to the peripheral area and is separated from the end of the first-first layer.
20. The display device of claim 18 , wherein
the intermediate layer includes a functional layer, and
the functional layer includes at least one of: a hole injection layer, a hole transporting layer, an electron transporting layer, and an electron injection layer,
the first-first layer includes a same material as the at least one of: the hole injection layer, the hole transporting layer, the electron transporting layer, and the electron injection layer.