Electrodes for light emitting element of a display device
A display device includes a substrate, a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced from each other on the substrate, a first insulating layer on the first electrode, a first light emitting element between the first electrode and the second electrode, a second light emitting element on the first insulating layer and spaced from the first light emitting element, and a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and covering at least a portion of the second light emitting element, wherein the first insulating layer includes at least one first opening penetrating the first insulating layer to expose a portion of the first electrode, the second insulating layer includes at least one second opening penetrating the second insulating layer to expose a portion of the first insulating layer, the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening do not overlap each other.
1. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other on the substrate;
a first insulating layer on the first electrode;
a first light emitting element located between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a second light emitting element on the first insulating layer and spaced from the first light emitting element, both end regions of the second light emitting element being on the first electrode; and
a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and covering at least a portion of the second light emitting element,
wherein the first insulating layer includes at least one first opening penetrating the first insulating layer to expose a portion of the first electrode,
wherein the second insulating layer includes at least one second opening penetrating the second insulating layer to expose a portion of the first insulating layer,
wherein the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening do not overlap each other in a thickness direction of the substrate, and
wherein one end region of the second light emitting element overlaps one of the at least one first opening and the other end region of the second light emitting element overlaps one of the at least one second opening.
2. The display device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element are electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode.
3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first contact electrode layer interposed between the first electrode and the second insulating layer,
wherein the first contact electrode layer comprises a first contact electrode contacting one end region of the first light emitting element and the first electrode, and a second contact electrode filling the at least one first opening.
4. The display device of claim 3 ,
wherein the second contact electrode is in contact with one end region of the second light emitting element and the first electrode.
5. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a third contact electrode contacting the other end region of the first light emitting element and the second electrode.
6. The display device of claim 5 ,
wherein the third contact electrode is in contact with the other end region of the second light emitting element through the at least one second opening.
7. The display device of claim 6 ,
wherein the first contact electrode and the third contact electrode are electrically insulated from each other.
8. The display device of claim 3 ,
wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are spaced from each other.
9. The display device of claim 1 ,
wherein a diameter of the at least one second opening is smaller than a length of the second light emitting element.
10. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other on the substrate;
a first insulating layer on the first electrode;
a first light emitting element located between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a second light emitting element on the first insulating layer and spaced from the first light emitting element, both end regions of the second light emitting element being on the first electrode;
a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and covering at least a portion of the second light emitting element; and
a third light emitting element on the first insulating layer and spaced from the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element,
wherein the first insulating layer includes at least one first opening penetrating the first insulating layer to expose a portion of the first electrode,
wherein the second insulating layer includes at least one second opening penetrating the second insulating layer to expose a portion of the first insulating layer,
wherein the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening do not overlap each other in a thickness direction of the substrate,
wherein one end region of the second light emitting element overlaps one of the at least one first opening and the other end region of the second light emitting element overlaps one of the at least one second opening, and
wherein the third light emitting element does not overlap at least one of the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening.
11. The display device of claim 10 ,
wherein the third light emitting element is not electrically connected to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode.
12. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other on the substrate;
a first insulating layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode and on the substrate;
a second insulating layer on the first electrode and having a plurality of first openings exposing at least a portion of the first electrode;
a first contact electrode layer on the first electrode exposed by the second insulating layer;
a first light emitting element on the first insulating layer;
a second light emitting element on the second insulating layer; and
a second contact electrode layer on the second electrode and the first contact electrode layer.
13. The display device of claim 12 ,
wherein the first contact electrode layer is in contact with the first electrode, and the second contact electrode layer is in contact with the second electrode.
14. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a third insulating layer interposed between the first contact electrode layer and the second contact electrode layer.
15. The display device of claim 14 ,
wherein the third insulating layer includes a plurality of second openings penetrating the third insulating layer, and
wherein one end region of the second light emitting element overlaps one of the first openings and the other end region of the second light emitting element overlaps one of the second openings.
16. The display device of claim 15 ,
wherein the first contact electrode layer is in contact with one end region of the second light emitting element through the one of the first openings, and the second contact electrode layer is in contact with the other end region of the second light emitting element through the one of the second openings.
17. The display device of claim 12 ,
wherein the second insulating layer is spaced from the first insulating layer.
18. The display device of claim 12 ,
wherein the first contact electrode layer and the second contact electrode layer are insulated from each other.
19. The display device of claim 12 ,
wherein the first contact electrode layer comprises a first contact electrode contacting the first electrode and one end region of the first light emitting element, and a second contact electrode contacting the first electrode and one end region of the second light emitting element.
20. The display device of claim 19 ,
wherein the second contact electrode layer comprises a third contact electrode contacting the second electrode, the other end region of the first light emitting element, and the other end region of the second light emitting element.