Self-aligned display appartus
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, the first electrode including a first portion that has a flat upper surface and a second portion that protrudes from the first portion and has an inclined surface, a second electrode facing the first electrode in parallel on the substrate, the second electrode including a first portion that has a flat upper surface and a second portion that protrudes from the first portion and has an inclined surface, and a plurality of light-emitting devices separate from each other on the first electrode and the second electrode, the light-emitting devices each having a first end contacting the upper surface of the first portion of the first electrode and a second end contacting the upper surface of the first portion of the second electrode.
1. A display apparatus comprising: a first electrode on a substrate; a second electrode on the substrate, the second electrode being opposite the first electrode; a plurality of light-emitting devices between the first electrode and the second electrode, in a plan view; a third electrode on the first electrode and electrically connecting the first electrode and a first end of each of the light-emitting devices, the third electrode extending beyond a periphery of the plurality of light-emitting devices; and a fourth electrode on the second electrode and electrically connecting the second electrode and a second end of each of the light-emitting devices, the fourth electrode extending beyond the periphery of the plurality of light-emitting devices, wherein a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is less than a length of the plurality of light-emitting devices, and wherein an uppermost surface of the first electrode and an uppermost surface of the second electrode facing away from the substrate are above a bottom surface of the plurality of light-emitting devices facing toward the substrate.
2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising
a thin film transistor comprising a semiconductor layer; and
an electrode layer electrically connecting the semiconductor layer and one of the first electrode and the second electrode.
3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the semiconductor layer comprises a silicon semiconductor or oxide semiconductor.
4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a power line electrically connected to an other one of the first electrode and the second electrode.
5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising an auxiliary line at a layer between the substrate and the power line.
6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary line and the semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor are at a same layer.
7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an insulation layer having an opening corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting devices on the substrate.
8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the insulation layer comprises an organic material.
9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first electrode line connected to the first electrode; and
a second electrode line connected to the second electrode.
10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a partition wall overlapping the first electrode line and the second electrode line.
11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein two sides of each of the plurality of light-emitting devices face a part of the first electrode and a part of the second electrode, respectively.
12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a portion facing one of two sides of each of the plurality of light-emitting devices.
13. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light-emitting devices directly contact each of the first electrode and the second electrode.
14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of light-emitting devices directly contact each of the third electrode and the fourth electrode.