Display device including encapsulation layer on light emitting layer
A display device includes a base layer, a light emitting element layer disposed on the base layer, and an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element layer, wherein the encapsulation layer includes an organic film containing a photochromic material that changes color upon stress, and accordingly, the display device may keep satisfactory colors even when highly stretched.
1. A display device comprising:
a base layer, the base layer including a first pixel area having a first length, a second pixel area having a second length, and a third pixel area having a third length, the second length being longer than the first length and the third length;
a light emitting element layer on the base layer; and
an encapsulation layer on the light emitting element layer, wherein
the encapsulation layer includes an organic film containing a photochromic material that is configured to change color upon a stress event and a base resin, and
the base resin contains at least one among polymethyl methacrylate, polymethyl acrylate, polyacrylate, polyurethane, polydimethylsiloxane, polyacrylonitrile, polycaprolactone, polyamide, polysulfone, polyaniline, polystyrene, polybutyl acrylate, epoxy and silicone.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the photochromic material is represented by Formula 1:
wherein in Formula 1,
R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,
R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, and
m and n are each independently an integer of 0 to 4.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer further comprises:
an inorganic film directly disposed on the light emitting element layer.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the encapsulation layer further comprises:
at least one inorganic film and at least one organic film which are alternately stacked.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer covers the light emitting element layer.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element layer comprises:
an organic electroluminescence device or a quantum dot light emitting element.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer has a variable transmittance so as to reduce a difference in luminance caused when the display device is stretched.
8. A display device comprising:
a base layer including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area;
a light emitting element layer including a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, and a third light emitting element respectively disposed on the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the third pixel area; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element layer,
wherein the encapsulation layer has changes in transmittance when at least one of the first to third pixel areas has a change in value of an aspect ratio from a first state to a second state, wherein the encapsulation layer contains a base resin and a photochromic material that is configured to change color upon a stress event, and
the base resin contains at least one among polymethyl methacrylate, polymethyl acrylate, polyacrylate, polyurethane, polydimethylsiloxane, polyacrylonitrile, polycaprolactone, polyamide, polysulfone, polyaniline, polystyrene, polybutyl acrylate, epoxy and silicone.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulation layer has a decrease in transmittance by 5% or greater when at least one of the first to third pixel areas has a change in value of the aspect ratio from the first state to the second state.
10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulation layer comprises:
at least one inorganic film and at least one organic film which are alternately stacked.
11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one organic film comprises:
the base resin and the photochromic material.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the photochromic material is represented by Formula 1:
wherein in Formula 1,
R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,
R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, and
m and n are each independently an integer of 0 to 4.
13. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one inorganic film is directly disposed on the light emitting element layer.
14. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the inorganic film contains at least one among silicon nitride, silicon oxide, silicon nitrate oxide, titanium oxide, and aluminum oxide.
15. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulation layer is disposed to overlap the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the third pixel area, and seals the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element.
16. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element each comprise:
a first electrode;
functional layers on the first electrode and including an emission layer; and
a second electrode on the functional layers.
17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein:
the first electrode of the first light emitting element has a first length;
the first electrode of the second light emitting element has a second length; and
the first electrode of the third light emitting element has a third length,
the second length being longer than the first length and the third length.
18. The display device of claim 16 , wherein:
the first light emitting element emits red light;
the second light emitting element emits blue light; and
the third light emitting element emits green light.
19. The display device of claim 8 , wherein:
the base layer includes a plurality of unit parts, the plurality of unit parts each including an island portion and a plurality of hinge portions extending from the island portion; and
the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the third pixel area are disposed in the island portion.
20. An electronic device comprising a display device,
wherein the display device comprises:
a base layer, the base layer including a first pixel area having a first length, a second pixel area having a second length, and a third pixel area having a third length, the second length being longer than the first length and the third length;
a light emitting element layer on the base layer; and
an encapsulation layer on the light emitting element layer, wherein the encapsulation layer includes an organic film containing a photochromic material that is configured to change color upon a stress event and a base resin, and
the base resin contains at least one among polymethyl methacrylate, polymethyl acrylate, polyacrylate, polyurethane, polydimethylsiloxane, polyacrylonitrile, polycaprolactone, polyamide, polysulfone, polyaniline, polystyrene, polybutyl acrylate, epoxy and silicone.