Color conversion panel and display device including the same
A color conversion panel includes a plurality of pixel areas including a first pixel area and a second pixel area, and a non-pixel area which is adjacent to the first pixel area and the second pixel area, a light blocking layer in the non-pixel area, a color filter layer including a first color filter in the first pixel area and a second color filter in the second pixel area, a color conversion layer which color converts incident light, and scatters and reflects external light, the color conversion layer including a first color conversion pattern corresponding to the first color filter and a light transmission pattern corresponding to the second color filter, and a light absorbing layer which faces the color conversion layer and absorbs light which is scattered and reflected from the color conversion layer.
1 . A color conversion panel comprising:
a pixel area provided in plural comprising a plurality of pixel areas including a first pixel area and a second pixel area adjacent to each other in a first direction;
a non-pixel area adjacent to the pixel area along the first direction;
a light blocking layer in the non-pixel area, the light blocking layer including light blocking patterns which are spaced apart from each other and respectively define the plurality of pixel areas therebetween;
a color filter layer including a first color filter in the first pixel area and a second color filter in the second pixel area;
a color conversion layer which color converts incident light, and scatters and reflects external light, the color conversion layer including a first color conversion pattern corresponding to the first color filter and a light transmission pattern corresponding to the second color filter; and
a light absorbing layer including a linearly polarizing layer and a phase delay layer which are entirely below both the color filter layer and the color conversion layer,
wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area and into the pixel area along the first direction, faces the first color conversion pattern of the color conversion layer within the pixel area, does not overlap the light transmission pattern of the color conversion layer and absorbs light which is scattered and reflected from the color conversion layer.
2 . The color conversion panel of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer further includes in order from the color conversion layer:
the linearly polarizing layer, and
the phase delay layer.
3 . The color conversion panel of claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of pixel areas further comprises the first pixel area, a third pixel area and the second pixel area arranged in order along the first direction, and
the first pixel area, the third pixel area and the second pixel area include a red pixel area, a green pixel area and a blue pixel area, respectively.
4 . The color conversion panel of claim 3 , wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area to overlap the first pixel area including the red pixel area, and does not overlap each of the third pixel area including the green pixel area and the second pixel area including the blue pixel area along the first direction.
5 . The color conversion panel of claim 3 , wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area to overlap the third pixel area including the green pixel area, and does not overlap the first pixel area including the red pixel area and the second pixel area including the blue pixel area along the first direction.
6 . The color conversion panel of claim 3 , wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area to overlap both the first pixel area including the red pixel area and the third pixel area including the green pixel area, and does not overlap the second pixel area including the blue pixel area along the first direction.
7 . The color conversion panel of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer has a degree of polarization of about 10% to about 99.9%.
8 . The color conversion panel of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer has a thickness of about 2 micrometers to about 10 micrometers.
9 . The color conversion panel of claim 1 , wherein
the light blocking layer and the second color filter which corresponds to the light transmission pattern each includes a material, and
the material of the light blocking layer is the same as the material of the second color filter.
10 . A display device comprising:
a pixel area provide in plural comprising a plurality of pixel areas including a first pixel area and a second pixel area adjacent to each other along a first direction;
a non-pixel area adjacent to the pixel area along the first direction;
a light emitting device in each of the first pixel area and the second pixel area;
a color conversion layer which color converts incident light, and scatters and reflects external light, the color conversion layer including a first color conversion pattern corresponding to the first pixel area and a light transmission pattern corresponding to the second pixel area;
a color filter layer including a first color filter corresponding to the first color conversion pattern and a second color filter corresponding to the light transmission pattern;
a light blocking layer in the non-pixel area, the light blocking layer including light blocking patterns which are spaced apart from each other and respectively define the plurality of pixel areas therebetween; and
a light absorbing layer including a linearly polarizing layer and a phase delay layer which are entirely between the light emitting device and each of the color conversion layer and the color filter layer, respectively,
wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area and into the pixel area along the first direction, does not overlap the light transmission pattern of the color conversion layer, and absorbs light scattered and reflected from the color conversion layer.
11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the light absorbing layer further includes in order from the light emitting device to the color conversion layer:
the phase delay layer, and
the linearly polarizing layer.
12 . The display device of claim 10 , further comprising a filling layer which is between the light emitting device and the color conversion layer and combines the light emitting device to the color conversion layer,
wherein the light absorbing layer is between the filling layer and the color conversion layer.
13 . The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a filling layer which is between the light emitting device and the color conversion layer and combines the light emitting device to the color conversion layer, and
a thin film encapsulation layer which is between the filling layer and the light emitting device,
wherein the light absorbing layer is between the thin film encapsulation layer and the filling layer.
14 . The display device of claim 10 , further comprising a thin film encapsulation layer between the light emitting device and the color conversion layer,
wherein the light absorbing layer is between the light emitting device and the thin film encapsulation layer.
15 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein
the plurality of pixel areas further comprises the first pixel area, a third pixel area and the second pixel area arranged in order along the first direction, and
the first pixel area, the third pixel area and the second pixel area include a red pixel area, a green pixel area and a blue pixel area, respectively.
16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area to overlap the first pixel area including the red pixel area, and does not overlap each of the third pixel area including the green pixel area and the second pixel area including the blue pixel area along the first direction.
17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area to overlap the third pixel area including the green pixel area, and does not overlap the first pixel area including the red pixel area and the second pixel area including the blue pixel area along the first direction.
18 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the light absorbing layer continuously extends from the non-pixel area to overlap both the first pixel area including the red pixel area and the third pixel area including the green pixel area, and does not overlap the second pixel area including the blue pixel area along the first direction.
19 . The color conversion panel of claim 6 , wherein the light absorbing layer further continuously extends across a portion of the non-pixel area which is between the first pixel area including the red pixel area and the third pixel area including the green pixel area.