Display device
A display device comprises a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate; a first layer disposed on the light emitting element, a second layer disposed on the first layer; and an encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer. The first layer has a first refractive index, the second layer has a second refractive index, the first refractive index is from 1.7 to 2.2, and the second refractive index is from 1.25 to 1.45.
1 . A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a light emitting element disposed on the substrate;
a first layer disposed directly on the light emitting element,
a second layer disposed on the first layer; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer,
wherein the first layer has a first refractive index greater than or equal to about 1.7 and less than 2.2 and a thickness from about 5000 nm to about 15000 nm, and
wherein the second layer has a second refractive index from about 1.25 to about 1.45 and a thickness from about 2000 nm to about 6000 nm.
2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer includes:
a lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer;
an organic encapsulation layer disposed on the lower inorganic encapsulation layer; and
an upper inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the organic encapsulation layer,
wherein the lower inorganic encapsulation layer includes
a first lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer;
a second lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer;
a third lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer; and
a fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the third lower inorganic encapsulation layer,
the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a third refractive index,
the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fourth refractive index,
the third lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fifth refractive index, and
the fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a sixth refractive index.
3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the third refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and
the third refractive index is from about 1.8 to about 2.0.
4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the fourth refractive index is less than the third refractive index.
5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the fourth refractive index is from about 1.55 to about 1.75.
6 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the fifth refractive index is from about 1.4 to about 1.65.
7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the fifth refractive index is less than the fourth refractive index.
8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the sixth refractive index is from about 1.35 to about 1.6.
9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the sixth refractive index is less than the fifth refractive index.
10 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the first layer includes an inorganic insulating material, and
the second layer includes fluorinated lithium (LiF).
11 . The display device of claim 2 , further comprising
a third layer disposed between the fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer and the organic encapsulation layer,
wherein an oxygen content of the third layer is greater than a nitrogen content of the third layer,
wherein the third layer has a seventh refractive index that is less than or equal to about 1.5.
12 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the light emitting element includes a first electrode disposed on the substrate, an organic layer disposed on the first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer,
the second electrode has a first thickness, and
the first thickness is from about 750 nm to about 1150 nm.
13 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein
the thickness of first layer is a second thickness,
the thickness of second layer is a third thickness,
the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fourth thickness,
the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fifth thickness,
the third lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a sixth thickness,
the fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a seventh thickness,
the third layer has an eighth thickness,
the fourth thickness is from about 10000 nm to about 20000 nm,
the fifth thickness is from about 70000 nm to about 130000 nm,
the sixth thickness is from about 5000 nm to about 15000 nm,
the seventh thickness is from about 5000 nm to about 15000 nm, and
the eighth thickness is about 8000 nm or less.
14 . A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a light emitting element disposed on the substrate;
a first layer disposed directly on the light emitting element, and
a second layer disposed on the first layer,
wherein the light emitting element includes a first electrode disposed on the substrate, an organic layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer,
wherein the first layer has a first refractive index greater than or equal to about 1.7 and less than 2.2 and a thickness from about 5000 nm to about 15000 nm,
wherein the second layer has a second refractive index from about 1.25 to about 1.45 and a thickness from about 2000 nm to about 6000 nm,
wherein the second electrode has a first thickness,
wherein the thickness of the first layer is a second thickness,
wherein the thickness of the second layer is a third thickness, and
wherein the first thickness is from about 750 nm to about 1150 nm.
15 . The display device of claim 14 , further comprising an encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer, wherein the encapsulation layer includes:
a lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer;
an organic encapsulation layer disposed on the lower inorganic encapsulation layer; and
an upper inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the organic encapsulation layer,
wherein the lower inorganic encapsulation layer includes:
a first lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer;
a second lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer;
a third lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer;
a fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the third lower inorganic encapsulation layer; and
a third layer disposed on the fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer, wherein
the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a third refractive index,
the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fourth refractive index,
the third lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fifth refractive index,
the fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a sixth refractive index, and
the third layer has a seventh refractive index.
16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein
the third refractive index is greater than the second refractive index,
the third refractive index is from about 1.8 to about 2.0,
the fourth refractive index is less than the third refractive index,
the fourth refractive index is from about 1.55 to about 1.75,
the fifth refractive index is from about 1.4 to about 1.65,
the fifth refractive index is less than the fourth refractive index,
the sixth refractive index is from about 1.35 to about 1.6, and
the sixth refractive index is less than the fifth refractive index.
17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein
the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fourth thickness,
the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer has a fifth thickness, and
the fifth thickness is greater than a sum of the second thickness, the third thickness and the fourth thickness.
18 . A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a light emitting element disposed on the substrate;
a first layer disposed on the light emitting element,
a second layer disposed on the first layer; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer,
wherein the encapsulation layer includes a lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer, an organic encapsulation layer disposed on the lower inorganic encapsulation layer, and an upper inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the organic encapsulation layer,
on color coordinates of a CIE diagram where a variation Δu′ of a first component of light emitted from the light emitting element through the first layer, the second layer and the encapsulation layer is a horizontal axis, a variation Δv′ of a second component of light emitted from the light emitting element through the first layer, the second layer and the encapsulation layer is a vertical axis and each of the variation Δu′ of the first component and the variation Δv′ of the second component in a square one is zero,
each of the variation Δu′ of the first component and the variation Δv′ of the second component has a negative value at viewing angles of 30°, 45° and 60°,
the variation Δu′ of the first component and the variation Δv′ of the second component decrease when the color coordinates are sequentially measured at a viewing angle from about 0° to about 30° and a viewing angle from about 30° to about 45°, and
the variation Δu′ of the first component and the variation Δv′ of the second component increase when the color coordinates are measured at a viewing angle from about 45° to about 60°.
19 . The display device of claim 18 , wherein, on the color coordinates,
a first point is defined at the viewing angle of about 0°,
a second point is defined at the viewing angle of about 30°,
a third point is defined at the viewing angle of about 45°,
a first line is defined that connects the first point with the second point,
a second line is defined that connects the second point with the third point, and
each of the first line and the second line is linear.
20 . The display device of claim 19 , wherein, on the color coordinates,
a fourth point is defined at the viewing angle of about 60°,
a third line is defined that connects the third point with the fourth point, and
the third line is linear.
21 . A display device, comprising:
a display electrode;
a first layer having a refractive index greater than or equal to about 1.7 and less than 2.2 and a thickness from about 5000 nm to about 15000 nm, the first layer disposed on the display electrode;
a second layer having a refractive index from about 1.25 to about 1.45 and a thickness from about 2000 nm to about 6000 nm, the second layer disposed on the first layer; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer,
wherein the encapsulation layer includes a lower inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the second layer, an organic encapsulation layer disposed on the lower inorganic encapsulation layer, and an upper inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the organic encapsulation layer,
wherein the lower inorganic encapsulation layer includes:
a first lower inorganic encapsulation layer with a third refractive index disposed on the second layer;
a second lower inorganic encapsulation layer with a fourth refractive index disposed on the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer;
a third lower inorganic encapsulation layer with a fifth refractive index disposed on the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer; and
a fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer with a sixth refractive index disposed on the third lower inorganic encapsulation layer, wherein
the third refractive index is greater than the fourth refractive index,
the fourth refractive index is greater than the fifth refractive index, and
the fifth refractive index is greater than the sixth refractive index,
wherein the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer, the second lower inorganic encapsulation layer, the third lower inorganic encapsulation layer, and the fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer are formed from a silicon oxynitride material, and an oxygen content in the silicon oxynitride material gradually increases whereas a nitrogen content in the silicon oxynitride material gradually decreases in a direction from the first lower inorganic encapsulation layer to the fourth lower inorganic encapsulation layer.