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US 12,696,670 · App. 18/131,293 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Window and display apparatus including metal fluoride containing low-refractive layer

Inventor: Jonghwan Cho (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/8791H10K59/873H10K50/844H10K59/12H10K59/124H10K59/126H10K59/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,696,670
App. No.
18/131,293
Filed
Apr 5, 2023
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2898
USPC
257/91
Abstract

A window includes: a substrate; a low-refractive layer disposed on the substrate and including a metal fluoride; a first functional layer disposed on the low-refractive layer, having a thickness of about 5 nm to about 25 nm, and including an oxide; and a second functional layer disposed on the first functional layer and including perfluorinated compound.

Claims (46)

1 . A window comprising:

a substrate;

a low-refractive layer disposed on the substrate and including a metal fluoride;

a first functional layer disposed on the low-refractive layer, having a thickness of 5 nm to 25 nm, and including an oxide; and

a second functional layer disposed on the first functional layer and including perfluorinated compound.

2 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the low-refractive layer includes magnesium fluoride.

3 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the low-refractive layer has a refractive index of about 1.2 to about 1.4.

4 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the low-refractive layer has a thickness of 50 nanometers (nm) to 150 nm.

5 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the low-refractive layer has a crystalline structure.

6 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the first functional layer includes a silicon-aluminum oxide.

7 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the first functional layer includes a silicon oxide in which aluminum atoms are employed.

8 . The window of claim 7 , wherein the first functional layer includes a substitution-type solid solution in which some of silicon atoms of the silicon oxide are replaced by the aluminum atoms.

9 . The window of claim 7 , wherein the first functional layer includes a penetration-type solid solution in which the aluminum atoms penetrate a crystalline lattice of the silicon oxide.

10 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the first functional layer includes an aluminum oxide in which silicon atoms are employed.

11 . The window of claim 10 , wherein the first functional layer includes a substitution-type solid solution in which some of aluminum atoms of the aluminum oxide are replaced by the silicon atoms.

12 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the first functional layer has a refractive index of about 1.4 to about 1.6.

13 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the second functional layer has a thickness of 5 nm to 30 nm.

14 . The window of claim 1 , further comprising a third functional layer disposed between the substrate and the low-refractive layer and including an oxide.

15 . The window of claim 14 , wherein the third functional layer includes one of yttrium oxide, magnesium oxide, and aluminum oxide.

16 . The window of claim 14 , wherein a refractive index of the third functional layer is greater than a refractive index of the low-refractive layer.

17 . The window of claim 16 , wherein the third functional layer has a refractive index of about 1.6 to about 1.8.

18 . The window of claim 14 , wherein the third functional layer has a thickness of 5 nm to 30 nm.

19 . The window of claim 1 , wherein, after applying a load of 1 Kg to a surface of the window using an eraser, and reciprocating a distance of 15 millimeters (mm) at a speed of 40 cycles per minute (cycles/min) 6000 times, a contact angle of the surface of the window with respect to water is 95 degrees)(° or more.

20 . A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel; and

a window disposed on the display panel,

wherein the display panel includes:

a display substrate;

a light-emitting element disposed over the display substrate; and

a filter layer disposed on the light-emitting element and including a color filter layer and a light-blocking layer, and

wherein the window includes:

a substrate;

a low-refractive layer disposed on the substrate and including a metal fluoride;

a first functional layer disposed on the low-refractive layer, having a thickness of 5 nm to 25 nm, and including an oxide; and

a second functional layer disposed on the first functional layer and including perfluorinated compound.

21 . The display apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the light-emitting element includes a pixel electrode, an emission layer, and an opposite electrode, and

the display apparatus further includes a pixel-defining layer that defines a first opening exposing at least a portion of the pixel electrode.

22 . The display apparatus of claim 21 , wherein a second opening is defined in the light-blocking layer, wherein the second opening overlaps the first opening.

23 . The display apparatus of claim 22 , wherein at least a portion of the color filter layer is located inside the second opening.

24 . The display apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the low-refractive layer includes magnesium fluoride, have a refractive index of about 1.2 to about 1.4, and have a thickness of 50 nm to 150 nm.

25 . The display apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the first functional layer includes a silicon-aluminum oxide.

26 . The display apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the first functional layer includes a silicon oxide in which aluminum atoms are employed.

27 . The display apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the first functional layer includes a substitution-type solid solution in which some of silicon atoms of the silicon oxide are replaced by the aluminum atoms, or a penetration-type solid solution in which the aluminum atoms penetrate a crystalline lattice of the silicon oxide.

28 . The display apparatus of claim 20 , further comprising a third functional layer disposed between the substrate and the low-refractive layer and including an oxide.

29 . The display apparatus of claim 28 , wherein a refractive index of the third functional layer is greater than a refractive index of the low-refractive layer.

30 . The display apparatus of claim 20 , wherein, after applying a load of 1 Kg to a surface of the window using an eraser, and reciprocating a distance of 15 mm at a speed of 40 cycles/min 6000 times, a contact angle of the surface of the window with respect to water is 95° or more.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2023
From: CHO, JONGHWAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063235/0715 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0044074 · Apr 8, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230329071A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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