Display panel and electronic apparatus including the same
A display panel includes a substrate including an opening area, a display area surrounding at least a portion of the opening area, and an intermediate area disposed between the opening area and the display area, a light-emitting diode arranged in the display area and including a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, an inorganic insulating layer arranged in the intermediate layer and defining a groove surrounding the opening area, and a separator arranged in the intermediate area and including a first metal layer arranged in the groove and a second metal layer arranged on the first metal layer and having a tip protruding in a direction crossing an upper surface of the inorganic insulating layer.
1 . A display panel comprising:
a substrate comprising an opening area, a display area surrounding at least a portion of the opening area, and an intermediate area disposed between the opening area and the display area;
a light-emitting diode arranged in the display area and comprising a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode;
an inorganic insulating layer arranged in the intermediate area and defining a groove surrounding the opening area; and
a separator arranged in the intermediate area and comprising a first metal layer arranged in the groove and a second metal layer arranged on the first metal layer and having a tip protruding in a direction crossing an upper surface of the inorganic insulating layer.
2 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer comprises an emission layer arranged to correspond to the pixel electrode and a functional layer extending from the display area to the intermediate area, and
wherein a protrusion height of the tip protruding from an upper surface of the first metal layer is greater than a sum of a thickness of the functional layer and a thickness of the opposite electrode.
3 . The display panel of claim 2 , wherein the functional layer comprises a first portion overlapping the second metal layer and a second portion disconnected from the first portion.
4 . The display panel of claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the first metal layer is greater than the sum of the thickness of the functional layer and the thickness of the opposite electrode.
5 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the opposite electrode comprises: a first portion overlapping the second metal layer and a second portion disconnected from the first portion.
6 . The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a sub-metal layer arranged between the inorganic insulating layer and the separator.
7 . The display panel of claim 6 , wherein the sub-metal layer covers at least a portion of the upper surface of the inorganic insulating layer, in the intermediate area.
8 . The display panel of claim 6 , wherein the sub-metal layer is arranged only on a side surface and a bottom surface of the groove.
9 . The display panel of claim 8 , further comprising an opening arranged along a central line of the groove and formed through the sub-metal layer, the first metal layer, and the second metal layer.
10 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the tip comprises a first tip and a second tip separated from the first tip when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
11 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the tip forms a first angle with an upper surface of the substrate and the first angle is from 70 degrees to 90 degrees.
12 . The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising an etch stopper arranged between the substrate and the separator and forming a bottom surface of the groove.
13 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the groove and the separator are provided in plural,
wherein the intermediate area comprises a first sub-area and a second sub-area,
wherein the inorganic insulating layer comprises a first inorganic insulating layer arranged in the first sub-area and having a first groove and a second inorganic insulating layer arranged in the second sub-area and having a second groove, and
wherein a first height from an upper surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the first inorganic insulating layer is different from a second height from the upper surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the second inorganic insulating layer.
14 . The display panel of claim 13 , wherein a boundary of the second groove is arranged to overlap a boundary between the first sub-area and the second sub-area.
15 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
a display panel comprising an opening area, a display area surrounding at least a portion of the opening area, and an intermediate area disposed between the opening area and the display area; and
a component arranged to overlap the opening area of the display panel,
wherein the display panel comprises:
a substrate;
a light-emitting diode arranged on the substrate to overlap the display area and comprising a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode;
an inorganic insulating layer arranged on the substrate to overlap the intermediate area and defining a groove surrounding the opening area; and
a separator arranged on the substrate to overlap the intermediate area and comprising a first metal layer arranged in the groove and a second metal layer arranged on the first metal layer and having a tip protruding in a direction crossing an upper surface of the inorganic insulating layer.
16 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the intermediate layer comprises an emission layer arranged to correspond to the pixel electrode and a functional layer extending from the display area to the intermediate area, and
wherein a protrusion height of the tip protruding from an upper surface of the first metal layer is greater than a sum of a thickness of the functional layer and a thickness of the opposite electrode.
17 . The electronic apparatus of claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the first metal layer is greater than the sum of the thickness of the functional layer and the thickness of the opposite electrode.
18 . The electronic apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the functional layer comprises: a first portion overlapping the second metal layer and a second portion disconnected from the first portion.
19 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising a sub-metal layer arranged between the inorganic insulating layer and the separator.
20 . The electronic apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the sub-metal layer covers at least a portion of the upper surface of the inorganic insulating layer, in the intermediate area.
21 . The electronic apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the sub-metal layer is arranged only on a side surface and a bottom surface of the groove.
22 . The electronic apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising an opening arranged along a central line of the groove and formed through the sub-metal layer, the first metal layer, and the second metal layer.
23 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the tip comprises a first tip and a second tip separated from the first tip when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
24 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the tip forms a first angle with an upper surface of the substrate and the first angle is from 70 degrees to 90 degrees.
25 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising an etch stopper arranged between the substrate and the separator and forming a bottom surface of the groove.
26 . The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the groove and the separator are provided in plural,
wherein the intermediate area comprises a first sub-area and a second sub-area,
wherein the inorganic insulating layer comprises a first inorganic insulating layer arranged in the first sub-area and having a first groove and a second inorganic insulating layer arranged in the second sub-area and having a second groove, and
wherein a first height from an upper surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the first inorganic insulating layer is different from a second height from the upper surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the second inorganic insulating layer.