Display device including light emitting element and bank having sloped surface
A display device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements aligned on a TFT substrate in a formation of a matrix. The plurality of light-emitting elements each have a flat surface portion and including a light-emitting layer, an anode, and a cathode, an insulating layer formed on the TFT substrate and under the light emitting element, and a tilted metal surface provided on a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface portion of the light-emitting element and having a tilt angle with respect to the flat surface portion of the light-emitting element. The tilted metal surface is provided on a surface of a slope of a bank that is provided on the insulation layer, and a width of a cross-section of the bank becomes smaller as the cross section conies farther away from a surface of the TFT substrate. A counter substrate is placed on the TFT substrate.
1. A display device comprising:
a plurality of light-emitting elements on a TFT substrate in a formation of a matrix;
a first electrode on the TFT substrate;
an insulation bank on the TFT substrate and the first electrode, the insulation bank having a surface of a slope;
a metal on the surface of the slope of the insulation bank;
a predetermined layer on the metal, the predetermined layer including a first layer made of an organic material and a second layer made of an inorganic material on the first layer; and
a sealing film on the plurality of light-emitting elements, the insulation bank, the predetermined layer, the metal, and the TFT substrate.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a first refraction index of the first layer is larger than a second refraction index of the second layer.
3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein a third refraction index of the second electrode is smaller than the first refraction index.
4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing film includes a plurality of inorganic layers and a resin layer.
5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer is a resin material, and the second layer is a transparent material selected from a group consisting of a silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and a titanium oxide.
6. A display device comprising:
a plurality of light-emitting elements on a TFT substrate in a formation of a matrix;
a first electrode on the TFT substrate;
an insulation bank on the TFT substrate and the first electrode, the insulation bank having a surface of a slope;
a tilted metal on the surface of the slope of the insulation bank, the tilted metal having a tilted angle against the TFT substrate; and
a predetermined layer on the titled metal, the predetermined layer including a first layer made of an organic material and a second layer made of an inorganic material on the first layer; and
a sealing film on the plurality of light-emitting elements, the insulation bank, the predetermined layer, the tilted metal, and the TFT substrate.
7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein a first refraction index of the first layer is larger than a second refraction index of the second layer.
8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein a third refraction index of the second electrode is smaller than the first refraction index.
9. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the sealing film includes a plurality of inorganic layers and a resin layer.
10. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first layer is a resin material, and the second layer is a transparent material selected from a group consisting of a silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and a titanium oxide.
11. A display device comprising:
a plurality of light-emitting elements on a TFT substrate in a formation of a matrix;
a first electrode on the TFT substrate;
an insulation bank on the TFT substrate and the first electrode, the insulation bank having a surface of a slope;
a metal on the surface of the slope of the insulation bank;
a predetermined layer on the metal, the predetermined layer including a first layer made of an organic material and a second layer made of an inorganic material on the first layer; and
a sealing film on the plurality of light-emitting elements, the insulation bank, the predetermined layer, the metal, and the TFT substrate,
wherein the insulation bank covers an edge of the first electrode and have an opening exposing a part of a surface of the first electrode,
wherein the predetermined layer is arranged directly above the part of the surface of the first electrode, and
wherein the plurality of light emitting elements emit light in a direction from the TFT substrate to the sealing film.
12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein a first refraction index of the first layer is larger than a second refraction index of the second layer.
13. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the sealing film includes a plurality of inorganic layers and a resin layer.
14. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the first layer is a resin material, and the second layer is a transparent material selected from a group consisting of a silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and a titanium oxide.