Abstract:
A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; a roof layer; a liquid crystal layer; and a plurality of partitions. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. The roof layer is disposed to face the pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer is formed by a plurality of microcavities between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, wherein the microcavities include a liquid crystal material. The partitions are between the microcavities adjacent to each other, wherein the partitions may include an organic material and are arranged side by side to one another.
Abstract:
A display device including: a substrate including first, second, and third pixel areas; a plurality of pixel electrodes positioned on the substrate within each of the first, second, and third pixel areas; and a plurality of roof layers each facing a respective one of the pixel electrodes, ones of the roof layers positioned to be spaced apart from respective ones of the pixel electrodes with a plurality of microcavities therebetween, the microcavities positioned to correspond to each of the first, second, and third pixel areas. The roof layer includes first and second color filter layers positioned corresponding to the first pixel area and the second pixel area and a third color filter layer positioned below the liquid crystal layer, and a cell gap of the microcavity corresponding to the third pixel area is smaller than cell gaps of the microcavities corresponding to the first and second pixel areas.
Abstract:
A display device may include the following elements: a switching element comprising a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode; a data line electrically connected to the source electrode; a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode; a second pixel electrode immediately neighboring the first pixel electrode; a first common electrode and a second common electrode respectively overlapping the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode; a first auxiliary common electrode line and a second auxiliary common electrode line each extending parallel to the data line; and a first common electrode line and a second common electrode line respectively electrically connected through the first auxiliary common electrode line and the second auxiliary common electrode line to the first common electrode and the second common electrode.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; an insulating layer; a plurality of microcavities; and a partition. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. The insulating layer is disposed to face the pixel electrode. The microcavities are between the pixel electrode and the insulating layer, wherein the microcavities include a liquid crystal material. The partition is between the microcavities, wherein the partition has a bar shape and is disposed on the insulating layer.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment provides a manufacturing method of a display device as follows. A thin film transistor is formed on a substrate. A pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor is formed. A first barrier layer is formed on the pixel electrode. A sacrificial layer is formed on the first barrier layer. A second barrier layer is formed on the sacrificial layer. A common electrode is formed on the sacrificial layer. A roof layer is formed on the common electrode. The common electrode and the roof layer are patterned to expose a portion of the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer is removed to form a microcavity between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer are removed. A liquid crystal material is injected inside the microcavity to form a liquid crystal layer. An encapsulation layer is formed to cover a portion where the microcavity is exposed to seal the microcavity.
Abstract:
Provided are a display device and a manufacturing method thereof capable of preventing a short defect between electrodes. The display device includes a substrate, a common electrode formed on the substrate, a pixel electrode formed on the common electrode to be spaced apart from the common electrode with a microcavity therebetween, a roof layer formed on the pixel electrode, a liquid crystal layer filing the microcavity, and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer to seal the microcavity.
Abstract:
A display device includes a substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode disposed opposite to the pixel electrode and spaced apart from the pixel electrode, where a microcavity is defined between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, and a cutout is defined in the common electrode, an insulating layer disposed on the common electrode, a roof layer disposed on the insulating layer, where a liquid crystal injection hole is defined through the common electrode and the roof layer such that the common electrode and the roof layer expose a portion of the microcavity, a liquid crystal layer disposed in the microcavity, and an encapsulation layer disposed on the roof layer, where the encapsulation layer covers the liquid crystal injection hole, and seals the microcavity.