COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20090153939A1
• Filed: 07/11/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: ROH, Nam-Seok
• Application Number:
  US12/171,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20090153939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/270
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/157 Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. reflectors or illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/167 by electrophoresis
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1677 Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. reflectors or illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2001/1678 characterised by the composition or particle type

Abstract

The color display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second, substrate, a color reflection layer, and a color conversion layer. The first substrate is divided into a plurality of sub-pixel regions and includes a thin film transistor having a first electrode. The second substrate faces the first substrate and includes a second electrode to form an electric field together with the first electrode. The color reflection layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to reflect incident light, and the color conversion layer is disposed on the color reflection layer. The color conversion layer is a single layer.

Claims

1. A color display device, comprising:

a first substrate divided into a plurality of sub-pixel regions, the first substrate comprising a thin film transistor comprising a first electrode;

a second substrate facing the first substrate, the second substrate comprising a second electrode to form an electric field together with the first electrode;

a color reflection layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to reflect incident light; and

a color conversion layer disposed on the color reflection layer.

2. The color display device of claim 1, wherein the color conversion layer is a single layer.

3. The color display device of claim 1, wherein the color conversion layer changes to a transparent state or a black state when an electric field is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.

4. The color display device of claim 1, wherein the color conversion layer comprises an electrochromic compound.

5. The color display device of claim 4, wherein the electrochromic compound comprises at least one inorganic compound selected from the group consisting of tungsten oxide (WO₃), molybdenum oxide (MoO₃), and iridium oxide (IrO_x).

6. The color display device of claim 4, wherein the electrochromic compound comprises at least one organic compound selected from the group consisting of viologen, rare-earth phthalocyanine, and styryl.

7. The color display device of claim 4, wherein the electrochromic compound comprises at least one conductive polymer selected from the group consisting of polypyrrole, polythiophene, and polyaniline.

8. The color display device of claim 3, wherein the color conversion layer comprises a reverse-emulsion based electrophoretic display (“

REED”

) compound.

9. The color display device of claim 8, wherein the REED compound comprises a nonpolar solvent and a polar emulsion dispersed in the nonpolar solvent.

10. The color display device of claim 9, wherein the nonpolar solvent comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of C1-C30 alkane, C2-C30 alkene, C3-C30 alkyne, C3-C30 aldehyde, C3-C30 ketone, C2-C30 ether, C2-C30 ester, C3-C30 thioester, terpene, C2-C30 organosilane, and C2-C30 organosiloxane.

11. The color display device of claim 9, wherein the polar emulsion comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of alcohol, amine, amide, ketone, carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid salt, glycol, polyether, sulfide, sulfonic acid, sulfonic acid salt, sulfate, phosphide, phosphite, phosphonite, phosphinite, phosphate, phosphonate, phosphinate, imide, nitrile, isonitrile, amidine, nitro compound, nitroso compound, sulfoxide, sulfonate, thiol, and water.

12. The color display device of claim 1, wherein the color reflection layer comprises a pigment or dye.

13. The color display device of claim 12, wherein the color reflection layer comprises a base resin and a pigment dispersed in the base resin.

14. The color display device of claim 13, wherein the base resin is an acrylic resin.

15. The color display device of claim 14, wherein the pigment has a size of more than 500 nm.

16. The color display device of claim 12, wherein the color reflection layer comprises at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a red color reflection layer, a green color reflection layer, and a blue color reflection layer.

17. The color display device of claim 16, wherein the color reflection layer further comprises a white color reflection layer.

18. The color display device of claim 16, wherein the color reflection layer comprises at least one red pigment selected from the group consisting of bengala, vermilion, and cadmium red.

19. The color display device of claim 16, wherein the color reflection layer comprises at least one green pigment selected from the group consisting of emerald green and chrome oxide green.

20. The color display device of claim 16, wherein the color reflection layer comprises at least one blue pigment selected from the group consisting of Prussian blue and cobalt blue.

21. The color display device of claim 17, wherein the color reflection layer comprises at least one white pigment selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.