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Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a display device with solar cell wiring according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the thin film solar panel of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the display device with solar cell traces of FIG. 1;
fig. 4 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell routing according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell traces according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell traces according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell traces according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
Description of the reference numerals
10. 10A, 10B, 10C, 20: a display device having solar cell wiring;
100: a display panel;
110: a substrate;
120: a light-shielding pattern layer;
120 a: an opening;
200. 200A: a thin film solar panel;
210: a light-transmitting substrate;
210s, E2 s: a surface;
220. 220A: routing the solar cell;
221. 231: a first extrinsic semiconductor layer;
222. 232: an intrinsic semiconductor layer;
223. 233: a second extrinsic semiconductor layer;
230: a solar cell peripheral portion;
240: a protective layer;
aa. Ba, B1a, B2a, Ca, Ab, Bb, B2B, Cb, Ac, Bc, B1c, B2c, Cc, Ad, Bd, B1d, B2d, Cd, Aa ', Ba ', B1a ', B2a ', Ca ': an included angle;
CL, CL': a photoelectric conversion layer;
DA: a display area;
ED. ED', X, Y, Z: direction;
e1, E1': a first electrode layer;
e2, E2': a second electrode layer;
PA: a peripheral zone;
PX: a display pixel;
PXC: a pixel column;
PXR: a row of pixels;
and (3) USR: a user;
VDa, VDa', VDb, VDc, VDd: the direction of vision;
I-I ', II-II': and (6) cutting lines.
Detailed Description
The foregoing and other features, aspects and utilities of the present invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of a preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Directional terms as referred to in the following examples, for example: up, down, left, right, front or rear, etc., are referred to only in the direction of the attached drawings. Accordingly, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting.
Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a display device with a solar cell trace according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the thin film solar panel of figure 1. Fig. 3 is a schematic front view of the display device with solar cell traces of fig. 1. Specifically, fig. 2 corresponds to the cross-sectional line I-I 'and the cross-sectional line II-II' of fig. 1, and the illustration of the passivation layer 240 of fig. 2 is omitted in fig. 1 and fig. 3 for clarity.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a display device 10 with solar cell traces includes a display panel 100 and a thin film solar panel 200. The thin film solar panel 200 is disposed on the display panel 100 in an overlapping manner. For example, the thin film solar panel 200 may be attached to the display surface of the display panel 100 through an Adhesive layer (not shown), such as an Optically Clear Adhesive (OCA), an aqueous Adhesive, or an Optically Clear Resin (OCR), but not limited thereto.
The display panel 100 has a display area DA and a peripheral area PA other than the display area DA. The display panel 100 includes a substrate 110, a light-shielding pattern layer 120, and a plurality of display pixels PX. The substrate 110 may be made of glass, quartz, polymer (e.g., polyimide, polycarbonate), or other suitable substrate materials. The light-shielding pattern layer 120 is disposed on the substrate 110 and has a plurality of openings 120a in the display area DA. The display pixels PX are disposed in the display area DA and respectively overlap the openings 120 a. The material of the light-shielding pattern layer 120 includes a metal material, a black resin material, or other suitable opaque materials.
The plurality of display pixels PX are arranged in a plurality of pixel rows PXR and a plurality of pixel columns PXC in the direction X and the direction Y, respectively. That is, the display pixels PX are arranged in an array. In the present embodiment, the display panel 100 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or other suitable non-self-luminous display panel. Also as a result, the display device 10 with solar cell traces may also optionally include a backlight module (not shown). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to other embodiments, the display panel 100 may also be a micro light emitting diode (micro-LED) panel, a sub-millimeter light emitting diode (mini-LED) panel, or other suitable self-luminous display panel.
Further, the thin film solar panel 200 includes a transparent substrate 210 and a plurality of solar cell traces 220. The light-transmitting substrate 210 has a surface 210s facing the display panel 100. The material of the transparent substrate 210 includes glass, transparent resin (e.g., polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polycarbonate, polyether, or polyimide), or other suitable transparent material. The solar cell traces 220 are arranged on the surface 210s of the transparent substrate 210 at intervals and overlapped with the display area DA of the display panel 100. More specifically, the thin-film solar panel 200 of the present embodiment is a clad-plate type thin-film solar panel, and the external ambient light is incident into the thin-film solar panel 200 from a surface of the transparent substrate 210 at a side where the solar cell traces 220 are not disposed.
It should be noted that the solar cell traces 220 each extend in a direction ED, and the direction ED is not parallel or perpendicular to the arrangement direction (e.g., the direction X and the direction Y) of the plurality of display pixels PX. In the present embodiment, the display device 10 is suitable for being viewed by the user USR along a viewing direction VDa (e.g. three o' clock direction in fig. 3), which has an angle Aa (e.g. 90 degrees) with the direction X (i.e. the arrangement direction of the pixel columns PXC), and an angle Ba with the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220. The following relation is satisfied by the included angle Aa and the included angle Ba: ba of 20-Aa or more and 60-Aa or less can prevent Moire Pattern (Moire Pattern) generated when the display panel 100 and the thin film solar panel 200 are overlapped, which is helpful for improving the display quality of the display device 10 with the solar cell wiring.
More specifically, the included angle Ba between the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220 and the viewing direction VDa of the display panel 100 may be between-70 degrees (i.e., the included angle B2a in fig. 3) and-30 degrees (i.e., the included angle B1a in fig. 3), such as-52 degrees. It should be noted that the negative value of the included angle Ba represents that the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 of the present embodiment is obtained by rotating clockwise by 52 degrees with respect to the viewing direction VDa. From another perspective, an included angle Ca is formed between the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 and the direction X (i.e., the arrangement direction of the pixel columns PXC), and the absolute value of the included angle Ca may be between 20 degrees and 60 degrees (i.e., the included angle Ca satisfies 20 degrees ≦ Ca ≦ 60 degrees), for example, 38 degrees.
In the embodiment, the solar cell trace 220 includes a first electrode layer E1, a second electrode layer E2, and a photoelectric conversion layer CL. The photoelectric conversion layer CL is disposed between the first electrode layer E1 and the second electrode layer E2. The first electrode layer E1 is located between the light-transmitting substrate 210 and the photoelectric conversion layer CL. It is particularly noted that, since the external ambient light is incident from the side of the transparent substrate 210 away from the solar cell trace 220, the first electrode layer E1 and the second electrode layer E2 are a transparent electrode layer and a reflective electrode layer, respectively. The material of the light-transmitting electrode layer includes metal oxides, such as: indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, aluminum tin oxide, aluminum zinc oxide, or other suitable oxide, or a stack of at least two of the foregoing. The material of the reflective electrode layer includes aluminum, silver, chromium, the above alloys, the above combinations, or other metal materials with high reflectivity.
Since the second electrode layer E2 of the solar cell trace 220 is a reflective electrode layer, the following relationship is satisfied by the included angle Aa and the included angle Ba: ba of 20-Aa or more and 60-Aa or less, and can improve the glare problem of the thin-film solar panel 200 attached to the display panel 100 in the USR viewing direction VDa of the user, thereby being helpful to further improve the display quality of the display device 10 with the solar cell wiring.
In the present embodiment, the material of the photoelectric conversion layer CL is, for example, amorphous silicon (a-Si), but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the material of the photoelectric conversion layer CL may also be single crystal silicon, polysilicon, copper indium gallium selenide, cadmium antimonide, or a combination thereof. In detail, the photoelectric conversion layer CL includes a first extrinsic semiconductor layer 221, an intrinsic semiconductor layer 222, and a second extrinsic semiconductor layer 223. The first extrinsic semiconductor layer 221 has a first doping type, the second extrinsic semiconductor layer 223 has a second doping type, and the first doping type and the second doping type are each one of a P-type and an N-type. For example, in the present embodiment, the first extrinsic semiconductor layer 221 may be a P-type semiconductor layer, and the second extrinsic semiconductor layer 223 may be an N-type semiconductor layer.
On the other hand, the thin-film solar panel 200 further includes a solar cell periphery 230 disposed on the surface 210s of the transparent substrate 210 and overlapping the periphery PA of the display panel 100 in the normal direction (e.g., the direction Z) of the substrate 110. Unlike the solar cell traces 220 located in the display area DA, the solar cell periphery 230 may entirely cover the peripheral area PA of the display panel 100 to increase the photoelectric conversion area of the thin film solar panel 200.
For example, in the present embodiment, the solar cell periphery 230 may surround the plurality of solar cell traces 220 and electrically connect the plurality of solar cell traces 220, but not limited thereto. In an embodiment not shown, the peripheral area PA of the display area DA of the display panel 100 may be overlapped with the solar cell periphery of the thin film solar panel.
Similar to the solar cell trace 220, the solar cell periphery 230 may include a first electrode layer E1 ', a second electrode layer E2 ', and a photoelectric conversion layer CL '. The photoelectric conversion layer CL ' is disposed between the first electrode layer E1 ' and the second electrode layer E2 '. The first electrode layer E1 'is located between the light-transmitting substrate 210 and the photoelectric conversion layer CL'. It is particularly noted that, since the external ambient light is incident from the side of the transparent substrate 210 away from the solar cell trace 220, the first electrode layer E1 'and the second electrode layer E2' are a transparent electrode layer and a reflective electrode layer, respectively. The material of the light-transmitting electrode layer includes metal oxides, such as: indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, aluminum tin oxide, aluminum zinc oxide, or other suitable oxide, or a stack of at least two of the foregoing. The material of the reflective electrode layer includes aluminum, silver, chromium, the above alloys, the above combinations, or other metal materials with high reflectivity.
The material of the photoelectric conversion layer CL' is, for example, amorphous silicon (a-Si), but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the material of the photoelectric conversion layer CL' may also be single crystal silicon, polysilicon, copper indium gallium selenide, cadmium antimonide, or a combination thereof. In detail, the photoelectric conversion layer CL' includes a first extrinsic semiconductor layer 231, an intrinsic semiconductor layer 232, and a second extrinsic semiconductor layer 233. The first extrinsic semiconductor layer 231 has a first doping type, the second extrinsic semiconductor layer 233 has a second doping type, and the first and second doping types are each one of a P-type and an N-type. For example, in the present embodiment, the first extrinsic semiconductor layer 231 may be a P-type semiconductor layer, and the second extrinsic semiconductor layer 233 may be an N-type semiconductor layer.
From another perspective, in the present embodiment, the material of the plurality of solar cell traces 220 and the material of the solar cell periphery 230 are optionally the same. That is, the solar cell traces 220 and the solar cell periphery 230 may belong to the same film layer, but not limited thereto.
Further, the thin film solar panel 200 may further include a protection layer 240 disposed between the plurality of solar cell traces 220 and covering the surface E2s of the second electrode layer E2 facing away from the transparent substrate 210. The material of the protection layer 240 may be an inorganic material (e.g., silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, or aluminum oxide), an organic material (e.g., pentacene, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, or polyimide), or a combination thereof, or other suitable light-transmitting materials. For example, when the material of the protection layer 240 is an inorganic material, it has the advantages of isolating water and oxygen and reducing electric leakage; when the material of the passivation layer 240 is an organic material, it has a smaller parasitic capacitance and a better flatness.
The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to other embodiments, wherein like components are denoted by like reference numerals, and descriptions of the same technical contents are omitted, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
Fig. 4 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell wiring according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 4, the difference between the display device 10A with solar cell traces of the present embodiment and the display device 10 with solar cell traces of fig. 3 is: the display device is suitable for different viewing directions viewed by users. In the present embodiment, the display device 10A is suitable for being viewed by a user USR along a viewing direction VDb (e.g. the four o' clock direction in fig. 4), which has an angle Ab (e.g. 60 degrees) between the viewing direction VDb and the direction X (i.e. the arrangement direction of the pixel columns PXC in fig. 1), and has an angle Bb between the viewing direction and the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220.
The following relationship is satisfied by the included angle Ab and the included angle Bb: bb is more than or equal to 20 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees, so that Moire patterns generated when the display panel 100 and the thin film solar panel 200 are overlapped can be avoided, the glare problem of the thin film solar panel 200 and the display panel 100 after being attached on the USR viewing direction VDb of a user can be improved, and the display quality of the display device 10A with the solar cell wiring can be improved.
More specifically, the included angle Bb between the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220 and the viewing direction VDb of the display panel 100 may be between-40 degrees (i.e., the included angle B2B in fig. 4) and 0 degree, such as-22 degrees. It should be noted that, the negative value of the included angle Bb represents that the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 of the present embodiment is obtained by clockwise rotating by 22 degrees with respect to the viewing direction VDb. From another perspective, the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 has an angle Cb with the direction X (i.e., the arrangement direction of the plurality of pixel columns PXC in fig. 1), and the absolute value of the angle Cb may be between 20 degrees and 60 degrees (i.e., the angle Cb satisfies 20 degrees ≦ Cb | ≦ 60 degrees), for example, 38 degrees.
Fig. 5 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell wiring according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 5, the difference between the display device 10B with solar cell traces of the present embodiment and the display device 10 with solar cell traces of fig. 3 is: the display device is suitable for different viewing directions viewed by users. In the present embodiment, the display device 10B is suitable for being viewed by the user USR along a viewing direction VDc (e.g. five clock directions in fig. 5), which has an angle Ac (e.g. 30 degrees) with the direction X (i.e. the arrangement direction of the pixel columns PXC in fig. 1), and has an angle Bc with the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220.
The following relation is satisfied through the included angle Ac and the included angle Bc: the angle of 20-Ac is not less than Bc and not more than 60-Ac, which can avoid Moire patterns (Moire patterns) generated when the display panel 100 and the thin film solar panel 200 are overlapped, improve the glare problem of the thin film solar panel 200 and the display panel 100 after being attached to each other in the USR viewing direction VDc of the user, and contribute to improving the display quality of the display device 10B with the solar cell wiring.
More specifically, the included angle Bc between the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220 and the viewing direction VDc of the display panel 100 may be between-10 degrees (i.e., the included angle B2c in fig. 5) and 30 degrees (i.e., the included angle B1c in fig. 5), for example, 8 degrees. It should be noted that the positive included angle Bc represents that the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 of the present embodiment is obtained by rotating counterclockwise by 8 degrees with respect to the viewing direction VDc. From another perspective, the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 has an angle Cc with the direction X (i.e., the arrangement direction of the plurality of pixel columns PXC in fig. 1), and the absolute value of the angle Cc may be between 20 degrees and 60 degrees (i.e., the angle Cc satisfies 20 degrees ≦ Cc ≦ 60 degrees), for example, 38 degrees.
Fig. 6 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell traces according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 6, the difference between the display device 10C with solar cell traces of the present embodiment and the display device 10 with solar cell traces of fig. 3 is: the display device is suitable for different viewing directions viewed by users. In this embodiment, the display device 10C is suitable for being viewed by the user USR along a viewing direction VDd (e.g. six o' clock direction in fig. 6), which is parallel to the direction X (i.e. an angle Ad between the viewing direction VDd and the direction X is 0 degree), and has an angle Bd with the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220.
The following relation is satisfied through the included angle Ad and the included angle Bd: bd is greater than or equal to 20 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees and Ad, Moire patterns generated when the display panel 100 and the thin film solar panel 200 are overlapped can be avoided, the glare problem on the USR (universal serial bus) viewing direction VDd of a user after the thin film solar panel 200 and the display panel 100 are attached can be improved, and the display quality of the display device 10C with the solar cell wiring can be improved.
More specifically, an angle Bd between the extending direction of the solar cell traces 220 and the viewing direction VDd of the display panel 100 may be between 20 degrees (i.e., the angle B2d in fig. 6) and 60 degrees (i.e., the angle B1d in fig. 6), for example, 38 degrees. It should be noted that the positive included angle Bd here represents that the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 of the present embodiment is obtained by rotating counterclockwise by 38 degrees with respect to the viewing direction VDd. From another perspective, an angle Cd is formed between the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220 and the direction X (i.e., the arrangement direction of the pixel columns PXC in fig. 1), and the absolute value of the angle Cd may be between 20 degrees and 60 degrees (i.e., the angle Cd satisfies 20 degrees ≦ Cd ≦ 60 degrees), for example, 38 degrees.
Fig. 7 is a schematic front view of a display device with solar cell traces according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 7, the difference between the display device 20 with solar cell traces of the present embodiment and the display device 10 with solar cell traces of fig. 3 is: the display device is suitable for different viewing directions viewed by users. In the present embodiment, the display device 20 is suitable for being viewed by the user USR along a viewing direction VDa '(e.g. nine o' clock direction in fig. 7), which has an angle Aa '(e.g. 90 degrees) with the direction X (i.e. the arrangement direction of the pixel columns PXC in fig. 1), and an angle Ba' with the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220A.
The following relationship is satisfied by the included angle Aa 'and the included angle Ba': aa '-20 degrees and Ba' degrees and Aa '-60 degrees, which can avoid moire patterns (moire patterns) generated when the display panel 100 and the thin film solar panel 200A are overlapped, improve the glare problem of the thin film solar panel 200A and the display panel 100 after being attached to each other in the USR viewing direction VDa' of the user, and contribute to improving the display quality of the display device 20 with solar cell wiring.
More specifically, an angle Ba ' between the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220A (i.e., the direction ED ') and the viewing direction VDa ' of the display panel 100 may be between 30 degrees (i.e., the angle B1a ' in fig. 7) and 70 degrees (i.e., the angle B2a ' in fig. 7), for example, 52 degrees. It should be noted that the positive included angle Ba 'here represents that the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220A of the present embodiment is obtained by rotating counterclockwise by 52 degrees with reference to the viewing direction VDa'. From another perspective, the extending direction of the solar cell trace 220A has an angle Ca 'with the direction X (i.e., the arrangement direction of the pixel columns PXC in fig. 1), and the absolute value of the angle Ca' may be between 20 degrees and 60 degrees (i.e., the angle Ca 'satisfies 20 degrees ≦ Ca' ≦ 60 degrees), for example, 38 degrees.
In summary, in the display device with the solar cell traces according to an embodiment of the present invention, the included angle a between the arrangement direction of the display pixels and the viewing direction of the display panel and the included angle B between the extension direction of the solar cell traces and the viewing direction of the display panel satisfy 20 degrees-a is less than or equal to B and less than or equal to 60 degrees-a or a-20 degrees is less than or equal to B and less than or equal to a-60 degrees, so that moire fringes (moire pattern) generated when the display panel and the thin film solar panel are overlapped can be avoided. Meanwhile, the glare problem of the thin-film solar panel in the visual direction of a user after the thin-film solar panel is attached to the panel can be improved, and the display quality of the display device with the solar cell wiring is improved.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.