A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is capable of improving liquid crystal controllability and light transmittance, the LCD device including: a first substrate including a light emission area and a light blocking area; a switching element on the first substrate, the switching element connected to a gate line and a data line; a first insulating layer on the gate line, the data line, and the switching element; a polarization pattern disposed on the first insulating layer and connected to the switching element through a contact hole of the first insulating layer; and a pixel electrode connected to the polarization pattern in the light emission area.

A display device includes a transparent substrate; a plurality of electro-conductive polarizers disposed on the transparent substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the plurality of electro-conductive polarizers; and a plurality of gate lines disposed on the insulating layer, wherein each of the plurality of electro-conductive polarizers is coupled to each of the plurality of gate lines.

A display apparatus includes a backlight unit comprising a light source emitting blue light, a green color conversion material and a red color conversion material, a first polarizer disposed on the backlight unit, a first base substrate disposed on the first polarizer, a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, a second polarizer disposed on the thin film transistor, a first color conversion pattern and a second color conversion pattern disposed on the second polarizer, a first color filter disposed on the first color conversion pattern, a second color filter disposed on the second color conversion pattern, a second base substrate disposed on the first and second color filters, and a third polarizer disposed on the second base substrate and having a polarizing axis same as a polarizing axis of the second polarizer.

A polarizing light emitting plate includes a polarizing layer having a polarizing axis substantially parallel to a first direction, a quantum rod layer including quantum rods aligned in the first direction, and an attachment layer between the polarizing layer and the quantum rod layer and comprising an adhesive material.

A light-emitting diode (LED) structure includes an LED substrate having a first side and a second side opposing the first side. One or more light-emitting diodes are disposed on the first side and arranged to emit light through the LED substrate. In certain embodiments, a wire-grid polarizer is disposed on the second side and arranged to polarize light emitted from the one or more light-emitting diodes. A plurality of different colored LEDs or an LED with one or more color-conversion materials can be provided on the LED substrate to provide white light. A spatially distributed plurality of the LED structures can be provided in a backlight for a liquid crystal display. A polarization-preserving transmissive diffuser can diffuse light emitted from the LED toward the liquid crystal layer and a polarization-preserving reflective diffuser can diffuse light emitted from the LED away from the liquid crystal layer.

The present application discloses a polarizing film and a display device including the polarizing film. The polarizer includes a transparent substrate; a linear polarizer disposed on the transparent substrate; an optical retardation film disposed on the transparent substrate; the linear polarizer including a first dielectric layer covered on the transparent substrate and a metal layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; and the optical retardation film including a second dielectric layer disposed on the transparent substrate to solve the mechanical, optical and lifetime issues faced to the conventional organic polarizing film, while solving the problem of the increased thickness of optical films owing to the manufacture and adhesion of polarizer and retardation film separately.

A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are capable of enhancing arrangement condition of a switching element, a color conversion layer, and a pixel electrode, and increasing an aperture ratio of a pixel. The display device includes: a first substrate; a switching element and a color conversion layer on the first substrate; a polarization pattern overlapping the color conversion layer and connected to the switching element; and a pixel electrode ovelrapping the polarization pattern and connected to the polarization pattern.

A method of forming fine patterns includes the steps of forming a conductive layer on a base part, forming a sacrificial layer including an adhesive material on the conductive layer, the adhesive material including a catechol group, forming resist patterns on the sacrificial layer, and forming fine patterns by patterning the conductive layer using the resist patterns as a mask.

A display device includes a first base substrate, a second base substrate, pixels, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer. The first base substrate includes light transmitting areas and a light blocking area surrounding each of the light transmitting areas. The pixels respectively overlap the light transmitting areas. The first and second polarizers are spaced apart from each other such that the pixels are disposed therebetween. At least one of the first and second polarizers includes a plurality of optical conversion layers, each of which comprises a plurality of lattice wires.

A display device includes a first substrate, a first wavelength conversion layer and a second wavelength conversion layer disposed on the first substrate and spaced apart from each other, and a polarization layer disposed on the first wavelength conversion layer and the second wavelength conversion layer, the polarization layer including a reflection portion and a transmitting portion, in which the reflection portion overlaps a gap formed between the first wavelength conversion layer and the second wavelength conversion layer.