Provided is a display device in which more than one pixel is arranged in a two-dimensional matrix on a circuit board, the pixel including a light emission unit including a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode that are stacked, in which the first electrode is disposed for each light emission unit, and a partition is formed between the first electrode and an adjacent first electrode, the organic layer and the second electrode are stacked on an entire surface including the first electrode and the partition, the first electrode is formed on an interlayer insulation film, and a reflection film is formed below the first electrode, the reflection film including a light reflecting surface disposed to be flush with a boundary plane on which different insulation materials are in contact with each other in the interlayer insulation film.

A display device which exhibits light with high color purity is provided. A display device with low power consumption is provided. An embodiment is a display device which includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, a common electrode, a first protective layer, and a semi-transmissive layer. The light-emitting layer includes a first region positioned over the first pixel electrode and a second region positioned over the second pixel electrode. The common electrode is positioned over the light-emitting layer. The first protective layer is positioned over the common electrode. The semi-transmissive layer is positioned over the first protective layer. Reflectivity with respect to visible light of the semi-transmissive layer is higher than reflectivity with respect to visible light of the common electrode. The semi-transmissive layer does not overlap with the first region and overlaps with the second region. For example, the semi-transmissive layer may include an opening in a position overlapping with the first region.

The invention provides a display device in which the tint is difficult to observe in a case where white display is visually confirmed from a front direction, and the tint is also difficult to observe at any azimuthal angle in a case where white display is visually confirmed from an oblique direction. A display device of the invention includes, from a viewing side, an anisotropic light absorbing layer and a self light emitting display element which emits at least red light, green light, and blue light, the self light emitting display element has a microcavity structure, the anisotropic light absorbing layer is formed of a composition containing a dichroic substance and a liquid crystal compound, the dichroic substance has a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 to 500 nm, and the anisotropic light absorbing layer satisfies a requirement represented by Expression (1) and a requirement represented by Expression (2).

1.50<Amax(60)/A(0)Expression (1)

1.00Amax(60)/Amin(60)1.20Expression (2)

There is provided a display apparatus that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements that constitutes pixels, a light guiding/scattering layer that is provided on the plurality of light-emitting elements and scatters light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a reflection partition wall that separates portions of the light guiding/scattering layer corresponding to each of the pixels and reflects the light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting elements.

An optical device includes a light emitting device and a sensor device (light receiving element). The light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements, and a plurality of light transmission portions. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The plurality of light emitting elements is positioned at the first surface side of the substrate. Each of the plurality of light transmission portions is positioned between adjacent light emitting elements. The light emitting device is light-transmissive by the plurality of light transmission portions. Light from the plurality of light emitting elements is mainly output from the second surface of the substrate. An amount of light emitted from each of the light emitting elements and leaked to the outside of the first surface of the substrate is reduced.

An optical device includes a light emitting device and a sensor device (light receiving element). The light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements, and a plurality of light transmission portions. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The plurality of light emitting elements is positioned at the first surface side of the substrate. Each of the plurality of light transmission portions is positioned between adjacent light emitting elements. The light emitting device is light-transmissive by the plurality of light transmission portions. Light from the plurality of light emitting elements is mainly output from the second surface of the substrate. An amount of light emitted from each of the light emitting elements and leaked to the outside of the first surface of the substrate is reduced.

A high-resolution display device is provided. The display device includes a plurality of light-emitting units emitting light of different colors. The light-emitting unit has a microcavity structure and intensifies light with a specific wavelength. In the light-emitting units emitting light of different colors, reflective layers with different thicknesses are formed, an insulating layer is formed to cover the reflective layers, and then a top surface of the insulating layer is subjected to planarization treatment, whereby an insulating layer with different thicknesses is formed. After that, light-emitting elements emitting white light are formed over the planarized top surface of the insulating layer to overlap with the respective reflective layers, whereby the light-emitting units that intensify different colors due to different optical path lengths are separately formed.

An organic EL display device includes a blue pixel, and a second pixel configured to output light having a peak wavelength longer than that of blue light. The blue pixel includes a blue phosphorescent luminescent material containing layer and a blue fluorescent luminescent material containing layer as common layers common to the plurality of pixels, and the second pixel includes a second phosphorescent luminescent material containing layer provided in each of the second pixel, adjacently to the common layers at the side of an anode from the common layers.

A display device of the disclosure includes a first substrate that includes light emitting elements and color elements for respective pixels, in which the color elements are provided over the light emitting elements. The color elements include: a color element of one color including a first edge face; a color element of another color including a second edge face, in which the second edge face is adjacent to the first edge face, and at least the first edge face and the second edge face each have inclination; and a reflector structure provided in a gap formed by the inclination.

A display device of the disclosure includes a first substrate that includes light emitting elements and color elements for respective pixels, in which the color elements are provided over the light emitting elements. The color elements include: a color element of one color including a first edge face; a color element of another color including a second edge face, in which the second edge face is adjacent to the first edge face, and at least the first edge face and the second edge face each have inclination; and a reflector structure provided in a gap formed by the inclination.