Patent Publication Number: US-10319930-B2

Title: Quantum rod, quantum rod film and quantum rod display device including the same

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0181915 filed in Republic of Korea on Dec. 29, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present application. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     Embodiments of the invention relate to a quantum rod (QR), and more particularly, to a QR having high quantum efficiency and high off-property and a QR film and a QR display device including the same. 
     Discussion of the Related Art 
     Recently, applications of the QR to display devices and lightening devices have been researched. 
     Since the QR has high emitting efficiency and excellent reproducibility, the QR can be applied to various uses. 
     Since extinction coefficient and quantum yield of the QR is very large in comparison to general dyes, the QR emits strong fluorescent light. In addition, by controlling a diameter of the QR, a wavelength of light emitted from the QR can be controlled. 
     The QR emits linearly-polarized light. Namely, the light from the QR has a linearly-polarized property along a length direction of the QR. In addition, the QR has an optical property that is capable of controlling emission by an electric field applied from the outside. This may be referred to as stark effect. By using these properties, the optical efficiency of the display device and/or the lightening device can be improved. 
       FIGS. 1A and 1B  are schematic view illustrating a driving principle of the related art QR. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1A and 1B , a QR  20  includes a core  22 , which is formed a nano-size semiconductor material, and a shell  24  covering the core  22 . For example, the core  22  may be formed of the XII-XVI group semiconductor material, the XIII-XV group semiconductor material, the XI-XIII-XVI group semiconductor material or the XIV-XVI group semiconductor material, and the shell  24  may be formed of XII-XVI group semiconductor material such as ZnS. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1A , the QRs  20  are arranged on a base  10 . Without voltage, the electron “e−” and the hole “h+” are combined in the core  22  such that the QR  20  emits the light. (emission ON) 
     On the other hand, as shown in  FIG. 1B , with voltage, i.e., with an electric field “E”, the electron “e−” and the hole “h+” are separated such that the emission of the QR  20  is finished. (emission OFF) 
     Namely, the QR  20  is driven by the electric field, and the QR  20  is used for the display device and/or the lightening device. 
     In the related art QR  20 , the quantum efficiency and the off property are in the trade-off relation. 
     Namely, in a QR display device (or a QR lightening device) including high quantum efficiency (or emission efficiency) QRs  20 , the off property of the QR is low such that the contrast ratio is decreased. On the other hand, in a QR display device (or a QR lightening device) including high off property QRs  20 , the quantum efficiency of the QR is low such that the brightness is decreased. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, embodiments of the invention are directed to a QR, a QR film, and a QR display device including the same that substantially obviate one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art, and have other advantages. 
     An objective of the invention is to provide a QR having advantages in the quantum efficiency and the off property. 
     Another objective of the invention is to provide a QR film having advantages in the quantum efficiency and the off property. 
     Another objective of the invention is to provide a QR display device having advantages in the quantum efficiency and the off property. 
     Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. 
     Embodiments relate to a quantum rod including a first core; a second core separated from the first core; and a first shell surrounding the first and second cores. 
     Embodiments also relate to a quantum rod film including a polymer matrix and a quantum rod in the polymer matrix, where the quantum rod includes a first core; a second core separated from the first core; and a first shell surrounding the first and second cores. 
     Embodiments also relate to a quantum rod display device including first and second substrates facing each other; a pixel electrode and a common electrode on the first substrate; a quantum rod layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a quantum rod, the quantum rod including: a first core; a second core separated from the first core; and a first shell surrounding the first and second cores; and a backlight unit under the first substrate. 
     It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are examples and are explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. 
         FIGS. 1A and 1B  are schematic view illustrating a driving principle of the related art QR. 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  are schematic view illustrating a trade-off relation between the quantum efficiency and the off property according to a core length of the related art QR. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are schematic view illustrating an ON state and an OFF state of a QR. 
         FIGS. 5A to 5D  are TEM pictures illustrating a synthesis method of a QR. 
         FIG. 6  is a graph showing an emission wavelength of a QR. 
         FIG. 7  is a graph showing a driving property of a QR. 
         FIG. 8  is a graph showing a quantum efficiency of a QR. 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR film according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  is a schematic plane view illustrating the arrangement of QRs in the QR display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 
       FIGS. 2A and 2B  are schematic view illustrating a trade-off relation between the quantum efficiency and the off property according to a core length of the related art QR. 
     To control the quantum efficiency and the off property (driving property), a length of the QR is controlled. However, the quantum efficiency and the off property are in the trade-off relation. 
     Namely, as shown in  FIG. 2A , when the length of the core in the QR is relatively short (short-core QR), the combination probability of the hole “h+” and the electron “e−” in the core is high without the electric field such that the quantum efficiency (the emission efficiency) is increased. However, since the separation of the hole and the electron with the electric field is difficult, the off property of the QR is decreased. 
     On the other hand, as shown in  FIG. 2B , when the length of the core in the QR is relatively long (long-core QR), the combination probability of the hole “h+” and the electron “e−” in the core is low without the electric field such that the quantum efficiency (the emission efficiency) is decreased. However, since the separation of the hole and the electron with the electric field is easy, the off property of the QR is improved. 
     Namely, only one of the quantum efficiency and the off property is improved by controlling the core length of the QR, but the QR having advantages in both of the quantum efficiency and the off property is not proved. Accordingly, the display device including the QR has a disadvantage in the brightness or the contrast ratio. 
       FIG. 3  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and  FIGS. 4A and 4B  are schematic view illustrating an ON state and an OFF state of a QR according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , a QR  100  includes a first core  110 , a second core  120 , which is spaced apart from the first core  110 , and a first shell  130  surrounding (covering) the first and second cores  110  and  120 . 
     Each of the first and second cores  110  and  120  may include the XII-XVI group semiconductor material, the XIII-XV group semiconductor material, the XI-XIII-XVI group semiconductor material or the XIV-XVI group semiconductor material. The first and second cores  110  and  120  may include the same material or different materials. 
     For example, each of the first and second cores  110  and  120  may include one of CdSe, CdS, CdTe, ZnSe, ZnS, ZnTe, HgSe, HgTe, CdZnSe (XII-XVI group semiconductor material), InP, InN, GaN, InSb, InAsP, InGaAs, GaAs, GaP, GaSb, AlP, AlN, AlAs, AlSb (XIII-XV group semiconductor material), PbSe, PbTe, and PbS (XIV-XVI group semiconductor material). 
     The first core  110  has a first length L 1 , and the second core  120  has a second length L 2  being substantially same as the first length L 1 . Namely, along a major axis of the QR  100 , the first and second cores  110  and  120  may have substantially the same length. 
     The wavelength of the emitted light from the QR  100  is determined by a size, i.e., a diameter, of each of the first and second cores  110  and  120 . Namely, by controlling the size of the first and second cores  110  and  120 , the QR  100  may emit one of the red light, the green light and the blue light. However, it is not limited thereto. 
     The first shell  130  may include the XII-XVI group semiconductor material. For example, the first shell  130  may include one of ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, CdSe, CsTe, CdS, CdSeS, CdTeS, CdSeTe, ZnSeS, ZnTeS, ZnSeTe, CdZnSe, CdZnS, CdZnTe, CdZnSeS, CdZnTeS and CdZnSeTe. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the QR  100  of the present invention has a dual core structure. 
     In addition, the QR  100  may further include a second shell  112  surrounding the first core  110 . The second shell  112  may include the same material as the first shell  130  or a different material from the first shell  130 . The second core  120  contacts the second shell  112 . 
     The second shell  112  has a first thickness t 1 , and the first shell  130  has a second thickness t 2 , which is greater than the first thickness t 1 , in a portion corresponding to the first core  110  or the second shell  112 . When the first thickness t 1  of the second shell  112  is too large, the first and second cores  110  and  120  are independently driven with an electric field such that there may be a problem in the off property of the QR  100 . 
     In the present invention, after the first core  110  is grown, the second core  120  is grown at a side of the first core  110 . Without the second shell  112  surrounding the first core  110 , the first and second cores  110  and  120  are integrated as one-body such that the QR  100  has a single long core. 
     In this instance, as explained with  FIG. 2B , the off property of the QR is improved, while the quantum efficiency of the QR is decreased. 
     However, in the QR  100  of the present invention, since the first and second cores  110  and  120  are separated to provide the dual core structure, the off property of the QR  100  is improved without decrease of the quantum efficiency. 
     On the other hand, when the second shell  112  is formed of the same material as the first shell  130 , it seems to appear that the first shell  130  directly surrounds the first and second cores  110  and  120  without the second shell  112 . 
     In the present invention, the QR  100 , where the first and second cores  110  and  120  are arranged to be separated, and the first shell  130  surrounding the first and second cores  110  and  120 , is provided. In this instance, a distance d between the first and second cores  110  and  120  is smaller than a thickness t 3  or t 4  of the first shell  130 . The thickness t 3  or t 4  of the first shell  130  is a thickness of a portion of the first shell  130  at a side of the first core  110  or the second core  120 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4A , without the electric field, the first core  110  (of  FIG. 3 ) and the second core  120  (of  FIG. 3 ) are independently driven such that the quantum efficiency of the QR  100  is improved. 
     Namely, without the electric field, the QR  100  is driven similar to the short-core QR as explained with  FIG. 2A . 
     In other words, since each of the first and second cores  110  and  120  has smaller length than a total length of the first and second cores  110  and  120 , the combination probability of the hole “h+” and the electron “e−” in each of the first and second cores  110  and  120  is increased such that the quantum efficiency of the QR is improved. As a result, the brightness of the display device using the QR  100  is increased. 
     On the other hand, referring to  FIG. 4B , with the electric field, since the first and second cores  110  and  120  acts as a single core, the hole “h+” and the electron “e−” are separated through the whole of the QR  100 . As a result, the off property of the QR  100  is improved. 
     Namely, with the electric field, the QR  100  of the present invention is driven similar to the long-core QR as explained with  FIG. 2B . Accordingly, the off property of the display device using the QR  100  is improved, and the contrast ratio of the display device is increased. 
     [Synthesis of the QR] 
     Referring to  FIGS. 5A to 5D , which are TEM pictures illustrating a synthesis method of a QR, the exemplary synthesis of the QR is explained. 
     (1) Synthesis of the First Core (CdS) 
     1) Solution 1 
     Trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO, 3.0 g), octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA, 0.280 g), hexylphosphonic acid (HPA, 0.083 g) and cadmium oxide (0.062 g) were put into the three-neck round flask, and the pressure was reduced under the temperature of 150° C. for 1 hr. 
     2) Solution 2 
     Sulfur (0.024 g) was dispersed in 1-octadecene (0.3 ml) and was reacted under the temperature of 300° C. for 1 hr. 
     3) After the solution 1 was reacted under N 2  condition and the under the temperature of 370° C. for 10 minutes and was cooled into the temperature of 330° C., the solution 2 was injected and reacted for 35 seconds. 
     4) After the mixture was cooled into the room temperature, a mixture of toluene and methanol (1:3) was added. The centrifugal process is performed to obtain the first core. ( FIG. 5A ) 
     (2) Synthesis of the Second Shell (CdS/ZnS) 
     Sulfur (0.022 g), oleyamine (5.5 ml), zinc sulfate heptahydrate (0.070 g), zinc nitrate hexahydrate (0.012 g) and the first core (0.100 mg) were put into the three-neck round flask, and the pressure was reduced under the temperature of 120° C. for 1 hr. The mixture was reacted under N 2  condition and the under the temperature of 230 for 10 minutes. 
     After the resultant was cooled into the room temperature, a mixture of toluene and methanol (1:3) was added. The centrifugal process is performed to obtain a first rod (first core/second shell). ( FIG. 5B ) 
     (3) Synthesis of the Second Core (CdS/ZnS/CdS) 
     1) Solution 3 
     The first rod (100 mg), TOPO (3.0 g), ODPA (0.280 g), HPA (0.083 g) and cadmium oxide (0.062 g) were put into the three-neck round flask, and the pressure was reduced under the temperature of 150° C. for 1 hr. 
     2) Solution 4 
     Sulfur (0.024 g) was dispersed in 1-octadecene (0.3 ml) and was reacted under the temperature of 300° C. for 1 hr. 
     3) After the solution 3 was reacted under N 2  condition and the under the temperature of 370° C. for 10 minutes and was cooled into the temperature of 330° C., the solution 4 was injected and reacted for 35 seconds. 
     4) After the mixture was cooled into the room temperature, a mixture of toluene and methanol (1:3) was added. The centrifugal process is performed to obtain a second rod (CdS/ZnS/CdS). ( FIG. 5C ) 
     (4) Synthesis of the First Shell (Synthesis of the QR) 
     Sulfur (0.0148 g), oleyamine (5.5 ml), zinc sulfate heptahydrate (0.0375 g), zinc nitrate hexahydrate (0.039 g), core (0.100 mg), the second rod (100 mg) were put into the three-neck round flask, and the pressure was reduced under the temperature of 120° C. for 1 hr. The mixture was reacted under N 2  condition and the under the temperature of 230° C. for 1 hr. 
     After the resultant was cooled into the room temperature, a mixture of toluene and methanol (1:3) was added. The centrifugal process is performed to obtain the QR including the first shell. ( FIG. 5D ) 
     In the TEM-EDX (Transmission Electron Microscopy Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) of the synthesized QR, along the length direction of the QR, after the ratio of the CD component is increased at a position of the first core, the ratio of the CD component is decreased. The ratio of the CD component is increase again at a position of the second core. Namely, the dual core structure of the QR in the present invention is shown or identified in the TEM-EDX. 
     The wavelength (PL peak) of the single short-core QR (Ref 1 ), the single long-core QR (Ref 2 ) and the QR of the present invention (Ex) are measured and listed in Table 1. The wavelengths are shown in  FIG. 6 . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Ref1 
                 445 nm 
               
               
                   
                 Ref2 
                 478 nm 
               
               
                   
                 Ex 
                 465 nm 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 1 and  FIG. 6 , when the length of the core is increased, the band gap interference is increased such that the wavelength of the light from the QR is shifted into the long wavelength. (Ref 2 ) However, in the dual-core structure QR of the present invention (Ex), although a total length of the cores is increased, there is the interference between the cores except the band gap interference such that the shift problem into the long wavelength is decreased. 
     The off property (off ratio) and the quantum efficiency (PL QY) of the single short-core QR (Ref 1 ), the single long-core QR (Ref 2 ) and the QR of the present invention (Ex) are measured and listed in Table 2. The off property and the quantum efficiency are shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , respectively. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Ref1 
                 50 
                 16% 
               
               
                   
                 Ref2 
                 79 
                  7% 
               
               
                   
                 Ex 
                 67 
                 15% 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 2 and  FIGS. 7 and 8 , in the QR of the present invention, the trade-off relation between the quantum efficiency and the off property according to the core length of the QR is overcome, and the QR has sufficient quantum efficiency and the off property. Namely, the QR of the present invention has advantages in both the quantum efficiency and the off property. 
       FIG. 9  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR film according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , a QR film  200  includes a polymer matrix  210  and a QR  100  arranged in the polymer matrix  210 . Namely, the QR  100  is dispersed in the polymer matrix  210 . 
     As explained with  FIG. 3 , the QR  100  includes the first core  110 , the second core  120 , which is spaced apart from the first core  110 , and the first shell  130  surrounding the first and second cores  110  and  120 . The first core  110  has a first length L 1 , and the second core  120  has a second length L 2  being substantially same as the first length L 1 . The QR  100  may further include a second shell  112  surrounding the first core  110 . 
     For example, the polymer matrix  210  may include polyoxetane, polysiloxane or polyester, but it is not limited thereto. 
     As mentioned above, the QR  100  has the dual-core structure, and the QR  100  has advantages in both the quantum efficiency and the driving property (off property). Accordingly, the QR film  200  including the QR  100  also has advantages in both the quantum efficiency and the driving property (off property). 
       FIG. 10  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , the QR  300  includes a first core  310 , a second core  320 , which is spaced apart from the first core  310 , and a first shell  330  surrounding the first and second cores  310  and  320 . 
     Each of the first and second cores  310  and  320  may include the XII-XVI group semiconductor material, the XIII-XV group semiconductor material, the XI-XIII-XVI group semiconductor material or the XIV-XVI group semiconductor material. The first and second cores  310  and  320  may include the same material or different materials. 
     For example, each of the first and second cores  310  and  320  may include one of CdSe, CdS, CdTe, ZnSe, ZnS, ZnTe, HgSe, HgTe, CdZnSe (XII-XVI group semiconductor material), InP, InN, GaN, InSb, InAsP, InGaAs, GaAs, GaP, GaSb, AlP, AlN, AlAs, AlSb (XIII-XV group semiconductor material), PbSe, PbTe, and PbS (XIV-XVI group semiconductor material). 
     The first core  310  has a first length L 1 , and the second core  320  has a second length L 2  being smaller than the first length L 1 . Namely, along a major axis of the QR  300 , the first and second cores  310  and  320  have different lengths such that first and second color lights, which are different, are emitted from the first and second cores  310  and  320 , respectively. Accordingly, the QR  300  provides third color light different from the first and second color lights. 
     For example, the first core  310  may emit red light, and the second core  320  may emit green light. 
     The first shell  330  may include the XII-XVI group semiconductor material. For example, the first shell  330  may include one of ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, CdSe, CsTe, CdS, CdSeS, CdTeS, CdSeTe, ZnSeS, ZnTeS, ZnSeTe, CdZnSe, CdZnS, CdZnTe, CdZnSeS, CdZnTeS and CdZnSeTe. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , the QR  300  of the present invention has a dual core structure. 
     In addition, the QR  300  may further include a second shell  312  surrounding the first core  310 . The second shell  312  may include the same material as the first shell  330  or a different material from the first shell  330 . The second core  320  contacts the second shell  312 . 
     In  FIG. 10 , the first length L 1  of the first core  310 , which is surrounded by the second shell  312 , is greater than the second length L 2  of the second core  320 . Alternatively, the first core  310  may have a length being smaller than the second core  320 . 
     The second shell  312  has a first thickness t 1 , and the first shell  330  has a second thickness t 2 , which is greater than the first thickness t 1 , in a portion corresponding to the first core  310  or the second shell  312 . When the first thickness t 1  of the second shell  312  is too large, the first and second cores  310  and  320  are independently driven with an electric field such that there may be a problem in the off property of the QR  300 . 
     On the other hand, when the second shell  312  is formed of the same material as the first shell  330 , it seems to appear that the first shell  330  directly surrounds the first and second cores  310  and  320  without the second shell  312 . 
     In the present invention, the QR  300 , where the first and second cores  310  and  320  are arranged to be separated, and the first shell  330  surrounding the first and second cores  310  and  320 , is provided. In this instance, a distance d between the first and second cores  310  and  320  is smaller than a thickness t 3  or t 4  of the first shell  330 . 
     In the QR  300  of the present invention, since the first and second cores  310  and  320  are separated from each other to provide the dual-core structure, the off property of the QR  300  is increased without decrease of the quantum efficiency. Accordingly, the QR film and the QR display device including the QR  300  have high brightness and high contrast ratio. 
       FIG. 11  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a QR display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 12  is a schematic plane view illustrating the arrangement of QRs in the QR display device. 
     As shown in  FIG. 11 , a QR display device  400  the present invention includes a QR panel  405  and a backlight unit  480  under the QR panel  405 . The backlight unit  480  provides light toward the QR panel  405 . 
     The QR panel  405  includes a first substrate  410 , which is positioned to be closer to the backlight unit  480 , a pixel electrode  440 , a common electrode  442 , a second substrate  470  facing the first substrate  410  and a QR layer  448  between the first and second substrates  410  and  470 . The pixel electrode  440  and the common electrode  442  are positioned on or over the first substrate  410 . 
     Each of the first and second substrates  410  and  470  is a glass substrate or a plastic substrate. For example, when the first and second substrates  410  and  470  is a flexible substrate or a flexible film, which may be formed of polyimide, the QR display device  400  may be a foldable display device, a bendable display device or rollable display device. 
     On the first substrate  410 , a gate line and a data line are formed, and the gate and data lines cross each other to define a pixel region. 
     In each pixel region, a thin film transistor (TFT) Tr as a switching element is formed, and the pixel electrode  440  is electrically connected to the TFT Tr. 
     The TFT Tr may include a gate electrode  412  on the first substrate  410 , a semiconductor layer  420 , a source electrode  422  and a drain electrode  424 . The semiconductor layer  420  is disposed over the gate electrode  412  and overlaps the gate electrode  412 . The source electrode  422  and the drain electrode  424  are disposed on the semiconductor layer  420  and are spaced apart from each other. 
     The gate electrode  412  is connected to the gate line, and the source electrode  422  is connected to the data line. Namely, the TFT Tr is electrically connected to the gate line and the data line. 
     A gate insulating layer  414 , which is formed of an inorganic insulating material, e.g., silicon oxide or silicon nitride, is formed between the gate electrode  412  and the semiconductor layer  420 . 
     A passivation layer  430 , which includes a drain contact hole  432  exposing the drain electrode  424 , is formed on or over the TFT Tr. The pixel electrode  440  and the common electrode  442  are positioned on the passivation layer  430 . The pixel electrode  440  is connected to the drain electrode  424  through the drain contact hole  432 . 
     Each of the pixel electrode  440  and the common electrode  442  may include a transparent conductive material or a low resistance metallic material. For example, the transparent conductive material may be indium-tin-oxide (ITO) or indium-zinc-oxide (IZO), and the low resistance metallic material may be copper (Cu), aluminum (Al) or their alloy. 
     In  FIG. 11 , one pixel electrode  440  and one common electrode  442  are arranged to be spaced apart from each other, but it is not limited thereto. For example, a plurality of pixel electrodes  440  and a plurality of common electrodes  442  are alternately arranged to be spaced apart from each other. 
     On the passivation layer  430 , a wall (or partition)  446  surrounding each pixel region is formed. Namely, the wall  446  may have a lattice shape to surround the pixel region. The QR layer  448  in each pixel region is separated by the wall  446  such that adjacent pixel regions may provide the red light, the green light and the blue light. The wall  446  may serve as a light-shielding element. The wall  446  may be omitted. 
     The QR layer  448  including the QR  300  (or  100  of  FIG. 3 ) is positioned on or over the passivation layer  430  and is separated in each pixel region due to the wall  446 . Namely, the QR layer  448  is positioned between the pixel electrode  440  and the common electrode  442  and contacts the pixel and common electrode  440  and  442 . A lower surface of the QR layer  448  contacts the passivation layer  430 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , the QR may include the first core  110 , the second core  120 , which is spaced apart from the first core  110  and has substantially the same length as the first core  110 , and the first shell  130  surrounding the first and second cores  110  and  120 . 
     Alternatively, referring to  FIG. 10 , the QR may include the first core  310 , the second core  320 , which is spaced apart from the first core  310  and has a different length from the first core  310 , and the first shell  330  surrounding the first and second cores  310  and  320 . 
     Namely, the QR  300  has the dual-core structure. 
     A planarization layer  450  may be formed on the wall  446  and the QR layer  448 . A step difference, which may be generated by the wall  446  and the QR layer  448 , may be compensated by the planarization layer  450  such that a flat top surface may be provided. The planarization layer  450  may be omitted. 
     A protection layer for protecting the QR layer  448  may be formed on the planarization layer  450 . Since the QR  300  may be damaged by outer moisture or outer oxygen, the protection layer may be formed to prevent the damage of the QR  300 . 
     The second substrate  470  is formed over the planarization layer  450 . The second substrate  470  may be attached using an adhesion layer  460 . 
     A polarization plate (or film) may be disposed on an outer side of the second substrate  470 . Alternatively, without the second substrate  470 , the polarization plate may be attached to the planarization layer  450  by the adhesion layer  460 . 
     The backlight unit  480  includes a light source. Since the QR  300  absorbs the short-wavelength light and emits the visible light, the backlight unit  480  includes the short-wavelength light source. For example, the light source may be a UV light source. 
     The backlight unit  480  may be a direct type. Namely, in the backlight unit  480 , a plurality of light sources are arranged under the QR panel  405  to directly provide the light toward the QR panel  405 . In this instance, the backlight unit  480  may further include a reflective sheet under the light sources and an optical sheet between the light sources and the QR panel  405 . 
     Alternatively, the backlight unit  480  may be an edge type. Namely, the backlight unit  480  may further include a light guide plate under the QR panel  405 , and the light source is positioned at a side of the light guide plate. The edge type backlight unit  480  may further include a reflective sheet under the light guide plate and an optical sheet between the light guide plate and the QR panel  405 . 
     The QR layer  448  is driven by an electric field induced between the pixel electrode  440  and the common electrode  442 . The QR layer  448  absorbs the light from the backlight unit  480  and emits a linearly-polarized visible light. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , the QR  300  has a rod shape having a major axis and a minor axis, and the QR  300  is arranged such that the major axis of the QR  300  is parallel to the electric field E between the pixel  440  and common electrodes  442 . In other words, the major axis of the QR  300  is arranged along a direction being substantially perpendicular to an extension direction of the pixel  440  and common electrodes  442 . 
     When the electric field E is generated between the pixel and common electrode  440  and  442  by applying voltages, the randomly-dispersed QRs  300  are arranged such that the major axis of the QRs  300  to be parallel to the direction of the electric field E. By performing a curing process, the QR layer  448 , where the major axis of the QRs  300  to be parallel to the direction of the electric field E between the pixel and common electrode  440  and  442 , can be provided. Namely, an alignment layer and an aligning process, which are required in the related art LCD device, can be omitted in the present invention. 
     In addition, since the QRs  300  can emit different color lights, e.g., red light, green light and blue light, a color filter, which is required in the related art LCD device, can be omitted in the present invention. 
     As explained with  FIG. 10 , when the first core  310  and the second core  320  have different sizes, the first core  310  and the second core  320  may emit the red light and the green light, respectively. In this instance, the backlight unit  480  includes a blue light source such that the QR layer  448  may provide a white light. Color filter patterns corresponding to each pixel region are formed on the second substrate  470  such that a full-color image can be displayed. 
     Namely, with a single core QR, different QRs and a blue light source are required to provide a white light. However, in the present invention, the white light is provided with a single QR having the first and second cores with different sizes. 
     In the present invention, the QR  300  having the dual-core structure has advantages in both the quantum efficiency and the driving property (off property). Accordingly, the QR display device  400  including the QR  300  also has advantages in both the quantum efficiency and the driving property (off property). 
       FIG. 11  shows a display device using the QR  300 , but it is not limited thereto. For example, the QR  300  may be used for the lightening device. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the embodiments of the invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the modifications and variations cover this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.