Patent Publication Number: US-10325970-B2

Title: Display device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority from and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0077584, filed on Jun. 19, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Field 
     Exemplary embodiments relate to a display device. 
     Discussion of the Background 
     Organic light-emitting display devices are display devices including pixels, each pixel including an organic light-emitting diode (OLED). An OLED may include a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode, and an emission layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode. 
     In an organic light-emitting display device capable of displaying a full color image, light having different colors may be emitted from pixel regions, and an emission layer of each pixel and an opposite electrode provided as a common body (or layer) over a plurality of pixels may be formed using deposition masks. As resolution of the organic light-emitting display device becomes higher, the widths of open slits of a deposition mask used during a deposition process have become narrower, and the spacing between the open slits are required to be further reduced. Also, in order to manufacture organic light-emitting display devices having even higher resolutions, it is necessary to reduce or remove shadow effects. Accordingly, methods of performing deposition processes with substrates and masks in close contact may be used. 
     However, when a deposition process is conducted with a substrate and a mask in close contact, the mask may damage a pixel defining layer. To prevent this problem, a spacer may be arranged on the pixel defining layer. However, to this end, another process needs to be added, and the spacer may increase the thickness of the organic light-emitting display device. 
     The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the inventive concept, and, therefore, it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art. 
     SUMMARY 
     Exemplary embodiments provide a display device capable of preventing an end of a conductive inorganic layer disposed on an intermediate layer from being insufficiently deposited or being separated from a pixel defining layer while forming the intermediate layer including an emission layer via a lift-off process. The resulting display device is capable of improving display quality without emitting light between pixels in a non-uniform manner. 
     Additional aspects will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and, in part, will be apparent from the disclosure, or may be learned by practice of the inventive concept. 
     According to exemplary embodiments, a display device includes a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode disposed adjacent to each other on a substrate; a pixel defining layer including a first opening corresponding to the first pixel electrode, a second opening corresponding to the second pixel electrode, and a first convex portion disposed adjacent to the first opening; a first intermediate layer disposed on the first pixel electrode and arranged to correspond to the first opening and including a first emission layer; and a first conductive inorganic layer disposed on the first intermediate layer and arranged to correspond to the first opening. At least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer extends beyond an end of the first intermediate layer and is disposed on the pixel defining layer between the first opening and the second opening. 
     The first convex portion may include a first lateral surface directed toward the first opening and a second lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface, and a peak of the first convex portion may be arranged between the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface. 
     The at least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer may extend over the second lateral surface beyond the peak of the first convex portion. 
     An end of the first intermediate layer may extend over the second lateral surface beyond the peak of the first convex portion. 
     An angle between the second lateral surface and a main surface of the substrate may be less than 90°. 
     The at least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer may directly contact the pixel defining layer. 
     The at least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer may extend beyond an end of the first intermediate layer by 0.5 μm or more. 
     The first conductive inorganic layer may include a metal layer including silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), ytterbium (Yb), calcium (Ca), lithium (Li), gold (Au), or a compound thereof. 
     The first conductive inorganic layer may include a transparent conductive oxide (TCO). 
     The first intermediate layer may further include at least one of a first functional layer disposed between the first pixel electrode and the first emission layer and a second functional layer disposed between the first emission layer and the first conductive inorganic layer. 
     According to one or more embodiments, a display device includes a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode disposed adjacent to each other; a pixel defining layer including a first opening corresponding to the first pixel electrode, a second opening corresponding to the second pixel electrode, a first convex portion adjacent to the first opening, and a second convex portion adjacent to the second opening; a first intermediate layer disposed on the first pixel electrode and including a first emission layer; a second intermediate layer disposed on the second pixel electrode and including a second emission layer; a first conductive inorganic layer disposed on the first intermediate layer and configured to cover an end of the first intermediate layer; and a second conductive inorganic layer disposed on the second intermediate layer and configured to cover an end of the second intermediate layer. 
     At least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer may extend over an end of the first intermediate layer and directly contact the pixel defining layer. 
     At least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer may extend farther toward the second convex portion than an end of the first intermediate layer. 
     The first convex portion may include a first lateral surface directed toward the first opening and a second lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface, and a peak of the first convex portion may be arranged between the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface. At least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer may extend over the second lateral surface beyond the peak of the first convex portion. 
     The pixel definition layer may further include an additional convex portion disposed between the first convex portion and the second convex portion. 
     At least one end of the first conductive inorganic layer and at least one end of the second conductive inorganic layer may be arranged between a peak of the first convex portion and a peak of the second convex portion. 
     The display device may further include a common opposite electrode disposed on the first conductive inorganic layer and the second conductive inorganic layer and configured to cover the first conductive inorganic layer and the second conductive inorganic layer. 
     At least one of the first conductive inorganic layer and the second conductive inorganic layer may include at least one of a conductive metal layer and a conductive oxide layer. 
     The conductive metal layer may include silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), ytterbium (Yb), calcium (Ca), lithium (Li), gold (Au), or a compound thereof. 
     The conductive oxide layer may include at least one of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ), indium gallium oxide (IGO), and aluminum zinc oxide (AZO). 
     In display devices according to exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts, an end of a conductive inorganic layer may extend beyond an end of an intermediate layer by a sufficient length to thereby increase adhesion with a pixel defining layer, and a thickness of the end of the conductive inorganic layer may be increased to thereby prevent the end of the conductive inorganic layer from being peeled off. The aforementioned effects are exemplary, and effects according to embodiments will be described in detail in the descriptions below. 
     The foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the claimed subject matter. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the inventive concept, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept, and, together with the description, serve to explain principles of the inventive concept. 
         FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3 ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 5 ,  FIG. 6 ,  FIG. 7 ,  FIG. 8 ,  FIG. 9 ,  FIG. 10 , and  FIG. 11  are cross-sectional views schematically illustrating a method of manufacturing a display device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 12A  and  FIG. 12B  are cross-sectional views illustrating a process of  FIG. 3  in more detail. 
         FIG. 13A  and  FIG. 13B  are cross-sectional views illustrating a process according to a comparative example and a process according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts, respectively. 
         FIG. 14A  is a plan view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 14B  is a plan view of a portion of a display device according to another an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 15  is a schematic plan view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 16  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device according to another exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a display device according to another exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a display device according to another exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS 
     In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of various exemplary embodiments. It is apparent, however, that various exemplary embodiments may be practiced without these specific details or with one or more equivalent arrangements. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring various exemplary embodiments. 
     In the accompanying figures, the size and relative sizes of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., may be exaggerated for clarity and descriptive purposes. Also, like reference numerals denote like elements. 
     When an element or layer is referred to as being “on,” “connected to,” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it may be directly on, connected to, or coupled to the other element or layer or intervening elements or layers may be present. When, however, an element or layer is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly connected to,” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. For the purposes of this disclosure, “at least one of X, Y, and Z” and “at least one selected from the group consisting of X, Y, and Z” may be construed as X only, Y only, Z only, or any combination of two or more of X, Y, and Z, such as, for instance, XYZ, XYY, YZ, and ZZ. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. 
     Although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers, and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer, and/or section from another element, component, region, layer, and/or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer, and/or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer, and/or section without departing from the teachings of the present disclosure. 
     Spatially relative terms, such as “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper,” and the like, may be used herein for descriptive purposes, and, thereby, to describe one element or feature&#39;s relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the drawings. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of an apparatus in use, operation, and/or manufacture in addition to the orientation depicted in the drawings. For example, if the apparatus in the drawings is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term “below” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. Furthermore, the apparatus may be otherwise oriented (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations), and, as such, the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly. 
     The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms, “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Moreover, the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” and/or “including,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. 
     Various exemplary embodiments are described herein with reference to sectional illustrations that are schematic illustrations of idealized exemplary embodiments and/or intermediate structures. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, exemplary embodiments disclosed herein should not be construed as limited to the particular illustrated shapes of regions, but are to include deviations in shapes that result from, for instance, manufacturing. The regions illustrated in the drawings are schematic in nature and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the actual shape of a region of a device and are not intended to be limiting. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure is a part. Terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense, unless expressly so defined herein. 
       FIG. 1  through  FIG. 11  are cross-sectional views schematically illustrating a method of manufacturing a display device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts.  FIGS. 12A and 12B  are cross-sectional views illustrating a process of  FIG. 3  in more detail.  FIGS. 13A and 13B  are cross-sectional views illustrating a process according to a comparative example and a process according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts, respectively. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , a first pixel electrode  210 A, a second pixel electrode  210 B, and a third pixel electrode  210 C are formed on a substrate  100 . The first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C may be formed on the same layer. For example, the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C may be formed on a planarization insulating layer  170 . 
     Before the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C are formed, various layers may be first formed. Referring to  FIG. 1 , a thin film transistor TFT and a storage capacitor Cst are formed on the substrate  100 , the planarization insulating layer  170  is then formed to cover the thin film transistor TFT and the storage capacitor Cst, and then the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C are formed on the planarization insulating layer  170 . 
     The substrate  100  may be formed of any of various materials, for example, glass, metal, or plastic such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), or polyimide (PI). On the substrate  100 , a buffer layer  110  for preventing impurities from permeating into a semiconductor layer of the thin-film transistor TFT, a gate insulating layer  130  for insulating the semiconductor layer of the thin-film transistor TFT from a gate electrode of the thin-film transistor TFT, an interlayer insulating layer  150  for insulating source and drain electrodes of the thin-film transistor TFT from the gate electrode thereof, and the planarization insulating layer  170  having an approximately flat top surface and covering the thin-film transistor TFT may be formed. 
     The buffer layer  110  may be formed of an oxide layer (e.g., a silicon oxide (SiO x ) layer) and/or a nitride layer (e.g., a silicon nitride (SiN x ) layer). The gate insulating layer  130  and the interlayer insulating layer  150  may include silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), silicon nitride (SiN x ), silicon oxynitride (SiON), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ), hafnium oxide (HfO 2 ), zinc oxide (ZnO 2 ), or the like. The planarization insulating layer  170  may include an organic material, such as acryl, benzocyclobutene (BCB), polyimide, or hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO). Although insulating layers ranging from the buffer layer  110  to the planarization insulating layer  170  are described with reference to  FIG. 1 , exemplary embodiments are not limited thereto. According to another exemplary embodiment, a greater number of insulating layers than described above may be arranged according to various structures of the thin film transistor TFT and the storage capacitor Cst. 
     The first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C may be formed of a conductive oxide, for example, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ), indium gallium oxide (IGO), or aluminum zinc oxide (AZO). Alternatively, the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C may include a reflection layer including silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), gold (Au), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), iridium (Ir), chromium (Cr), or a compound thereof, and/or a layer formed of ITO, IZO, ZnO or In 2 O 3  on the reflection layer. Each of the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C may be formed as a single layer or a multi-layer structure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , a pixel defining layer  180  is formed on the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C. The pixel defining layer  180  may define sub-pixels by having first, second, and third openings OP 1 , OP 2 , and OP 3  respectively corresponding to the sub-pixels, namely, first, second, and third openings OP 1 , OP 2 , and OP 3  via which at least respective portions of the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C including respective center portions thereof are exposed, respectively. The pixel definition layer  180  may also prevent an arc or the like from occurring at an end of each of the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C, by increasing a distance between the end of each of the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C and each of first through third conductive inorganic layers and/or an common opposite electrode (not shown), which are to be formed in subsequent processes. 
     The pixel defining layer  180  may include a first convex portion  181  adjacent to the first opening OP 1 , a second convex portion  182  adjacent to the second opening OP 2 , and a third convex portion  183  adjacent to the third opening OP 3 . 
     The first convex portion  181  and the second convex portion  182  are included on a mound (bank) of the pixel defining layer  180  arranged between the first pixel electrode  210 A and the second pixel electrode  210 B, and the first convex portion  181  is adjacent to the first opening OP 1  and the second convex portion  182  is adjacent to the second opening OP 2 . The first convex portion  181  may at least partially surround the first opening OP 1 , the second convex portion  182  may at least partially surround the second opening OP 2 , and a concave portion may be located between the first convex portion  181  and the second convex portion  182 . 
     The second convex portion  182  and the third convex portion  183  are included on a mound (bank) of the pixel defining layer  180  between the second pixel electrode  210 B and the third pixel electrode  210 C, and the second convex portion  182  is adjacent to the second opening OP 2  and the third convex portion  183  is adjacent to the third opening OP 3 . The third convex portion  183  may at least partially surround the third opening OP 3 , and a concave portion may be located between the second convex portion  182  and the third convex portion  183 . 
     The third convex portion  183  and the first convex portion  181  are included on a mound (bank) of the pixel defining layer  180  arranged between the third pixel electrode  210 C and the first pixel electrode  210 A, and the third convex portion  183  is adjacent to the third opening OP 3  and the first convex portion  181  is adjacent to the first opening OP 1 . A concave portion may be located between the third convex portion  183  and the first convex portion  181 . 
     The first convex portion  181  includes a first lateral surface  181   a  facing the first opening OP 1 , and a second lateral surface  181   b  opposite to the first lateral surface  181   a . The first lateral surface  181   a  and the second lateral surface  181   b  are connected to each other with a peak of the first convex portion  181  therebetween. The first lateral surface  181   a  may extend to have a certain inclined angle with respect to a top surface of the first pixel electrode  210 A, and the second lateral surface  181   b  may extend to have a certain inclined angle with respect to the concave portion between the first convex portion  181  and the second convex portion  182  or the concave portion between the first convex portion  181  and the third convex portion  183  to be away from the first pixel electrode  210 A in a direction opposite to an extending direction of the first lateral surface  181   a.    
     The second convex portion  182  includes a first lateral surface  182   a  facing the second opening OP 2 , and a second lateral surface  182   b  opposite to the first lateral surface  182   a . The first lateral surface  182   a  and the second lateral surface  182   b  are connected to each other with a peak of the second convex portion  182  therebetween. The first lateral surface  182   a  may extend to have a certain inclined angle with respect to a top surface of the second pixel electrode  210 B, and the second lateral surface  182   b  may extend to have a certain inclined angle with respect to the concave portion between the second convex portion  182  and the third convex portion  183  or the concave portion between the second convex portion  182  and the first convex portion  181  to be away from the first pixel electrode  210 B in a direction opposite to an extending direction of the first lateral surface  182   a.    
     The third convex portion  183  includes a first lateral surface  183   a  facing the third opening OP 3 , and a second lateral surface  183   b  opposite to the first lateral surface  183   a . The first lateral surface  183   a  and the second lateral surface  183   b  are connected to each other with a peak of the third convex portion  183  therebetween. The first lateral surface  183   a  may extend to have a certain inclined angle with respect to a top surface of the third pixel electrode  210 C, and the second lateral surface  183   b  may extend to have a certain inclined angle with respect to the concave portion between the third convex portion  183  and the second convex portion  182  or the concave portion between the third convex portion  183  and the first convex portion  181  to be away from the third pixel electrode  210 C in a direction opposite to an extending direction of the first lateral surface  183   a.    
     A height of the pixel defining layer  180 , namely, a height from a bottom surface of the pixel defining layer  180  to the peak of each of the first, second, and third convex portions  181 ,  182 , and  183 , may be about 1 μm to about 5 μm or about 1 μm to about 4 μm, but exemplary embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     The pixel defining layer  180  may include an organic material and/or an inorganic material, and may be formed as a single layer or a multi-layer. The organic material may include an olefin-based organic material, an acryl-based organic material, an imide-based organic material, or the like. The imide-based organic material may be PI. The inorganic material may include silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or the like. 
     The shape of the pixel defining layer  180  including the first, second, and third convex portions  181 ,  182 , and  183  and the concave portions, described above with reference to  FIG. 2 , may be obtained using a halftone mask, a slit mask, a lattice-type photomask, or the like by adjusting an exposure amount. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , a first masking pattern  610  is formed on the substrate  100  on which the pixel defining layer  180  has been formed. For example, a first protective resin layer  410  and a first photoresist layer  510  may be sequentially formed on the substrate  100  on which the pixel defining layer  180  has been formed, thereby forming the first masking pattern  610 . The first protective resin layer  410  may include, but is not limited to, a fluoric material containing about 50% by weight of fluorine. The first photoresist layer  510  may include a positive photosensitive material. 
     Thereafter, a region of the first photoresist layer  510  that corresponds to the first pixel electrode  210 A is exposed and developed to thereby form an opening region. The phrases “A corresponds to B” and “A corresponding to B” may be understood as A overlapping with B. 
     Next, a portion of the first protective resin layer  410  exposed via the opening region of the first photoresist layer  510  may be etched to thereby form a first exposure hole  412  that exposes the first pixel electrode  210 A. For example, the first exposure hole  412  may be formed by wet-etching the first protective resin layer  410  by using a stripper (for example, a stripper including hydrofluoro-ether) capable of selectively removing the first protective resin layer  410 . The first exposure hole  412  of the first protective resin layer  410  may be formed to be larger than the opening region of the first photoresist layer  510 . Accordingly, an end of the first photoresist layer  510  adjacent to the first exposure hole  412  protrudes more than an end of the first protective resin layer  410  adjacent to the first exposure hole  412  to thereby form an eaves structure. 
     Thereafter, a first intermediate layer  220 A and a first conductive inorganic layer  230 A are sequentially formed on the substrate  100  on which the first masking pattern  610  has been formed. The first intermediate layer  220 A and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be sequentially formed on the first pixel electrode  210 A via the first exposure hole  412  and may also be formed on the first masking pattern  610 . 
       FIGS. 12A and 12B  are cross-sectional views illustrating the process of  FIG. 3  in more detail. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12A , the first exposure hole  412  of the first protective resin layer  410  may be formed to be larger than the opening region of the first photoresist layer  510  as described above, and thus, a portion of the first photoresist layer  510  adjacent to the first exposure hole  412  may extend beyond the first protective resin layer  410  in a direction toward the first exposure hole  412 . In other words, a region of the first photoresist layer  510  adjacent to the first exposure hole  412  may have an “eaves structure”. 
     The end of the first photoresist layer  510  adjacent to the first exposure hole  412  may be patterned to be aligned with a peak  181   p  of the first convex portion  181  along on a line E or to be behind the line E (for example, to be over the second lateral surface  181   b  of the first convex portion  181 ). 
     Thereafter, as shown in  FIG. 12B , the first intermediate layer  220 A and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be sequentially formed. 
     Materials used to form the first intermediate layer  220 A move over the first pixel electrode  210 A via the first exposure hole  412  (see  FIG. 12A ). The materials used to form the first intermediate layer  220 A pass through the first exposure hole  412 , and at this time, an incidence angle of the materials used to form the first intermediate layer  220 A may be restricted by the eaves structure of the first photoresist layer  510 . A line F of  FIG. 12B  is an angle at which the materials used to form the first intermediate layer  220 A are incident by the eaves structure of the first photoresist layer  510 , and thus, an end of the first intermediate layer  220 A may be located at the end of the line F. The materials used to form the first intermediate layer  220 A may be deposited not only on the top surface of the first pixel electrode  210 A but also on the first lateral surface  181   a  of the first convex portion  181  and a portion of the second lateral surface  181   b  of the first convex portion  181 . The first intermediate layer  220 A may be formed by thermal evaporation. 
     Materials used to form the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A move over the first intermediate layer  220 A via the first exposure hole  412  (see  FIG. 12A ). The materials used to form the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A pass through the first exposure hole  412 , and at this time, an incidence angle of the materials used to form the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be restricted by the eaves structure of the first photoresist layer  510 . A line G of  FIG. 12B  is an angle at which the materials used to form the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A are incident by the eaves structure of the first photoresist layer  510 . Because the materials used to form the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A are different from the materials of the first intermediate layer  220 A in terms of a component, a molecular weight, a deposition method, and the like, the lines G and F form different angles, and an end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be located at the end of the line G. The first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may not only cover the entire first intermediate layer  220 A, but also an end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may extend over the pixel defining layer  180  and thus, directly contact the pixel defining layer  180 . The first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be formed by thermal evaporation or sputtering. 
     As shown in a magnified view of  FIG. 12B , the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may extend over the peak of the first convex portion  181 , the end of the first intermediate layer  220 A, and the second lateral surface  181   b  of the first convex portion  181 , and may directly contact the second lateral surface  181   b . The end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may extend beyond the end of the first intermediate layer  220 A by a predetermined length Li 1 , which may be about 0.5 μm or greater. Since the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A extends beyond the end of the first intermediate layer  220 A by about 0.5 μm or greater, the first intermediate layer  220 A may be entirely covered and protected, adhesion of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A with the pixel defining layer  180  may be sufficiently secured, and it is possible to prevent the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A from peeling off from the pixel defining layer  180  resulting from a stress of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A itself. 
     The second lateral surface  181   b  of the first convex portion  181  is overlapped by, and covered with, the eaves of the first photoresist layer  510 . Thus, if an angle θ 1  between the second lateral surface  181   b  and a main surface of the substrate  100  is 90° or greater, even when the materials of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A are slantingly incident along the line G, the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be formed discontinuously (may be cut), and may not cover the end of the first intermediate layer  220 A. However, according to exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts, the angle θ 1  between the second lateral surface  181   b  of the first convex portion  181  and the main surface of the substrate  100  may be formed to be less than 90°, for example, and may be in the range of 10° to 70°, thereby addressing the aforementioned problem. 
     As shown in another magnified view of  FIG. 12B , the first intermediate layer  220 A includes a first emission layer  223 A. The first emission layer  223 A may include a fluorescent material or phosphorescent material capable of emitting light in a first color (e.g., red). First and second functional layers  221 A and  222 A may be formed on and/or below the first emission layer  223 A. The first intermediate layer  220 A may be formed such that a center region thereof that overlaps the first pixel electrode  210 A has a thickness of about 180 nm to about 300 nm, but the inventive concepts are not limited thereto. 
     The first functional layer  221 A may be a single layer or a multi-layer structure. For example, when the first functional layer  221 A is formed of a high molecular weight material, the first functional layer  221 A is a single layer of a hole transport layer (HTL), and may be formed of poly-(3,4)-ethylene-dihydroxy thiophene (PEDOT) or polyaniline (PANI). On the other hand, when the first functional layer  221 A is formed of a low molecular weight material, the first functional layer  221 A may include a hole injection (HIL) and an HTL. 
     The second functional layer  222 A may be formed on the first emission layer  223 A to cover the first emission layer  223 A. The second functional layer  222 A is optional. For example, when the first functional layer  221 A and the first emission layer  223 A are formed of high molecular weight materials, the second functional layer  222 A may be omitted. When the first functional layer  221 A and the first emission layer  223 A are formed of low molecular weight materials, the second functional layer  222 A may be formed to improve the characteristics of an organic light-emitting device. In this case, the second functional layer  222 A may have a single layer or multi-layer structure, and the second functional layer  222 A may include an electron transport layer (ETL) and/or an electron injection layer (EIL). 
     The first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may include a conductive metal layer including Ag, Mg, Al, ytterbium (Yb), calcium (Ca), lithium (Li), Au, or a compound thereof, or/and a conductive oxide layer such as a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer. A TCO may include indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ), indium gallium oxide (IGO), aluminum zinc oxide (AZO), or the like. According to an exemplary embodiment, the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be an alloy including Ag and Mg, and may be formed as a multi-layer structure including ITO or as a single layer including the aforementioned materials. The first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be formed to have a thickness of about 3 nm to about 15 nm or about 5 nm to about 10 nm, but the thickness of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A is not limited thereto. 
     The end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A formed via the process described above with reference to  FIGS. 12A and 12B  may contact the pixel defining layer  180  and the contact area may be increased due to the shape of the pixel defining layer  180 , for example, the shape of the first convex portion  181 . 
     In a comparative example shown in  FIG. 13A , when a pixel defining layer  80  has no protrusions, materials used to form a first intermediate layer  220 A′ and a first conductive inorganic layer  230 A′ may be slantingly incident and be deposited on the pixel defining layer  80 . When the material used to form the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A′ is incident upon the pixel defining layer  80  along the line G, a distance L 1  between the line E and an end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A′ may be about 0.87 μm, about 1.50 μm, or about 2.60 μm as in Table 1 below, according to an incidence angle of the material used to form the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A′ (for example, an angle α between the lines E and G). 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     However, as in the exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 13B , when the pixel defining layer  180  includes a protrusion, for example, the first convex portion  181  and the materials of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A are incident in the same manner as the case of  FIG. 13A , a horizontal length L (L=L 1 +L 2 ) from the line E to the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be greater than the distance L 1  of  FIG. 13A  by a distance L 2 . The distance L 2  may be proportional to a depth d of the concave portion adjacent to the first convex portion  181  (L 2 =d×tan α), and may be about 0.58 μm, about 1.00 μm, or about 1.73 μm as in Table 2 below according to the incidence angle (for example, an angle α between the lines E and G). Table 2 shows a result of a simulation of a case where the depth d of the concave portion of the pixel defining layer  180  is about 1 μm. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
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                 1.00 μm 
               
               
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                 1.73 μm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As described above with references to  FIGS. 13A and 13B , when the pixel defining layer  180  includes the first convex portion  181  having the first and second lateral surfaces  181   a  and  181   b , the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may cover or contact the pixel defining layer  180  and the cover or contact area may be increased due to the shape of the pixel defining layer  180 . In addition, due to the second lateral surface  181   b  of the first convex portion  181 , having a certain inclination, the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may have a sufficient thickness enough to cover not only the first intermediate layer  220 A but also the pixel defining layer  180 . Thus, a problem, such as detachment of the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A from the pixel defining layer  180  due to the stress of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A itself or decrease of adhesive force between the end of the conductive inorganic layer  230 A and the pixel defining layer  180 , may be prevented. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 4 , the first masking pattern  610  of  FIG. 3  is removed via a lift-off process. For example, when the first protective resin layer  410  (see  FIG. 3 ) is removed by using a fluoric solvent, the first photoresist layer  510 , the first intermediate layer  220 A, and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A stacked on the first protective resin layer  410  may also be removed. 
     Via the lift-off process, the first intermediate layer  220 A and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may remain on the first pixel electrode  210 A, and may form a light-emitting device, for example, an organic light-emitting device, that emits light in the first color. 
     Via the process of  FIGS. 3 and 4  of patterning the first intermediate layer  220 A and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A by using the first masking pattern  610 , ends of the first intermediate layer  220 A and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A on the first pixel electrode  210 A, particularly, an end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A, may be located on the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the first pixel electrode  210 A and a pixel electrode adjacent to the first pixel electrode  210 A. For example, the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be located on the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the first opening OP 1  and the second opening OP 2  or the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the first opening OP 1  and the third opening OP 3 . In more detail, the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be located between the first convex portion  181  and the second convex portion  182  or/and between the first convex portion  181  and the third convex portion  183 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , a second protective resin layer  420  is formed on the substrate  100  on which the first intermediate layer  220 A and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A have been formed, and a second photoresist layer  520  is formed on the second protective resin layer  420 . The second protective resin layer  420  may include a fluoric material containing about 50% by weight of fluorine, and the second photoresist layer  520  may include a positive photosensitive material. 
     A portion of the second photoresist layer  520  corresponding to the second pixel electrode  210 B is exposed and developed to form an opening region, and a portion of the second protective resin layer  420  exposed via the opening region is etched to form a second exposure hole  422 . The second protective resin layer  420  including the second exposure hole  422 , and the second photoresist layer  520  may form a second masking pattern  620 . 
     The second exposure hole  422  may be formed to be larger than the opening region of the second photoresist layer  520 , and the second photoresist layer  520  may have an eaves structure. An end of the first photoresist layer  520  adjacent to the second exposure hole  422  may be located in alignment with a peak of the second convex portion  182  or may be located behind the peak of the second convex portion  182 , for example, on the second lateral surface  182   b  of the second convex portion  182 . Accordingly, the second lateral surface  182   b  of the second convex portion  182  may be at least partially overlapped by the second photoresist layer  520 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , a second intermediate layer  220 B and a second conductive inorganic layer  230 B are sequentially formed on the substrate  100  on which the second masking pattern  620  has been formed. 
     The second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may cover the second intermediate layer  220 B, but an end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may extend beyond an end of the second intermediate layer  220 B. For example, the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may extend over the peak of the second convex portion  182  and the second lateral surface  182   b  and may directly contact the pixel defining layer  180 .  FIG. 6  illustrates a structure in which the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B directly contacts the second lateral surface  182   b  of the second convex portion  182 . 
     As shown in the magnified view of  FIG. 6 , the second intermediate layer  220 B includes a second emission layer  223 B. The second emission layer  223 B may include a fluorescent material or phosphorescent material capable of emitting light in a second color (e.g., green). First and second functional layers  221 B and  222 B may be formed on and/or below the second emission layer  223 B. The first functional layer  221 B may include an HTL and/or an HIL, and the second functional layer  222 B may include an ETL and/or an EIL. 
     The second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may include a metal layer including Ag, Mg, Al, Yb, Ca, Li, Au, or a compound thereof, or/and a TCO layer. The second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may be a single layer or multi-layer of the aforementioned materials. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the second masking pattern  620  is removed via a lift-off process. For example, when the second protective resin layer  420  (see  FIG. 6 ) is removed by using a fluoric solvent, the second photoresist layer  520 , the second intermediate layer  220 B, and the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B stacked on the second protective resin layer  420  may also be removed. 
     The second intermediate layer  220 B and the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may remain on the second pixel electrode  210 B, and the second intermediate layer  220 B may be entirely covered with the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B. The end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may extend over the second lateral surface  182   b  of the second convex portion  182  of the pixel defining layer  180  beyond the end of the second intermediate layer  220 B and may directly contact the second lateral surface  182   b . A length Li 2  corresponding to a distance between the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B and the end of the second intermediate layer  220 B may be about 0.5 μm or greater. Since the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B extends beyond the end of the second intermediate layer  220 B by about 0.5 μm or greater, the second intermediate layer  220 B may be entirely covered and protected, adhesion of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B with the pixel defining layer  180  may be sufficiently secured, and it is possible to prevent the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B from peeling off from the pixel defining layer  180  due to a stress of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B itself. 
     Via the process of  FIGS. 6 and 7  of patterning the second intermediate layer  220 B and the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B by using the second masking pattern  620 , the ends of the second intermediate layer  220 B and the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B on the second pixel electrode  210 B, particularly, the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B, may be located on the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the second pixel electrode  210 B and a pixel electrode adjacent to the second pixel electrode  210 B. For example, the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may be located on the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the second opening OP 2  and the first opening OP 1  or the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the second opening OP 2  and the third opening OP 3 . In more detail, the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may be located between the second convex portion  182  and the first convex portion  181  or/and between the second convex portion  182  and the third convex portion  183 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , a third protective resin layer  430  is formed on the substrate  100  on which the second intermediate layer  220 B and the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B have been formed, and a third photoresist layer  530  is formed on the third protective resin layer  430 . The third protective resin layer  430  may include a fluoric material containing about 50% by weight of fluorine, and the third photoresist layer  530  may include a positive photosensitive material. 
     A portion of the third photoresist layer  530  corresponding to the third pixel electrode  210 C is exposed and developed to form an opening region, and a portion of the third protective resin layer  430  exposed via the opening region is etched to form a third exposure hole  432 . The third protective resin layer  430  including the third exposure hole  432 , and the third photoresist layer  530  may form a third masking pattern  630 . 
     The third exposure hole  432  may be formed to be larger than the opening region of the third photoresist layer  530 , and the third photoresist layer  530  may have an eaves structure. An end of the third photoresist layer  530  adjacent to the third exposure hole  432  may be located in alignment with a peak of the third convex portion  183 , or may be located behind the peak of the third convex portion  183 , for example, on the second lateral surface  183   b  of the second convex portion  183 . Accordingly, the second lateral surface  183   b  of the third convex portion  183  may be at least partially overlapped by the third photoresist layer  530 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , a third intermediate layer  220 C and a third conductive inorganic layer  230 C are sequentially formed on the substrate  100  on which the third masking pattern  630  has been formed. 
     The third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may cover the third intermediate layer  220 C, but an end of the second conductive inorganic layer  230 C may extend beyond an end of the third intermediate layer  220 C. For example, the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may extend over the second lateral surface  183   b  beyond the peak of the third convex portion  183  and may directly contact the pixel defining layer  180 .  FIG. 9  illustrates a structure in which the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C directly contacts the second lateral surface  183   b  of the third convex portion  183 . 
     As shown in the magnified view of  FIG. 9 , the third intermediate layer  220 C includes a third emission layer  223 C. The third emission layer  223 C may include a fluorescent material or phosphorescent material capable of emitting light in a third color (e.g., green). First and second functional layers  221 C and  222 C may be formed on and/or below the third emission layer  223 C. The first functional layer  221 C may include an HTL and/or an HIL, and the second functional layer  222 C may include an ETL and/or an EIL. 
     The third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may include a metal layer including Ag, Mg, Al, Yb, Ca, Li, Au, or a compound thereof, or/and a TCO layer. The third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may be a single layer or multi-layer of the aforementioned materials. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , the third masking pattern  630  is removed via a lift-off process. For example, when the third protective resin layer  430  (see  FIG. 9 ) is removed by using a fluoric solvent, the third photoresist layer  530 , the third intermediate layer  220 C, and the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C stacked on the third protective resin layer  430  may also be removed. 
     The third intermediate layer  220 C and the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may remain on the third pixel electrode  210 C, and the third intermediate layer  220 C may be entirely covered with the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C. The end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may extend over the second lateral surface  183   b  of the third convex portion  183  of the pixel defining layer  180  beyond the end of the third intermediate layer  220 C and may directly contact the second lateral surface  183   b . A length Li 3  corresponding to a distance between the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C and the end of the third intermediate layer  220 C may be about 0.5 μm or greater. Since the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C extends beyond the end of the third intermediate layer  220 C by about 0.5 μm or greater, the third intermediate layer  220 C may be entirely covered and protected, adhesion of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C with the pixel defining layer  180  may be sufficiently secured, and it is possible to prevent the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C from peeling off from the pixel defining layer  180  due to a stress of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C itself. 
     Via the process of  FIGS. 9 and 10  of patterning the third intermediate layer  220 C and the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C by using the third masking pattern  630 , ends of the third intermediate layer  220 C and the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C on the third pixel electrode  210 C, particularly, an end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C, may be located on the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the third pixel electrode  210 C and a pixel electrode adjacent to the third pixel electrode  210 C. For example, the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may be located on the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the third opening OP 3  and the first opening OP 1  or the mound of the pixel defining layer  180  between the third opening OP 3  and the second opening OP 2 . In more detail, the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may be located between the third convex portion  183  and the first convex portion  181  or/and between the third convex portion  183  and the second convex portion  182 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , a common opposite electrode  240  may be formed on the substrate  100 . The common opposite electrode  240  may be a layer formed of Ag, Mg, Al, Yb, Ca, Li, Au, or a compound thereof, or a layer formed of a transparent material, such as ITO, IZO, ZnO, or In 2 O 3 . Alternatively, the common opposite electrode  240  may include a metal thin film including Ag and Mg. For example, the common opposite electrode  240  may be a layer including at least one material selected from among Li, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, Al, Ag, and Mg. 
       FIG. 14A  is a plan view of a portion of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts.  FIG. 14B  is a plan view of a portion of a display device according to another exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts.  FIGS. 14A and 14B  may correspond to plan views as viewed in a direction K of  FIG. 11 .  FIG. 11  may correspond to a cross-section taken along line XI-XI′ of  FIGS. 14A and 14B . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 14A and 14B , pixels R, G, and B may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other. According to layouts of the pixels R, G, and B, the first, second, and third intermediate layers  220 A,  220 B, and  220 C and the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C may be individually/independently patterned for each of the pixels R, G, and B, or may be connected to each other between pixels of the same color. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14A , the first intermediate layer  220 A and the first conductive inorganic layer  230 A may be independently patterned for each red pixel R, the second intermediate layer  220 B and the second conductive inorganic layer  230 B may be independently patterned for each green pixel G, and the third intermediate layer  220 C and the third conductive inorganic layer  230 C may be independently patterned for each blue pixel B. 
     As described above, respective first ends of the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C may extend over the pixel defining layer  180  beyond respective first ends of the first, second, and third intermediate layers  220 A,  220 B, and  220 C as shown in  FIG. 11 , and may contact the pixel defining layer  180 . Although the first convex portion  181  (see  FIG. 11 ) of the pixel defining layer  180  is not shown in  FIG. 14A , the first convex portion  181  may be formed to entirely surround the first opening OP 1 . Similarly, the second convex portion  182  (see  FIG. 11 ) may be formed to entirely surround the second opening OP 2 , and the third convex portion  183  (see  FIG. 11 ) may be formed to entirely surround the third opening OP 3 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 14A , the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C spaced apart from each other may be covered with the common opposite electrode  240  described above with reference to  FIG. 11 , and may be electrically connected to each other by the common opposite electrode  240 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 14B , first intermediate layers  220 A may be integrally patterned on the red pixels R, and first conductive inorganic layers  230 A may be integrally patterned on the red pixels R. For example, the first intermediate layers  220 A may be patterned to form a stripe over a plurality of red pixels R, and the first conductive inorganic layers  230 A may be patterned to form a stripe over the plurality of red pixels R. Similarly, the second intermediate layers  220 B may be patterned to form a stripe over a plurality of green pixels G, and the second conductive inorganic layers  230 B may be patterned to form a stripe over the plurality of green pixels R, and the third intermediate layers  220 C may be patterned to form a stripe over a plurality of blue pixels B, and the third conductive inorganic layers  230 C may be patterned to form a stripe over the plurality of blue pixels B. 
     As described above, respective one ends of the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C may extend over the pixel defining layer  180  beyond respective one ends of the first, second, and third intermediate layers  220 A,  220 B, and  220 C as shown in  FIG. 11 , and may contact the pixel defining layer  180 . Although the first convex portion  181  (see  FIG. 11 ) of the pixel defining layer  180  is not shown in  FIG. 14B , the first convex portion  181  may be formed to partially surround the first opening OP 1 , for example, may be vertically formed along both side walls of the first opening OP 1  in  FIG. 14B . Similarly, the second convex portion  182  (see  FIG. 11 ) may be formed along both side walls of the second opening OP 2 , and the third convex portion  183  (see  FIG. 11 ) may be formed along both side walls of the third opening OP 3 . 
     According to an exemplary embodiment, the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C may be covered with the common opposite electrode  240  described above with reference to  FIG. 11 , and may be electrically connected to each other by the common opposite electrode  240 . 
       FIG. 15  is a schematic plan view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 15 , the common opposite electrode  240  described above with reference to  FIGS. 11, 14A, and 14B  may cover a display region DA, and may contact a first electrode power supply line  10  included in a non-display region NDA, which is an edge region of the substrate  100 . The first electrode power supply line  10  supplies a first power supply voltage ELVSS to each pixel (sub pixel) via the common opposite electrode  240 . A second power supply line  20  may be arranged on the non-display region NDA of the substrate  100 , and the second power supply line  20  supplies a second power supply voltage ELVDD to each pixel (sub pixel) via lines. 
     A switching thin film transistor TFT 2  of each sub pixel transmits a data voltage received from a data line DL to a driving thin film transistor TFT 1  according to a switching voltage received from a scan line SL. A storage capacitor Cst may store a voltage corresponding to a difference between a voltage received from the switching thin film transistor TFT 2  and the second power supply voltage ELVDD, and the driving thin film transistor TFT 1  may control a driving current Id of an organic light-emitting device OLED in accordance with a value of the voltage stored in the storage capacitor Cst. The organic light-emitting device OLED may emit light having a certain brightness by the driving current Id. 
     Although  FIGS. 11, 14A, 14B, and 15  illustrate a case where the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C receive the first power supply voltage ELVSS by the common opposite electrode  240  and are electrically connected to each other, exemplary embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     According to another exemplary embodiment, when each of the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C extends to form a stripe as shown in  FIG. 14B , each of the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C may extend to directly contact the first electrode power supply line  10  included in the non-display region NDA of  FIG. 15  of the substrate  100 . In this case, the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C may receive the first power supply voltage ELVSS even when the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  230 A,  230 B, and  230 C are not covered with the common opposite electrode  240 . 
       FIG. 16  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device according to another exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts. 
     As resolution of the display device increases, an interval between adjacent sub pixels may become smaller. In this case, as shown in  FIG. 16 , a width of a mound of a pixel defining layer  1180  between adjacent pixel electrodes, for example, the first and second pixel electrodes  210 A and  210 B, may decrease, and, as the width of the mound decreases, a width of a concave portion between first and second convex portions  1181  and  1182  may also decrease. 
     Although a process of forming first, second, and third intermediate layers  1220 A,  1220 B, and  1220 C and first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  1230 A,  1230 B, and  1230 C on the first, second, and third pixel electrodes  210 A,  210 B, and  210 C may be the same as the process described above with reference to  FIGS. 1-10 , when the width of the mound of the pixel defining layer  1180  decreases or/and an incidence angle or the like of a conductive inorganic material changes, adjacent conductive inorganic layers may contact each other, as shown in  FIG. 16 . For example, an end of the first conductive inorganic layer  1230 A and an end of the second conductive inorganic layer  1230 B may overlap with each other and contact each other between the first and second convex portions  1181  and  1182 , for example, on a concave portion between the first and second convex portions  1181  and  1182 . Similarly, the end of the second conductive inorganic layer  1230 B and an end of the third conductive inorganic layer  1230 C may overlap and contact each other on a concave portion between the second convex portions  1182  and a third convex portion  1183 , and the end of the third conductive inorganic layer  1230 C and the end of the first conductive inorganic layer  1230 A may overlap and contact each other on a concave portion between the first and third convex portions  1182  and  1183 . 
     Each of the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  1230 A,  1230 B, and  1230 C may extend to directly contact the first electrode power supply line  10  included in the non-display region NDA of  FIG. 15  of the substrate  100 , and may directly receive the first power supply voltage ELVSS. Alternatively, the first, second, and third conductive inorganic layers  1230 A,  1230 B, and  1230 C may receive the first power supply voltage ELVSS via the common opposite electrode  240  of  FIG. 15 . 
       FIGS. 17 and 18  are cross-sectional views of portions of display devices according to other exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts. 
     Referring to  FIG. 17 , at least one additional protrusion  2281  may be further disposed around a first convex portion  2181  of a pixel defining layer  2180  that at least partially surrounds the first pixel electrode  210 A. 
     An end of a first conductive inorganic layer  2230 A extending beyond an end of a first intermediate layer  2220 A may extend over a peak of the first convex portion  2181  and a second lateral surface  2181   b  of the first convex portion  2181 , and at this time, may also extend over a peak of one additional protrusion  2281 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 18 , a depth d′ of a concave portion of a pixel defining layer  3180  that at least partially surrounds the first pixel electrode  210 A, the concave portion adjacent to a first convex portion  3181  of the pixel defining layer  3180 , may be smaller than or substantially the same as a height of the first convex portion  3181 . 
     An end of a first conductive inorganic layer  3230 A may extend beyond an end of a first intermediate layer  3220 A, and, at this time, may extend over a peak of the first convex portion  3181  and a second lateral surface  3181   b  of the first convex portion  3181 . As described above, by changing, for example, the depth d′ of the concave portion of the pixel defining layer  3180  and an angle θ 1 ′ between the second lateral surface  3181   b  and the main surface of the substrate  100 , a contact area between the first conductive inorganic layer  3230 A and the pixel defining layer  3180 , for example, between the first conductive inorganic layer  3230 A and the second lateral surface  3181   b , may be increased. 
     Although structures of the pixel defining layers  2180  and  3180  have been described above with reference to  FIGS. 17 and 18  by focusing on the first pixel electrode  210 A, the second intermediate layers  2220 A and  3220 A, and the first conductive inorganic layers  2230 A and  3230 A, these structures may also apply to a structure of a pixel defining layer focused on second and third pixel electrodes, second and third intermediate layers, and second and third conductive inorganic layers. 
     Although certain exemplary embodiments and implementations have been described herein, other embodiments and modifications will be apparent from this description. Accordingly, the inventive concept is not limited to such embodiments, but rather to the broader is scope of the presented claims and various obvious modifications and equivalent arrangements.