Application Of A Zno Nanorod Layer To Display Retarder: Dependence Of The Optical Property On Synthesis Conditions

A series of zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO NRs) were grown by chemical bath deposition and their optical properties as a retarder for display devices were investigated. The effect of the precursors, growth time, and calcination time on the morphology and the optical properties was examined. The vertically-grown ZnO NRs layer represented positive c-plate property. We simulated the antireflection property of a quasi-circular polarizer containing the ZnO NRs layer for an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. The quasi-circular polarizer with the ZnO NRs layer showed better antireflection property than the polarizer containing no ZnO NRs layer. (C) 2020 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement