Electroluminescence display apparatus

An electroluminescence display apparatus including an active area displaying an image and a dummy area adjacent to the active area not displaying an image, comprising:

• a substrate;
• a bank on the substrate to form an emission area in the active area and form a dummy emission area in the dummy area;
• a light emitting layer disposed in the emission area of the active area overlying the substrate;
• a dummy light emitting layer disposed in the dummy emission area of the dummy area on the substrate;
• and
• a sacrificial layer disposed in the dummy emission area, the sacrificial layer including a material having a greater reactivity with at least one of hydrogen or moisture than the dummy light emitting layer.

A display apparatus comprising:

• an active area including a plurality of pixels configured to display an image;
• a dummy area adjacent to the active area including a plurality of dummy pixels not configured to display an image;
• a substrate, the plurality of pixels of the active area and the plurality of dummy pixels in the dummy area overlying the substrate;
• a light emitting layer included in the plurality of pixels being disposed in the active area;
• a dummy light emitting layer included in the plurality of dummy pixels being disposed in the dummy area;
• and
• a sacrificial layer, the sacrificial layer overlying the dummy light emitting layer,
• wherein the active area and the dummy area are spaced from each other by a bank overlying the substrate.