Display substrate, preparation method therefor, and display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12207526-B2
Application number	US-202117608985-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2021
Priority date	Jan 25, 2021
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

Provided are a display substrate, a method for manufacturing a display substrate and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a base, a drive structure layer disposed on the base, a light emitting element disposed on the drive structure layer, an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element, a circular polarizer layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, and a lens definition layer and a lens structure layer disposed on the circular polarizer layer. The light emitting element includes a pixel definition layer provided with a plurality of sub-pixel openings; the lens structure layer includes a plurality of lenses disposed at intervals, the lens definition layer is disposed in a gap region between adjacent lenses, and an orthographic projection of each lens on the base contains an orthographic projection of a sub-pixel opening on the base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display substrate, comprising a base, a drive structure layer disposed on the base, a light emitting element disposed on the drive structure layer, an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element, a circular polarizer layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, and a lens definition layer and a lens structure layer which are disposed on the circular polarizer layer, wherein
the light emitting element comprises a pixel definition layer provided with a plurality of sub-pixel openings;
the lens structure layer comprises a plurality of lenses disposed at intervals, the lens definition layer is disposed in a gap region between adjacent lenses, and an orthographic projection of each lens on the base contains an orthographic projection of at least one of the sub-pixel openings on the base,
wherein the lens definition layer comprises a plurality of first definition lines extending along a first direction and a plurality of second definition lines extending along a second direction, the plurality of first definition lines and the plurality of second definition lines intersect to define a plurality of grid regions, and the plurality of lenses are disposed in the plurality of grid regions in a one-to-one correspondence relationship.

2. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel definition layer further comprises a plurality of retaining walls disposed around the sub-pixel openings, and an orthographic projection of the retaining walls on the base contains an orthographic projection of the lens definition layer on the base.

3. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the lens definition layer is a hydrophobic material.

4. The display substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the hydrophobic material comprises any one or more of Teflon, polyamide, polyolefin and siloxane.

5. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the drive structure layer comprises a thin film transistor, and the light emitting element further comprises an anode, an organic light emitting layer and a cathode, wherein
the anode is disposed on the drive structure layer and connected with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; the pixel definition layer is disposed on the anode and the drive structure layer, and the sub-pixel opening exposes the anode; at least part of the organic light emitting layer is disposed in the sub-pixel opening, and the organic light emitting layer is connected with the anode; the cathode is disposed on the organic light emitting layer, and the cathode is connected with the organic light emitting layer.

6. A display apparatus, comprising the display substrate according to claim 1 .

7. The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the drive structure layer comprises a thin film transistor, and the light emitting element further comprises an anode, an organic light emitting layer and a cathode, wherein
the anode is disposed on the drive structure layer and connected with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; the pixel definition layer is disposed on the anode and the drive structure layer, and the sub-pixel opening exposes the anode; at least part of the organic light emitting layer is disposed in the sub-pixel opening, and the organic light emitting layer is connected with the anode; the cathode is disposed on the organic light emitting layer, and the cathode is connected with the organic light emitting layer.

8. The display substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the drive structure layer comprises a thin film transistor, and the light emitting element further comprises an anode, an organic light emitting layer and a cathode, wherein
the anode is disposed on the drive structure layer and connected with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; the pixel definition layer is disposed on the anode and the drive structure layer, and the sub-pixel opening exposes the anode; at least part of the organic light emitting layer is disposed in the sub-pixel opening, and the organic light emitting layer is connected with the anode; the cathode is disposed on the organic light emitting layer, and the cathode is connected with the organic light emitting layer.

9. The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the drive structure layer comprises a thin film transistor, and the light emitting element further comprises an anode, an organic light emitting layer and a cathode, wherein
the anode is disposed on the drive structure layer and connected with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; the pixel definition layer is disposed on the anode and the drive structure layer, and the sub-pixel opening exposes the anode; at least part of the organic light emitting layer is disposed in the sub-pixel opening, and the organic light emitting layer is connected with the anode; the cathode is disposed on the organic light emitting layer, and the cathode is connected with the organic light emitting layer.

10. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the circular polarizer layer comprises an adhesive layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, a barrier layer disposed on the adhesive layer, a phase difference layer disposed on the barrier layer, and a polarizer layer disposed on the phase difference layer.

11. A method for manufacturing a display substrate, comprising:
sequentially forming a drive structure layer, a light emitting element, an encapsulation layer and a circular polarizer layer on a base, wherein the light emitting element comprises a pixel definition layer provided with a plurality of sub-pixel openings;
forming a lens definition layer and a lens structure layer on the circular polarizer layer, wherein the lens structure layer comprises a plurality of lenses disposed at intervals, the lens definition layer is disposed in a gap region between adjacent lenses, and an orthographic projection of each lens on the base contains an orthographic projection of at least one of the sub-pixel openings on the base,
wherein the lens definition layer comprises a plurality of first definition lines extending along a first direction and a plurality of second definition lines extending along a second direction, the plurality of first definition lines and the plurality of second definition lines intersect to define a plurality of grid regions, and the plurality of lenses are disposed in the plurality of grid regions in a one-to-one correspondence relationship.

12. The method for manufacturing a display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein forming the lens definition layer on the circular polarizer layer comprises:
coating a layer of a hydrophobic material on the circular polarizer layer; and
patterning the hydrophobic material through a first patterning process to form the lens definition layer.

13. The method for manufacturing a display substrate according to claim 12 , wherein forming the lens structure layer on the circular polarizer layer comprises:
coating a layer of an imprint lithography material with a uniform film thickness on the base on which the lens definition layer is formed;
patterning the imprint lithography material through a second patterning process to form a grid-like imprint lithography material, wherein the grid-like imprint lithography material does not overlap with the lens definition layer; and
performing imprint lithography on the grid-like imprint lithography material through an imprint lithography template to form a plurality of lenses disposed at intervals.

14. The method for manufacturing a display substrate according to claim 12 , wherein the hydrophobic material comprises any one or more of Teflon, po

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gu Renquan
• Guo Kang
• Zhang Feng
• Wang Meili
• Huang Haitao
• Yao Qi
• Gu Xin
• Huang Hua
• Yuan Guangcai
• Dong Xue
• Wang Libo
• Meng Detian

Classifications

• H10K59/8791

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• H04N13/376

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• H04N13/398

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• H10K59/122

  Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks · CPC title

• H10K59/1201

  Manufacture or treatment · CPC title