Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the technical problems mentioned in the background of the application, embodiments of the present application provide a display panel, including:
An array substrate;
The isolation structure is positioned at one side of the array substrate and is provided with an isolation opening;
a light emitting unit at least partially within the isolation opening;
The first packaging layer is positioned on one side of the light-emitting unit far away from the array substrate and comprises a plurality of packaging units which are arranged at intervals, at least part of the packaging units extend from the side face of the isolation structure to one side of the isolation structure far away from the array substrate, and the side face of the isolation structure is the face of the isolation structure facing the isolation opening;
the packaging unit comprises an edge wrapping portion which is located at one side, far away from the array substrate, of the isolation structure, and the orthographic projection of the portion, far away from the array substrate, of the edge wrapping portion on the array substrate does not exceed the orthographic projection of the portion, close to the array substrate, of the edge wrapping portion on the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the packaging unit includes a first packaging sub-layer along a direction away from the array substrate, and the first packaging sub-layer is located at a part of the isolation structure away from one side of the array substrate and is obliquely arranged away from a side surface of the isolation opening;
Preferably, the packaging unit further comprises a second packaging sub-layer located at one side of the first packaging sub-layer away from the array substrate, and the second packaging sub-layer is located at a part of the isolation structure away from one side of the array substrate and is obliquely arranged at a side surface away from the isolation opening;
Preferably, the orthographic projection of the second packaging sub-layer on the array substrate is positioned in the orthographic projection of the first packaging sub-layer on the array substrate;
Preferably, the packaging unit further comprises a third packaging sub-layer located at one side of the second packaging sub-layer away from the array substrate, and the third packaging sub-layer is located at a part of the isolation structure away from one side of the array substrate and is obliquely arranged at a side surface away from the isolation opening;
Preferably, the orthographic projection of the third packaging sub-layer on the array substrate is positioned in the orthographic projection of the second packaging sub-layer on the array substrate;
Preferably, the edge wrapping portion is obliquely arranged away from the side surface of the isolation opening;
preferably, the side surface of the edge covering portion away from the isolation opening includes a stepped surface.
In some possible embodiments, the edge covering portion of the packaging unit includes a first packaging sub-layer and a second packaging sub-layer along a direction away from the array substrate, and sides of the first packaging sub-layer and the second packaging sub-layer away from the isolation opening are stepped;
Preferably, the edge wrapping portion of the packaging unit further includes a third packaging sub-layer located at a side, far away from the array substrate, of the second packaging sub-layer, and the side, far away from the isolation opening, of the second packaging sub-layer and the third packaging sub-layer is stepped.
In some possible embodiments, the etching rates of the first encapsulation sub-layer, the second encapsulation sub-layer, and the third encapsulation sub-layer are sequentially increased.
In some possible embodiments, the light transmittance of both the first and second encapsulation sublayers is greater than the light transmittance of the third encapsulation sublayer;
Preferably, the light transmittance of the first encapsulation sub-layer is greater than the light transmittance of the second encapsulation sub-layer.
In some possible embodiments, the thickness of the third encapsulation sub-layer is smaller than the thickness of the first encapsulation sub-layer along a direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
preferably, the thickness of the third encapsulation sub-layer is smaller than the thickness of the second encapsulation sub-layer along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
Preferably, the ratio of the thickness of the third packaging sub-layer to the thickness of the first packaging sub-layer is 1:6-1:4 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
Preferably, the ratio of the thickness of the third packaging sub-layer to the thickness of the second packaging sub-layer is 1:5-1:3 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
Preferably, the thickness of the second encapsulation sub-layer is smaller than the thickness of the first encapsulation sub-layer along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
preferably, the ratio of the thickness of the second encapsulation sub-layer to the thickness of the first encapsulation sub-layer is 1:2-5:6 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the material of the first encapsulation sub-layer comprises silicon oxide;
Preferably, the material of the second encapsulation sub-layer comprises silicon oxynitride;
preferably, the material of the third encapsulation sub-layer comprises silicon nitride.
In some possible embodiments, a gap is formed between a side of the edge-wrapping portion close to the array substrate and a side of the isolation structure away from the array substrate;
preferably, adjacent packaging units are arranged at intervals on one side of the isolation structure away from the array substrate;
preferably, the orthographic projection of the packaging unit on the array substrate covers the orthographic projection of the isolation opening on the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the light emitting unit includes a first electrode, a light emitting part, and a second electrode, which are at least partially located in the isolation opening and are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the array substrate, and the second electrode is electrically connected to the isolation structure;
the display panel further comprises a pixel defining layer, wherein the pixel defining layer is positioned on one side of the first electrode away from the array substrate, and the isolation structure is positioned on one side of the pixel defining layer away from the array substrate;
preferably, the orthographic projection of the pixel opening on the array substrate is located in the orthographic projection of the isolation opening on the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the display panel further includes a second encapsulation layer located at a side of the first encapsulation layer away from the array substrate;
preferably, the display panel further includes a third encapsulation layer located at a side of the second encapsulation layer away from the array substrate;
Preferably, the materials of the first encapsulation layer and the third encapsulation layer each comprise an inorganic material;
preferably, the second encapsulation layer comprises an organic material.
In some possible embodiments, the isolation structure includes a first isolation portion and a second isolation portion that are sequentially stacked along a direction away from the array substrate, and an orthographic projection of a side of the first isolation portion away from the array substrate on the array substrate is located in an orthographic projection of the second isolation portion on the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the second electrode of the light emitting unit is electrically connected with the first isolation part, and/or the isolation structure further comprises a third isolation part positioned at one side of the first isolation part facing the array substrate, wherein the second electrode of the light emitting unit is electrically connected with the third isolation part;
preferably, the material of the third isolation part comprises molybdenum metal, and/or the material of the first isolation part comprises aluminum metal, and/or the material of the second isolation part comprises titanium metal.
In some possible embodiments, the present application also provides a display panel including:
An array substrate;
The isolation structure is positioned at one side of the array substrate and is provided with an isolation opening;
a light emitting unit at least partially within the isolation opening;
The first packaging layer is positioned on one side of the light-emitting unit far away from the array substrate and comprises a plurality of packaging units which are arranged at intervals, at least part of the packaging units extend from the side face of the isolation structure to one side of the isolation structure far away from the array substrate, and the side face of the isolation structure is the face of the isolation structure facing the isolation opening;
The packaging unit comprises a plurality of layers of packaging sublayers which are sequentially stacked along the direction far away from the array substrate, and the etching rate of the layers of packaging sublayers is sequentially increased along the direction far away from the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the packaging unit includes a first packaging sub-layer and a second packaging sub-layer which are sequentially stacked along a direction away from the array substrate;
Preferably, the light transmittance of the first encapsulation sub-layer is greater than the light transmittance of the second encapsulation sub-layer;
Preferably, the packaging unit further comprises a third packaging sub-layer positioned on one side of the second packaging sub-layer away from the array substrate;
the light transmittance of the first packaging sub-layer and the second packaging sub-layer is larger than that of the third packaging sub-layer;
Preferably, the thickness of the third encapsulation sub-layer is smaller than the thickness of the first encapsulation sub-layer along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
preferably, the thickness of the third encapsulation sub-layer is smaller than the thickness of the second encapsulation sub-layer along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
Preferably, the ratio of the thickness of the third packaging sub-layer to the thickness of the first packaging sub-layer is 1:6-1:4 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
Preferably, the ratio of the thickness of the third packaging sub-layer to the thickness of the second packaging sub-layer is 1:5-1:3 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
Preferably, the thickness of the second encapsulation sub-layer is smaller than the thickness of the first encapsulation sub-layer along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate;
preferably, the ratio of the thickness of the second encapsulation sub-layer to the thickness of the first encapsulation sub-layer is 1:2-5:6 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the present application further provides a method for preparing a display panel, the method comprising:
providing an array substrate;
forming an isolation structure on one side of the array substrate, wherein the isolation structure is provided with an isolation opening;
preparing a light emitting unit, wherein at least part of the light emitting unit is positioned in the isolation opening;
The light-emitting unit comprises a light-emitting unit, an array substrate, a first packaging layer and a second packaging layer, wherein the first packaging layer is formed on one side, far away from the array substrate, of the light-emitting unit, the first packaging layer comprises a plurality of packaging units which are arranged at intervals, at least part of the packaging units extend from the side surface of the isolation structure to one side, far away from the array substrate, of the isolation structure, the side surface of the isolation structure is the surface, facing the isolation opening, of the isolation structure, the packaging units comprise an edge-wrapping part which is positioned on one side, far away from the array substrate, of the isolation structure, and the orthographic projection of the part, far away from the array substrate, of the edge-wrapping part on the array substrate does not exceed the orthographic projection of the part, close to the array substrate, of the edge-wrapping part on the array substrate.
In some possible embodiments, the application further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device includes the display panel described in the application, or includes a display panel prepared by the method for preparing a display panel described in the application.
Compared with the prior art, the application has the following beneficial effects:
According to the display panel, the manufacturing method of the display panel and the electronic equipment, the front projection of the part, far away from the array substrate, of the edge wrapping part on the array substrate is positioned in the front projection of the part, close to the array substrate, of the edge wrapping part on the array substrate, so that the cathode of the light-emitting unit of the post-processing procedure can continuously cover the packaging unit of the light-emitting unit of the pre-processing procedure, the light-emitting unit of the pre-processing procedure can be better protected, and the display effect of the display panel can be improved.
Detailed Description
For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments of the present application. The components of the embodiments of the present application generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the application, as presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the application, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.
It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further definition or explanation thereof is necessary in the following figures.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, directions or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., are directions or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, or those that are conventionally put in use of the inventive product, are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used merely to distinguish between descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, different features in the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other.
Referring to fig. 1, in the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor has found that the following problems exist in the related art. The display panel in the related art includes an array substrate 1, an isolation structure 3 located at one side of the array substrate 1, a light emitting unit 8 located in an isolation opening 10 formed by the isolation structure 3, and a first encapsulation layer located at one side of the light emitting unit 8 away from the array substrate 1, where the first encapsulation layer includes an encapsulation structure 4 covering the light emitting unit 8. The package structure 4 includes a first package film layer 41 and a second package film layer 42 sequentially stacked along a direction away from the array substrate 1, where the first package film layer 41 is shrunk inwards relative to the second package film layer 42.
In the process of preparing the light emitting unit 8, for example, when preparing the second light emitting unit according to the preparation sequence of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, the cathode of the second light emitting unit may cover the side of the package structure 4 of the first light emitting unit away from the array substrate 1, and the cathode of the second light emitting unit may protect the package structure 4 of the first light emitting unit.
However, since the first encapsulation film 41 of the first light emitting unit is shrunk inwards relative to the second encapsulation film 42, the cathode of the second light emitting unit cannot continuously cover the encapsulation structure 4 of the first light emitting unit at the position where the first encapsulation film 41 is shrunk inwards relative to the second encapsulation film 42, so that the encapsulation structure 4 of the first light emitting unit cannot be completely protected, and finally the first light emitting unit cannot be completely protected.
Referring to fig. 2, in the subsequent process, the cathode of the second light emitting unit cannot completely protect the package structure 4 of the first light emitting unit, so that the first light emitting unit may be damaged, and the cathode of the first light emitting unit and the corresponding isolation structure 3 cannot be well overlapped, thereby affecting the display effect of the display panel.
In view of this, the present embodiment provides a solution that can improve the display effect of the display panel, and the solution provided in the present embodiment is described in detail below.
Referring to fig. 3, the present embodiment provides a display panel, which includes an array substrate 1, an isolation structure 3, a light emitting unit 8 and a first encapsulation layer 9.
The array substrate 1 may include a substrate and a plurality of driving units located at one side of the substrate, each of which may include one or more semiconductor switching devices. The semiconductor switching device may be formed by a plurality of film layers in the array substrate 1 in cooperation, for example, the semiconductor switching device may be a thin film transistor formed by a plurality of film layers in cooperation.
The isolation structure 3 is located at one side of the array substrate 1, and the isolation structure 3 is provided with an isolation opening 10.
The composition, preparation, etc. of the isolation structure 3 is further described in patent PCT/CN2023/134518、202310759370.2、202310740412.8、202310707209.0、202311346196.5、202311499823.9、202310731471.9、202311091555.7 for reference.
At least part of the light emitting units 8 are located in the isolation opening 10, and the light emitting units 8 may include a first light emitting unit and a second light emitting unit, where the light emitting colors of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit are different, for example, the light emitting color of the first light emitting unit may be red, and the light emitting color of the second light emitting unit may be green.
The first packaging layer 9 is located at one side of the light emitting unit 8 far away from the array substrate 1, the first packaging layer 9 comprises a plurality of packaging units arranged at intervals, at least part of the packaging units extend from the side face of the isolation structure 3 to one side of the isolation structure 3 far away from the array substrate 1, and the side face of the isolation structure 3 is a face of the isolation structure 3 facing the isolation opening 10.
The packaging unit comprises an edge covering portion 901 located on one side, far away from the array substrate 1, of the isolation structure 3, and the orthographic projection of the portion, far away from the array substrate 1, of the edge covering portion 901 on the array substrate 1 does not exceed the orthographic projection of the portion, close to the array substrate 1, of the edge covering portion 901 on the array substrate 1.
Referring to fig. 4, according to the order of manufacturing the first light emitting unit 81 and the second light emitting unit 82, since the orthographic projection of the portion of the edge covering portion 901 of the packaging unit of the front process, which is far from the array substrate 1, is located in the orthographic projection of the portion of the edge covering portion 901, which is close to the array substrate 1, on the array substrate 1, that is, in the direction perpendicular to the array substrate 1, all the sections of the edge covering portion 901, which are parallel to the direction of the array substrate 1, are located in the orthographic projection of the section of the array substrate 1, which is far from one side of the array substrate 1, on the side, which is close to the array substrate 1. Therefore, the second electrode 7 of the second light emitting unit 82 in the post-process, such as the cathode, can continuously cover the packaging unit corresponding to the first light emitting unit 81 at the position of the edge wrapping portion 901, and the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 can completely cover the packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81, so that the first light emitting unit 81 can be completely protected. In this way, the packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81 is not easily damaged when the second light emitting unit 82 of the post-process is prepared, so that the first light emitting unit 81 is not easily damaged, and therefore, the cathode of the first light emitting unit can be better overlapped with the corresponding isolation structure 3.
If a third light emitting unit is further disposed after the second light emitting unit 82, the second light emitting unit 82 is not easily damaged, and the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 can be well bonded with the corresponding isolation structure 3, similar to the principle described above for the first light emitting unit 81.
If there is no third light-emitting unit in the subsequent process of the second light-emitting unit 82, the second light-emitting unit 82 is not damaged, and the cathode of the second light-emitting unit 82 can be well overlapped with the corresponding isolation structure 3. In this way, the cathodes of the light emitting units 8 of the display panel can be effectively overlapped with the corresponding isolation structures 3.
Based on the above design, in this embodiment, the front projection of the portion of the edge covering portion 901, which is far away from the array substrate 1, on the array substrate 1 is located in the front projection of the portion of the edge covering portion 901, which is close to the array substrate 1, on the array substrate 1, so that the cathode of the light emitting unit 8 in the post-process continuously covers the packaging unit of the light emitting unit 8 in the pre-process, thereby better protecting the light emitting unit 8 in the pre-process, and further improving the display effect of the display panel.
In some possible embodiments, referring to fig. 3 again, the light emitting unit 8 includes a first electrode 5, a light emitting portion 6, and a second electrode 7 at least partially located in the isolation opening 10 and sequentially stacked in a direction away from the array substrate 1, and the second electrode 7 is electrically connected to the isolation structure 3. The display panel further comprises a pixel defining layer 2 positioned on one side of the first electrode 5 away from the array substrate 1, the isolation structure 3 is positioned on one side of the pixel defining layer 2 away from the array substrate 1, the pixel defining layer 2 comprises pixel openings 21 exposing at least part of the first electrode 5, the orthographic projection of the isolation structure 3 on the array substrate 1 is positioned between the orthographic projections of two adjacent pixel openings 21 on the array substrate 1, and the orthographic projection of the pixel openings 21 on the array substrate 1 is positioned in the orthographic projection of the isolation openings 10 on the array substrate 1.
When the light-emitting functional layer is formed, the light-emitting functional layer is separated by the isolation structure 3 to form a plurality of light-emitting parts 6 arranged at intervals, and when the second electrode layer is formed, the second electrode layer is separated by the isolation structure 3 to form a plurality of second electrodes 7 arranged at intervals, the isolation structure 3 comprises a conductive material, the second electrodes 7 are electrically connected with the isolation structure 3, and one first electrode 5, one light-emitting part 6 and one second electrode 7 form one light-emitting unit 8. The first electrode 5 is an anode, and the second electrode 7 is a cathode.
In some possible embodiments, a gap is formed between a side of the edge covering portion 901, which is close to the array substrate 1, and a side of the isolation structure 3, which is far away from the array substrate 1, and adjacent packaging units are disposed at intervals on the side of the isolation structure 3, which is far away from the array substrate 1, and an orthographic projection of the packaging units on the array substrate 1 covers an orthographic projection of the isolation opening 10 on the array substrate 1.
In the patterning process of the light emitting units 8, the first encapsulation layer 9 is disconnected at the isolation structure 3 to form encapsulation units, and the encapsulation units can completely and independently encapsulate the corresponding light emitting units 8, so that the display characteristics of the display panel can be improved.
In some possible embodiments, please refer to fig. 3 and fig. 4 again, in the direction away from the array substrate 1, the packaging unit includes a first packaging sublayer 91, the first packaging sublayer 91 is disposed at a portion of the isolation structure 3 away from the side of the array substrate 1 and is disposed at an incline away from the side of the isolation opening 10, the packaging unit further includes a second packaging sublayer 92 disposed at a portion of the first packaging sublayer 91 away from the side of the array substrate 1, the second packaging sublayer 92 is disposed at a portion of the isolation structure 3 away from the side of the array substrate 1 and is disposed at an incline away from the side of the isolation opening 10, the orthographic projection of the second packaging sublayer 92 on the array substrate 1 is disposed within the orthographic projection of the first packaging sublayer 91 on the array substrate 1, the packaging unit further includes a third packaging sublayer 93 disposed at a portion of the second packaging sublayer 92 away from the side of the array substrate 1 and is disposed at an incline away from the side of the isolation opening 10, and the orthographic projection of the third packaging sublayer 93 on the array substrate 1 is disposed within the orthographic projection of the second packaging sublayer 92 on the array substrate 1.
In this way, the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 in the post-process can more easily and continuously cover the packaging unit corresponding to the first light emitting unit 81 at the position of the edge wrapping portion 901, and the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 can more easily and completely cover the packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81, so that the first light emitting unit 81 can be more completely protected.
In some embodiments, referring again to fig. 3 and 4, the selvedges are disposed obliquely away from the sides of the isolation opening 10. In this embodiment, the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 in the post-process may continuously cover the corresponding packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81 at the position of the edge wrapping portion 901.
In other embodiments, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the side of the edge covering portion away from the isolation opening 10 includes a step surface, and the portions of the first package sub-layer 91, the second package sub-layer 92, and the third package sub-layer 93 on the side of the isolation structure 3 away from the array substrate 1 are disposed obliquely away from the side of the isolation opening 10. In this embodiment, the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 in the post-process may continuously cover the corresponding packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81 at the position of the edge wrapping portion 901.
In still other embodiments, referring to fig. 7 and 8, the side of the edge covering portion away from the isolation opening 10 includes a step surface, and the first package sub-layer 91, the second package sub-layer 92, and the third package sub-layer 93 are disposed vertically on the side of the isolation structure 3 away from the side of the array substrate 1 and away from the isolation opening 10. In this embodiment, the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 in the post-process may continuously cover the corresponding packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81 at the position of the edge wrapping portion 901.
Preferably, along the direction away from the array substrate 1, the packaging unit includes a first packaging sublayer 91, a second packaging sublayer 92 and a third packaging sublayer 93 which are sequentially stacked, and etching rates of the first packaging sublayer 91, the second packaging sublayer 92 and the third packaging sublayer 93 are sequentially increased.
Since the etching rates of the first package sub-layer 91, the second package sub-layer 92 and the third package sub-layer 93 are sequentially increased, the third package sub-layer 93 is retracted relative to the second package sub-layer 92, and the second package sub-layer 92 is retracted relative to the first package sub-layer 91 when the first package layer 9 is etched. Because the first packaging sublayer 91, the second packaging sublayer 92 and the third packaging sublayer 93 are sequentially stacked along the direction away from the array substrate 1, after the light-emitting unit 8 is prepared, the orthographic projection of the part, away from the array substrate 1, of the edge-wrapping part 901 of the packaging unit on the array substrate 1 is positioned in the orthographic projection of the part, close to the array substrate 1, of the edge-wrapping part 901 on the array substrate 1, and the side surface, away from the isolation opening 10, of the edge-wrapping part 901 is easier to form an inclined surface, so that the position of the second electrode 7, such as a cathode, of the second light-emitting unit 82 in the post-process can continuously cover the packaging unit corresponding to the first light-emitting unit 81, and the cathode of the second light-emitting unit 82 can completely cover the packaging unit of the first light-emitting unit 81, thereby completely protecting the first light-emitting unit 81. Therefore, the packaging unit of the first light-emitting unit 81 is not easy to be damaged when the second light-emitting unit 82 of the post-processing procedure is prepared, so that the cathode of the first light-emitting unit can be better overlapped with the corresponding isolation structure 3, and finally the light-emitting unit 8 of the display panel is not easy to fail.
In some possible embodiments, the light transmittance of both the first and second encapsulation sublayers 91 and 92 is greater than the light transmittance of the third encapsulation sublayer 93, and the light transmittance of the first encapsulation sublayer 91 is greater than the light transmittance of the second encapsulation sublayer 92.
The material of the encapsulation unit in the related art may be made of only the material of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93, and the light transmittance of the material of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93 is not good enough, thus affecting the optical characteristics of the display panel in the related art.
In this embodiment, since the material of the part of the packaging unit is replaced by the first packaging sublayer 91 and the second packaging sublayer 92 with better transmittance, the embodiment can better ensure the appearance of the packaging unit, so that the light emitting unit 8 is not easy to fail, the transmittance of the packaging unit can be improved, and finally the optical characteristics of the display panel can be improved.
In some possible embodiments, referring to fig. 3 again, the thickness H3 of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93 is smaller than the thickness H1 of the first encapsulation sub-layer 91 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate 1.
Since the light transmittance of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93 is smaller than that of the first encapsulation sub-layer 91, the third encapsulation sub-layer is thinner than the first encapsulation sub-layer 91, so that the proportion of the film layer with higher light transmittance in the encapsulation unit can be increased, and the light transmittance of the encapsulation unit can be further improved.
Specifically, the ratio of the thickness H3 of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93 to the thickness H1 of the first encapsulation sub-layer 91 is 1:6-1:4, for example, the ratio of the thickness H3 to the thickness H1 may be 1:4, 1:5, or 1:6. The proportion of the thickness H3 to the thickness H1 is reasonably set, so that the light transmittance of the packaging unit can be improved under the conditions of not increasing the thickness of the packaging unit and guaranteeing the quality of the packaging unit.
Preferably, referring to fig. 3 again, the thickness H3 of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93 is smaller than the thickness H2 of the second encapsulation sub-layer 92 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate 1.
Since the light transmittance of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93 is smaller than that of the second encapsulation sub-layer 92, the third encapsulation sub-layer is thinner than the second encapsulation sub-layer 92, so that the proportion of the film layer with higher light transmittance in the encapsulation unit can be increased, and the light transmittance of the encapsulation unit can be further improved.
Specifically, the ratio of the thickness H3 of the third encapsulation sub-layer 93 to the thickness of the second encapsulation sub-layer 92H2 is 1:5-1:3, for example, the ratio of the thickness H3 to the thickness H2 may be 1:3, 1:4, or 1:5. The proportion of the thickness H3 to the thickness H2 is reasonably set, so that the light transmittance of the packaging unit can be improved under the conditions of not increasing the thickness of the packaging unit and guaranteeing the quality of the packaging unit.
Preferably, referring to fig. 3 again, the thickness H2 of the second encapsulation sub-layer 92 is smaller than the thickness of the first encapsulation sub-layer 91H1 along the direction perpendicular to the array substrate 1.
Since the light transmittance of the second encapsulation sub-layer 92 is smaller than that of the first encapsulation sub-layer 91, the second encapsulation sub-layer is thinner than the first encapsulation sub-layer 91, so that the proportion of the film layer with higher light transmittance in the encapsulation unit can be increased, and the light transmittance of the encapsulation unit can be further improved.
Specifically, the ratio of the thickness H2 of the second encapsulation sub-layer 92 to the thickness H1 of the first encapsulation sub-layer 91 is 1:2-5:6, for example, the ratio of the thickness H2 to the thickness H1 may be 3:4, 3:5, 1:2, 4:5, 2:3, or 5:6, etc. The proportion of the thickness H2 to the thickness H1 is reasonably set, so that the light transmittance of the packaging unit can be improved under the conditions of not increasing the thickness of the packaging unit and guaranteeing the quality of the packaging unit.
Preferably, the material of the first encapsulation sublayer 91 comprises silicon oxide, the material of the second encapsulation sublayer 92 comprises silicon oxynitride, and the material of the third encapsulation sublayer 93 comprises silicon nitride. The materials of the first, second and third encapsulation sublayers 91, 92 and 93 are reasonably arranged, so that the display effect and quality of the display panel can be provided.
In some possible embodiments, referring to fig. 9 and 10, the display panel further includes a second encapsulation layer 11 located on a side of the first encapsulation layer 9 away from the array substrate 1, and a third encapsulation layer 12 located on a side of the second encapsulation layer 11 away from the array substrate 1, where materials of the first encapsulation layer 9 and the third encapsulation layer 12 each include an inorganic material, and the second encapsulation layer 11 includes an organic material.
The second encapsulation layer 11 and the third encapsulation layer 12 can have a better encapsulation effect on the light emitting unit 8, so that the encapsulation quality of the display panel can be further improved.
In some possible embodiments, please refer to fig. 10 again, the isolation structure 3 includes a first isolation portion 31 and a second isolation portion 32 that are sequentially stacked along a direction away from the array substrate 1, and an orthographic projection of a side of the first isolation portion 31 away from the array substrate 1 on the array substrate 1 is located in an orthographic projection of the second isolation portion 32 on the array substrate 1.
Since the second isolation portion 32 is located at a side of the first isolation portion 31 away from the array substrate 1, and the lateral width of the second isolation portion 32 is greater than that of the first isolation portion 31, the second isolation portion 32 may disconnect the light emitting functional layer and the second electrode layer at the isolation structure 3. In this way, the isolation structure 3 formed by the first isolation portion 31 and the second isolation portion 32 can make it easier to individually package the respective light emitting units 8.
In some possible embodiments, please refer to fig. 10 again, the second electrode 7 of the light emitting unit 8 is electrically connected to the first isolation portion 31, the first isolation portion 31 comprises a conductive material, and the second electrode 7 corresponding to the light emitting unit 8 extends to contact with the sidewall of the first isolation portion 31, so as to electrically connect the second electrode 7 corresponding to the light emitting unit 8 to the first isolation portion 31.
Referring to fig. 11, the isolation structure 3 further includes a third isolation portion 33 located on a side of the first isolation portion 31 facing the array substrate 1, and the second electrode 7 of the light emitting unit 8 is electrically connected to the third isolation portion 33.
The third isolation portion 33 includes a conductive material, and the second electrode 7 corresponding to the light emitting unit 8 extends to be in contact with a sidewall of the third isolation portion 33, so that the second electrode 7 corresponding to the light emitting unit 8 is electrically connected to the third isolation portion 33.
Specifically, the material of the third isolation portion 33 includes molybdenum metal, and/or the material of the first isolation portion 31 includes aluminum metal, and/or the material of the second isolation portion 32 includes titanium metal. In this way, when the isolation structure 3 breaks the second electrode layer into the second electrode 7, the second electrode 7 is more easily electrically connected to the first isolation portion 31 and/or the third isolation portion 33.
In some possible embodiments, please refer to fig. 3 and fig. 4 again, the present application further provides a display panel, which includes an array substrate 1, an isolation structure 3, a light emitting unit 8, and a first encapsulation layer 9.
The isolation structure 3 is located at one side of the array substrate 1, the isolation structure 3 is provided with an isolation opening 10, and at least part of the light emitting units 8 are located in the isolation opening 10.
The first packaging layer 9 is positioned on one side of the light-emitting unit 8 away from the array substrate 1, the first packaging layer 9 comprises a plurality of packaging units which are arranged at intervals, at least part of the packaging units extend from the side surface of the isolation structure 3 to one side of the isolation structure 3 away from the array substrate 1, and the side surface of the isolation structure 3 is the surface of the isolation structure 3 facing the isolation opening 10;
The packaging unit comprises a plurality of packaging sublayers which are sequentially stacked along the direction away from the array substrate 1, and the etching rate of the plurality of packaging sublayers is sequentially increased along the direction away from the array substrate 1.
The direction away from array substrate 1, the encapsulation unit is including the first encapsulation sublayer 91, second encapsulation sublayer 92 and the third encapsulation sublayer 93 of stack gradually setting, and the etching rate of first encapsulation sublayer 91, second encapsulation sublayer 92 and third encapsulation sublayer 93 increases gradually.
Since the etching rates of the first package sub-layer 91, the second package sub-layer 92 and the third package sub-layer 93 are sequentially increased, the third package sub-layer 93 is retracted relative to the second package sub-layer 92, and the second package sub-layer 92 is retracted relative to the first package sub-layer 91 when the first package layer 9 is etched. Since the first, second and third encapsulation sublayers 91, 92 and 93 are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the array substrate 1, after the light emitting unit 8 is prepared, the side surface of the encapsulation unit where the edge portion 901 faces the isolation opening 10 forms an inclined surface inclined in a direction away from the isolation opening 10.
Referring to fig. 4 again, since the edge-wrapping portion 901 of the packaging unit of the front-end process is disposed obliquely toward the side surface of the isolation opening 10, the cathode of the second light-emitting unit 82 of the rear-end process can continuously cover the corresponding packaging unit of the first light-emitting unit 81 at the position of the edge-wrapping portion 901, and the cathode of the second light-emitting unit 82 can completely cover the packaging unit of the first light-emitting unit 81, so that the packaging unit of the first light-emitting unit 81 can be completely protected. In this way, the packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81 is not easily damaged when the second light emitting unit 82 of the post-process is prepared, so that the first light emitting unit 81 is not easily damaged, and therefore, the cathode of the first light emitting unit 81 can be better overlapped with the corresponding isolation structure 3.
If a third light emitting unit is further disposed after the second light emitting unit 82, the second light emitting unit 82 is not easily damaged, and the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 can be well bonded with the corresponding isolation structure 3, similar to the principle described above for the first light emitting unit 81.
If there is no third light-emitting unit in the subsequent process of the second light-emitting unit 82, the second light-emitting unit 82 is not damaged, and the cathode of the second light-emitting unit 82 can be well overlapped with the corresponding isolation structure 3. Thus, the cathodes of the light emitting units 8 of the display panel can be effectively overlapped with the corresponding isolation structures 3, so that the display effect of the display panel can be improved.
In summary, by obliquely arranging the edge-wrapping portion 901 of the packaging unit towards the side surface of the isolation opening 10, the cathode of the light-emitting unit 8 in the post-process can continuously cover the light-emitting unit 8 in the pre-process, so that the light-emitting unit 8 in the pre-process can be better protected, and the display effect of the display panel can be improved.
In some possible embodiments, referring to fig. 12, the present application further provides a method for manufacturing a display panel, which includes:
s10, providing an array substrate 1.
The array substrate 1 may include a substrate and a plurality of driving units located at one side of the substrate, each of which may include one or more semiconductor switching devices. The semiconductor switching device may be formed by a plurality of film layers in the array substrate 1 in cooperation, for example, the semiconductor switching device may be a thin film transistor formed by a plurality of film layers in cooperation.
S11, forming an isolation structure 3 on one side of the array substrate 1, wherein the isolation structure 3 is provided with an isolation opening 10.
Referring to fig. 13, a first electrode layer is formed on one side of the array substrate 1, and the first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes 5 disposed at intervals.
Referring to fig. 14, a pixel defining material layer 13 is formed on a side of the first electrode layer away from the array substrate 1.
Referring to fig. 15, an isolation structure material layer 14 is formed on a side of the pixel defining material layer 13 away from the array substrate 1.
Referring to fig. 16, the isolation structure material layer 14 is etched to form the isolation structure 3.
Referring to fig. 17, the pixel defining material layer 13 is etched to form a pixel defining layer 2, wherein the pixel defining layer 2 includes a pixel opening 21 exposing at least a portion of the first electrode 5, the orthographic projection of the isolation structure 3 on the array substrate 1 is located between the orthographic projections of two adjacent pixel openings 21 on the array substrate 1, and the orthographic projection of the pixel opening 21 on the array substrate 1 is located within the orthographic projection of the isolation opening 10 on the array substrate 1.
And S12, preparing the light-emitting units 8, wherein at least part of the light-emitting units 8 are positioned in the isolation openings 10.
Referring to fig. 18, the light emitting portion 6 is formed in the isolation opening 10.
The light-emitting functional layer is disconnected at the isolation structure 3, so that at least part of the light-emitting functional layer is positioned in the isolation opening 10 to form the light-emitting part 6, and the light-emitting part 6 can be prevented from contacting the isolation structure 3 by controlling the vapor deposition angle.
Referring to fig. 19, the second electrode 7 is formed in the isolation opening 10 at a side of the light emitting portion 6 away from the array substrate 1.
The second electrode layer is disconnected at the isolation structure 3, so that at least part of the second electrode layer is located in the isolation opening 10 to form a second electrode 7, and by controlling the evaporation angle, the second electrode 7 can be extended from the isolation opening 10 to be in electrical contact with the isolation structure 3, so as to connect adjacent second electrodes 7 or connect the second electrodes 7 to other circuits. Thus, the manufacturing difficulty of the display panel can be reduced.
And S13, forming a first packaging layer 9 on one side of the light-emitting unit 8 far away from the array substrate 1, wherein the first packaging layer 9 comprises a plurality of packaging units which are arranged at intervals, at least part of the packaging units extend from the side surface of the isolation structure 3 to one side of the isolation structure 3 far away from the array substrate 1, the side surface of the isolation structure 3 is the surface of the isolation structure 3 facing the isolation opening 10, the packaging units comprise a wrapping part 901 positioned on one side of the isolation structure 3 far away from the array substrate 1, and the orthographic projection of the part of the wrapping part 901 far away from the array substrate 1 on the array substrate 1 does not exceed the orthographic projection of the part of the wrapping part 901 near the array substrate 1 on the array substrate 1.
Referring to fig. 4 again, in the process of forming the light emitting unit 8 and the packaging unit, since the front projection of the portion of the edge covering portion 901 of the packaging unit of the front process, which is far from the array substrate 1, on the array substrate 1 does not exceed the front projection of the portion of the edge covering portion 901, which is close to the array substrate 1, on the array substrate 1, that is, in the direction perpendicular to the array substrate 1, all the sections of the edge covering portion 901, which are parallel to the direction of the array substrate 1, are in the front projection of the array substrate 1, and the section of the edge covering portion 901, which is far from the side of the array substrate 1, on the side, which is close to the array substrate 1, is in the front projection of the array substrate 1. Therefore, the second electrode 7 of the second light emitting unit 82 in the post-process, such as the cathode, can continuously cover the packaging unit corresponding to the first light emitting unit 81 at the position of the edge wrapping portion 901, and the cathode of the second light emitting unit 82 can completely cover the packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81, so that the first light emitting unit 81 can be completely protected. In this way, the packaging unit of the first light emitting unit 81 is not easily damaged when the second light emitting unit 82 of the post-process is prepared, so that the first light emitting unit 81 is not easily damaged, and therefore, the cathode of the first light emitting unit 81 can be better overlapped with the corresponding isolation structure 3. The display panel finally formed by the above method is shown in fig. 3, and the display effect of the display panel formed by the method is shown.
In some possible embodiments, the application further provides an electronic device, which comprises the display panel disclosed by the application or the display panel prepared by the preparation method of the display panel disclosed by the application. The electronic device may include a device having image processing capabilities, such as a server, personal computer, notebook computer, or the like. Since the electronic equipment comprises the display panel, the display effect of the electronic equipment is better.
The technical features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.
The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the invention, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, which are all within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention is to be determined by the appended claims.