The present application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201510629582.4, filed Sep. 28, 2015, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to the field of display technology, particularly to a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device.
The thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (hereinafter referred to as TFT-LCD) has become the mainstream of the panel display by right of its characteristics of low power consumption, relatively low manufacturing cost and free of radiation etc., and has been widely applied in various display elements e.g., displays of electronic devices such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), computers, televisions. The working principle thereof is mainly using electric field to control the arrangement state of the liquid crystal molecules, and determine whether the light generated by the backlight source can pass through the liquid crystal molecules, so as to achieve a display effect of light and shade on the display screen.
The TFT-LCD panel is formed by cell alignment of a color film substrate and an array substrate, these two substrates are isolated with a spacer to form a space for liquid crystal injection, and packaging of the liquid crystals is accomplished by using seal agent at the peripheral part between these two substrates. In order to maintain the cell gap between the color film substrate and the array substrate, at present, a column shaped spacer is generally manufactured on the color film substrate to maintain the cell thickness.
From the above it can be seen that two coating processes and manufacturing processes of exposing and developing are required to form the back matrix structure 102 and the column shaped spacer 105 in the prior art. Since the manufacturing process of exposing and developing is relatively complicated, the cost will be increased accordingly. In addition, in order to solve this problem in the prior art, a layer of black matrix material layer is coated on the substrate firstly, the black matrix structure 102 and the column shaped spacer 105 are then formed through a composition process, as shown in
Embodiments of the present invention provide a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device, simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the production cost, meanwhile, improving the panel display quality.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a display substrate, the method comprising:
forming, on a base substrate, a non-transparent material layer for manufacturing a black matrix;
forming, on the substrate where the above step is performed, a transparent material layer for manufacturing primary and secondary column shaped spacers; and
forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a composition process.
In the method of manufacuring a display substrate provided by the embodiment of the present invention, a non-transparent material layer for manufacturing a black matrix is formed on a base substrate firstly, then a transparent material layer for manufacturing primary and secondary column shaped spacers is formed; finally the black matrix and the primary and secondary column shaped spacers are formed through a composition process. That is, in this embodiment, the manufacuring of the black matrix and the primary and secondary column shaped spacers is accomplished only through two coating processes and one etching process, which simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces the production cost; moreover, since the manufacturing material of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers is a transparent material, the black matrix can be made of a material with a relatively large OD value, thus the problem that the column shaped spacer is too high due to a relatively low OD value thereby influencing the panel display quality can be avoided.
Optionally, a segment difference between the formed primary and secondary column shaped spacers is 0.3˜0.7 μm.
The segment difference between the primary and secondary column shaped spacers formed through this method is 0.3˜0.7 μm. If the segment difference is in this range, it can not only play protection function to the display panel so as to prevent the display panel from being deformed due to extrusion, but also be benefit for improving the panel display quality.
Optionally, forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a composition process comprises:
forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix by exposing and developing photoresist using a mask plate corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers.
The pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix can be formed only through one exposing process by exposing and developing photoresist using a mask plate corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers, which is benefit for simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the production cost.
Optionally, the mask plate comprises a fully transparent area corresponding to the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to the secondary column shaped spacer; or the mask plate comprises a first aperture corresponding to the primary column shaped spacer and a second aperture corresponding to the secondary column shaped spacer; wherein a diameter of the first aperture is greater than a diameter of the second aperture.
The primary and secondary spacers and the black matrix can be formed only by using a mask plate comprising a fully transparent area corresponding to the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to the secondary column shaped spacer, or a mask plate comprising a first aperture and a second aperture corresponding to the primary and secondary spacers respectively and then through an exposing process.
Optionally, forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a composition process comprises:
performing exposure using a mask plate comprising a fully transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer so as to cure transparent material and non-transparent material of areas corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers; removing uncured transparent material and non-transparent material using developer, so as to form a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix; or
performing exposure using a mask plate comprising a first aperture corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a second aperture corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer so as to cure transparent material and non-transparent material of areas corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers; removing uncured transparent material and non-transparent material using developer, so as to form a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix.
Optionally, the display substrate further comprises a thin film transistor, a color film layer and a pixel electrode; prior to forming a non-transparent material layer for manufacturing a black matrix, the method further comprises:
forming, on the base substrate, a pattern of the thin film transistor;
forming, on the substrate comprising the pattern of the thin film transistor, a pattern of the color film layer; and
forming, on the substrate comprising the pattern of the color film layer, a pattern of the pixel electrode.
Optionally, prior to forming a pattern of a pixel electrode, the method further comprises:
forming, on the substrate comprising the pattern of the color film layer, a passivation layer for protecting the thin film transistor and the color film layer from being damaged.
Prior to forming the pattern of the pixel electrode, a passivation layer is formed on the substrate comprising the pattern of the color film layer, the passivation layer can protect the color film layer and the thin film transistor from being damaged in the subsequent process effectively.
Optionally, forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a composition process comprises:
forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a one-time composition process.
The primary and secondary column shaped spacers are both formed above the black matrix using a one-time composition process, which simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces the production cost.
Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a display substrate manufactured using the above method, the display substrate comprising:
a base substrate;
a black matrix located on the base substrate;
column shaped spacers formed at a side of the black matrix away from the base substrate, the column shaped spacers comprising a primary column shaped spacer and a secondary column shaped spacer.
The display substrate in the embodiment of the present invention comprises a base substrate, a black matrix located on the base substrate; column shaped spacers formed at a side of the black matrix away from the base substrate, the column shaped spacers comprising a transparent primary column shaped spacer and a transparent secondary column shaped spacer. Since the primary and secondary column shaped spacers are formed using a transparent material, the black matrix can be made of a material with a relatively large OD value, thus the problem that the column shaped spacer is too high due to a relatively low OD value thereby influencing the panel display quality can be avoided.
Optionally, a segment difference between the primary and secondary column shaped spacers is 0.3˜0.7 μm.
The segment difference between the primary and secondary column shaped spacers formed through this method is 0.3˜0.7 μm. If the segment difference is in this range, it can not only play protection function to the display panel so as to prevent the display panel from being deformed due to extrusion, but also be benefit for improving the panel display quality.
Optionally, the black matrix is made of a non-transparent material, the primary and secondary column shaped spacers are made of a transparent material.
The black matrix is formed using a non-transparent material, the black matrix formed has the function of preventing light crosstalk, and improving the display quality of the panel. When the primary and secondary column shaped spacers are formed using the transparent material, the black matrix can be made of a material with a relatively large OD value, thus the problem that the column shaped spacer is too high due to a relatively low OD value thereby influencing the panel display quality can be avoided.
Optionally, the display substrate further comprises: a thin film transistor located above the base substrate; a color film layer located above the layer where the thin film transistor locates; a pixel electrode located above the color film layer.
Forming the color film layer on the display panel where the thin film transistor locates using the COA technology can avoid cell alignment error produced in the cell alignment process and is benefit for improving the display quality of the panel.
Optionally, the display substrate further comprises a passivation layer arranged between the color film layer and the pixel electrode, for protecting the thin film transistor and the color film layer from being damaged.
A passivation layer is arranged between the color film layer and the pixel electrode, the passivation layer can protect the color film layer and the thin film transistor from being damaged in the subsequent process effectively.
Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a display device, the display device comprising the above display substrate.
Embodiments of the present invention of the present invention provide a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device, simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the production cost, meanwhile, improving the panel display quality.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a display substrate. Referring to
Step 301, referring to
Step 302, referring to
Step 303, referring to
In the method of manufacturing a display substrate provided by an embodiment of the present invention, a non-transparent material layer for manufacturing a black matrix is formed on a base substrate firstly, then a transparent material layer for manufacturing primary and secondary column shaped spacers is formed; finally the black matrix and the primary and secondary column shaped spacers are formed through a composition process; i.e., in this embodiment, the manufacturing of the black matrix and the primary and secondary column shaped spacers is accomplished only through two coating processes and one etching process, which simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces the production cost; moreover, since the manufacturing material of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers is a transparent material, the black matrix can be made of a material with a relatively large OD value, thus the problem that the column shaped spacer is too high due to a relatively low OD value thereby influencing the panel display quality can be avoided.
Further, a segment difference between the primary column shaped spacer 33 and the secondary column shaped spacer 34 formed is 0.3˜0.7 μm.
The segment difference between the primary and secondary column shaped spacers formed through this method is 0.3˜0.7 μm. If the segment difference is in this range, it can not only play protection function to the display panel so as to prevent the display panel from being deformed due to extrusion, but also be benefit for improving the panel display quality.
In the present invention, the composition process can only comprise a photoetching process, or, comprise a photoetching process and an etching step, meanwhile, it can also comprise other processes such as printing, ink-jetting for forming a predetermined pattern; the photoetching process refers to a process comprising processes of filming, exposing, developing and so on for forming a pattern using photoresist, mask plate, exposure machine etc. Corresponding composition processes can be selected based on the structures formed in the embodiments of the present invention.
At present, a negative photoresist material is generally selected when manufacturing the primary and secondary spacers. Further, forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a composition process comprises:
after coating the photoresist, performing a pre-baking process, pre-baking for 100 seconds under a condition of 90° C., so as to enhance the adhesiveness of the photoresist, release the stress within the photoresist film, and prevent the photoresist from breaking off and polluting the device; and
forming the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix by exposing and developing the photoresist using a mask plate corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers.
The pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix can be formed only through one exposing process by exposing and developing photoresist using a mask plate corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers, which is benefit for simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the production cost.
Further, the mask plate comprises a fully transparent area corresponding to the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to the secondary column shaped spacer; or
the mask plate comprises a first aperture corresponding to the primary column shaped spacer and a second aperture corresponding to the secondary column shaped spacer; wherein a diameter of the first aperture is greater than a diameter of the second aperture.
The primary and secondary spacers and the black matrix can be formed only by using a mask plate comprising a fully transparent area corresponding to the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to the secondary column shaped spacer, or a mask plate comprising a first aperture and a second aperture corresponding to the primary and secondary spacers respectively and then through an exposing process.
In an actual manufacturing process, referring to
performing exposure using a mask plate comprising a fully transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer so as to cure transparent material and non-transparent material of areas corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers; removing uncured transparent material and non-transparent material using developer, so as to form a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix; or
performing exposure using a mask plate comprising a first aperture corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a second aperture corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer so as to cure transparent material and non-transparent material of areas corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers; removing uncured transparent material and non-transparent material using developer, so as to form a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix.
Further, the display substrate further comprises a thin film transistor, a color film layer and a pixel electrode; prior to forming a layer of non-transparent material layer for manufacturing the black matrix, the method may further comprise:
forming, on the base substrate, a pattern of the thin film transistor;
forming, on the substrate comprising the pattern of the thin film transistor, a pattern of the color film layer; and
forming, on the substrate comprising the pattern of the color film layer, a pattern of the pixel electrode.
Further, prior to forming a pattern of a pixel electrode, the method further comprises:
forming, on the substrate comprising the pattern of the color film layer, a passivation layer for protecting the thin film transistor and the color film layer from being damaged.
Prior to forming the pattern of the pixel electrode, a passivation layer is formed on the substrate comprising the pattern of the color film layer, the passivation layer can protect the color film layer and the thin film transistor from being damaged in the subsequent process effectively.
Further, the method further comprises: forming a pattern of the pixel electrode using a composition process on the substrate where the passivation layer is formed.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a specific method of manufacturing a display substrate, referring to
Step 401, forming, on a base substrate, a pattern of a thin film transistor. This step specifically comprises:
A first step, referring to
A second step, referring to
A third step, referring to
And a fourth step, referring to
Step 402, referring to
Step 403, referring to
Step 404, referring to
Step 405, referring to
Step 406, coating a layer of transparent material above the non-transparent material layer 31, to form a transparent material layer 32 for manufacturing the primary and secondary column shaped spacers, and performing pre-baking for 100 seconds under a condition of 80˜100° C.
Step 407, forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a mask plate corresponding to the primary and secondary column shaped spacers through exposing and developing processes and processes such as removing the photoresist after development.
Forming the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a composition process may specifically comprise:
performing exposure using a mask plate comprising a fully transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer so as to cure transparent material and non-transparent material of areas corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers; removing uncured transparent material and non-transparent material using developer, so as to form a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix; or
performing exposure using a mask plate comprising a first aperture corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a second aperture corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer so as to cure transparent material and non-transparent material of areas corresponding to the pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers; removing uncured transparent material and non-transparent material using developer, so as to form a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix.
In the process of exposure, when the exposure is performed using a mask plate comprising a fully transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a semi-transparent area corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer, the light intensity passing through the fully transparent area is greater than the light intensity passing through the semi-transparent area. The curing speed of the transparent material layer corresponding to the fully transparent area is high, while the curing speed of the transparent material layer corresponding to the semi-transparent area is relatively low. Therefore, the height of the spacer corresponding to the fully transparent area is greater than the height of the spacer corresponding to the semi-transparent area.
Similarly, when exposure is performed using a mask plate comprising a first aperture corresponding to a pattern of the primary column shaped spacer and a second aperture corresponding to a pattern of the secondary column shaped spacer, compared with the light beam that passes through the first aperture, the light beam that passes through the second aperture will generate obvious diffraction phenomenon, such that the intensity of the light beam that passes through the second aperture is reduced. Therefore, the curing speed of the transparent material corresponding to the first aperture is high, while the curing speed of the transparent material corresponding to the second aperture is relatively low. The height of the spacer corresponding to the first aperture is greater than the height of the spacer corresponding to the second aperture.
Optionally, forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a composition process comprises:
forming a pattern of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers and the black matrix using a one-time composition process.
The primary and secondary column shaped spacers are both formed above the black matrix using a one-time composition process, which simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces the production cost.
Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a display substrate manufactured using the above method. Referring to
In the display substrate provided by the embodiment of the present invention, since the primary column shaped spacer and the secondary column shaped spacer are formed with a transparent material, the black matrix can be made of a material with a relatively large OD value, thus the problem that the column shaped spacer is too high due to a relatively low OD value thereby influencing the panel display quality can be avoided.
Further, optionally, a segment difference between the primary column shaped spacer 33 and the secondary column shaped spacer 34 is 0.3˜0.7 μm.
The segment difference between the primary and secondary column shaped spacers formed through this method is 0.3˜0.7 μm. If the segment difference is in this range, it can not only play protection function to the display panel so as to prevent the display panel from being deformed due to extrusion, but also be benefit for improving the panel display quality.
Further, the black matrix 35 is made of a non-transparent material, the primary column shaped spacer 33 and the secondary column shaped spacer 34 are made of a transparent material.
The black matrix is formed using a non-transparent material, the black matrix formed has the function of preventing light crosstalk, and improving the display quality of the panel. When the primary and secondary column shaped spacers are formed using the transparent material, the black matrix can be made of a material with a relatively large OD value, thus the problem that the column shaped spacer is too high due to a relatively low OD value thereby influencing the panel display quality can be avoided.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides a display substrate, which differs from the abovementioned display substrate in that, referring to
Forming the color film layer on the display panel where the thin film transistor locates using the COA technology can avoid cell alignment error produced in the cell alignment process and is benefit for improving the display quality of the panel.
The display substrate may further comprise a passivation layer 47 arranged between the color film layer 46 and the pixel electrode 48, for protecting the thin film transistor and the color film layer from being damaged.
A passivation layer is arranged between the color film layer and the pixel electrode, the passivation layer can protect the color film layer and the thin film transistor from being damaged in the subsequent process effectively.
Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a display device, the display device comprising the above display substrate 1, an opposite substrate 2, and a liquid crystal layer 3 located between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, as shown in
To sum up, embodiments of the present invention provide a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device; in the method of manufacturing a display substrate, a non-transparent material layer for manufacturing a black matrix is formed on a base substrate firstly, then a transparent material layer for manufacturing primary and secondary column shaped spacers is formed; finally the black matrix and the primary and secondary column shaped spacers are formed through a composition process; that is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the manufacturing of the black matrix and the primary and secondary column shaped spacers can be accomplished only through two coating processes and one etching process, which simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces the production cost; moreover, since the manufacturing material of the primary and secondary column shaped spacers is a transparent material, the black matrix can be made of a material with a relatively large OD value, thus the problem that the column shaped spacer is too high due to a relatively low OD value thereby influencing the panel display quality can be avoided.
Those skilled person in the art can make various modifications and variations to the present invention without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present invention. In this way, provided that these modifications and variation of the present invention belong to the scopes of the claims of the present invention and the equivalent technologies thereof, the present invention will also intend to cover these modifications and variations.
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201510629582.4 | Sep 2015 | CN | national |