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US 10,591,778 B2Granted
Display panel and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeShenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsXiang Li, Chung-Ching Hsieh, Yanjun Song, Yongchao Zhao, Rentang Zhao
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. A thin film transistor array substrate of a display panel is provided with a first alignment layer; a color filter substrate of display panel is provided with a second alignment layer; the first alignment layer is formed by irradiating the first alignment material with a first light having a first wavelength, the second alignment layer is formed by irradiating the second alignment material with a second light having a second wavelength. The present invention permits the display panel to have good reliability and high contrast as well.
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A display panel, comprising:
- a thin film transistor array substrate, which includes a first surface and a second surface, and a first alignment layer located on the second surface of the thin film transistor array substrate, the first alignment layer including a first alignment material;
- a color filter substrate, laminated to and integrally combined with the thin film transistor array substrate, the color filter substrate including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the color filter substrate is opposite to the second surface of the thin film transistor array substrate, a second alignment layer provided on the first surface of the color filter substrate, the second alignment layer including a second alignment material;
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- a liquid crystal layer provided between the second surface of the thin film transistor array substrate and the first surface of the color filter substrate;
- wherein the first alignment material is one of a light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material, a light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material, and a light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material;
- wherein if the first alignment material is the light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material, the second alignment material is selected from the light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material and the light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material;
- if the first alignment material is the light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material, the second alignment material is selected from the light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material and the light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material;
- and if the first alignment material is the light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material, the second alignment material is selected from the light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material and the light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material;
- wherein a first portion of the first alignment material that is parallel to a polarization direction of a first light having a first wavelength is selectively alterable under irradiation of the first light from being parallel to the polarization direction of the first light to being perpendicular to the polarization direction of the first light, while a second portion of the first alignment material that is perpendicular to the polarization direction is not changed;
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- wherein a first portion of the second alignment material that is parallel to a polarization direction of a second light having a second wavelength is selectively alterable under irradiation of the second light from being parallel to the polarization direction of the second light to being perpendicular to the polarization direction of the second light, while a second portion of the second alignment material that is perpendicular to the polarization direction is not changed.
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A method for manufacturing a display panel, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- A, irradiating a first alignment material with a first light having a first wavelength to form a first alignment layer on a first surface of a thin film transistor array substrate;
- B, irradiating a second alignment material with a second light having a second wavelength to form a second alignment layer on a first surface of a color filter substrate;
- C, combining and laminating the thin film transistor array substrate with the first alignment layer located and the color filter substrate with the second alignment layer located as a whole part;
- D, disposing a liquid crystal layer between the first surface of the thin film transistor array substrate and the first surface of the color filter substrate;
- wherein the first alignment material is one of a light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material, a light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material, and a light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material;
- wherein if the first alignment material is the light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material, the second alignment material is selected from the light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material and the light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material;
- if the first alignment material is the light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material, the second alignment material is selected from the light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material and the light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material;
- and if the first alignment material is the light-induced crosslinking reaction alignment material, the second alignment material is selected from the light-induced decomposing reaction alignment material and the light-induced isomerizing reaction alignment material;
- wherein irradiation of a first light having a first wavelength selectively alters a first portion of the first alignment layer that is parallel to a polarization direction of the first light from being parallel to the polarization direction of the first light to being perpendicular to the polarization direction of the first light, while a second portion of the first alignment material that is perpendicular to the polarization direction is not changed;
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- wherein irradiation of a second light having a second wavelength selectively alters a first portion of the second alignment layer that is parallel to a polarization direction of the second light from being parallel to the polarization direction of the second light to being perpendicular to the polarization direction of the second light, while a second portion of the second alignment material that is perpendicular to the polarization direction is not changed.
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