Double-sided display substrate and manufacturing method thereof and display device

The present invention provides a double-sided display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The double-sided display substrate includes several sub-pixel units, the sub-pixel unit includes a front side light-emitting layer provided for front side displaying, a back side light-emitting layer provided for back side displaying, a pixel electrode layer, a common electrode layer, and a driving transistor, and the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer are interposed between a corresponding pixel electrode layer and the common electrode layer, respectively, the common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer and/or the front side light-emitting layer is disposed in the same layer as a gate electrode layer of the driving transistor. According to the double-sided display substrate, quick manufacture and spread of the double-sided display substrate are realized.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and particularly, relates to a double-sided display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A display product with thin film transistor as a control element and organic light-emitting device (OLED) as a light-emitting medium has drawn increasing attention due to its high definition, wide view angle, easy flexible display and the like.

With the application of the OLED display, an OLED display screen having double-sided display function is required in increasing number of situations. As far, an OLED display screen with double-sided display function implements a double-sided display effect mainly by bonding two OLED screens10with single-sided display function together, as shown inFIG. 1. This method is complicated in the manufacturing process, because every film layer structure and the thin film transistor driving circuit in the OLED screen will be manufactured in double, resulting to not only impeding the reduction of the manufacturing costs and the energy consumption cost of the double-sided OLED display screen, but also bringing disadvantages such as having large thickness and great volume and weight etc.; and in the meantime, the yield of the OLED double-sided display screen and the display quality thereof may be influenced. The above-mentioned disadvantages not noly prolong the production cycle of the OLED double-sided display screen, but also impede the quick spread of the OLED double-sided display screen in the market.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above-mentioned technical problems in the related art, the present invention provides a double-sided display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. In the double-sided display substrate, not only the thickness and the volume of the double-sided display substrate are effectively reduced, the manufacturing costs and the energy consumption costs of the double-sided display substrate are reduced, the difficulty in design are simplified, but also the production cycle of the display substrate is reduced, the yield of the display substrate and the display quality thereof are improved, such that quick manufacture and spead of the double-sided display substrate are realized.

The present invention provides a double-sided display substrate comprising several sub-pixel units disposed in a pixel area, the sub-pixel unit includes a front side light-emitting layer provided for front side displaying, a back side light-emitting layer provided for back side displaying, a pixel electrode layer, a common electrode layer, and a driving transistor, and each of the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer is interposed between a corresponding pixel electrode layer and the common electrode layer, the driving transistor controls the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer to emit light, the common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer and/or the front side light-emitting layer is disposed in the same layer as a gate electrode layer of the driving transistor.

Preferably, the sub-pixel unit includes a driving transistor, the driving transistor controls the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer commonly; the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer share the same pixel electrode layer, the common electrode layer include a first common electrode layer corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer and a second common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer, the second common electrode layer is disposed in the same layer as the gate electrode layer, the pixel electrode layer is connected to the driving transistor.

Preferably, the double-sided display substrate further includes a base substrate, the driving transistor is disposed on the base substrate, the gate electrode layer of the driving transistor is located above an active region thereof, a gate insulating layer is interposed between the gate electrode layer and the active region, the gate electrode layer is disposed at a same layer as the second common electrode layer;

a first insulating layer is disposed on the gate electrode layer, a first opening area is formed at a position on the first insulating layer corresponding to the second common electrode layer, the back side light-emitting layer is disposed at a position on the first insulating layer corresponding to the first opening area, the back side light-emitting layer is connected to the second common electrode layer through the first opening area;

the pixel electrode layer is disposed on the back side light-emitting layer, the pixel electrode layer is connected to the back side light-emitting layer; a first via is formed at a position in the first insulating layer and the gate insulating layer corresponding to a drain of the driving transistor, the pixel electrode layer is connected to the drain through the first via;

a second insulating layer is disposed on the pixel electrode layer, a second opening area is formed at a position on the second insulating layer corresponding to the pixel electrode layer, the front side light-emitting layer is disposed at a position on the second insulating layer corresponding to the second opening area, the front side light-emitting layer is connected to the pixel electrode layer through the second opening area;

the first common electrode layer is disposed on the front side light-emitting layer, and the first common electrode layer is connected to the front side light-emitting layer.

Preferably, the sub-pixel unit includes a first driving transistor provided for controlling the front side light-emitting layer to emit light and a second driving transistor provided for controlling the back side light-emitting layer to emit light, the first driving transistor and the second driving transistor share the same gate electrode layer, the pixel electrode layer includes a first pixel electrode layer corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer and a second pixel electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer, the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer share the same common electrode layer, the common electrode layer is disposed in the same layer as the gate electrode layer.

Preferably, on a projection plane parallel to display surfaces of the double-sided display substrate, projections of the first driving transistor and the second driving transistor are overlapped, projections of the front side light-emitting layer, the back side light-emitting layer, the first pixel electrode layer, the second pixel electrode layer and the common electrode layer are overlapped;

the front side light-emitting layer and the first pixel electrode layer are disposed sequentially on a side of the common electrode layer far away from the back side light-emitting layer, the back side light-emitting layer and the second pixel electrode layer are disposed sequentially on a side of the common electrode layer far away from the front side light-emitting layer; the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer are symmetrical with respect to the common electrode layer, the first pixel electrode layer and the second pixel electrode layer are symmetrical with respect to the common electrode layer, and the first pixel electrode layer, the front side light-emitting layer, the common electrode layer, the back side light-emitting layer and the second pixel electrode layer are contacted and connected with each other;

an active region of the first driving transistor and a source and a drain of the first driving transistor disposed at opposite ends on a side of the active region far away from the gate electrode layer, and an active region of the second driving transistor and a source and a drain of the second driving transistor disposed at opposite ends on a side of the active region far away from the gate electrode layer are symmetrical with respect to the gate electrode layer, a first gate insulating layer is interposed between the active region of the first driving transistor and the gate electrode layer, and a second gate insulating layer is interposed between the active region of the second driving transistor and the gate electrode layer;

a third insulating layer is further disposed on a side of the active region of the first driving transistor far away from the gate electrode layer, a second via is formed at a position of the third insulating layer corresponding to the drain of the first driving transistor, the first pixel electrode layer is connected to the drain of the first driving transistor through the second via; a fourth insulating layer is further disposed on a side of the active region of the second driving transistor far away from the gate electrode layer, a third via is formed at a position of the fourth insulating layer corresponding to the drain of the second driving transistor, the second pixel electrode is connected to the drain of the second driving transistor through the third via.

Preferably, the sub-pixel unit includes a first driving transistor provided for controlling the front side light-emitting layer to emit light and a second driving transistor provided for controlling the back side light-emitting layer to emit light, the first driving transistor and the second driving transistor share the same gate electrode layer, the pixel electrode layer includes a first pixel electrode layer corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer and a second pixel electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer, the common electrode layer includes a first common electrode layer corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer and a second common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer, the first common electrode layer, the second common electrode layer and the gate electrode layer are disposed in the same layer.

Preferably, on a projection plane parallel to display surfaces of the double-sided display substrate, projections of the first driving transistor and the second driving transistor are overlapped, projections of the first common electrode layer and the second common electrode layer are located at both sides of the projection of the gate electrode layer, respectively;

the front side light-emitting layer and the first pixel electrode layer are sequentially disposed on a side of the first common electrode layer far away from the back side light-emitting layer, and the first common electrode layer, the front side light-emitting layer and the first pixel electrode layer are located at positions corresponding to each other and contacted with each other; the back side light-emitting layer and the second pixel electrode layer are sequentially disposed on a side of the second common electrode layer far away from the front side light-emitting layer, and the second common electrode layer, the back side light-emitting layer and the second pixel electrode layer are located at positions corresponding to each other and contacted with each other;

an active region of the first driving transistor and a source and a drain of the first driving transistor disposed at opposite ends on a side of the active region far away from the gate electrode layer and an active region of the second driving transistor and a source and a drain of the second driving transistor disposed at opposite ends on a side of the active region far away from the gate electrode layer are symmetrical with respect to the gate electrode layer, a first gate insulating layer is interposed between the active region of the first driving transistor and the gate electrode layer, and a second gate insulating layer is interposed between the active region of the second driving transistor and the gate electrode layer;

a third insulating layer is further disposed on a side of the active region of the first driving transistor far away from the gate electrode layer, a second via is formed at a position of the third insulating layer corresponding to the drain of the first driving transistor, the first pixel electrode layer is connected to the drain of the first driving transistor through the second via; a fourth insulating layer is further disposed on a side of the active region of the second driving transistor far away from the gate electrode layer, a third via is formed at a position of the fourth insulating layer corresponding to the drain of the second driving transistor, the second pixel electrode is connected to the drain of the second driving transistor through the third via.

Preferably, the common electrode layer includes a transparent conductive material layer, the gate electrode layer includes at least two conductive material layers, the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer, which is closest to the back side light-emitting layer, is made of the same transparent conductive material as the common electrode layer, the conductive material layer above the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer is made of conductive metal material.

Preferably, a signal line in a signal line region out of the pixel area has the same structure as the gate electrode layer.

The present invention also provides a display device comprising the above-mentioned double-sided display substrate.

The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the above-mentioned double-sided display substrate comprising the steps of: forming the driving transistor, the front side light-emitting layer, the back side light-emitting layer, the pixel electrode layer and the common electrode layer on the base substrate, each of the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer is interposed between a corresponding pixel electrode layer and the corresponding common electrode layer, the common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer and/or the front side light-emitting layer is formed simultaneously with the gate electrode layer of the driving transistor using a single patterning process.

The present invention has following advantage effects: in the double-sided display substrate provided by the present invention, since the common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer and/or the front side light-emitting layer is disposed in the same layer as the gate electrode layer of the driving transistor, the manufacturing of the double-sided display substrate can be implemented without influencing the existing process and increasing the complexity thereof. Not only the thickness and the volume of the double-sided display substrate are effectively reduced, the manufacturing cost and the energy consumption cost of the double-sided display substrate are reduced, the difficulty in design is reduced, but also the production cycle of the display substrate is reduced, the yield of the display substrate and the display quality thereof are improved, such that quick manufacture and spread of the double-sided display substrate are realized.

In the display device provided by the present invention, by using the above-mentioned double-sided display substrate, not only the manufacturing cost and the energy consumption cost of the display device are reduced, but also the production cycle of the display device is reduced, such that the yield of the display device and the display quality thereof are improved.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE SIGNS

1. front side light-emitting layer;2. back side light-emitting layer;3. pixel electrode layer;31. first pixel electrode layer;32. second pixel electrode layer;4. common electrode layer;41. first common electrode layer;42. second common electrode layer;5. driving transistor;51. first driving transistor;510. active region of the first driving transistor;511. source of the first driving transistor;512. drain of the first driving transistor;513. first gate insulating layer;52. second driving transistor;520. active region of the second driving transistor;521. source of the second driving transistor;522. drain of the second driving transistor;523. second gate insulating layer;533. third insulating layer;5330. second via;543. fourth insulating layer;5430. third via;500. gate electrode layer;5001. bottom layer film;5002. upper layer film;501. active region;502. gate insulating layer;503. first insulating layer;504. first opening area;505. first via;506. second insulating layer;507. second opening area;508. fourth via;509. fifth via;600. sixth via;6. base substrate;7. signal line;71. data signal line;72. scan signal line;81. photoresist layer with large thickness;82. photoresist layer with small thickness;9. data electrode layer;10. single-sided display OLED screen.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

To provide a better understanding of the technical solution of the present invention for those skilled in the art, a double-sided display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device provided by the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description.

The present invention provides a double-sided display substrate including several sub-pixel units disposed in a pixel area, the sub-pixel unit includes a front side light-emitting layer provided for front side displaying, a back side light-emitting layer provided for back side displaying, a pixel electrode layer, a common electrode layer and a driving transistor. The front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer are interposed between a pixel electrode layer and a common electrode layer corresponding thereto, respectively. The driving transistor controls the front side light-emitting layer and the back side light-emitting layer to emit light. The common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer and/or the front side light-emitting layer is disposed in the same layer as a gate electrode layer of the driving transistor.

By disposing the common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer and/or the front side light-emitting layer in the same layer as a gate electrode layer of the driving transistor, the double-sided display substrate can be manufactured without influencing or increasing the existing process difficulties. Not only the thickness and the volume of the double-sided display substrate can be effectively reduced, the manufacturing cost and the energy consumption cost of the double-sided display substrate is reduced, the difficulty in design is relieved, but also the production cycle of the display substrate can be shortened, the yield of the display substrate and the display quality thereof are improved, so that quick manufacture and spread of the double-sided display substrate can be realized.

The present invention provides a double-sided display substrate including several sub-pixel units disposed in a pixel area, as shown inFIG. 2, the sub-pixel unit includes a front side light-emitting layer1provided for front side displaying, a back side light-emitting layer2provided for back side displaying, a pixel electrode layer3, a common electrode layer4and a driving transistor5. Each of the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2is interposed between a corresponding pixel electrode layer3and a common electrode layer4. The driving transistor5controls the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2to emit light. The common electrode layer4corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer2is disposed in the same layer as a gate electrode layer500of the driving transistor5.

In the present embodiment, the sub-pixel unit includes a driving transistor5, the driving transistor5controls the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2commonly. The front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2share the same pixel electrode layer3. The common electrode layer4include a first common electrode layer41corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer1and a second common electrode layer42corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer2, the second common electrode layer42is disposed in the same layer as the gate electrode layer500, the pixel electrode layer3is connected to the driving transistor5. With this arrangement, the second common electrode layer42and the gate electrode layer500can be formed simultaneously in a single patterning process, such that the number of processes for manufacturing the double-sided display substrate is reduced, and thus the production cycle of the double-sided display substrate is reduced; in the meantime, with the above-mentioned arrangement, the double-sided display substrate of the present embodiment has a reduced thickness, a reduced weight, and a reduced volume with respect to the conventional double-sided display substrate, such that the manufacturing cost and the energy consumption cost can be saved, and the yield of the double-sided display substrate and the display quality thereof can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the double-sided display substrate further includes a base substrate6, the driving transistor5is disposed on the base substrate6, the gate electrode layer500of the driving transistor5is located above an active region501thereof, a gate insulating layer502is interposed between the gate electrode layer500and the active region501, the gate electrode layer500is disposed at the same layer as the second common electrode layer42. A first insulating layer503is disposed on the gate electrode layer500, a first opening area504is formed at a position on the first insulating layer503corresponding to the second common electrode layer42, the back side light-emitting layer2is disposed at a position on the first insulating layer503corresponding to the first opening area504, the back side light-emitting layer2is connected to the second common electrode layer42through the first opening area504. The pixel electrode layer3is disposed on the back side light-emitting layer2, the pixel electrode layer3is connected to the back side light-emitting layer2; a first via505is formed at a position in the first insulating layer503and the gate insulating layer502corresponding to a drain of the driving transistor5, the pixel electrode layer3is connected to the drain through the first via505. A second insulating layer506is disposed on the pixel electrode layer3, a second opening area507is formed at a position in the second insulating layer506corresponding to the pixel electrode layer3, the front side light-emitting layer1is disposed at a position on the second insulating layer506corresponding to the second opening area507, the front side light-emitting layer1is connected to the pixel electrode layer3through the second opening area507. The first common electrode layer41is disposed on the front side light-emitting layer1, the first common electrode layer41is connected to the front side light-emitting layer1. In the case where the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2share the same pixel electrode layer3, and the second common electrode layer42and the gate electrode layer500are disposed in the same layer, the double-sided display substrate may have a further reduced overall thickness, a further reduced weight, and a further reduced volume with respect to the conventional double-sided display substrate, such that the manufacturing cost and the energy consumption cost can be saved.

In the present embodiment, the common electrode layer4includes a transparent conductive material layer. The gate electrode layer500includes at least two conductive material layers, the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer500, which is closest to the back side light-emitting layer2, is made of the same transparent conductive material as the common electrode layer4, the other conductive material layer above the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of conductive metal material. In the present embodiment, both of the first common electrode layer41and the second common electrode layer42are made of transparent conductive material, through this arrangement, the double-sided display substrate can display normally with light transmitting therethough. The gate electrode layer500has a double-layer conductive material structure, that is, the undermost layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of transparent conductive material, the upper layer thereof is made of conductive metal material, such that the resistivity of the gate electrode layer500can be reduced, and the conductivity thereof can be improved, thereby the gate electrode layer500can normally transmit an electric signal for displaying. In addition, in the case where the upper layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of conductive metal material, the flexibility of the upper layer is improved, such that the occurrence of defects (such as breakage) of the gate electrode layer500can mostly be prevented, thereby the yield of the double-sided display substrates and the display quality thereof can be further improved.

In this case, the transparent conductive material may be a metal-oxide transparent conductive material, such as indium tin oxide, zinc oxide or the like. The conductive metal material may be, for example, copper, silver, aluminium, or the alloy thereof, or the like. It is to be noted that the upper layer of the gate electrode layer500can also be made of the transparent conductive material.

In the present embodiment, a signal line7in a signal line region out of the pixel area has the same structure as the gate electrode layer500. In this case, the signal line7includes a data signal line71, a scan signal line72and a connecting line, the connecting line has the same structure as the data signal line71or the scan signal line72. The signal line7has the same structure as the gate electrode layer500. Since the conductive metal material has a good ductility and a great conductivity, not only the occurrence of breakage etc. of the signal line7in the via region can mostly be prevented, so as to ensure the yield of the double-sided display substrate and the display quality thereof, but also the resistivity of the signal line7can be reduced, and the conductivity thereof can be improved, thereby the signal line7may obtain a better signal transmission.

In addition, it is to be noted that the first common electrode layer41corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer1may be disposed in the same layer as the gate electrode layer500in the present embodiment, the particular structure thereof is the same as those described for the double-sided display substrate inFIG. 2, therefore the description will be omitted herein.

On the basis of the structure of the above-mentioned double-sided display substrate, the present embodiment also provides a method for manufacturing the double-sided display substrate, the method includes: forming the driving transistor5, the front side light-emitting layer1, the back side light-emitting layer2, the pixel electrode layer3and the common electrode layer4on the base substrate6, each of the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2is interposed between a corresponding pixel electrode layer3and the common electrode layer4, the common electrode layer4corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer2is formed simultaneously with the gate electrode layer500of the driving transistor5in a single patterning process.

Steps of manufacturing the above-mentioned double-sided display substrate are:

Step S1: manufacturing the active region501and the gate insulating layer502and depositing the gate electrode layer film on the base substrate6in sequence, wherein the gate electrode layer film includes a lower layer film5001made of the transparent conductive material and a upper layer film5002made of the conductive metal material, as shown inFIG. 3.

Step S2: coating a photoresist on the base substrate6manufactured in the step S1, and exposing and developing the photoresist using a half-tone mask, such that a photoresist layer with thick thickness81remains on respective areas on which the gate electrode layer500and the signal line7are to be formed, and a photoresist layer with thin thickness82remains on an area on which the second common electrode layer42is to be formed, and removing the photoresist in areas beside those corresponding to the gate electrode layer500, the signal line7and the second common electrode layer42, as shown inFIG. 4.

Step S3: etching the base substrate6manufactured in step S2, so as to remove the gate electrode layer film from those areas not covered by the photoresist, that is, remove parts of the bottom layer film5001and the upper layer film5002not covered by the photoresist, as shown inFIG. 5.

Step S4: ashing the photoresist on the base substrate6manufactured in step S3, so as to remove the photoresist layer with thin thickness82on those areas on which the second common electrode layer42is to be formed, and partially remove the photoresist layer with thick thickness81on those areas on which the gate electrode layer500and the signal line7are to be formed, that is, the photoresist with a certain thickness is remained on areas on which the gate electrode layer500and the signal line7are to be formed, as shown inFIG. 6.

Step S5: etching the base substrate6manufactured in step S4, so as to remove the upper layer film5002(i.e., the conductive metal material layer) of the gate electrode layer film within the areas not covered by the photoresist, and remain the lower layer film5001(i.e., the transparent conductive material layer) of the gate electrode layer film within the areas, so far, a pattern of the second common electrode layer42is completed, as shown inFIG. 7.

Step S6: removing the photoresist remained on the base substrate6manufactured in step S5, such that a pattern of the gate electrode layer500and a partial pattern of the signal line7are formed, as shown inFIG. 8.

As the second common electrode layer42on the base substrate6, only the lower layer film5002(i.e., the transparent conductive layer) of the gate electrode layer film is remained, whereas the gate electrode layer film keeps its two-layered structure in other areas. It is noted that the upper layer, which is made of non-transparent conductive metal material, of the gate electrode layer film may be removed selectively, in said other areas. However, since the gate electrode layer film in said other areas is not used for displaying but mostly for transmitting electric signal only, it is preferable that the gate electrode layer film keeps its two-layered structure in said other areas beside the second common electrode layer42in the present embodiment, so as to reduce resistivity and avoid undesired occurrence of signal distortion.

Step S7: depositing the first insulating layer503on the base substrate6manufactured in step S6, removing the first insulating layer503on the second common electrode layer42by photolithography process to form the first opening area504; removing the first insulating layer503and the gate insulating layer502on the drain of the driving transistor5to form the first via505; removing the first insulating layer503and the gate insulating layer502on the source of the driving transistor5simultaneously to form the fourth via508; and removing the first insulating layer503on the signal line7to form the fifth via509, as shown inFIGS. 9-10.

Step S8: manufacturing the back side light-emitting layer2on the base substrate6manufactured in step S7, the back side light-emitting layer2and the second common electrode layer42are located at corresponding positions and contacted and connected with each other, as shown inFIG. 11.

Step S9: manufacturing a structure for forming the pixel electrode layer3and the data electrode layer9on the base substrate6manufactured in step S8, as shown inFIG. 12.

In this case, the pixel electrode layer3is formed on the back side light-emitting layer2, correspondingly, and contact and connect with the back side light-emitting layer2; the pixel electrode layer3and the data electrode layer9may be formed of the same material in a single patterning process, or otherwise, may be formed separately; other film layer structures may be presented between the pixel electrode layer3and the data electrode layer9, as long as the pixel electrode layer3is ensured to contact and connect with the back side light-emitting layer2. The data electrode layer9is connected to the source of the driving transistor5through the fourth via508. In addition, the data electrode layer9may also be formed on corresponding data signal line71, the data electrode layer9is connected to the data signal line71through the fifth via509, such that the introduction of a test signal is easy. Preferably, in order to simplify the manufacturing process, the pixel electrode layer3and the data electrode layer9are formed of the same materials simultaneously in the technical solution of the present invention.

Step S10: forming the second insulating layer506on the base substrate6manufactured in step S9, removing the second insulating layer506on the pixel electrode layer3by a photolithography process to form the second opening area507; and removing the second insulating layer506on the signal line7to form the sixth via600, as shown inFIGS. 13-14.

Step S11: manufacturing the front side light-emitting layer1on the base substrate6manufactured in step S10, the front side light-emitting layer1and the pixel electrode layer3are located at corresponding positions and contacted and connected with each other, as shown inFIG. 15.

In this case, the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2may be made of the same material, or otherwise, may be made of different materials if necessary, the manufacturing process is not limited thereto.

Step S12: forming the first common electrode layer41on the base substrate6manufactured in step S11; the first common electrode layer41is connected to the data electrode layer9at a position corresponding to the data signal line71through the sixth via600; the first common electrode layer41is connected to the gate electrode layer500at a position corresponding to the scan signal line72through the fifth via509and the sixth via600, as shown inFIG. 2.

Through this arrangement as mentioned above, the undesired occurrence of breakage etc. of the first common electrode layer41in via region can be reduced. In this case, the first common electrode layer41is made of transparent conductive material; the first common electrode layer41and the second common electrode layer42may be made of the same material or different materials; however, the first common electrode layer41and the second common electrode layer42are made of the same material, that is, the transparent conductive material, in order to simplify the manufacturing process and save the production cost.

Up to now, the manufacturing of the double-sided display substrate is completed.

The present invention provides a double-sided display substrate, unlike the embodiment 1, as shown inFIG. 16, the sub-pixel unit includes a first driving transistor51provided for controlling the front side light-emitting layer1to emit light and a second driving transistor52provided for controlling the back side light-emitting layer2to emit light, the first driving transistor51and the second driving transistor52share the same gate electrode layer500; the pixel electrode layer3includes a first pixel electrode layer31corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer1and a second pixel electrode layer32corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer2, the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2share the same common electrode layer4, the common electrode layer4is disposed in the same layer as the gate electrode layer500.

Through this arrangement as mentioned above, the first driving transistor51and the second driving transistor52control the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2to emit light, respectively, such that the double-sided display substrate can display different contents on the front side and the back side thereof, and also, can simultaneously display identical content on the front side and the back side thereof, thereby the double-sided display substrate can display flexibly.

In the present embodiment, on a projection plane parallel to display surfaces of the double-sided display substrate, projections of the first driving transistor51and the second driving transistor52are overlapped, projections of the front side light-emitting layer1, the back side light-emitting layer2, the first pixel electrode layer31, the second pixel electrode layer32and the common electrode layer4are overlapped. The front side light-emitting layer1and the first pixel electrode layer31are disposed sequentially on a side of the common electrode layer4far away from the back side light-emitting layer2, the back side light-emitting layer2and the second pixel electrode layer32are disposed sequentially on a side of the common electrode layer4far away from the front side light-emitting layer1. The front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2are symmetrical with respect to the common electrode layer4, the first pixel electrode layer31and the second pixel electrode layer32are symmetrical with respect to the common electrode layer4; and the first pixel electrode layer31, the front side light-emitting layer1, the common electrode layer4, the back side light-emitting layer2and the second pixel electrode layer32are contacted and connected with each other. An active region510of the first driving transistor51and a source511and a drain512of the first driving transistor51disposed on opposite ends on a side of the active region510far away from the gate electrode layer500, and an active region520of the second driving transistor52and a source521and a drain522of the second driving transistor52disposed on opposite ends on a side of the active region520far away from the gate electrode layer500are symmetrical with respect to the gate electrode layer500. A first gate insulating layer513is interposed between the active region510of the first driving transistor51and the gate electrode layer500, and a second gate insulating layer523is interposed between the active region520of the second driving transistor52and the gate electrode layer500. A third insulating layer533is further disposed on a side of the active region510of the first driving transistor51far away from the gate electrode layer500, a second via5330is formed at a position of the third insulating layer533corresponding to the drain512of the first driving transistor51, the first pixel electrode layer31is connected to the drain512of the first driving transistor51through the second via5330. A fourth insulating layer543is further disposed on a side of the active region520of the second driving transistor52far away from the gate electrode layer500, a third via5430is formed at a position of the fourth insulating layer543corresponding to the drain522of the second driving transistor52, the second pixel electrode32is connected to the drain522of the second driving transistor52through the third via5430.

In the present embodiment, the common electrode layer4include a transparent conductive material layer, the gate electrode layer500include at least two conductive material layers, the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer500, which is closest to the back side light-emitting layer2, is made of the same transparent conductive material as that of the common electrode layer4, the layer above the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of the conductive metal material. Through this arrangement, the double-sided display substrate can display normally with light transmitting therethough. The gate electrode layer500has a double-layered conductive material structure, that is, the undermost layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of transparent conductive material, the upper layer thereof is made of conductive metal material, such that the resistivity of the gate electrode layer500can be reduced, and the conductivity thereof can be improved, thereby the gate electrode layer500can normally transmitting an electric signal for displaying. In addition, in the case where the upper layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of conductive metal material, the flexibility of the upper layer is improved, such that the occurrence of breakage etc. in the gate electrode layer500can mostly be prevented, thereby the yield of the double-sided display substrate and the display quality thereof can be improved.

In the present embodiment, a signal line in a signal line region out of the pixel area has a same structure as the gate electrode layer500. In this case, the signal line includes a data signal line, a scan signal line and a connecting line, the connecting line has a same structure as the data signal line or the scan signal line. The signal line has a same structure as the gate electrode layer500. Since the conductive metal material has a good ductility and a great conductivity, not only the occurrence of breakage etc. of the signal line in the via region can mostly be prevented, so as to ensure the yield of the double-sided display substrate and the display quality thereof, but also the resistivity of the signal line can be reduced, and the conductivity thereof can be improved, thereby the signal line may have a better signal transmission.

The method of manufacturing the common electrode layer4and the gate electrode layer500of the present embodiment is identical to that of the embodiment 1, and the other film layers in the present embodiment are sequentially made by the conventional manufacturing process, therefore the description will be omitted herein.

The present invention provides a double-sided display substrate, unlike the embodiments 1 and 2, As shown inFIG. 17, a sub-pixel unit includes a first driving transistor51provided for controlling the front side light-emitting layer1to emit light and a second driving transistor52provided for controlling the back side light-emitting layer2to emit light, the first driving transistor51and the second driving transistor52share the same gate electrode layer500; the pixel electrode layer3includes a first pixel electrode layer31corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer1and a second pixel electrode layer32corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer2, the common electrode layer4includes a first common electrode layer41corresponding to the front side light-emitting layer1and a second common electrode layer42corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer2, the first common electrode layer41, the second common electrode layer42and the gate electrode layer500are disposed in the same layer.

Through this arrangement as mentioned above, the first driving transistor51and the second driving transistor52can also control the front side light-emitting layer1and the back side light-emitting layer2to emit light, respectively, such that the double-sided display substrate can display different contents on the front side and the back side thereof, and also, can simultaneously display identical content on the front side and the back side thereof, thereby the double-sided display substrate can display flexibly.

In the present embodiment, on a projection plane parallel to display surfaces of the double-sided display substrate, projections of the first driving transistor51and the second driving transistor52are overlapped, projections of the first common electrode layer41and the second common electrode layer42are located at both sides of the projection of the gate electrode layer500, respectively. The front side light-emitting layer1and the first pixel electrode layer31are sequentially disposed on a side of the first common electrode layer41far way from the back side light-emitting layer2, and the first common electrode layer41, the front side light-emitting layer1and the first pixel electrode layer31are located at positions corresponding to each other and contacted with each other, the back side light-emitting layer2and the second pixel electrode layer32are sequentially disposed on a side of the second common electrode layer42far way from the front side light-emitting layer1, and the second common electrode layer42, the back side light-emitting layer2and the second pixel electrode layer32are located at positions corresponding to each other and contacted with each other.

An active region510of the first driving transistor51and a source511and a drain512of the first driving transistor51disposed at opposite ends on a side of the active region510far away from the gate electrode layer500and an active region520of the second driving transistor52and a source521and a drain522of the second driving transistor52disposed at opposite ends on a side of the active region520far away from the gate electrode layer500are symmetrical with respect to the gate electrode layer500. A first gate insulating layer513is interposed between the active region510of the first driving transistor51and the gate electrode layer500, and a second gate insulating layer523is interposed between the active region520of the second driving transistor52and the gate electrode layer500. A third insulating layer533is further disposed on a side of the active region510of the first driving transistor51far away from the gate electrode layer500, a second via5330is formed at a position of the third insulating layer533corresponding to the drain512of the first driving transistor51, the first pixel electrode layer31is connected to the drain512of the first driving transistor51through the second via5330. A fourth insulating layer543is further disposed on a side of the active region520of the second driving transistor52far away from the gate electrode layer500, a third via5430is formed at a position of the fourth insulating layer543corresponding to the drain522of the second driving transistor52, the second pixel electrode32is connected to the drain522of the second driving transistor52through the third via5430.

In the present embodiment, the first common electrode layer41and the second common electrode layer42include a transparent conductive material layer respectively, the gate electrode layer500includes at least two conductive material layers, the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer500, which is closest to the back side light-emitting layer2, is made of the same transparent conductive material as those of the first common electrode layer41and the second common electrode layer42, the layer above the undermost conductive material layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of the conductive metal material. Through this arrangement, the double-sided display substrate can displayed normally with light transmitting therethough. The gate electrode layer500has a double-layered conductive material structure, that is, the undermost layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of transparent conductive material, the upper layer thereof is made of conductive metal material, such that the resistivity of the gate electrode layer500can be reduced, and the conductivity thereof can be improved, thereby the gate electrode layer500can normally transmitting an electric signal for displaying. In addition, in the case where the upper layer of the gate electrode layer500is made of conductive metal material, the flexibility of the upper layer is improved, such that the occurrence of breakage etc. in the gate electrode layer500can mostly be prevented, thereby the yield of the double-sided display substrate and the display quality thereof can be improved.

In the present embodiment, a signal line in a signal line region out of the pixel area has a same structure as the gate electrode layer500. In this case, the signal line includes a data signal line, a scan signal line and a connecting line, the connecting line has a same structure as the data signal line or the scan signal line. The signal line has a same structure as the gate electrode layer500. Since the conductive metal material has a good ductility and a great conductivity, not only the occurrence of breakage etc. of the signal line in the via region can mostly be prevented, so as to ensure the yield of the double-sided display substrate and the display quality thereof, but also the resistivity of the signal line can be reduced, and the conductivity thereof can be improved, thereby the signal line may have a better signal transmission.

The method of manufacturing the first common electrode layer41and the second common electrode layer42and the gate electrode layer500of the present embodiment is identical to those of the embodiment 1, and the other film layers in the present embodiment are sequentially made by the conventional manufacturing process, therefore the description will be omitted herein.

Embodiments 1-3 have following advantage effects: in the double-sided display substrate provided by the embodiments 1-3, since the common electrode layer corresponding to the back side light-emitting layer and/or the front side light-emitting layer is disposed in the same layer as the gate electrode layer of the driving transistor, the manufacturing of the double-sided display substrate can be implemented without influencing the existing process and increase the complexity thereof. Not only the thickness and the volume of the double-sided display substrate are effectively reduced, the manufacturing cost and the energy consumption cost of the double-sided display substrate are reduced, the difficulty in design is reduced, but also the production cycle of the display substrate is reduced, the yield of the display substrate and the display quality thereof are improved, such that quick manufacture and spread of the double-sided display substrate are realized.

The present embodiment provides a display device including the double-sided display substrate of any one of the embodiments 1-3.

Using the double-sided display substrate of any one of the embodiments 1-3, not only the manufacturing cost and the energy consumption cost of the display device are reduced, but also the production cycle of the display device is reduced, such that the yield of the display device and the display quality thereof are improved.

The display device may be any one of products and components having OLED displaying function, such as an OLED panel, an electronic paper, a mobile phone, a tablet, a TV, an OLED display, a laptop, a digital camera, a navigation, and the like.

It is to be understood, the foregoing implementations are merely exemplary embodiments for explaining the principle of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Various modifications and improvements can be made for those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements shall also fall within the scope of the present invention.