Patent Publication Number: US-11392258-B2

Title: Touch panel including dielectric structure, display panel and display device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application claims a priority of the Chinese patent application No. 202010851850.8 filed on Aug. 21, 2020, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present application relates to the field of display technologies, in particular to a touch panel, a display panel and a display device. 
     BACKGROUND 
     With the development of flexible technology, higher requirements are put forward for a thickness of stacked layers in a screen. After the screen is thinned, it is more conducive to folding and curling. However, when the thickness of stacked layers in the screen becomes thinner, it may cause problems such as a decrease in touch precision or a decrease in touch sensitivity of a mutual-capacitive touch screen. 
     SUMMARY 
     In a first aspect, one embodiment of the present application provides a touch panel including: a base substrate; a first conductive structure on the base substrate; and a dielectric structure on the first conductive structure. The first conductive structure includes: a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure that are spaced apart from each other. A projection of the dielectric structure to the base substrate overlaps at least a part of a projection of the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure to the base substrate. 
     In a second aspect, one embodiment of the present application provides a display panel, including an encapsulation layer. The encapsulation layer is reused as the base substrate of the touch panel provided in the first aspect. 
     In a third aspect, one embodiment of the present application provides display device, including: a display structure; and a touch panel. The touch panel includes: a base substrate; a first conductive structure on the base substrate; and a dielectric structure on the first conductive structure. The first conductive structure includes: a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure that are spaced apart from each other. a projection of the dielectric structure to the base substrate overlaps at least a part of a projection of the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure to the base substrate. The base substrate is reused as an encapsulation layer of the display structure. 
     In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display structure includes a backlight source, a liquid crystal module, and the encapsulation layer that are sequentially stacked; the first conductive structure and the liquid crystal module are at opposite sides of the encapsulation layer. 
     In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display structure includes an anode layer, a light emitting layer, a cathode layer, and the encapsulation layer that are sequentially stacked; the first conductive structure and the cathode layer are at opposite sides of the encapsulation layer. 
     It is to be understood that the contents in this section are not intended to identify the key or critical features of the embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Other features of the present application will become readily apparent from the following description. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the application and are not to be construed as limiting the application. Wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a first example of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a second example of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a third example of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic top view of a fourth example of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic top view of a fifth example of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic top view of a first example of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic top view of a second example of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a third example of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a fourth example of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic flowchart of a method of manufacturing a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 11  is a schematic flowchart of manufacturing a first conductive structure on one side of a base substrate in a method of manufacturing a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application; and 
         FIG. 12  is a schematic flowchart of manufacturing a dielectric structure at least on a part of a first electrode structure away from a base substrate and a part of a second electrode structure away from the base substrate in a method of manufacturing a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present application. 
     
    
    
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 100-touch panel; 
                 110-base substrate; 
               
               
                 120-first conductive structure; 
                 121-first electrode structure; 
               
               
                 122-second electrode structure; 
                 130-dielectric structure; 
               
               
                 131-first dielectric substructure; 
                 132-second dielectric substructure; 
               
               
                 140-insulating layer; 
                 141-conductive plug; 
               
               
                 150-second conductive structure; 
                 200-display panel; 
               
               
                 201-sub-pixel aperture; 
                 202-sub-pixel; 
               
               
                 210a-encapsulation layer; 
                 220a-liquid crystal module; 
               
               
                 230a-backlight source; 
                 210b-encapsulation layer; 
               
               
                 220b-cathode layer; 
                 230b-light-emitting layer; 
               
               
                 240b-anode layer; 
                 300-polarizer; 
               
               
                 400-cover plate. 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the various details of the embodiments of the present application are included to facilitate understanding and are to be considered as exemplary only. Accordingly, a person skilled in the art should appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and structures are omitted from the following description for clarity and conciseness. 
     The terms such as “first” and “second” in the specification and claims of the present application are merely used to differentiate similar components rather than to represent any order or sequence. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate, such that the embodiments of the present application described herein may be implemented in a sequence other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms “include” and “have” or their variations are intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, product, or device that include a series of steps or units include not only those steps or units that are explicitly listed but also other steps or units that are not explicitly listed, or steps or units that are inherent to such process, method, product, or device. In the specification and claims, “and/or” means at least one of the connected objects. 
     The inventors of the present application has conducted research and found that when the thickness of stacked layers in the screen becomes thinner, it may cause problems such as a decrease in touch precision or a decrease in touch sensitivity of a mutual-capacitive touch screen. Especially in a case of weak grounding (the weak grounding means that consistency deviation of a human body and a touch screen in common grounding state is large, for example, non-hand-held scenarios such as an electronic device on an insulated desktop; good grounding means that consistency deviation of a human body and a touch screen in common grounding state is small, for example, holding a device or a device located on an object with good conductivity), when multi-finger or large-area touch occurs (with a touch area being less than 2.5 square centimeters), the touch is reflected as touch failure phenomena, such as false reporting, over-reporting, disconnection. 
     The reason for this failure phenomenon is that: in a weak grounding state, an ability of a finger for transferring charges becomes weak, and when a thumb is pressed or the multi-finger coaxial touch occurs, retransmission effect of mutual capacitive touch becomes stronger and then a mutual capacitance change amount (ACm) becomes smaller or even zero (the larger the touch area, the more obvious such phenomenon), and then a touch circuit cannot detect capacitance change of a touch point, thus touch failure phenomena such as false reporting and over-reporting occurs. 
     The present application provides a touch panel, a display panel and a display device, which can solve the foregoing technical problems in the related art. 
     The technical solutions of the present application and how the technical solutions of the present application solve the foregoing technical problems are described hereinafter in details with specific embodiments. 
     One embodiment of the present application provides a touch panel  100 . As shown in  FIG. 1 , the touch panel  100  includes a base substrate  110 , a first conductive structure  120 , and a dielectric structure  130  stacked in sequence. 
     The first conductive structure  120  includes: a first electrode structure  121  and a second electrode structure  122  that are spaced apart from each other. 
     A projection of the dielectric structure  130  to the base substrate  110  overlaps at least a part of a projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 . 
     In the touch panel  100  provided in this embodiment, the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  included in the first conductive structure  120  may be used as a driving channel and a sensing channel for carrying touch signals, respectively. 
     The projection of the dielectric structure  130  to the base substrate  110  overlapping at least part of the projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 , means that the dielectric structure  130  at least covers at least part of one side of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  away from the base substrate  110 . In this way, during touch, parasitic capacitance between a finger and the first electrode structure  121  as well as the second electrode structure  122  can be reduced, that is, the “Retransmission” capacitance is reduced, thereby enhancing a mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  and then improving touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     In one embodiment as shown in  FIG. 1 , the projection of the dielectric structure  130  to the base substrate  110  may be within the projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 ; and an area of the projection of the dielectric structure  130  to the base substrate  110  may be less than an area of the projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 . 
     In some possible embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the dielectric structure  130  includes: a first dielectric substructure  131  and a second dielectric substructure  132 . 
     A projection of the first dielectric substructure  131  to the base substrate  110  overlaps a part of the projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 . 
     A projection of the second dielectric substructure  132  to the base substrate  110  overlaps a projection of an interval between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 . 
     In this embodiment, the dielectric structure  130  includes two parts with different dielectric constants, namely, the first dielectric substructure  131  and the second dielectric substructure  132 . 
     Optionally, a dielectric constant of the second dielectric substructure  132  is greater than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric substructure  131 . 
     The first dielectric substructures  131  each with a relatively small dielectric constant are on the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  in a one-to-one manner, and each covers at least one part of one side of the first electrode structure  121  or the second electrode structure  122  away from the base substrate  110 . In this way, it can reduce the parasitic capacitance between a finger and the first electrode structure  121  as well as the second electrode structure  122  during touch, i.e., reducing “Retransmission” capacitance, thereby enhancing a mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  and then improving touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     The second dielectric substructure  132  with a relatively large dielectric constant is filled at least in the interval between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122 , thereby increasing an electric field intensity between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122 , increasing the mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  when a touch occurs, and further improving touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     Optionally, the projection of the second dielectric substructure  132  in the dielectric structure  130  to the base substrate  110  is further overlapped with at least part of the projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 . The projection of the second dielectric substructure  132  to the base substrate  110  further covers at least part of the base substrate  110  that is not covered by the projection of the first conductive structure  120 . That is, the second dielectric substructure  132  in the dielectric structure  130  further covers another part of one side of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  away from the base substrate  110 , as well as the part of the base substrate  110  that is not covered by the first conductive structure  120 . In this way, the presence of the second dielectric sub-structure  132  can make a film layer where the dielectric structure  130  is located flat, thereby facilitating for manufacturing of other film layers in the semiconductor process. 
     In one embodiment as shown in  FIG. 2 , a surface of the second dielectric substructure  132  away from the base substrate  110  is coplanar with a surface of the first dielectric substructure  131  away from the base substrate  110 , so that a surface of the dielectric structure  130  away from the base substrate  110  is a plane. 
     The embodiment of the present application further provides the following possible implementation manners for the first dielectric substructure  131  to ensure that resistance between the finger and the first electrode structure  121  as well as the second electrode structure  122  can be effectively increased during touch, thereby increasing touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     Optionally, an overlap ratio of the projections of the first dielectric substructure  131  and the first electrode structure  121  to the base substrate  110  is not less than 0.1 and not greater than 0.9. In this embodiment, the first dielectric sub-structure  131  does not completely cover the first electrode structure  121 , so as to expose a first portion of the first electrode structure  121  close to the second electrode structure  122 . The first portion of the first electrode structure  121  has a greater contribution to the electric field between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122 , which can increase intensity of electric field lines and increase the mutual capacitance change amount. A second portion of the first electrode structure  121  away from the second electrode structure  122  has a smaller contribution to variation of the electric field lines with a large retransmission amount. Thus, the second portion of the first electrode structure  121  is covered by the first dielectric substructure  131 , thereby reducing the retransmission capacitance. 
     Optionally, an overlap ratio of the projections of the first dielectric substructure  131  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110  is not less than 0.1 and not greater than 0.9. The principle of this embodiment is the same as above, and will not be repeated here. 
     It should be noted that the foregoing overlap ratio refers to a ratio of an area of the first dielectric substructure  131  to an area of the first electrode structure  121 , or a ratio of the area of the first dielectric substructure  131  to an area of the second electrode structure  122 . 
     In some possible embodiments, a wiring shape of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  is a rhombus (as shown in  FIG. 4 ) or an interdigital shape (as shown in  FIG. 5 ). 
     It should be noted that the foregoing wiring shape refers to a shape of the projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to a plane where any film layer (for example, the base substrate  110 ) is located. 
     In some possible embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 , at least one of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  is a mesh electrode structure. A hollow portion of the mesh electrode structure is corresponding to at least one sub-pixel aperture  201  of the display panel  200 . 
     In this embodiment, in a case that at least one of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  is a mesh electrode structure, wires can be routed at intervals between adjacent sub-pixels  202 . That is, wiring at a corresponding non-display area of the display panel  200  facilitates superposition of a display surface and a touch surface of the display panel. 
     In some possible implementations, as shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , the first dielectric substructure  131  is a mesh dielectric substructure. A width of any mesh line of the mesh dielectric substructure is not less than 0.1 times a width of a corresponding mesh line of the mesh electrode structure, and is not greater than a distance between two adjacent sub-pixel apertures  201 .  FIG. 6  shows a green-green-red-blue (GGRB) pixel structure.  FIG. 7  shows a red-green-blue (RGB) pixel structure. For example, in the first electrode structure  121  of a mesh shape or the second electrode structure  122  of a mesh shape, a width of a single mesh line is 3 μm; a width of a single mesh line in the first dielectric substructure  131  is 6 μm.  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  are enlarged views of partial areas of the touch panel  100  including the first dielectric substructure  131  in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 6  or  FIG. 7  shows that a width of a single mesh line in the first dielectric substructure  131  of a mesh shape, may be greater than a width of a single mesh line in the first electrode structure  121  of a mesh shape or the second electrode structure  122  of a mesh shape. 
     Optionally, at least part of the projection of the second dielectric substructure  132  to the base substrate  110  overlaps a projection of at least one sub-pixel aperture  201  to the base substrate  110 . That is, at least part of the second dielectric substructure  132  is used to cover the at least one sub-pixel aperture  201 . In this way, sub-pixels  202  can be used to increase an electric field intensity between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122 , and increase mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  when a touch occurs, and further improve touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     In some possible implementations, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the touch panel  100  further includes: an insulating layer  140  and a second conductive structure  150 . 
     The insulating layer  140  is located between the base substrate  110  and the first conductive structure  120 . The insulating layer  140  has a conductive plug  141 . 
     The second conductive structure  150  is located between the base substrate  110  and the insulating layer  140 . 
     At least two first electrode structures  121  are electrically coupled with the second conductive structure  150  through the conductive plugs  141 , respectively; or, at least two second electrode structures  122  are electrically coupled with the second conductive structure  150  through the conductive plugs  141 , respectively. 
     In this embodiment, two first electrode structures  121  or two second electrode structures  122  can be bridged by the conductive plugs  141  and the second conductive structure  150 , respectively. 
     It can be understood that a size of the second conductive structure  150  can be selected as required to adapt to the bridging of two electrode structures or the bridging of the multiple electrode structures. 
     Based on the same inventive concept, one embodiment of the present application provides a display panel. As shown in  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 9 , the display pane includes an encapsulation layer. 
     The encapsulation layer is reused as the base substrate  110  in the touch panel  100  provided in any of the foregoing embodiments. 
     In this embodiment, the display panel is used to display images, and the touch panel  100  is used to implement human-machine interactive operations. 
     Optionally, the base substrate  110  of the touch panel  100  and a part of the display panel  200  may share a film structure, thereby facilitating the thinning of the display panel. 
     In some possible embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , at least one of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  of the touch panel  100  is a mesh electrode structure; a hollow portion of the mesh electrode structure is corresponding to at least one sub-pixel aperture  201  of the display panel  200 . 
     In some possible implementations, at least part of the second dielectric substructure  132  of the touch panel  100  covers at least one sub-pixel aperture  201 . 
     In some possible implementations, as shown in  FIG. 8 , the display panel  200  includes a backlight source  230   a , a liquid crystal module  220   a , and an encapsulation layer  210   a  that are sequentially stacked. The encapsulation layer  210   a  is located at other side of the base substrate  110  of the touch panel  100 . 
     In this embodiment, the display panel  200  may adopt a liquid crystal display (LCD) display structure. 
     Optionally, the base substrate  110  of the touch panel  100  and the encapsulation layer  210   a  of the LCD display structure may be the same film layer. 
     In some possible embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 9 , the display panel  200  includes an anode layer  240   b , a light emitting layer  230   b , a cathode layer  220   b , and an encapsulation layer  210   b  that are sequentially stacked. The encapsulation layer  210   b  is at other side of the base substrate  110  of the touch panel  100 . 
     In this embodiment, the display panel  200  may adopt a display structure such as light emitting diode (LED), micro light emitting diode (Micro-LED), or organic light emitting diode (OLED) display structure. 
     Optionally, the base substrate  110  of the touch panel  100  and the encapsulation layer  210   b  of the LED, Micro-LED or OLED display structure may be the same film layer. 
     Based on the same inventive concept, one embodiment of the present application provides a display device, including: the touch panel  100  provided in any of the foregoing embodiments; or, the display panel provided in any of the foregoing embodiments. 
     In this embodiment, since the display device adopts any touch panel  100  provided in the foregoing embodiments or any display panel provided in the foregoing embodiments, its principle and technical effects refer to the foregoing embodiments and will not be repeated here. 
     Based on the same inventive concept, one embodiment of the present application provides a method for manufacturing a touch panel  100 . A flowchart of the method is shown in  FIG. 10 . The method includes steps S 101 -S 102 . 
     S 101 : fabricating a first conductive structure on one side of a base substrate; where the first conductive structure includes a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure spaced apart from each other. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , in the first conductive structure  120  fabricated by this step, the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  may be used as a driving channel and a sensing channel for carrying touch signals, respectively. 
     S 102 : fabricating dielectric structures on at least one part of one side of the first electrode structure away from the base substrate and at least one part of one side of the second electrode structure away from the base substrate. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , dielectric substructures  130  fabricated by this step are on the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  in a one-to-one manner, and each covers at least one part of one side of the first electrode structure  121  or the second electrode structure  122  away from the base substrate  110 . In this way, it can reduce the parasitic capacitance between a finger and the first electrode structure  121  as well as the second electrode structure  122  during touch, i.e., reducing “Retransmission” capacitance, thereby enhancing a mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  and then improving touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     The embodiment of the present application further provides a method for fabricating the first conductive structure on one side of the base substrate in the foregoing step S 101 . A flowchart of the method is shown in  FIG. 11 . The method includes the following steps S 201 -S 205 . 
     S 201 : fabricating a buffer layer on one side of the base substrate. 
     In this step, a coating process may be used to fabricate a buffer layer on one side of the base substrate  110 . 
     Optionally, the buffer layer may be made of an organic insulating material or an inorganic insulating material. The organic insulating material may include optically clear adhesive. The inorganic insulating material may include silicon nitride. 
     Optionally, a thickness of the buffer layer is not less than 1 nanometer and not greater than 100 nanometers. 
     S 202 : fabricating a second conductive structure on one side of the buffer layer away from the base substrate. 
     In this step, a metal deposition process may be used to obtain a second conductive layer, and then the second conductive layer may be patterned and etched to obtain the second conductive structure. 
     Optionally, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the second conductive structure  150  may be made of any one of titanium-aluminum-titanium, silver, and copper materials. 
     Optionally, a thickness of the second conductive structure  150  is not less than 1 nanometer and not greater than 100 nanometers. 
     S 203 : fabricating an insulating layer on one side of the buffer layer away from the base substrate, and etching the insulating layer to obtain through holes that expose parts of the second conductive structure. 
     In this step, as shown in  FIG. 3 , an insulating layer  140  may be formed on one side of the buffer layer away from the base substrate  110  by a coating process, and the insulating layer  140  completely covers the second conductive structure  150 . Then, the insulating layer  140  is etched by a photolithography process to obtain through holes that expose parts of the second conductive structure  150 . 
     S 204 : depositing a first conductive layer on one side of the insulating layer away from the base substrate, with a part of the first conductive layer filling the through holes to form conductive plugs connected to the second conductive structure. 
     In this step, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the metal deposition process may also be used to obtain the first conductive layer. During the metal deposition process, metal material enters the through holes of the insulating layer  140  and contacts the second conductive structure  150 , thereby forming conductive plugs  141  in the through holes of the insulating layer  140 . The conductive plugs  141  electrically connects the second conductive structure  150  to the first conductive layer. 
     S 205 : patterning the first conductive layer to obtain the first conductive structure. 
     In this step, a patterned etching process may be performed on the first conductive layer. 
     Optionally, the patterning the first conductive layer to obtain the first conductive structure in the step S 205  includes: patterning the first conductive layer to obtain a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure; where at least one of the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure is a mesh electrode structure, and a hollow portion of the mesh electrode structure is corresponding to at least one sub-pixel aperture of the display panel. 
     Optionally, as shown in  FIG. 3 , both the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  may be made of any one of titanium-aluminum-titanium, silver, and copper materials. 
     Optionally, a thickness of each of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  is not less than 1 nanometer and not greater than 100 nanometers. 
     The embodiment of the present application further provides a method for fabricating dielectric structures on at least one part of one side of the first electrode structure away from the base substrate and at least one part of one side of the second electrode structure away from the base substrate in the foregoing step S 102 . A flowchart of the method is shown in  FIG. 12 . The method includes the following steps S 301 -S 302 . 
     S 301 : fabricating first dielectric substructures on at least one part of one side of the first electrode structure away from the base substrate and at least one part of one side of the second electrode structure away from the base substrate. 
     In this step, according to material characteristics of the first dielectric substructure  131 , a coating or deposition process may be used to form a first dielectric sublayer on one side of the first conductive structure  120  away from the base substrate  110 , and then the first dielectric sublayer is patterned and etched to obtain the first dielectric substructure  131 . 
     Optionally, the fabricating first dielectric substructures on at least one part of one side of the first electrode structure away from the base substrate and at least one part of one side of the second electrode structure away from the base substrate in the foregoing step S 301 , further includes: patterning the first dielectric substructures to obtain a mesh dielectric substructure; where a width of any mesh line of the mesh dielectric substructure is not less than 0.1 times a width of a corresponding mesh line of the mesh electrode structure, and is not greater than a distance between two adjacent sub-pixel apertures. 
     Optionally, a thickness of the first dielectric substructure  131  is not less than 1 nanometer and not greater than 1000 micrometers. 
     S 302 : fabricating a second dielectric substructure at least in an interval between the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure; where a dielectric constant of the second dielectric substructure is greater than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric substructure. 
     In this step, according to material properties of the second dielectric substructure  132 , a coating or deposition process may be used to form a second dielectric sublayer on one side of the first conductive structure  120  away from the base substrate  110 , and then the second dielectric sublayer is patterned and etched to obtain the second dielectric substructure  132 . 
     Optionally, the fabricating a second dielectric substructure at least in an interval between the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure in the foregoing step S 302 , includes: fabricating the second dielectric substructure on another part of one side of the first electrode structure and the second electrode structure away from the base substrate, as well as the part of the base substrate that is not covered by the first conductive structure; where at least part of the second dielectric substructure is used to cover the at least one sub-pixel aperture. 
     By applying the embodiments of the present application, at least one of the following beneficial effects can be achieved. 
     First, in the touch panel  100 , the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  included in the first conductive structure  120  can be used as a driving channel and a sensing channel for carrying touch signals, respectively. 
     Second, the projection of the dielectric structure  130  to the base substrate  110  overlaps at least part of the projection of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  to the base substrate  110 , that is, the dielectric structure  130  at least covers at least part of one side of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  away from the base substrate  110 . In this way, during touch, parasitic capacitance between a finger and the first electrode structure  121  as well as the second electrode structure  122  can be reduced, that is, the “Retransmission” capacitance is reduced, thereby enhancing a mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  and then improving touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     Third, the dielectric structure  130  includes two parts with different dielectric constants, namely, the first dielectric substructure  131  and the second dielectric substructure  132 . The first dielectric substructures  131  each with a relatively small dielectric constant are on the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  in a one-to-one manner, and each covers at least one part of one side of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  away from the base substrate  110 . In this way, it can reduce the parasitic capacitance between a finger and the first electrode structure  121  as well as the second electrode structure  122  during touch, i.e., reducing “Retransmission” capacitance, thereby enhancing a mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  and then improving touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. The second dielectric substructure  132  with a relatively large dielectric constant is filled at least in the interval between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122 , thereby increasing an electric field intensity between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122 , increasing the mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  when a touch occurs, and further improving touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     Fourth, in a case that at least one of the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  is a mesh electrode structure, wires can be routed at intervals between adjacent sub-pixels  202 . That is, wiring at a corresponding non-display area of the display panel  200  facilitates superposition of a display surface and a touch surface of the display panel. 
     Fifth, at least part of the projection of the second dielectric substructure  132  to the base substrate  110  overlaps a projection of at least one sub-pixel aperture  201  to the base substrate  110 . That is, at least part of the second dielectric substructure  132  is used to cover the at least one sub-pixel aperture  201 . In this way, sub-pixels  202  can be used to increase an electric field intensity between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122 , and increase mutual capacitance change amount between the first electrode structure  121  and the second electrode structure  122  when a touch occurs, and further improve touch accuracy and touch sensitivity. 
     Sixth, two first electrode structures  121  or two second electrode structures  122  can be bridged by the conductive plugs  141  and the second conductive structure  150 , respectively. 
     Unless otherwise defined, any technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the common meaning understood by a person of ordinary skills. Such words as “first” and “second” used in the specification and claims are merely used to differentiate different components rather than to represent any order, number or importance. Such words as “comprises” or “include” mean that an element or object appearing before the word covers elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, but do not exclude other elements or objects. Similarly, such words as “connect” or “connected to” may include electrical connection, direct or indirect, rather than being limited to physical or mechanical connection. Such words as “on/above”, “under/below”, “left” and “right” are merely used to represent relative position relationship, and when an absolute position of an object is changed, the relative position relationship will be changed too. 
     It will be understood that when an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being “on” or “under” another element, this element may be “directly” on or “under” the other element, or, there may be an intermediate element therebetween. 
     In the description of the above embodiments, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. 
     The above are merely the embodiments of the present disclosure and shall not be used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, a person skilled in the art may make improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the present disclosure, and these improvements and modifications shall also fall within the scope of the present disclosure. The protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.