Patent Publication Number: US-10768731-B2

Title: Display device capable of reducing or minimizing deterioration of touch sensitivity when at least one of a device substrate and a cover substrate is deformed and method of manufacturing the same

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
     This application claims the benefit of and priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0125514, filed on Sep. 27, 2017, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a display device with a touch structure and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a display device including a touch structure for detecting a location of a region that a user&#39;s hand or tool may contact. 
     2. Discussion of the Related Art 
     Generally, a display device includes a display panel that realizes an image. For example, the display device may include a liquid crystal panel having a liquid crystal, and/or an OLED panel having an organic light-emitting element. 
     The display device may drive a particular program or input a particular signal according to a location of a region that a user&#39;s hand or tool may contact. For example, the display device may include a touch structure on the display panel. The display panel may include a light-emitting element. For example, the display device may have a structure in which the light-emitting element and the touch structure are sequentially stacked between a device substrate and a cover substrate. 
     The touch structure may include touch electrodes for detecting the location of the region that a user&#39;s hand or tool may contact, and bridge electrodes connecting between the touch electrodes. For example, the touch structure may include first touch electrodes, second touch electrodes between the first touch electrodes, first bridge electrodes connecting between the first touch electrodes in a first direction, and second bridge electrodes connecting between the second touch electrodes in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second bridge electrodes may intersect the first bridge electrodes. For example, the first bridge electrodes may be on a layer different from the first touch electrodes, the second touch electrodes, and the second bridge electrodes. 
     A touch insulating layer may be between the first touch electrodes and the first bridge electrodes. The first bridge electrodes may be insulated from the second touch electrodes, and the second bridge electrodes by the touch insulating layer. The touch insulating layer may include touch contact holes exposing a portion of each first bridge electrode. Each of the touch electrodes may be connected to the first bridge electrode closest thereto in the first direction through the corresponding touch contact hole of the touch insulating layer. 
     However, in the display device including the touch structure, the light-emitting element and/or the touch structure may be damaged by warping or deformation of the device substrate and/or the cover substrate. Also, because a distance between the touch electrodes may be changed due to deformation of the device substrate and/or the cover substrate, the touch sensitivity of the display device may be decreased. 
     SUMMARY 
     Accordingly, the present disclosure is directed to a display device with a touch structure and a method of manufacturing the same that substantially obviate one or more of the issues due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. 
     An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a display device capable of reducing or minimizing damage by deformation due to warping or external pressure. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a display device capable of reducing or minimizing deterioration of touch sensitivity when at least one of a device substrate and a cover substrate is deformed. 
     Additional features and aspects will be set forth in the description that follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the inventive concepts provided herein. Other features and aspects of the inventive concepts may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description, or derivable therefrom, and the claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. 
     To achieve these and other aspects of the inventive concepts as embodied and broadly described, there is provided a display device, including: a device substrate, a light-emitting element on the device substrate, an encapsulating structure on the light-emitting element, a touch structure on the encapsulating structure, an elastic insulating layer on the touch structure, the elastic insulating layer including an elastic material, and a high-permittivity particles dispersed in the elastic insulating layer. 
     In another aspect, there is provided a method of manufacturing a display device, the method including: providing a device substrate, providing a light-emitting element on the device substrate, providing an encapsulating structure on the light-emitting element, providing a touch structure on the encapsulating structure, providing an elastic insulating layer on the touch structure, the providing the elastic insulating layer including providing an elastic material, and providing high-permittivity particles that are dispersed in the elastic insulating layer. 
     Other systems, methods, features and advantages will be, or will become, apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the present disclosure, and be protected by the following claims. Nothing in this section should be taken as a limitation on those claims. Further aspects and advantages are discussed below in conjunction with embodiments of the disclosure. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present disclosure are examples and explanatory, and are intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure as claimed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, that may be included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this disclosure, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain various principles of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 1  is a view illustrating a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3A  is a view taken along line I-I′ of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 3B  is a view taken along line II-II′ of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is an enlarged view of a region P of  FIG. 3A . 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B  are views of a display device according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     Throughout the drawings and the detailed description, unless otherwise described, the same drawing reference numerals should be understood to refer to the same elements, features, and structures. The relative size and depiction of these elements may be exaggerated for clarity, illustration, and convenience. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which may be illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when a detailed description of well-known functions or configurations related to this document is determined to unnecessarily cloud a gist of the inventive concept, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. The progression of processing steps and/or operations described is an example; however, the sequence of steps and/or operations is not limited to that set forth herein and may be changed as is known in the art, with the exception of steps and/or operations necessarily occurring in a particular order. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout. Names of the respective elements used in the following explanations are selected only for convenience of writing the specification and may be thus different from those used in actual products. 
     Advantages and features of the present disclosure, and implementation methods thereof will be clarified through following example embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present disclosure may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the example embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure may be sufficiently thorough and complete to assist those skilled in the art to fully understand the scope of the present disclosure. Further, the present disclosure is only defined by scopes of claims. 
     A shape, a size, a ratio, an angle, and a number disclosed in the drawings for describing embodiments of the present disclosure are merely an example. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited to the illustrated details. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, when the detailed description of the relevant known function or configuration is determined to unnecessarily obscure an important point of the present disclosure, the detailed description of such known function or configuration may be omitted. In a case where terms “comprise,” “have,” and “include” described in the present disclosure are used, another part may be added unless a more limiting term, such as “only,” is used. The terms of a singular form may include plural forms unless referred to the contrary. 
     In construing an element, the element is construed as including an error or tolerance range even where no explicit description of such an error or tolerance range. In describing a position relationship, when a position relation between two parts is described as, for example, “on,” “over,” “under,” or “next,” one or more other parts may be disposed between the two parts unless a more limiting term, such as “just” or “direct(ly),” is used. 
     In describing a time relationship, when the temporal order is described as, for example, “after,” “subsequent,” “next,” or “before,” a case which is not continuous may be included unless a more limiting term, such as “just,” “immediate(ly),” or “direct(ly),” is used. 
     It will be understood that, although the terms “first,” “second,” etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. 
     In describing elements of the present disclosure, the terms like “first,” “second,” “A,” “B,” “(a),” and “(b)” may be used. These terms are merely for differentiating one element from another element, and the essence, sequence, order, or number of a corresponding element should not be limited by the terms. Also, when an element or layer is described as being “connected,” “coupled,” or “adhered” to another element or layer, the element or layer can not only be directly connected or adhered to that other element or layer, but also be indirectly connected or adhered to the other element or layer with one or more intervening elements or layers “disposed” between the elements or layers, unless otherwise specified. 
     The term “at least one” should be understood as including any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. For example, the meaning of “at least one of a first item, a second item, and a third item” denotes the combination of all items proposed from two or more of the first item, the second item, and the third item as well as the first item, the second item, or the third item. 
     In the description of embodiments, when a structure is described as being positioned “on or above” or “under or below” another structure, this description should be construed as including a case in which the structures contact each other as well as a case in which a third structure is disposed therebetween. The size and thickness of each element shown in the drawings are given merely for the convenience of description, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. 
     Features of various embodiments of the present disclosure may be partially or overall coupled to or combined with each other, and may be variously inter-operated with each other and driven technically as those skilled in the art can sufficiently understand. Embodiments of the present disclosure may be carried out independently from each other, or may be carried out together in co-dependent relationship. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein. 
     Hereinafter, example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a view illustrating a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2  is a top view of a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 3A  is a view taken along line I-I′ of  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 3B  is a view taken along line II-IF of  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 4  is an enlarged view of a region P of  FIG. 3A . 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1 to 4 , the display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display panel  100 . The display panel  100  may realize an image that may be provided to a user. The display panel  100  may include a plurality of pixels PXL. Each of the pixels PXL may emit light displaying a particular color. For example, the display panel  100  may include a red pixel R that may emit light displaying red color, a green pixel G that may emit light displaying green color, a blue pixel B that may emit light displaying blue color, and a white pixel W that may emit light displaying white color. 
     A light-emitting element  150  may be in each pixel PXL. The light-emitting element  150  may generate light displaying a particular color. For example, the light-emitting element  150  may include a first electrode  151 , a light-emitting layer  152 , and a second electrode  153 , which may be sequentially stacked. 
     The first electrode  151  may include a conductive material. The first electrode  151  may include a material having high reflectance. For example, the first electrode  151  may include a metal, such as aluminum (Al) and/or silver (Ag). The first electrode  151  may have a multi-layer structure. For example, the first electrode  151  may have a structure in which a reflective electrode including a high-reflectance material may be between transparent electrodes including a transparent material, such as indium tin oxide (ITO) and/or indium zinc oxide (IZO). Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The light-emitting layer  152  may generate light having luminance corresponding to a voltage difference between the first electrode  151  and the second electrode  153 . For example, the light-emitting layer  152  may include an emission material layer (EML) including an emission material. The emission material may include an organic material, an inorganic material, and a hybrid material. For example, a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may be an organic light-emitting display device including the light-emitting layer  152  including an organic material. The light-emitting layer  152  may further include one or more of: a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL), an electron transport layer (ETL), and an electron injection layer (EIL), to increase luminous efficiency. 
     The second electrode  153  may include a conductive material. The second electrode  153  may have a structure different from the first electrode  151 . For example, the second electrode  153  may be a transparent electrode. Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the light generated by the light-emitting layer  152  may be emitted to the outside through the second electrode  153 . 
     The light-emitting element  150  may be supported by a device substrate  110 . The light-emitting element  150  may be on the device substrate  110 . For example, the first electrode  151  may be close to the device substrate  110 . The device substrate  110  may include an insulating material. For example, the device substrate  110  may include glass and/or plastic. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The display panel  100  may further include a thin film transistor  120  between the device substrate  110  and the light-emitting element  150 . The thin film transistor  120  may control the light-emitting element  150 . For example, the thin film transistor  120  may include a semiconductor pattern  121 , a gate insulating layer  122 , a gate electrode  123 , an interlayer insulating layer  124 , a source electrode  125 , and a drain electrode  126 . The light-emitting element  150  may be electrically coupled to the thin film transistor  120 . For example, the first electrode  151  of the light-emitting element  150  may be connected to the drain electrode  126  of the thin film transistor  120 . 
     The semiconductor pattern  121  may be close to the device substrate  110 . The semiconductor pattern  121  may include a semiconductor material. For example, the semiconductor pattern  121  may include amorphous silicon or polysilicon. The semiconductor pattern  121  may include an oxide semiconductor material. For example, the semiconductor pattern  121  may include indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO). Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The semiconductor pattern  121  may include a source region, a drain region, and a channel region. The channel region may be between the source region and the drain region. The channel region may have conductivity that is relatively lower than the source region and the drain region. For example, the source region and the drain region may have a content of conductive impurities that is higher than the channel region. 
     The display panel  100  may further include a display buffer layer  105  between the device substrate  110  and the semiconductor pattern  121 . The display buffer layer  105  may extend beyond the semiconductor pattern  121 . For example, the display buffer layer  105  may entirely cover a surface of the device substrate  110 . The display buffer layer  105  may include an insulating material. For example, the display buffer layer  105  may include silicon oxide, although embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     The gate insulating layer  122  may be on the semiconductor pattern  121 . The gate insulating layer  122  may include an insulating material. For example, the gate insulating layer  122  may include silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride. The gate insulating layer  122  may have a multi-layer structure. The gate insulating layer  122  may include a high-K material. For example, the gate insulating layer  122  may include hafnium oxide (HfO) and/or titanium oxide (TiO). Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The gate electrode  123  may be on the gate insulating layer  122 . The gate electrode  123  may overlap the channel region of the semiconductor pattern  121 . The gate electrode  123  may be insulated from the semiconductor pattern  121  by the gate insulating layer  122 . For example, the gate electrode  123  may include a side surface that may be vertically aligned with a side surface of the gate insulating layer  122 . The side surface of the gate insulating layer  122  may be continuous with the side surface of the gate electrode  123 . 
     The gate electrode  123  may include a conductive material. For example, the gate electrode  123  may include a metal, such as aluminum (Al), chrome (Cr), copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), and/or tungsten (W). The gate electrode  123  may have a multi-layer structure. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The interlayer insulating layer  124  may be on the semiconductor pattern  121  and the gate electrode  123 . The interlayer insulating layer  124  may extend beyond the semiconductor pattern  121 . For example, the interlayer insulating layer  124  may be directly contact the display buffer layer  105  in a periphery of the semiconductor pattern  121 . The interlayer insulating layer  124  may include an insulating material. For example, the interlayer insulating layer  124  may include silicon oxide or silicon nitride. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The source electrode  125  and the drain electrode  126  may be on the interlayer insulating layer  124 . The source electrode  125  may be electrically coupled to the source region of the semiconductor pattern  121 . The drain electrode  126  may be electrically coupled to the drain region of the semiconductor pattern  121 . For example, the interlayer insulating layer  124  may include a source contact hole exposing the source region of the semiconductor pattern  121 , and a drain contact hole exposing the drain region of the semiconductor pattern  121 . The drain electrode  126  may be spaced apart from the source electrode  125 . 
     The source electrode  125  and the drain electrode  126  may include a conductive material. For example, the source electrode  125  and the drain electrode  126  may include a metal, such as aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), and/or tungsten (W). The drain electrode  126  may include a material that is the same as the source electrode  125 . The source electrode  125  may have a multi-layer structure. The drain electrode  126  may have a structure substantially similar to the source electrode  125 . For example, the drain electrode  126  may have a multi-layer structure. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The display panel  100  may further include a lower passivation layer  130  between the thin film transistor  120  and the light-emitting element  150 . The lower passivation layer  130  may reduce or prevent damage to the thin film transistor  120  due to the external moisture and impact. The lower passivation layer  130  may extend beyond the source electrode  125  and the drain electrode  126 . For example, the lower passivation layer may directly contact the interlayer insulating layer  124  in a periphery of the source electrode  125  and the drain electrode  126 . The lower passivation layer  130  may include a lower contact hole exposing a portion of the drain electrode  126 . 
     The lower passivation layer  130  may include an insulating material. For example, the lower passivation layer  130  may include silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride. The lower passivation layer  130  may have a multi-layer structure. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The display panel  100  may further include an overcoat layer  140  between the lower passivation layer  130  and the light-emitting element  150 . The overcoat layer  140  may remove (e.g., compensate for) a thickness difference due to the thin film transistor  120 . For example, an upper surface of the overcoat layer  140  opposite to the device substrate  110  may be a flat surface. The overcoat layer  140  may include an upper contact hole overlapping the lower contact hole. The first electrode  151  may be electrically coupled to the thin film transistor  120  through the lower contact hole and the upper contact hole. 
     The overcoat layer  140  may include an insulating material. The overcoat layer  140  may include a material having relatively high fluidity. For example, the overcoat layer  140  may include an organic insulating material, such as photoacryl (PA), although embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     Each of the light-emitting elements  150  may be driven independently. For example, the display panel  100  may further include a bank insulating layer  160  to insulate between the first electrodes  151  of adjacent light-emitting elements  150 . The bank insulating layer  160  may cover an edge of the first electrode  151 . The light-emitting layer  152  and the second electrode  153  may be stacked, sequentially, on a portion of the first electrode  151  that may be exposed by the bank insulating layer  160 . 
     The bank insulating layer  160  may include an insulating material. For example, the bank insulating layer  160  may include an organic insulating material. The bank insulating layer  160  may include a material that is different from that of the overcoat layer  140 . For example, the bank insulating layer  160  may include polyimide (PI), although embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     A touch structure  200  may be on the second electrode  153  of the light-emitting element  150 . The touch structure  200  may detect the location of the region that a user&#39;s hand or tool may contact. For example, the touch structure  200  may include a first touch electrode assembly  210  extending in a first direction, and a second touch electrode assembly  220  extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. 
     The first touch electrode assembly  210  may include first touch electrodes  210   e  and first bridge electrodes  210   b . The first touch electrodes  210   e  may be spaced apart from each other. The first bridge electrodes  210   b  may be between the first touch electrodes  210   e  that are adjacent in the first direction. The first bridge electrodes  210   b  may be a shape extending in the first direction. For example, the first touch electrodes  210   e  may be connected in the first direction by the first bridge electrodes  210   b.    
     The second touch electrode assembly  220  may include second touch electrodes  220   e  and second bridge electrodes  220   b . The second touch electrodes  220   e  may be spaced apart from each other. The second touch electrodes  220   e  may be spaced apart from the first touch electrodes  210   e . For example, the second touch electrodes  220   e  may be between the first touch electrodes  210   e . The touch structure  200  of a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may detect the location of the region that a user&#39;s hand or tool may contact by the mutual capacitance between the first touch electrodes  210   e  and the second touch electrodes  220   e.    
     The second bridge electrodes  220   b  may be between the second touch electrodes  220   e  that are adjacent in the second direction. The second bridge electrodes  220   b  may be a shape extending in the second direction. For example, the second touch electrodes  220   e  may be connected in the second direction by the second bridge electrodes  220   b.    
     The second bridge electrodes  220   b  may intersect the first bridge electrodes  210   b . The second bridge electrodes  220   b  may overlap a portion of the first bridge electrodes  210   b . The first bridge electrodes  210   b  may be insulated from the second bridge electrodes  220   b . For example, the first bridge electrodes  210   b  may be on a layer different from the second bridge electrodes  220   b . The touch structure  200  may further include a touch insulating layer  230  between the first bridge electrodes  210   b  and the second bridge electrodes  220   b.    
     The first bridge electrodes  210   b  may be close to the light-emitting element  150 . The second bridge electrodes  220   b  may be on the touch insulating layer  230 . The second bridge electrodes  220   b  may be directly connected to the second touch electrodes  220   e . For example, the first touch electrodes  210   e , the second touch electrodes  220   e , and the second bridge electrodes  220   b  may be on the touch insulating layer  230 . 
     The touch structure  200  may further include a touch buffer layer  205  close to the light-emitting element  150 . The touch buffer layer  205  may reduce or prevent unnecessary or undesirable connection between the light-emitting element  150  and the touch electrodes  210   e  and  220   e , and between the light-emitting element  150  and the bridge electrodes  210   b  and  220   b . For example, the first bridge electrodes  210   b  may be between the touch buffer layer  205  and the touch insulating layer  230 . The touch buffer layer  205  may include an insulating material. For example, the touch buffer layer  205  may include silicon oxide, although embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     The touch insulating layer  230  may include touch contact holes  230   h  to electrically connect the first touch electrodes  210   e  to the corresponding first bridge electrode  210   b . For example, the touch contact holes  230   h  may expose a portion of each first bridge electrode  210   b . Both end portions of each first bridge electrode  210   b  may be exposed by the touch contact holes  230   h . For example, the touch contact holes  230   h  may overlap end portions of the first bridge electrodes  210   b.    
     The touch structure  200  may further include routing lines  250  connecting each touch assembly  210  and  220  to a corresponding touch pad  240 . The routing lines  250  may extend along an edge of the touch structure  200 . The touch pads  240  may be on the device substrate  110 . For example, the routing lines  250  may extend along an edge of the device substrate  110 . 
     An encapsulating structure  300  may be between the light-emitting element  150  and the touch structure  200 . The encapsulating structure  300  may reduce or prevent damage to the light-emitting element  150  due to the external moisture. For example, the encapsulating structure  300  may include a first inorganic encapsulating layer  310 , an organic encapsulating layer  320 , and a second inorganic encapsulating layer  330 , which may be sequentially stacked on the light-emitting element  150 . The touch structure  200  may be directly contact the second inorganic encapsulating layer  330 . 
     The first inorganic encapsulating layer  310  and the second inorganic encapsulating layer  330  may include an inorganic insulating material. For example, the first inorganic encapsulating layer  310  and the second inorganic encapsulating layer  330  may include silicon oxide (SiO) and/or silicon nitride (SiN). The first inorganic encapsulating layer  310  and the second inorganic encapsulating layer  330  may include an inorganic insulating material that may be capable of a process of depositing in low temperatures. For example, the first inorganic encapsulating layer  310  and the second inorganic encapsulating layer  330  may include aluminum oxide (AlO), e.g., alumina. The second inorganic encapsulating layer  330  may include a material that is different from the first inorganic encapsulating layer  310 . Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The organic encapsulating layer  320  may include an organic insulating material. For example, the organic encapsulating layer  320  may include an acryl resin, an epoxy resin, polyimide, polyethylene, and/or silicon oxycarbide (SiOC). Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the stress due to warping may be dispersed. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     A dam  400  may be on the device substrate  110  to reduce or prevent the expansion of the organic encapsulating layer  320 . The dam  400  may be close to the edge of the device substrate  110 . The dam  400  may reduce or prevent damage to the touch pads  240  due to the organic encapsulating layer  320 . For example, the dam  400  may include a first dam  410  extending along the edge of the device substrate  110 , and a second dam  420  crossing between the light-emitting element  150  and the touch pads  240 . 
     A cover substrate  170  may be on the touch structure  200 . The cover substrate  170  may reduce or prevent damage to the light-emitting element  150  and the touch structure  200  due to the external impact and moisture. The cover substrate  170  may include an insulating material. The cover substrate  170  may include a transparent material. For example, the cover substrate  170  may include glass and/or plastic. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     The touch structure  200  may further include a touch passivation layer  260  that may be on the first touch electrodes  210   e , the second touch electrodes  220   e , and the second bridge electrodes  220   b . The cover substrate  170  may be directly contact the touch passivation layer  260 . The cover substrate  170  may be coupled to the device substrate  110 , including the light-emitting element  150  and the touch structure  200 , by the touch passivation layer  260 . The touch passivation layer  260  may include an insulating material. For example, the touch passivation layer  260  may include silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     An elastic insulating layer  500  may be between the touch passivation layer  260  and the cover substrate  170 . The elastic insulating layer  500  may relieve stress due to warping of the device substrate  110  and/or the cover substrate  170 , or deformation by external pressure. For example, the elastic insulating layer  500  may include an elastic material, such as a resin, although embodiments are not limited thereto. Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, durability and impact resistance may be improved. 
     High-permittivity particles  600  may be dispersed in the elastic insulating layer  500 . The high-permittivity particles  600  may include a material having a relatively high permittivity. For example, each of the high-permittivity particles  600  may include a core  610  and a shell  620  surrounding the core  610 . The core  610  may include a metal oxide having a high energy band gap. For example, the core  610  may include lanthanum (La), although embodiments are not limited thereto. Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the touch sensitivity may be increased by the high-permittivity particles  600  dispersed in the elastic insulating layer  500 . Also, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the elastic insulating layer  500  may be deformed according to the shape of the device substrate  110  and/or the cover substrate  170 , e.g., when at least one of the device substrate  110  and the cover substrate  170  is deformed due to warping or external pressure. Therefore, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, deterioration of the touch sensitivity due to deformation of the device substrate  110  and/or the cover substrate  170  may be reduced or minimized by the high-permittivity particles  600  dispersed in the elastic insulating layer  500 . 
     The shell  620  may include a material capable of increasing the permittivity of the high-permittivity particles  600 . For example, the shell  620  may include an epoxy-based material. The shell  620  may include a material capable of increasing the elasticity of the elastic insulating layer  500 . For example, the shell  620  may include an acrylate co-polymer. Embodiments are not limited to these examples. 
     That is, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the permittivity characteristic and the elasticity characteristic may be adjusted by the material of the shell  620 . Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a degree of freedom for the materials of the elastic insulating layer  500  and the core  610  may be increased. Therefore, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the characteristic deterioration due to the deformation of the device substrate  110  and/or the cover substrate  170  may be efficiently reduced or prevented. 
     Accordingly, a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may include the elastic insulating layer  500 , including the high-permittivity particles  600  between the touch structure  200  and the cover substrate  170 , so that damage due to warping or external pressure may be reduced or prevented, and deterioration of the touch sensitivity may be reduced or minimized. Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the reliability for a touch signal may be increased. 
     Table 1 (below) shows experimental results of the heights of a bead at which the deformation occurs, according to the thickness of the elastic insulating layer  500 , when the bead having a particular weight is dropped to a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 67 
               
               
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     With reference to Table 1, as the thickness of the elastic insulating layer  500  increases, the height at which the deformation occurs may be greatly increased, but the change of the height at which the deformation occurs may be greatly decreased when the thickness of the elastic insulating layer is about 10 μm or more. The drop height of the bead at which the deformation occurs may be proportional with the impact resistance and the durability. Therefore, a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may include the elastic insulation layer  500  having a thickness of about 10 μm or more, e.g., to increase or maximize the impact resistance and the durability. 
     Table 2 (below) shows experimental results of the permittivity depending on the thickness of the elastic insulating layer of a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Thickness of the elastic 
                 5 
                 10 
                 20 
                 25 
                 30 
               
               
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                 Permittivity 
                 6.7 
                 6.0 
                 5.0 
                 4.0 
                 3.7 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     With reference to Table 2, as the thickness of the elastic insulating layer  500  increases, the permittivity may be greatly changed, but the change of the permittivity may be greatly decreased when the thickness of the elastic insulating layer is about 25 μm or more. When the permittivity between the touch structure  200  and the cover substrate  170  is reduced, the touch sensitivity of a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may be decreased. Therefore, a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may include the elastic insulation layer  500  having a thickness of about 25 μm or less, e.g., to maintain the touch sensitivity at a particular level or more. 
     A display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a polarizing film  180  between the cover substrate  170  and the elastic insulating layer  500 , as shown in the examples  FIGS. 3A and 3B . The polarizing film  180  may increase the sharpness of the image realized by the light-emitting element  150  by reducing or preventing the reflection of the external light. For example, the polarizing film  180  may directly contact a lower surface of the cover substrate  170  facing the device substrate  110 . 
     The elastic insulating layer  500  may directly contact the polarizing film  180 . A side surface of the elastic insulating layer  500  may be continuous with a side surface of the polarizing film  180 . For example, the elastic insulating layer  500  may include the side surface vertically aligned with the side surface of the polarizing film  180 . Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, damage to the elastic insulating layer  500  and the polarizing film  180  during a coupling process may be reduced or prevented. 
     A display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may include the elastic insulating layer  500  directly contacting the touch passivation layer  260 , as shown in the examples of  FIGS. 3A and 3B . For example, an edge of the touch passivation layer  260  facing the elastic insulating layer  500  may be the same as an edge of the elastic insulating layer  500 . The side surface of the elastic insulating layer  500  may be inside the device substrate  110 , rather than the dam  400 . Thus, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the permeation of the moisture through a misalignment region between the elastic insulating layer  500  and the touch passivation layer  260  may be reduced or prevented. Therefore, in a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, damage due to deformation and deterioration of the touch sensitivity may be efficiently reduced or prevented. 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B  are views of a display device according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     In a display device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure described above with reference to the examples of  FIGS. 1 to 4 , the touch passivation layer  260  and the elastic insulating layer  500  are sequentially stacked on the touch electrodes  210   e  and  220   e . However, a display device according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure may include the elastic insulating layer  500  being in direct contact with the touch electrodes  210   e  and  220   e , as shown in the examples of  FIGS. 5A and 5B . Thus, in a display device according to another example embodiment of the present disclosure, the process time and cost may be greatly reduced. Therefore, in a display device according to example embodiments of the present disclosure, the reliability for a touch signal and the process efficiency may be increased. 
     As such, a display device according to example embodiments of the present disclosure may include an elastic insulating layer between the touch structure and the cover substrate, and high-permittivity particles dispersed in the elastic insulating layer. Thus, in a display device according to example embodiments of the present disclosure, stress due to warping or deformation may be relieved by the elastic insulating layer. Also, in a display device according to the example embodiments of the present disclosure, deterioration of the touch sensitivity may be reduced or minimized by the high-permittivity particles dispersed in the elastic insulating layer, e.g., when at least one of the device substrate and the cover substrate is deformed. Thereby, in a display device according to example embodiments of the present disclosure, the reliability for the touch signal may be improved. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be made in the present disclosure without departing from the technical idea or scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that embodiments of the present disclosure cover the modifications and variations of the disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.