Display device
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, a display device includes a stacked conductive layer. The stacked conductive layer includes a first conductive layer formed of material containing aluminum, and a second conductive layer provided on the first conductive layer, formed of material different from material of which the first conductive layer is formed, and having a higher visible-light absorptivity than that of the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a side wall formed of an oxide film.
1. A display device comprising a stacked conductive layer,
the stacked conductive layer comprising:
a first conductive layer formed of material containing aluminum; and
a second conductive layer provided on the first conductive layer, formed of material different from material of which the first conductive layer is formed, and having a higher visible-light absorptivity than that of the first conductive layer,
the first conductive layer including a side wall formed of an oxide film.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductive layer includes a side wall formed of an oxide film.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the stacked conductive layer further comprises a third conductive layer provided on the second conductive layer and formed of a transparent conductive material.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the third conductive layer is formed of an oxide.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer is formed of one of aluminum and an aluminum alloy.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductive layer is formed of an aluminum nitride.
7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate located above the first substrate and opposite to the first substrate; and
a detection electrode located above the second substrate,
wherein the detection electrode is formed of the stacked conductive layer.
8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first substrate including a drive electrode and a pixel electrode located opposite to the drive electrode;
a second substrate located above the first substrate and opposite to the first substrate;
a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate;
a detection electrode located above the second substrate,
a driver which supplies a common drive signal to the drive electrode and supplies an image signal to the pixel electrode at a display drive time at which an image is displayed; and
a controller which supplies a sensor drive signal to the drive electrode and detects a sensor output value of the detection electrode at a sensing drive time at which sensing is performed,
wherein the detection electrode is formed of the stacked conductive layer.
9. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate located above the first substrate and opposite to the first substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate,
wherein the first substrate comprises:
a scanning line formed of metal;
a signal line formed of metal and located above the scanning line; and
a line portion located above the signal line,
the line portion being formed of the stacked conductive layer.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein
the scanning line extends in a first direction,
the signal line extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, and
the line portion extends along the scanning line and the signal line, respectively, and is located opposite to the scanning line and the signal line, respectively.
11. A display device comprising a stacked conductive layer,
the stacked conductive layer comprising:
a first conductive layer formed of material containing aluminum;
a second conductive layer provided on the first conductive layer, formed of material different from material of which the first conductive layer is formed, and having a higher visible-light absorptivity than that of the first conductive layer,
the first conductive layer including a side wall having a higher oxygen concentration than that of a center portion of the first conductive layer.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the second conductive layer includes a side wall having a higher oxygen concentration than that of a center portion of the second conductive layer.
13. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the stacked conductive layer further comprises a third conductive layer provided on the second conductive layer and formed of a transparent conductive material.
14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the third conductive layer is formed of an oxide.
15. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the first conductive layer is formed of one of aluminum and an aluminum alloy.
16. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the second conductive layer is formed of an aluminum nitride.
17. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate located above the first substrate and opposite to the first substrate; and
a detection electrode located above the second substrate,
wherein the detection electrode is formed of the stacked conductive layer.
18. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first substrate including a drive electrode and a pixel electrode located opposite to the drive electrode;
a second substrate located above the first substrate and opposite to the first substrate;
a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate;
a detection electrode located above the second substrate,
a driver which supplies a common drive signal to the drive electrode and supplies an image signal to the pixel electrode at a display drive time at which an image is displayed; and
a controller which supplies a sensor drive signal to the drive electrode and detects a sensor output value of the detection electrode at a sensing drive time at which sensing is performed,
wherein the detection electrode is formed of the stacked conductive layer.
19. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate located above the first substrate and opposite to the first substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate,
wherein the first substrate comprises:
a scanning line formed of metal;
a signal line formed of metal and located above the scanning line; and
a line portion located above the signal line,
the line portion being formed of the stacked conductive layer.
20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein
the scanning line extends in a first direction,
the signal line extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, and
the line portion extends along the scanning line and the signal line, respectively, and is located opposite to the scanning line and the signal line, respectively.