Electroluminescent display including touch sensor
An electroluminescent display is disclosed. The electroluminescent display includes an electroluminescent element disposed in a display area of a substrate, an encapsulation unit disposed on the electroluminescent element, a first mesh electrode layer disposed on the encapsulation unit, an insulating layer covering the first mesh electrode layer, and a second mesh electrode layer disposed on the insulating layer. The first mesh electrode layer includes a first mesh electrode and a second mesh electrode separated from the first mesh electrode. The second mesh electrode layer includes a third mesh electrode extended in a first direction and a fourth mesh electrode extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction through the first mesh electrode intersecting the third mesh electrode.
1. A foldable display comprising:
a substrate including a display region and a non-display region;
a pad area on the non-display region;
a transistor on the display region of the substrate, the transistor having an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode;
a planarization layer on the transistor;
an anode electrode on the planarization layer;
a bank surrounding the anode electrode;
a spacer on the bank;
an electroluminescent layer on the anode electrode;
a cathode electrode on the electroluminescent layer and the bank;
an encapsulation unit on the cathode electrode;
a touch buffer layer on the encapsulation unit; and
a touch sensor on the touch buffer layer,
wherein the touch sensor includes a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode, wherein the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode comprise a multi-layer structure including a first titanium layer, an aluminum layer, and a second titanium layer, and
wherein a layer of the multi-layer structure has a different width at a portion crossing with the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode.
2. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the spacer is higher than a height of a portion of the bank.
3. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the electroluminescent layer has a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure.
4. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation unit has a thickness of less than 10 μm.
5. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation unit includes at least a first inorganic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer.
6. The foldable display of claim 5 , wherein the first inorganic encapsulation layer has a thickness of 0.1 μm to 1.5 μm.
7. The foldable display of claim 5 , wherein the second inorganic encapsulation layer has a thickness of 0.1 μm to 1.5 μm.
8. The foldable display of claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the touch buffer layer is thinner than a thickness of the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
9. The foldable display of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first touch insulating layer between the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode at the portion crossing with the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode.
10. The foldable display of claim 9 , wherein the first touch insulating layer has a thickness of 0.01 μm to 3 μm.
11. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode have a mesh structure.
12. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the first touch electrode generates a first capacitance with the cathode electrode, and the second touch electrode generates a second capacitance with the first touch electrode.
13. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode comprises a three-layer structure including a first titanium layer, an aluminum layer, and a second titanium layer.
14. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the cathode electrode is on the spacer.
15. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the cathode electrode is in contact with the spacer or the bank.
16. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode overlaps the spacer or the bank.
17. The foldable display of claim 1 , further comprising:
a shielding electrode on the substrate, the shielding electrode overlapping the bank or the transistor.
18. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first touch electrode and the cathode electrode in a central area of the bank is less than a distance between the first touch electrode and the cathode electrode in an emission region.