Display substrate, method for manufacturing same, and display device

1 . A display substrate, comprising:

a base substrate;

a pixel defining layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein the pixel defining layer comprises a plurality of barriers and defines a plurality of sub-pixel areas, and some or all of the barriers have grooves therein;

a light-emitting unit, disposed in the plurality of sub-pixel areas;

an encapsulating structure, disposed on a side of the light-emitting unit distal from the base substrate, wherein the encapsulating structure comprises at least a first inorganic sub-layer, an organic sub-layer and a second inorganic sub-layer laminated in a direction going distal from the base substrate, the encapsulating structure covers the grooves of the pixel defining layer, wherein a portion of at least one layer of the encapsulating structure for covering the grooves forms a depression; and

a touch structure, comprising a first connecting line disposed in the depression and a second connecting line disposed on a side of the first connecting line distal from the base substrate;

wherein at least one layer of the encapsulating structure is in direct contact with a surface of the second connecting line distal from the base substrate, a surface of the at least one layer close to the base substrate comprises a non-flat surface, and a vertical distance from a portion of a surface of the at least one layer covering the second connecting line to the base substrate is different from a vertical distance from a portion of a surface of the at least one layer covering the sub-pixel area to the base substrate.

2 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the touch structure comprises a plurality of touch electrodes, wherein each of the touch electrodes corresponds to at least one sub-pixel area, and an area corresponding to the sub-pixel area of the touch electrode is a light-transmitting area.

3 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein

the area corresponding to the sub-pixel area of the touch electrode has an opening.

4 . The display substrate according to claim 3 , wherein

an orthographic projection of the touch electrode on the base substrate is in the shape of a ring, and an orthographic projection of the sub-pixel area corresponding to the touch electrode on the base substrate is within the ring.

5 . The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein

the touch electrode is in the shape of a ring.

6 . The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein

an inner ring and an outer ring of the ring are both rectangular.

7 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the touch structure comprises a plurality of emitting electrode groups and a plurality of receiving electrode groups, wherein the plurality of receiving electrode groups is arranged in an array along a first direction, and the plurality of emitting electrode groups is arranged in an array along a second direction, wherein

the emitting electrode group comprises a plurality of emitting electrodes and the first connecting line connecting the plurality of emitting electrodes, the plurality of emitting electrodes being arranged in an array along the first direction; and

the receiving electrode group comprises a plurality of receiving electrodes and the second connecting line connecting the plurality of receiving electrodes, the plurality of receiving electrodes being arranged in an array along the second direction, wherein

the emitting electrode and the receiving electrode are both touch electrodes; the first connecting line and the second connecting line intersect; and an orthographic projection of the emitting electrode on the base substrate is not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the receiving electrode on the base substrate.

8 . The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein

the pixel defining layer has a plurality of grooves, and the emitting electrode and the receiving electrode are disposed in different grooves.

9 . The display substrate according to claim 7 , further comprising at least one of an insulating dielectric layer and a back plate circuit layer; wherein

the insulating dielectric layer is disposed between the first connecting line and the second connecting line; and

the back plate circuit layer is disposed between the pixel defining layer and the base substrate.

10 . The display substrate according to claim 9 , wherein

at least a portion of the insulating dielectric layer is disposed in the groove in which the touch electrode is disposed.

11 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

an opening of the groove is on a side of the pixel defining layer distal from the base substrate.

12 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

a depth of the groove is greater than or equal to a maximum thickness of the touch structure, wherein the depth is a dimension of the groove in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, and a thickness of the touch structure is a dimension of the touch structure in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate;

and/or

the depth of the groove is less than a height of the barrier, wherein the height of the barrier is a dimension of the barrier in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate.

13 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

an opening of the groove has a width of 15 to 30 μm.

14 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , the touch structure has a first surface distal from the base substrate, the barrier has a second surface distal from the base substrate, and a distance between the first surface and the base substrate is less than or equal to a distance between the second surface and the base substrate.

15 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

at least a portion of the first inorganic sub-layer is in contact with at least a portion of the organic sub-layer.

16 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the display substrate is a flexible display substrate.

17 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the display substrate is a flexible display substrate; the touch structure comprises a plurality of touch electrodes, wherein the touch electrode is in the shape of a ring; an orthographic projection of the touch electrode on the base substrate is in the shape of a ring, an inner ring and an outer ring of the ring being both rectangular; and the touch electrode corresponds to at least one sub-pixel area, an orthographic projection of the sub-pixel area corresponding to the touch electrode on the base substrate being within the ring; the touch structure comprises a plurality of emitting electrode groups and a plurality of receiving electrode groups, the plurality of receiving electrode groups being arranged in an array along a first direction and the plurality of emitting electrode groups being arranged in an array along a second direction, wherein the emitting electrode group comprises a plurality of emitting electrodes and the first connecting line connecting the plurality of emitting electrodes, the plurality of emitting electrodes being arranged in an array along the first direction; and the receiving electrode group comprises a plurality of receiving electrodes and the second connecting line connecting the plurality of receiving electrodes, the plurality of receiving electrodes being arranged in an array along the second direction, wherein the emitting electrode and the receiving electrode are both touch electrodes; the first connecting line and the second connecting line intersect; and the emitting electrode and the receiving electrode are disposed in different grooves, an opening of the groove is on a side of the pixel defining layer distal from the base substrate, a depth of the groove is greater than or equal to a maximum thickness of the touch structure and less than a height of the barrier, wherein the depth is a dimension of the groove in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, a thickness of the touch structure is a dimension of the touch structure in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate, and the height of the barrier is a dimension of the barrier in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate; and the opening of the groove has a width of 15 to 30 μm; the touch structure has a first surface distal from the base substrate, the barrier has a second surface distal from the base substrate, and a distance between the first surface and the base substrate is less than or equal to a distance between the second surface and the base substrate;

the display substrate further comprises:

an insulating dielectric layer, disposed between the first connecting line and the second connecting line, wherein at least a portion of the insulating dielectric layer is disposed in the groove in which the touch electrode is disposed;

a light-emitting unit, disposed in the sub-pixel area;

an encapsulating structure, disposed on a side of the light-emitting unit distal from the base substrate, wherein the encapsulating structure comprises a first inorganic sub-layer, an organic sub-layer and a second inorganic sub-layer laminated in a direction going distal from the base substrate, the touch structure is disposed between the first inorganic sub-layer and the organic sub-layer, and at least a portion of the first inorganic sub-layer is in contact with at least a portion of the organic sub-layer; and

a back plate circuit layer, disposed between the pixel defining layer and the base substrate.

18 . A method for manufacturing a display substrate, comprising:

forming a pixel defining layer on a base substrate, wherein the pixel defining layer comprises a plurality of barriers and defines a plurality of sub-pixel areas;

forming grooves in some or all of the barriers of the pixel defining layer;

forming a light-emitting unit in the plurality of sub-pixel areas;

forming an encapsulating structure on a side of the light-emitting unit distal from the base substrate, wherein the encapsulating structure comprises at least a first inorganic sub-layer, an organic sub-layer and a second inorganic sub-layer laminated in a direction going distal from the base substrate, the encapsulating structure covers the grooves of the pixel defining layer, wherein a portion of at least one layer of the encapsulating structure for covering the grooves forms a depression; and

forming a touch structure in the groove, wherein the touch structure is configured to provide a touch function, and the touch structure comprises a first connecting line disposed in the depression and a second connecting line disposed on a side of the first connecting line distal from the base substrate;

wherein at least one layer of the encapsulating structure is in direct contact with a surface of the second connecting line distal from the base substrate, a surface of the at least one layer close to the base substrate comprises a non-flat surface, and a vertical distance from a portion of a surface of the at least one layer covering the second connecting line to the base substrate is different from a vertical distance from a portion of a surface of the at least one layer covering the sub-pixel area to the base substrate.

19 . A display device, comprising a display substrate, wherein the display substrate comprises:

a base substrate;

a pixel defining layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein the pixel defining layer comprises a plurality of barriers and defines a plurality of sub-pixel areas, and some or all of the barriers have grooves therein;

a light-emitting unit, disposed in the plurality of sub-pixel areas;

an encapsulating structure, disposed on a side of the light-emitting unit distal from the base substrate, wherein the encapsulating structure comprises at least a first inorganic sub-layer, an organic sub-layer and a second inorganic sub-layer laminated in a direction going distal from the base substrate, the encapsulating structure covers the grooves of the pixel defining layer, wherein a portion of at least one layer of the encapsulating structure for covering the grooves forms a depression; and

a touch structure, comprising a first connecting line disposed in the depression and a second connecting line disposed on a side of the first connecting line distal from the base substrate;

wherein at least one layer of the encapsulating structure is in direct contact with a surface of the second connecting line distal from the base substrate, a surface of the at least one layer close to the base substrate comprises a non-flat surface, and a vertical distance from a portion of a surface of the at least one layer covering the second connecting line to the base substrate is different from a vertical distance from a portion of a surface of the at least one layer covering the sub-pixel area to the base substrate.