Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes a touch screen panel folded based on a folding axis, and at least one touch electrode on the folding axis. Each of the touch electrodes on the folding axis may include a graphene layer, a metal mesh layer, and an adhesion metal mesh layer. The grapheme layer may be along the folding axis on a transparent substrate. The first metal mesh layer may be on the transparent substrate to adhere to a lateral surface of the first graphene layer. The first adhesion metal mesh layer may be on a boundary portion between the first graphene layer and the first metal mesh layer.
1. A display device comprising a touch screen panel folded based on a folding axis, wherein the touch screen panel includes at least one first touch electrode on the folding axis, each first touch electrode on the folding axis including:
a first graphene layer formed along the folding axis in a display area of the display device and on a transparent substrate;
a first metal mesh layer formed on the transparent substrate; and
a first adhesion metal mesh layer on a boundary portion between the first graphene layer and the first metal mesh layer,
wherein a lateral surface of the first metal mesh layer adheres to a lateral surface of the first graphene layer, and the boundary portion of the first graphene layer and the first metal mesh layer is between the first adhesion metal mesh layer and the transparent substrate.
2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the touch screen panel further includes a plurality of first touch electrodes not on the folding axis, and each of the plurality of first touch electrodes not on the folding axis is part of the first metal mesh layer.
3. The display device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first metal mesh layer includes one or more of copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), and silver (Ag).
4. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first adhesion metal mesh layer includes one or more of copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), and silver (Ag).
5. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the touch screen panel further includes a refractive index matching layer on the first graphene layer and the first adhesion metal mesh layer.
6. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each touch electrode further includes a transparent conductive layer on the transparent substrate, and the first graphene layer and the first metal mesh layer are on the transparent conductive layer.
7. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the touch screen panel further includes an insulating layer on the first metal mesh layer, the first graphene layer, and the first adhesion metal mesh layer.
8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the touch screen panel further includes at least one second touch electrode on the folding axis, and each second touch electrode on the folding axis includes a second graphene layer along the folding axis on the insulating layer.
9. The display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each second touch electrode on the folding axis further includes:
a second metal mesh layer on the insulating layer adhering to a lateral surface of the second graphene layer; and
a second adhesion metal mesh layer on a boundary portion between the second graphene layer and the second metal mesh layer.
10. The display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the touch screen panel further includes a plurality of second touch electrodes not on the folding axis, and each of the plurality of second touch electrodes not on the folding axis is part of the second metal mesh layer.
11. The display device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second metal mesh layer includes one or more of copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), and silver (Ag).
12. The display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second adhesion metal mesh layer includes one or more of copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), and silver (Ag).
13. The display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the touch screen panel further includes a refractive index matching layer on the second graphene layer and the second adhesion metal mesh layer.
14. A method of manufacturing a display device including a touch screen panel folded based on a folding axis, comprising:
disposing a first metal mesh layer on a transparent substrate;
disposing a first graphene layer in a region corresponding to the folding axis on the transparent substrate;
disposing a first adhesion metal mesh layer on a boundary portion between the first graphene layer and the first metal mesh layer such that a lateral surface of the first metal mesh layer is adhered to a lateral surface of the first graphene layer such that the boundary portion of the first graphene layer and the first metal mesh layer is between the first adhesion metal mesh layer and the transparent substrate.
15. The method of manufacturing a display device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the disposing of the first metal mesh layer on the transparent substrate includes:
disposing the first metal mesh layer included in at least one first touch electrode disposed on the folding axis; and
disposing a plurality of first touch electrodes not disposed on the folding axis by the first metal mesh layer.
16. The method of manufacturing a display device as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising disposing a refractive index matching layer on the first graphene layer and the first adhesion metal mesh layer.
17. The method of manufacturing a display device as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising disposing an insulating layer on the first metal mesh layer, the first graphene layer, and the first adhesion metal mesh layer.
18. The method of manufacturing a display device as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising disposing a second metal mesh layer on the insulating layer, wherein the disposing of the second metal mesh layer on the insulating layer includes:
disposing a second graphene layer in a region corresponding to the folding axis on the insulating layer; and
disposing a second adhesion metal mesh layer on a boundary portion between the second graphene layer and the second metal mesh layer.
19. The method of manufacturing a display device as claimed in claim 18 , further comprising disposing a refractive index matching layer on the second graphene layer and the second adhesion metal mesh layer.
20. The method of manufacturing a display device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the disposing of the second metal mesh layer on the insulating layer includes:
disposing another second metal mesh layer included in at least one second touch electrode disposed on the folding axis; and
disposing a plurality of second touch electrodes not disposed on the folding axis by the another second metal mesh layer.