阅读说明：本技术 电子纸 (Electronic paper ) 是由 苏少凯 邓立广 华刚 王敏 王哲 王冬 李少波 龚猛 樊鹏凯 胡锦堂 潘靓靓 于 2020-12-10 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开了一种电子纸,属于显示技术领域。该电子纸可以包括：显示面板和驱动组件。该显示面板可以包括：位于非显示区域的光电转换晶体管。该驱动组件可以与光电转换晶体管中的电流输出端电连接。该光电转换晶体管能够将光能转换为电能,且转换后的电能可以作为电子纸显示时的电源,使得该电子纸能够在不具备充电条件场景下正常使用,提高了该电子纸的使用灵活性。又由于该光电转换晶体管位于显示面板中的边框区域内,因此,该光电转接晶体管并不会占用电子纸中除显示面板之外的空间,有效的提高了该电子纸的屏占比,使得该电子纸的显示效果较好。(The application discloses electronic paper belongs to and shows technical field. The electronic paper may include: display panel and drive assembly. The display panel may include: and a photoelectric conversion transistor located in the non-display region. The driving component may be electrically connected to a current output terminal in the photoelectric conversion transistor. The photoelectric conversion transistor can convert light energy into electric energy, and the converted electric energy can be used as a power supply for displaying the electronic paper, so that the electronic paper can be normally used under the scene without a charging condition, and the use flexibility of the electronic paper is improved. And because the photoelectric conversion transistor is positioned in the frame area of the display panel, the photoelectric conversion transistor does not occupy the space of the electronic paper except the display panel, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic paper is effectively improved, and the display effect of the electronic paper is better.)

1. An electronic paper, comprising:

a display panel and a driving assembly;

wherein the display panel has a display area and a bezel area surrounding the display area, the display panel including: a plurality of pixels located in the display area, and a photoelectric conversion transistor located in the frame area, the photoelectric conversion transistor having a current output terminal;

the driving assembly is electrically connected with the plurality of pixels and electrically connected with the current output end of the photoelectric conversion transistor.

2. The electronic paper according to claim 1,

the photoelectric conversion transistor includes: the semiconductor device comprises an active layer, a first pole and a second pole which are overlapped with the active layer, and a grid electrode which is insulated from the active layer;

wherein one of the first pole and the second pole is electrically connected to the current output terminal, and the active layer between the first pole and the second pole extends in a non-linear direction.

3. The electronic paper according to claim 2,

the active layer between the first and second poles extends in a zigzag direction.

4. The electronic paper according to claim 3,

the first pole includes: the array substrate comprises a strip-shaped first sub-electrode and a plurality of strip-shaped second sub-electrodes, wherein one ends of the second sub-electrodes are connected with the first sub-electrode;

the second pole includes: the first sub-electrode is connected with the first sub-electrode, and the second sub-electrode is connected with the second sub-electrode;

wherein the first sub-electrode, the second sub-electrode, the third sub-electrode and the fourth sub-electrode are all overlapped with the active layer, and the plurality of second sub-electrodes and the plurality of fourth sub-electrodes are all located between the first sub-electrode and the third sub-electrode.

5. The electronic paper according to claim 4,

the length directions of the first sub-electrode and the third sub-electrode are the same, the length directions of the second sub-electrodes and the fourth sub-electrodes are the same, and the length direction of the first sub-electrode is perpendicular to the length direction of the second sub-electrode.

6. The electronic paper according to claim 2,

an active layer in the photoelectric conversion transistor includes: a plurality of sub-active layers disposed at intervals, a gate electrode in the photoelectric conversion transistor including: and a plurality of sub-gates in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub-active layers, and the plurality of sub-gates are electrically connected in sequence.

7. The electronic paper according to claim 2,

the pixel includes: the pixel structure comprises a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode electrically connected with the thin film transistor, wherein the thin film transistor and the photoelectric conversion transistor are arranged on the same layer.

8. The electronic paper according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the electronic paper further includes: and the storage battery is electrically connected with the current output end of the photoelectric conversion transistor and the driving component respectively.

9. The electronic paper according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the photoelectric conversion transistor is arranged on at least one side of the display region.

10. The electronic paper according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the display panel includes: the pixel structure comprises two oppositely arranged substrates and an electrophoresis layer positioned between the two substrates, wherein the plurality of pixels and the photoelectric conversion transistor are positioned in one of the two substrates.

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of display, in particular to electronic paper.

Background

The electronic paper is a novel display device and is mainly used in electronic tags, advertising boards, electronic readers and other equipment. The display effect of the electronic paper is close to that of natural paper, and visual fatigue during reading can be reduced.

At present, a rechargeable battery can be generally used as a power source for electronic paper display. However, the use of electronic paper using a rechargeable battery is highly limited.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides electronic paper. The problem that the use limitation of the electronic paper adopting the rechargeable battery in the prior art is high can be solved, the technical scheme is as follows:

provided is electronic paper including:

a display panel and a driving assembly;

wherein the display panel has a display area and a bezel area surrounding the display area, the display panel including: a plurality of pixels located in the display area, and a photoelectric conversion transistor located in the frame area, the photoelectric conversion transistor having a current output terminal;

the driving assembly is electrically connected with the plurality of pixels and electrically connected with the current output end of the photoelectric conversion transistor.

Optionally, the photoelectric conversion transistor includes: the semiconductor device comprises an active layer, a first pole and a second pole which are overlapped with the active layer, and a grid electrode which is insulated from the active layer;

wherein one of the first pole and the second pole is electrically connected to the current output terminal, and the active layer between the first pole and the second pole extends in a non-linear direction.

Optionally, the active layer between the first pole and the second pole extends in a direction of a meander line.

Optionally, the first pole includes: the array substrate comprises a strip-shaped first sub-electrode and a plurality of strip-shaped second sub-electrodes, wherein one ends of the second sub-electrodes are connected with the first sub-electrode; the second pole includes: the first sub-electrode is connected with the first sub-electrode, and the second sub-electrode is connected with the second sub-electrode; wherein the first sub-electrode, the second sub-electrode, the third sub-electrode and the fourth sub-electrode are all overlapped with the active layer, and the plurality of second sub-electrodes and the plurality of fourth sub-electrodes are all located between the first sub-electrode and the third sub-electrode.

Optionally, the first sub-electrode and the third sub-electrode have the same length direction, the second sub-electrodes and the fourth sub-electrodes have the same length direction, and the length direction of the first sub-electrode is perpendicular to the length direction of the second sub-electrode.

Optionally, the active layer in the photoelectric conversion transistor includes: a plurality of sub-active layers disposed at intervals, a gate electrode in the photoelectric conversion transistor including: and a plurality of sub-gates in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub-active layers, and the plurality of sub-gates are electrically connected in sequence.

Optionally, the pixel includes: the pixel structure comprises a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode electrically connected with the thin film transistor, wherein the thin film transistor and the photoelectric conversion transistor are arranged on the same layer.

Optionally, the electronic paper further includes: and the storage battery is electrically connected with the current output end of the photoelectric conversion transistor and the driving component respectively.

Optionally, the photoelectric conversion transistor is arranged on at least one side of the display region.

Optionally, the display panel includes: the pixel structure comprises two oppositely arranged substrates and an electrophoresis layer positioned between the two substrates, wherein the plurality of pixels and the photoelectric conversion transistor are positioned in one of the two substrates.

The beneficial effects brought by the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least comprise:

the electronic paper may include: display panel and drive assembly. The display panel may include: and a photoelectric conversion transistor located in the non-display region. The driving component may be electrically connected to a current output terminal in the photoelectric conversion transistor. The photoelectric conversion transistor can convert light energy into electric energy, and the converted electric energy can be used as a power supply for displaying the electronic paper, so that the electronic paper can be normally used under the scene without a charging condition, and the use flexibility of the electronic paper is improved. And because the photoelectric conversion transistor is positioned in the frame area of the display panel, the photoelectric conversion transistor does not occupy the space of the electronic paper except the display panel, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic paper is effectively improved, and the display effect of the electronic paper is better.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional electronic paper;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic paper provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a photoelectric conversion transistor in electronic paper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a photoelectric conversion transistor in another electronic paper provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic paper provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a film structure of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic paper provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The conventional electronic paper includes: the display panel can display images under the driving of the driving assembly. The display panel is generally a display panel prepared based on an electrophoretic display (EPD), and when the display panel displays a static image, the driving circuit of the electronic paper does not need to consume electric power, and when the displayed image is refreshed, the driving circuit of the electronic paper needs to consume a larger amount of electric power.

For this reason, a rechargeable battery is generally used as a power source for electronic paper display. However, if the electronic paper is used in a scene without a charging condition (for example, in an outdoor scene), the electronic paper cannot display an image any more after the amount of electricity of the rechargeable battery in the electronic paper is exhausted.

In order to ensure that the electronic paper can be normally used under the condition that the electronic paper does not have a charging condition, a solar cell panel can be used as a power supply for displaying the electronic paper. For example, referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional electronic paper. The display panel 01 and the solar cell panel 02 in the electronic paper are generally arranged on the same surface of the electronic paper. The solar cell panel 02 can convert solar energy into electric energy, and further enables a driving assembly in the electronic paper to drive the display panel 01 to display images.

However, as shown in fig. 1, since the display panel 01 and the solar panel 02 are both located on the same surface of the electronic paper, and the space occupied by the solar panel 02 in the electronic paper is generally large, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic paper provided with the solar panel 02 is small.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic paper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic paper may include: a display panel 100 and a driving assembly 200.

The display panel 100 includes: a display area 100a and a bezel area 100b surrounding the display area 100 a. The display panel 100 may include: a plurality of pixels 101 located in the display region 100a, and a photoelectric conversion transistor 102 located in the frame region 100 b. The photoelectric conversion transistor 102 has a current output terminal 102 a. In the present application, the plurality of pixels 101 located in the display area 100a may be arranged in an array of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.

The driving element 200 may be electrically connected to a plurality of pixels 101 in the display panel 100, and the driving element 200 may also be electrically connected to the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102.

In the embodiment of the present application, the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 is a thin film transistor, which may include: an active layer. Under irradiation of ambient light, the number of hole-electron pairs in the active layer in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 increases, so that a leakage current in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, which can be transmitted to the driving element 200 through the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, increases. In this way, the driving component 200 can drive the plurality of pixels 101 in the display panel 100 to operate by the power supplied from the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, so that the electronic paper can display a corresponding picture. That is, the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 can convert the light energy of the ambient light into electric energy, and the converted electric energy can be used as a power source for displaying the electronic paper, so that the electronic paper can be normally used in a scene without a charging condition, and the use flexibility of the electronic paper is improved. Since the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 is located in the frame area 100b of the display panel 100, the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 does not occupy the space of the electronic paper other than the display panel 100, so that the screen occupation ratio of the electronic paper is effectively improved, and the display effect of the electronic paper is better.

In summary, the electronic paper provided in the embodiment of the present application includes: display panel and drive assembly. The display panel may include: and a photoelectric conversion transistor located in the non-display region. The driving component may be electrically connected to a current output terminal in the photoelectric conversion transistor. The photoelectric conversion transistor can convert light energy into electric energy, and the converted electric energy can be used as a power supply for displaying the electronic paper, so that the electronic paper can be normally used under the scene without a charging condition, and the use flexibility of the electronic paper is improved. And because the photoelectric conversion transistor is positioned in the frame area of the display panel, the photoelectric conversion transistor does not occupy the space of the electronic paper except the display panel, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic paper is effectively improved, and the display effect of the electronic paper is better.

Optionally, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a photoelectric conversion transistor in an electronic paper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The photoelectric conversion transistor 102 in the display panel 100 in the electronic paper may include: an active layer 1021, a first pole 1022 and a second pole 1023 overlapping the active layer 1021, and a gate 1024 disposed insulated from the active layer 1021. One of the first pole 1022 and the second pole 1023 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may be electrically connected to the current output terminal 102a in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102.

It should be noted that the other of the first pole 1022 and the second pole 1023 of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may be in a floating state, i.e., not electrically connected to a power supply terminal, or the other of the first pole 1022 and the second pole 1023 of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may be electrically connected to a ground power supply terminal in the electronic paper. In the embodiments of the present application, the first electrode 1022 of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 is electrically connected to the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, and the second electrode 1023 is electrically connected to the ground power terminal of the electronic paper.

It is to be noted that the first pole 1022 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may be one of a source and a drain, and the second pole 1023 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may be the other of the source and the drain.

In the embodiment of the present application, the channel region in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 refers to: an area of the active layer 1021 between an area in contact with the first pole 1022 and an area in contact with the second pole 1023. Under the irradiation of the ambient light, the number of hole-electron pairs in the channel region of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 increases, so that the leakage current generated in the channel region increases, and the leakage current generated in the channel region can be output to the driving component 200 in the electronic paper through the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, so that the driving component 200 can drive the pixel 101 located in the display region 100a of the display panel 100 to operate.

Alternatively, the material of the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may be an oxide semiconductor material, for example, it may be zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminum oxide (Al)₂O₃) And the like. Since the oxide semiconductor material is sensitive to light, it is very easy to generate leakage current under the irradiation of light, so that when the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 is made of oxide semiconductor material, the efficiency of photoelectric conversion of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 can be improved.

In the present application, the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 between the first pole 1022 and the second pole 1023 can extend along a non-linear direction, and the channel region in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 also extends along the non-linear direction. Since the magnitude of the leakage current generated in the channel region of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 under the irradiation of the ambient light is in positive correlation with the length of the channel region of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, when the channel region of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 extends in the nonlinear direction, the length of the channel region of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 is long, so that the leakage current generated in the channel region of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 under the irradiation of the ambient light is large, and the ability to drive the pixel 101 located in the display region 100a of the display panel 100 can be improved.

For example, the first pole 1022 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may include: a stripe-shaped first sub-electrode 1022a and a plurality of stripe-shaped second sub-electrodes 1022b, and one end of each of the plurality of second sub-electrodes 1022b may be electrically connected to the first sub-electrode 1022 a.

The second pole 1023 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may include: a plurality of stripe-shaped third sub-electrodes 1023a and a plurality of stripe-shaped fourth sub-electrodes 1023b, wherein one end of each of the plurality of fourth sub-electrodes 1023b can be electrically connected with the third sub-electrode 1023 a.

In the present application, the plurality of second sub-electrodes 1022b and the plurality of fourth sub-electrodes 1023b may be overlapped with the active layer 1021, and the plurality of second sub-electrodes 1022b and the plurality of fourth sub-electrodes 1023b may be located between the first sub-electrode 1022a and the third sub-electrode 1023a and the active layer 1021.

In the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, the first sub-electrode 1022a and the third sub-electrode 1023a may be in contact with the active layer 1021 or may not be in contact with the active layer 1021. The examples of the present application are schematically illustrated by taking the following two cases as examples:

in the first case, as shown in fig. 3, when the first sub-electrode 1022a and the third sub-electrode in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 are both in contact with the active layer 1021, the first sub-electrode 1022a, the second sub-electrode 1022b, the third sub-electrode 1023a and the fourth sub-electrode 1023b in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 are all overlapped with the active layer 1021. In this case, the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 between the first pole 1022 and the second pole 1023 may extend in the direction of the broken line. That is, the channel region in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may extend along the direction of the broken line, the length of the channel region in the photoelectric conversion transistor 1022 is large, and the leakage current generated in the case of the irradiation of the ambient light is large.

In a second case, as shown in fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a photoelectric conversion transistor in another electronic paper provided in the embodiment of the present application. When the first sub-electrode 1022a and the third sub-electrode in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 are both not in contact with the active layer 1021, each second sub-electrode 1022b and the fourth sub-electrode 1023b adjacent thereto, as well as the active layer 1021 and the gate 1024 can constitute one sub-photoelectric conversion transistor. Since one end of each of the second sub-electrodes 1022b is electrically connected to the first sub-electrode 1022a and one end of each of the fourth sub-electrodes 1023b is electrically connected to the third sub-electrode 1022b, the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 corresponds to a plurality of sub-photoelectric conversion transistors connected in series. In the present application, the distance between the second sub-electrode 1022b and the fourth sub-electrode 1023b in each sub-photoelectric conversion transistor is much smaller than the length of the second sub-electrode 1022b and the fourth sub-electrode 1023b, so that the aspect ratio of the channel region in each sub-photoelectric conversion transistor is larger, and the leakage current generated by the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 obtained after a plurality of sub-photoelectric conversion transistors are connected in series under the irradiation of the ambient light is larger.

In the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, the length directions of the first sub-electrode 1022a and the third sub-electrode 1023a are the same, and the length directions of the second sub-electrodes 1022b and the fourth sub-electrodes 1023b are the same. The length direction of the first sub-electrode 1022a may be perpendicular to the length direction of each second sub-electrode 1022b, and the length direction of the third sub-electrode 1023b may be perpendicular to the length direction of each fourth sub-electrode 1023 b.

In the present application, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may include: a plurality of sub active layers arranged at intervals. The gate 1024 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may include: and a plurality of sub-gates in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub-active layers, and the plurality of sub-gates are electrically connected in sequence. By separately arranging the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 into a plurality of sub-active layers and separately arranging the gate 1024 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 into a plurality of sub-gates, the static electricity generated on the active layer 1021 and the gate 1024 when the areas of the active layer 1021 and the gate 1024 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 are large can be effectively reduced, thereby improving the electrical performance of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic paper provided in the embodiment of the present application. The electronic paper may further include: and a battery 300, wherein the battery 300 can be electrically connected to the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 and the driving module 200, respectively. Under the irradiation of the ambient light, the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 can convert the light energy of the ambient light into electric energy, and the converted electric energy can be transmitted to the battery 300 through the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 for storing energy. After the storage battery 300 stores the energy of the electric energy transmitted by the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, the storage battery 300 can provide the electric energy to the driving assembly 200, so that the driving assembly 200 can drive the plurality of pixels 101 in the display panel 100 to operate, and the electronic paper can display a corresponding picture. In the present application, when the electronic paper includes the storage battery 300 electrically connected to the current output terminal 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, the electronic paper can not only convert the light energy of the ambient light into the electric energy and store the energy in the storage battery 300, but also can be normally used in a scene where the ambient light is weak by the electric energy stored in the storage battery 300.

In the embodiment of the present application, the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 in the electronic paper may be arranged on at least one side of the display region 100a in the display panel 100. For example, as shown in fig. 5, the edge area 100b of the display panel 100 includes a bonding area 100c on one side of the display area 100a, and the photoelectric conversion transistors 102 may be arranged on three sides of the edge area 100b of the display area 100a, where the three sides of the edge area 100b are the areas on the other three sides of the edge area 100b except the side where the bonding area 100c is located. In this manner, by providing the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 so as to avoid the bonding region 100b, it is possible to avoid interference of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 with the bonding region 100b at the time of photoelectric conversion. Further, when the photoelectric conversion transistors 102 are arranged over a plurality of sides of the display region 100a, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion transistors 102 can be improved.

In the present application, one photoelectric conversion transistor 200 may be disposed on each side edge area 100b of the display area 100a, and any two photoelectric conversion transistors 200 in the electronic paper may or may not be connected in series, but each photoelectric conversion transistor 102 has the same structure, and it may refer to the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 shown in fig. 3 or fig. 4.

It should be noted that the bonding region 100c in the display panel 100 is a region for connecting with a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) 400. The flexible circuit board 400 is used to connect a plurality of pixels 101 in the display panel 100 and the driving assembly 200, and thus, the driving assembly 200 may be electrically connected to the plurality of pixels 101 in the display panel 100 through the flexible circuit board 400. In other possible implementations, the driving assembly 200 may also be integrated in the flexible circuit board 400.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic view of a film structure of a display panel provided in an embodiment of the present application. The display panel 100 may include: two substrates oppositely arranged, and an electrophoretic layer 103 located between the two substrates. The plurality of pixels 101 and the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 in the display panel 100 are located in one of the two substrates.

Illustratively, the two substrates in the display panel 100 are respectively: a first substrate 104 and a second substrate 105. The following embodiments are each schematically illustrated by taking an example in which a plurality of pixels 101 and a photoelectric conversion transistor 102 in a display panel 100 are each located in a first substrate 104.

The first substrate 104 may include: a first substrate 1041, a thin film transistor 1042 disposed on the first substrate 104, and a pixel electrode 1043 electrically connected to the thin film transistor 1042. In this application, the display area 100a in the display panel 100 is formed by a plurality of pixel areas, and the thin film transistor 1042 and the pixel electrode 1043 in each pixel area may form one pixel 101.

In the embodiment of the present application, the thin film transistor 1042 in each pixel 101 may be disposed in the same layer as the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 in the display panel 100.

For example, the thin film transistor 1042 in each pixel 101 may include: a source S, a drain D, a gate G and an active layer A. The active layer a in the thin film transistor 1042 can be disposed on the same layer as the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, and the materials are the same, that is, the active layer a in the thin film transistor 1042 and the active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 are formed by a single patterning process; the source S and the drain D of the thin film transistor 1042 can be disposed on the same layer as the first pole 1022 and the second pole 1023 of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, and the materials are the same, that is, the source S and the drain D of the thin film transistor 1042 and the first pole 1022 and the second pole 1023 of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 are formed by a single patterning process; the gate G of the thin film transistor 1042 and the gate 1024 of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 can be disposed on the same layer and have the same material, that is, the gate G of the thin film transistor 1042 and the gate 1024 of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 are formed by a single patterning process.

In the present application, when the thin film transistor 1042 in each pixel 101 and the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 in the display panel 100 can be disposed on the same layer, the manufacturing process of the display panel 100 is simple and the manufacturing cost is low.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the first substrate may include: a first substrate 1041, and a first conductive pattern, a gate insulating layer 1044, an active layer pattern, a second conductive pattern, a planarization layer 1045, and a third electrode pattern which are stacked in a direction perpendicular to and away from the first substrate 1041.

Wherein the first conductive pattern may include: the gate G in the thin film transistor 1042, the gate 1024 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102, and the auxiliary electrode Com. The auxiliary electrode Com and the pixel electrode 1043 can form a storage capacitor when the display panel 100 displays, so as to maintain the stability of the voltage applied on the pixel electrode 1043.

The active layer pattern may include: an active layer a in the thin film transistor 1042 and an active layer 1021 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102.

The second conductive pattern may include: a source S and a drain D in the thin film transistor 1042, and a first pole 1022 and a second pole 1023 in the photoelectric conversion transistor 102.

The third conductive pattern may include: a pixel electrode 1043 in each pixel region.

Optionally, the second substrate 105 may include: a second substrate 1051, and a common electrode 1052 on the second substrate 1051.

Optionally, the electrophoretic layer 103 between the first substrate 104 and the second substrate 105 includes: a plurality of electrophoresis capsules 1031, each electrophoresis capsule 1031 may comprise: the electrophoresis apparatus includes a capsule body, and an electrophoretic fluid and charged particles located in the capsule body, and the charged particles may include: black particles, white particles, colored particles, and the like.

In this application, when a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode 1042 of each pixel 100 by the driving assembly 200, each pixel electrode 1042 forms a voltage difference with the common electrode 1052, and the charged particles in each electrophoretic capsule 1031 move in the electrophoretic fluid under the action of the voltage difference, so as to realize the display of the display panel 100.

Optionally, the display panel 100 further includes: a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. Each gate line may be electrically connected to the gate electrode G in the thin film transistor 1043 in one row of the pixels 101; each data line may be electrically connected to one of the source electrode S and the drain electrode D in the thin film transistor 1043 in one column of the pixels 101, and the other of the source electrode S and the drain electrode D may be electrically connected to the pixel electrode 1042. The plurality of grid lines can be arranged in parallel, the plurality of data lines can also be arranged in parallel, and the extending direction of the grid lines can be vertical to the extending direction of the data lines.

As shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic paper provided in the embodiment of the present application. The driving assembly 200 in the electronic paper may include: a timing controller 201, a gate driving circuit 202, and a source driving circuit 203. The gate driving circuit 202 may be electrically connected to a plurality of gate lines, and is configured to scan rows of pixels 101 in the display panel 100 row by row; the source driving circuit 203 may be electrically connected to a plurality of data lines for supplying data signals to the respective columns of pixels 101 in the display panel 100; the timing controller 201 is connected to the gate driving circuit 202 and the source driving circuit 203, respectively, for controlling signals output from the gate driving circuit and the source driving circuit.

In the embodiment of the present application, the current output end 102a of the photoelectric conversion transistor 102 may be electrically connected to the timing controller 201, the gate driving circuit 202, and the source driving circuit 203 of the driving device 200, respectively, and can convert the light energy of the ambient light into electrical energy and then supply the electrical energy to the timing controller 201, the gate driving circuit 202, and the source driving circuit 203 of the driving device 200. The gate 1024 of the photo-conversion circuit can be electrically connected to the gate driving circuit 202 of the driving component 200, so that the gate driving circuit 202 can provide a gate voltage to the gate 1024 of the photo-conversion transistor 102, and the gate voltage can control the first pole 1021 and the second pole 1022 of the photo-conversion transistor 102 to be conductive, so that the leakage current generated by the photo-conversion transistor 102 in case of light can be more easily outputted through the current output terminal 102 a.

In summary, the electronic paper provided in the embodiment of the present application includes: display panel and drive assembly. The display panel may include: and a photoelectric conversion transistor located in the non-display region. The driving component may be electrically connected to a current output terminal in the photoelectric conversion transistor. The photoelectric conversion transistor can convert light energy into electric energy, and the converted electric energy can be used as a power supply for displaying the electronic paper, so that the electronic paper can be normally used under the scene without a charging condition, and the use flexibility of the electronic paper is improved. And because the photoelectric conversion transistor is positioned in the frame area of the display panel, the photoelectric conversion transistor does not occupy the space of the electronic paper except the display panel, the screen occupation ratio of the electronic paper is effectively improved, and the display effect of the electronic paper is better.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a display device, where the display device may include: in the electronic paper in the above embodiments, the display device may be an electronic tag, a billboard, an electronic reader, or the like.

It is noted that in the drawings, the sizes of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity of illustration. Also, it will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "on" another element or layer, it can be directly on the other element or layer or intervening layers may also be present. In addition, it will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "under" another element or layer, it can be directly under the other element or intervening layers or elements may also be present. In addition, it will also be understood that when a layer or element is referred to as being "between" two layers or elements, it can be the only layer between the two layers or elements, or there can be more than one intermediate layer or element. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

In this application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The term "plurality" means two or more unless expressly limited otherwise.

The above description is intended to be exemplary only, and not to limit the present application, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present application are intended to be included therein.