CN100566490C - Phosphor in the polycrystalline ceramic structure and the light-emitting component that comprises this phosphor - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to phosphor and the light-emitting component that comprises light-emitting diode that is provided with this phosphor in a kind of polycrystalline ceramic structure, wherein the composite construction of phosphor particles is embedded in the matrix, be characterised in that matrix is the ceramic composite structures that comprises the polycrystalline ceramics alumina material, after this is called luminescent ceramic matrix composite.This luminescent ceramic matrix composite can make by following step: the mixture of powders of ceramic phosphor particle and alumina particle is transformed into slurry, make slurry be configured as briquetting, implement heat treatment then, selectively become to comprise the polycrystalline phosphor of ceramic alumina composite construction in conjunction with high temperature insostatic pressing (HIP).Luminescent ceramic matrix composite also allow by change in the phosphor particles and the second ceramic particle share at least one, the difference of the particle refractive index of the grain graininess of ceramic composite structures, ceramic composite structures and the porousness that comprises the polycrystalline phosphor of ceramic composite structures adjust this method of light diffusion property.
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Technical field
The present invention relates in a kind of polycrystalline ceramic structure phosphor, comprise the light-emitting diode that is provided with described phosphor light-emitting component, make the method for this phosphor and regulate the light diffusion of this phosphor and the method for luminosity.
Phosphor in this polycrystalline ceramic structure forms luminescent ceramic composite.
Background technology
The situation of the high-brightness white-light LED of prior art (light-emitting diode) faces restriction.Be deposited on phosphor layer on the LED because of the light back scattering is caused light loss in LED.Spill is generally 20-30%.And, from the heat transmission of LED and phosphor for junction temperature and the phosphor temperature uprises and optical element (phosphor sealant and extraction lens (extraction lens)) to make the high power applications under the LED insulation situation effectively be a problem.Normally used matrix of packages is made by silicon and/or epoxy resin, but these materials have low-down thermal conductivity, cause being lower than best optical coupling output because the refractive index of matrix and LED material does not match, and be subject to their light-thermal stability.
JP 2003-243717 has described a kind of lip-deep ceramic substrate of Light-Emitting Diode that is installed in.This ceramic substrate is translucent in the visible region and comprises YAG (Yttrium-Aluminium-Garnet) phosphor.According to this patent disclosure, be that the conventional situation of base material is compared with resin, can suppress change in long term and the dispersion and the luminous mass of illuminant colour.Essence and base material that this patent disclosure is not put down in writing host material are the needed actual conditions of back scattering of avoiding blue LED light.
DE 10349038 discloses a kind of material that is mainly formed by phosphor (that is, the Ce doped YAG), and it is as ceramic substrate material.Can exist a spot of aluminium oxide as foreign crystal in the stock.The granularity of ceramic material and foreign crystal is 1 to 100 μ m.Disclosed material has various shortcomings.Only pore and foreign crystal can help forward scattering, and this is necessary to obtaining needed color uniformity.Yet these pores and foreign crystal also cause back scattering.Using YAG:Ce is exactly its lower conductive coefficient and material and manufacturing process thereof expensive as the shortcoming of stock.
Summary of the invention
One object of the present invention is exactly to alleviate these problems and shortcoming and obtain a kind of light-emitting component that is improved.Have been found that by using doped YAG type phosphor to address the above problem effectively, wherein phosphor is embedded in the ceramic substrate that comprises the non-luminous polycrystal alumina that forms ceramic matrix composites, and wherein ceramic matrix composites comprises that 80 arrive the aluminium oxide of 99.99vol.% and 0.01 to 20vol.% phosphor.
The term phosphor has the common implication of the material that has luminosity in the present invention.
Other LED that comprise the phosphor that is embedded in the matrix are disclosed among the EP 1369935.Yet wherein the phosphor particles of Miao Shuing typically is embedded in epoxy resin or the silicone host material, and this still has above-mentioned and other shortcoming.
Do not have to describe the phosphor in the at present claimed polycrystalline ceramic structure in the prior art and comprise the light-emitting component (LEE) of such phosphor as luminescent ceramic composite (promptly being embedded in the polycrystalline ceramics composite material of the garnet phosphor (for example YAG:Ce) in the polycrystal alumina matrix).
The major function of luminescent material is that conversion portion blue light and other parts of transmission are to produce needed white light emission.Being used to produce the typical sizes of novel light-emitting pottery of suitable white light emission and material compositions and being LED and top, to have thickness be that the percent by volume of 200-1000 micron and phosphor is for example about 15 to 7vol.% Y
2.94Ce
0.06Al
5O
12Down to for example about 3 to 1.4vol.% Y
2.7Ce
0.3A
L5O
12The combination of the luminescent ceramic substrate in the scope.For the LED of high-luminance phosphor converted, have the wall thickness that is low to moderate 50 microns and be low to moderate 12vol.%Y
2.7Ce
0.3Al
5O
12The thin luminous calotte of conformal (conformal) (cup) of YGA percent by volume produce suitable white light emission.
New Polycrystalline ceramic composition of the present invention provides the conversion LED of following phosphor and the general optics that causes and the solution of light-heat problem.Be advantages more of the present invention below, comprise about optical property, thermal property with in the advantage aspect the processing that comprises these new materials on the matrix of other stocks described in the prior.
On the calorifics:
Power dissipation is an important factors in the light-emitting diode.The operation of light-emitting diode is the function of its temperature, and device efficiency reduces along with the rising of device temperature.The dissipation of heat that takes place in phosphor by the Stokes shift losses is very important, because phosphor efficiency descends along with the rising of temperature.This aspect is a particular importance for high power and high-brightness LED light source.
Pure Al
2O
3The thermal conductivity of (aluminium oxide) is higher than the thermal conductivity (35 couples of 15W/mK) of YAG.Therefore, the thermal conductivity of composite material of the present invention is higher than among the DE 10349038 YGA as the thermal conductivity of the ceramic material of stock.The result, obtain having the luminescent ceramic composite of the dissipation of heat towards periphery better and therefore also obtain light-emitting component, this causes the temperature of phosphor and diode lower, is therefore obtaining higher luminous flux or obtain identical luminous flux under lower power by composite material of the present invention under the identical power.
On the optics:
Be fully recognized that the importance (seeing for example EP1369935) of the light scattering in the control luminescent material.Realizing that by LED and ceramic composition (being LEE) light scattering is worked aspect even, the angled spectral emissions, but high light diffusion specific be because the spill of the light that is absorbed once more by LED self but harmful.Find to pass through the phosphor volume of 20vol.% at the most, spill can be remained to the level that fully is lower than for the minimizing of known 20 to 30% scopes of prior art phosphor layer.
Embedded system for example in epoxy resin or the silicones light scattering in the phosphor depend on that the refractive index between phosphor material and epoxy resin or the silicones does not match and other factors.Must select the amount of phosphor particles and their size, make that path by briquetting is very long so that make enough blue lights be converted into gold-tinted, and very short so that make the phosphor layer of blue light by embedding of q.s.The light scattering that is produced is not only along forward direction scattered light but also scattered light backward.Backward scattered light has the chance that considerable quilt absorbs once more in LED.This has reduced efficient.Epoxy resin is substituted by transparent ceramic substrate in DE 10349038.Put down in writing by the micropore or second of introducing light scattering is set and to have realized color uniformity mutually.Yet especially micropore also can cause back scattering, causes efficient to reduce thus.The favourable aspect of the present invention is mainly by the share major limitation of YAG:Ce in the aluminium oxide is reduced the possibility of spill in the luminescent material at about 20vol.%.Obtain further to improve by control porousness and size distribution.In advantageous embodiment, ceramic composite has about at the most 1% porousness.In addition, pore size should remain on very little, for example less than 300nm, preferably less than about 100nm.By the pore size that is lower than 50nm can be to obtain best result.
In conjunction with the restriction of YAG share, can obtain to be low to moderate 5% spill.
Adopt aluminium oxide producing other advantage aspect the color uniformity of regulating light-emitting component, and do not introduce back scattering as the matrix that is used for phosphor particles.Because the hexagonal crystal structure of aluminium oxide and the little refractive index on these two main directions is poor, light will be refracted on crystal boundary, promptly be scattered, be refracted simultaneously or the back scattering component be at least less than the order of magnitude of forward scattering ability.Therefore polycrystal alumina will further improve the efficient of luminescent ceramic composite as host material, therefore improve the efficient of the light-emitting component that is provided with this luminescent ceramic composite.Use the forward scattering of this material and the uniformity that the surface structure obtains the improvement aspect color.For this purpose, find that advantageously the particle mean size that is included in the crystal grain in the ceramic substrate is 0.3-50 μ m.
Color dot and colour temperature:
A certain amount of Ce is essential for blueness conversion to a certain degree.The emission spectrum of YAG:Ce depends on the Ce concentration in the YAG lattice.With comparing at other lattices of introducing activator ion (Ce or Pr) by scattering and obtaining the uniform concentration in the matrix, with respect to the concentration according to the same total amount of the Ce of DE10349038, composite material of the present invention can have high Ce concentration in the part in phosphor powder (YAG:Ce).Therefore the Ce of high concentration is possible, keeps low total concentration simultaneously.This has provided the extra degree of freedom when making color dot and colour temperature optimization.When the assembled LED device, can also be easily because can use be easier to handle, than the thick thin slice of conformal phosphor layers (typical 30 microns).
Handle:
Be difficult to prepare transparent YAG main body,, be only second to predetermined YAG phase because YAG is ol cpds and the phase that can find to be rich in aluminium or yttrium usually.Yet aluminium oxide is processed fine control.Aluminium oxide is also cheap than YAG.And translucent alumina can prepare under low relatively temperature.Above-mentioned device with film or conformal phosphor layers may be difficult to handle, because phosphor layer is frangible.According to embodiment of the present invention, wavelength-conversion layer is formed by the phosphor in the alumina host that forms luminescent ceramic composite.Luminescent ceramic matrix composite is normally separated the self-supporting layer of formation with semiconductor device, then it is attached on the semiconductor device of finishing or with the growth substrates that acts on semiconductor device.Ceramic matrix composite layers can be translucent or transparent, and this has reduced the scattering loss that is associated with nontransparent wavelength-conversion layer (for example conformal layer).Luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer can be firmer than film or conformal phosphor layers.In addition because luminescent ceramic matrix composite layers is solid, so it can be easier also be that the optical element (for example lens and secondary optics) of solid carries out optics and contacts with other.
Phosphor used according to the invention is YAG type (yttrium-aluminium-garnet).The example that can form the phosphor of luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer comprises the YAG phosphor with following general formula: (Lu
1-x-y-a-bY
xGd
y)
3(Al
1-zGa
z)
5O
12: Ce
aPr
b, 0＜x≤1 wherein; 0≤y＜1; 0≤z≤0.1; 0≤a≤0.2; 0≤b≤0.1; And a+b＞0, for example Lu
3Al
5O
12: Ce
3+And Y
3Al
5O
12: Ce
3+, it is luminous in green-yellow scope.Can be from Baikowski International Corporation of Charlotte, NC buys suitable Y
3Al
5O
12: Ce
3+Ceramic material.
Luminescent ceramic matrix composite can form by the method that comprises the steps: the slurry that forms aluminium oxide and phosphor powder, slurry is configured as powder compact, implement heat treatment then, selectively become and have minimum backward scattered, the alumina ceramic composite material structure that comprises the polycrystalline phosphor in conjunction with high temperature insostatic pressing (HIP).Ceramic material comprises 80 and arrives the aluminium oxide of 99.99vol.% and 0.01 to 20vol.% phosphor.More preferably, ceramic material comprises 90 and arrives the aluminium oxide of 99.99vol.% and 0.1 to 10vol.% phosphor, and most preferably, ceramic material comprises 95 and arrives the aluminium oxide of 99vol.% and 1 to 5vol.% phosphor.Aluminium oxide and phosphor and differ and be decided to be 100vol.%, if but have a spot of other metals, alloy, inorganic compound etc., aluminium oxide and phosphor and can be lower.In order to obtain transparent LEE, also preferably make ceramic particle have average-size between 0.3 to the 50 μ m, preferably between 20 to 40 μ m.
This method comprises the mixing of aluminium oxide and phosphor powder, selectively has stabilizer and binding agent, and powder compact is shaped.Then to this densification of powder compact heating to remove organic binder bond and to realize briquetting.The article that obtain have height translucence and wavelength-conversion character.Different with traditional conformal phosphor layers or the phosphor layer that is deposited on the transparent resin, polycrystal alumina phosphor composite material is gone up substantially and is not had organic material (being lower than 1%).
Luminescent ceramic matrix composite element can be attached on the luminescent device, by for example wafer bonding (wafer bonding), sintering, gluing with the thin layer of known organic binder bond (for example epoxy resin or silicones), gluing and realize with sol-gel glass is gluing with the high index of refraction inorganic binder.
The example of high index of refraction binding agent comprises the optical glass of high index of refraction, for example Schott glass SF59, Schott glass LaSF3, Schott glass LaSF N18, and composition thereof.These glass can be from Duryea, and the Schott Glass Technologies Incorporated of Pa obtains.The example of other high index of refraction binding agents comprises the high index of refraction chalcogenide glass, (Ge for example, Sb, Ga) (S, Se) chalcogenide glass is including, but not limited to GaP, InGaP, the III-V semiconductor of GaAs and GaN, including, but not limited to ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, CdS, CdSe, II-VI semiconductor with CdTe, and including, but not limited to IV family semiconductor and the compound of Si and Ge, organic semiconductor, including, but not limited to tungsten oxide, titanium oxide, nickel oxide, zirconia, the metal oxide of tin indium oxide and chromium oxide, metal fluoride including, but not limited to magnesium fluoride and calcirm-fluoride, including, but not limited to Zn, In, the metal of Mg and Sn, YAG, the phosphide compound, the arsenide compound, the antimonide compound, nitride, the high index of refraction organic compound, and composition thereof or alloy.What be to submit on September 12nd, 2000 number is No.09/660,317 and number 09/880,204 the U.S. Patent application submitted to June 12 calendar year 2001 in described in further detail with the high index of refraction inorganic binder gluing, at this by with reference to introducing.
At United States Patent (USP) 6,642, described in further detail in 618 with sol-gel glass gluing, at this by with reference to introducing.In luminescent ceramic matrix composite is attached to embodiment on the device by sol-gel glass, for the refractive index that makes glass and the refractive index of luminescent ceramic matrix of materials composite material and luminescent device are more closely mated, can be at SiO
2Comprise one or more materials in the sol-gel glass, for example the oxide of titanium, cerium, lead, gallium, bismuth, cadmium, zinc, barium or aluminium is to increase the refractive index of glass.For example, the Y in the aluminium oxide ceramics layer
3Al
5O
12: Ce
3+Can have about 1.76 refractive index, and on can the sapphire growth substrates attached to light emitting semiconductor device, wherein sapphire substrate has 1.76 refractive index.Wish to make the refractive index and the Y of binding agent
3Al
5O
12: Ce
3+The refractive index of ceramic layer and sapphire growth substrates is complementary.
Luminescent ceramic matrix composite element can comprise single phosphor or the multiple phosphor that mixes.In some embodiments, the phosphor concentration in the ceramic layer is classification.By change following one of at least, this structure allows to regulate easily the light scattering character of LED: the granularity of the share of phosphor particles body and ceramic alumina particle, the particle of ceramic composite material structure and comprise porousness in the ceramic composite material structure of polycrystalline phosphor.
In some embodiments, device can comprise a plurality of ceramic components.
Other advantages of luminescent ceramic matrix composite element of the present invention are the light extraction in order to increase, and can or be polished to needed shape, for example stratiform with ceramic component molding, grinding, machining, brand.Luminescent ceramic matrix composite element has high index of refraction, for example Y usually
3Al
5O
12: Ce
3+The refractive index of ceramic component is 1.75 to 1.8.For fear of the total internal reflection on the interface between high index ceramic element and the low-refraction air, ceramic component can be shaped as for example hemispherical lens of lens.Can be further has arbitrarily structure or for example has that Fresnel lens shape improves by the top that makes ceramic component from the light extraction of device.In some embodiments, the top of ceramic component can have photon crystal structure, for example the periodic lattice in the hole that forms in the ceramic material.The ceramic component that is shaped can be less than or equal to the surface size of the device that it adheres to, perhaps the surface size of its device that can adhere to greater than it.In some devices, be that the ceramic component of shaping of twice at least of the length surface of ceramic component is installed on it in the device for bottom lengths, wish good light extraction.In some embodiments, wavelength-transition material is limited in the ceramic component and the immediate part of device.In other embodiments, wavelength-transition material is arranged in first luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer, is attached to then on second that be shaped, the transparent ceramic element.Guarantee the color uniformity of light-emitting component in other embodiments by the shaping of luminescent ceramic matrix composite.
In some embodiments, the surperficial roughening that makes top ceramic element for example mixes in the device that forms white light at the light that comes selfluminous element and one or more wavelength-conversion element to increase to the required scattering of mixed light.In other embodiments, can be by finishing abundant mixing as secondary optics element well known in the art (for example lens or fiber waveguide).
Other advantages of luminescent ceramic matrix composite element are the good thermal property of pottery, comprise the transparent or luminescent ceramic matrix composite element that is used for light extraction and is shaped.Selectable other transparent or luminescent ceramic composite elements can be arranged between element and the device.Device can be installed on the sub-frame, for example as flip chip.Sub-frame and main substrate can be for example such as Cu paper tinsel, Mo, Cu/Mo and Cu/W; Semiconductor with hard contact for example has the Si of ohm contact and has the GaAs of ohm contact, comprises for example one or more Pd, Ge, Ti, Au, Ni, Ag contact; And pottery, for example diamond of Ya Bianing.These layers can be that ceramic component is connected to Heat Conduction Material on the sub-frame, might reduce the temperature of luminescent ceramic matrix composite element, increase light output thus.The material that is suitable for sub-frame element comprises above-mentioned sub-frame material.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the phosphor-conversion light emitting semiconductor device of prior art.
Fig. 2 explanation comprises the flip chip light emitting semiconductor device of polycrystal alumina-phosphor composite layer (being luminescent ceramic matrix composite).
Fig. 3 explanation comprises the main substrate of combination and the light emitting semiconductor device of luminescent ceramic matrix composite.
The example of the phosphor doping curve chart of Fig. 4 explanation in luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer.
Fig. 5 has illustrated the light emitting semiconductor device that comprises a plurality of ceramic layers.
Fig. 6 explanation comprises the light emitting semiconductor device of the luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer of shaping.
Fig. 7 explanation comprises the light emitting semiconductor device of the ceramic phosphor layers that width is wideer than epitaxial loayer in the device.
Fig. 8 explanation comprises the light emitting semiconductor device of ceramic phosphor layers and heat extraction structure.
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Fig. 2 and 3 has illustrated the device that comprises luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer.In the device of Fig. 2, grow on suitable growth substrates 40 in n-type zone 42, is active region 43 and p-type zone 44 then.Growth substrates 40 can be for example sapphire, SiC, GaN or any other suitable growth substrates.N-type zone 42, active region 43 and p-type zone 44 all can comprise the layer of a plurality of different components, thickness and doping content.For example, n-type zone 42 and p-zone 44 can comprise and be optimised the contact layer that is used for ohmic contact and optimization to comprise the coating layer of carrier in active region 43.Active region 43 can comprise single luminescent layer, perhaps can comprise a plurality of by the separated mqw light emitting layer in barrier layer.
In the device of Fig. 2 explanation, part p-type zone 44 and part active region 43 are etched to remove part n-type zone 42.P-contact 45 is formed on the remaining part in p-type zone 44 and n-contact 46 is formed on the expose portion in n-type zone 42.In embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, contact 45 and 46 is reflected, and makes light be extracted out the back side by substrate 40 from device.Replacedly, contact 45 and 46 can be transparent or be formed and make the most surfaces in p-type zone 44 and n-type zone 42 do not covered by the contact.In this device, light can extract from device by the end face (promptly forming contact 45 and 46 on this surface) of epitaxial structure.
In the device of Fig. 3 explanation, epitaxial loayer is attached on the main substrate 49 by p-contact 45.Other layers (not shown) of being convenient to combination can be included between p-type zone 44 and the main substrate 49.After epitaxial loayer has been combined on the main substrate 49, can remove growth substrates to expose the surface in n-type zone 42.The contact that is connected with the p-side of active region is set up passes main substrate 49.N-contact 46 is formed on the part on the surface that n-type zone 42 exposes.Light extracts from device by the end face in n-type zone 42.The sequence number of submitting on March 19th, 2004 is No.10/804,810, name is called the removal of having described growth substrates in the U. S. application of " photonic crystal light emitting device " in further detail, this patent application transferred the application's assignee and at this by with reference to introducing.
In the devices of Fig. 2 and 3 explanations, luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer 50 (for example above-mentioned ceramic layer) is connected to the end face in n-type zone 42 among the back side of substrate 40 among surface that light extracts, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 from device.On any surface that ceramic layer 50 can be formed on or extract from device attached to light.For example, ceramic layer 50 can extend beyond the side of device illustrated in fig. 2.Fig. 3 shows optional filter 30, this filter 30 allows light from active region 43 by entering ceramic layer 50, but the light that reflection ceramic layer 50 is sent, the light that makes ceramic layer 50 be sent is prohibited from entering device 52, may be absorbed and lose there.The example of suitable filter comprises from Unaxis Balzers Ltd.of Liechtenstein or Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.of Santa Rosa, the dichroic filter that California buys.
Luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer 50 can comprise single phosphor or a plurality of phosphors that mix.In some embodiments, the amount of the activation dopant (activatingdopant) in the ceramic layer is classification.Fig. 4 has illustrated classification doping curve chart (profile) in the luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer.Dotted line among Fig. 4 is represented the surface of device.Has the highest doping content with the phosphor in the immediate ceramic layer part of device surface.When the distance of distance device surface increased, the doping content in the phosphor reduced.Though the linear doping curve chart with constant doping concentration range has been shown among Fig. 4, but should be understood that, the curve chart of classification can be taked Any shape, comprise for example staged grading curve figure or index curve diagram, and can comprise the zone of a plurality of constant doping concentration or not comprise such zone.In addition, in some embodiments, advantageously make the curve chart upset of classification, make to have the low doping concentration that increases along with the distance increase of distance device surface with the immediate zone of device surface.In some embodiments, do not allow to comprise any phosphor or any dopant apart from device surface ceramic layer part farthest, and can be formed (as shown below) is used for the shape of light extraction.
In some embodiments, device comprises a plurality of ceramic layers, as in the device of Fig. 5 explanation.Ceramic layer 50a is attached on the device 52, and device 52 can be any device shown in Fig. 2 and 3 for example.Ceramic layer 50b is attached on the ceramic layer 50a.In some embodiments, comprise all wavelengths-transition material that uses in the device one of among these two ceramic layer 50a and the 50b, and another in these two ceramic layers is transparent and is used as wall, if it is the ceramic layer adjacent with device 52, perhaps as light-extraction layer, if it is apart from device 52 ceramic layer farthest.In some embodiments, ceramic layer 50a all can comprise a kind of different phosphor or multiple phosphor with 50b.Though two ceramic layers have been shown among Fig. 5, have been to be understood that the device that comprises two-layer above ceramic layer and/or two or more phosphor also falls within the scope of the invention.The setting of different phosphors or ceramic layer 50a and 50b self all can select to make the interaction between the multiple phosphor in the control device in ceramic layer 50a and 50b, be to describe in the U.S. Patent application of No.10/785.616 as the sequence number of submitting on February 23rd, 2004, at this by with reference to being introduced into.Though 50a of ceramic layer shown in Fig. 5 and 50b are stacked on the top of device 52, also can adopt other layouts and also fall within the scope of the invention.In some embodiments, the device that comprises one or more ceramic layer can combine with conformal layer (conformallayer) and the luminous substrate described in other wavelength-conversion layers (example is wavelength-transition material as shown in Figure 1) or film, the background technology part.Non-luminous transparent ceramic layer can be for example identical with luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer main material, and does not activate dopant.
The advantage of luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer is and can or be polished to needed shape with ceramic layer molding, grinding, machining, brand, for example in order to increase light extraction.Luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer has high index of refraction usually, for example for Y
3Al
5O
12: Ce
3+The ceramic layer refractive index is 1.75 to 1.8.For fear of at the interface total internal reflection between high index ceramic layer and low-refraction air, ceramic layer can be shaped as the shape as shown in Fig. 6 and 7.In the device shown in Fig. 6, luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer 54 is configured as lens shape, for example dome lens.Top by making ceramic layer or have the arbitrary structures feature or for example be configured as the Fresnel lens shown in Fig. 7 can make the light extraction from device be further improved.In some embodiments, can make the top of ceramic layer have photon crystal structure, for example the periodic lattice in the hole that forms in the ceramic material.The ceramic layer that is shaped is can be than the surface size of its device that adheres to 52 little or equate with it, perhaps can be greatly than the surface of its device that adheres to 52, and as shown in Fig. 6 and 7.In the device of for example Fig. 7, be that the shaped ceramic layer of twice at least of the length surface of ceramic layer is installed on it in the device 52 for bottom lengths, expect good light extraction.In some embodiments, wavelength-transition material is limited in the ceramic layer the part near device 52.In other embodiments, illustrated among Fig. 7, illustrate that wavelength-transition material is arranged among the first ceramic layer 50a, be attached to the second ceramic layer 50b that be shaped, transparent then.
In some embodiments, the surperficial roughening that makes top ceramic layer wherein comes the light of selfluminous element and one or more wavelength-conversion layer to mix to form white light to increase to the needed scattering of light that mixes in the device for example.In other embodiments, can be by finishing abundant mixing as secondary optics element as known in the art (for example lens or fiber waveguide).
Other advantages of luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer are the good thermal property of pottery.Illustrate the device that comprises luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer and heat extraction structure among Fig. 8.With the same among Fig. 7, Fig. 8 shows to be formed and is used for the transparent or luminous ceramic matrix composite layers 50b of light extraction.Selectable other transparent or luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer 50a are arranged between layer 50b and the device 52.Device 52 is installed on the sub-frame (submount) 58, for example with Fig. 2 in illustrate the same as flip chip (flip chip).Sub-frame 58 among Fig. 3 and main substrate 49 can be such as Cu paper tinsel, Mo, Cu/Mo and Cu/W; Semiconductor with hard contact for example has the Si of ohm contact and has the GaAs of ohm contact, comprises among for example Pd, Ge, Ti, Au, Ni, the Ag one or more; And pottery, for example Ya Suo diamond (compressed diamond).Layer 56 is that ceramic layer 50b is connected to Heat Conduction Material on the sub-frame 58, might reduce the temperature of luminescent ceramic matrix composite layer 50a and/or 50b, increases light output thus.The material that is suitable for layer 56 comprises above-mentioned sub-frame material.The layout that illustrates among Fig. 8 is useful for heat extraction from the flip chip devices with conductive substrates (for example SiC).
Example
Decondensation (for example by wet ball grinding (wet ball miling) or ultrasonic wave etc.) and stabilisation by alumina particle (for example pass through to use HNO
3Perhaps polyacrylic acid (polyacrylic acid)), the powder that will be made of meticulous and good dispersible alumina particle (for example Taimei TM-DAR, Sumitomo AKP50) mixes with the YAG:Ce type powder (for example Philios Lighting) in being dispersed in water.Aluminum oxide suspension is cast (for example by slip-casting or gel casting) in mould.
Dry and from mould, take out after, under the temperature that is lower than sintering temperature basically in oxygen calcining Woelm Alumina product to remove all unwanted components (for example stabilizer and binding agent).Then, this material of sintering is higher than 95% up to density under suitable sintering atmosphere (for example vacuum or oxygen atmosphere).After sintering processes, implement high temperature insostatic pressing (HIP) with further increase density, and need not higher sintering temperature.The product height that obtains is translucent and only demonstrate limited back scattering.
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1. polycrystalline ceramic structure, comprise doped YAG type phosphor, wherein said polycrystalline ceramic structure forms this phosphor and is embedded in ceramic matrix composites in the ceramic substrate that comprises non-luminous polycrystal alumina, it is characterized in that described ceramic matrix composites comprises the phosphor of 80 to 99.99vol.% aluminium oxide and 0.01 to 20vol.% and is characterised in that at least 90% hole of described ceramic matrix composites has the mean pore size of 0～300nm.
2. according to the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1, at least 90% hole of ceramic matrix composites has the mean pore size of 0～100nm.
3. according to the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1 or 2, wherein phosphor is the doped YAG with following composition: (Lu
1-x-y-a-bY
xGd
y)
3(Al
1-zGa
z)
5O
12: Ce
aPr
b, 0＜x≤1 wherein; 0≤y＜1; 0≤z≤0.1; 0≤a≤0.2; 0≤b≤0.1; And a+b＞0.
4. according to the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1 or 2, wherein ceramic matrix composites comprises that 90 arrive the aluminium oxide of 99.9vol.% and 0.1 to 10vol.% phosphor.
5. according to the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 4, wherein ceramic matrix composites comprises that 95 arrive the aluminium oxide of 99vol.% and 1 to 5vol.% phosphor.
6. according to the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1 or 2, wherein the particle mean size of the crystal grain that comprises in the ceramic matrix composites is 0.3 to 50 μ m.
7. light-emitting component, it comprises light-emitting diode and according to the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1 or 2.
8. according to the light-emitting component of claim 7, wherein ceramic matrix composites is as the plate on the LED top or as the calotte of the shaping of light-emitting diode top, and has at 50 μ m to the thickness between the 1mm.
9. luminaire, it comprises the element of claim 7.
10. method of making the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1 or 2, may further comprise the steps: phosphor powder and alumina particle are transformed into slurry, slurry is configured as comprise the polycrystalline ceramics alumina composite material structure of phosphor, implement heat treatment then, become ceramic matrix composites, afterwards ceramic matrix composites is installed on the light-emitting diode.
11., implement heat treatment in conjunction with high temperature insostatic pressing (HIP) according to the method for claim 10.
12. method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein by slip-casting or injection-molded, slurry is configured as the polycrystalline ceramics groundmass composite material that comprises phosphor, thereby obtains ceramic light-conversion encapsulation, collimating lens or collimating mirror, be used for the coupling-out structure or the heat dissipation equipment of light.
13. an adjusting is according to the method for the light scattering character of the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1 or 2, followingly realizes one of at least by changing:
The share of phosphor and aluminium oxide in-the ceramic matrix composites;
The particle mean size of the particle that comprises in-the ceramic matrix composites; And
The porousness of-ceramic matrix composites.
14. an adjusting is according to the method for the light emission characteristic of the polycrystalline ceramic structure of claim 1 or 2, followingly realizes one of at least by changing:
The share of phosphor and aluminium oxide in-the ceramic matrix composites;
The ratio of Ce and/or Pr and YAG in-the phosphor; And
The composition of-YAG.
15. a method of making the light-emitting component of claim 7 comprise in the claim 10 to 14 any one step, so ceramic matrix composites is installed on the light-emitting diode.
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