EP2912706A1 - Module lumineux à émission de lumière optimisée - Google Patents
Module lumineux à émission de lumière optimiséeInfo
- Publication number
- EP2912706A1 EP2912706A1 EP13783581.5A EP13783581A EP2912706A1 EP 2912706 A1 EP2912706 A1 EP 2912706A1 EP 13783581 A EP13783581 A EP 13783581A EP 2912706 A1 EP2912706 A1 EP 2912706A1
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- Prior art keywords
- electrode layer
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- light
- light module
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a lighting module according to the preamble of
- Claim 1 which has a plate-shaped, active element for emitting light, which is arranged on a carrier element.
- the active element may be an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) structure or a QLED (Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode) structure.
- Representing light sources are in particular also OLEDs or QLEDs in the
- an OLED or QLED Due to its structure, an OLED or QLED has the properties of a so-called Lambert view radiator with a constant luminance at any beam angles. Accordingly, it is particularly suitable for forming large-area light sources.
- the layers applied to the substrate form the above-mentioned active element and have at least two mutually opposite electrode layers, between which one or more layers of organic material are arranged.
- one of the two electrodes usually the one which is arranged on the glass carrier, must be transparent. Accordingly, to form such a transparent electrode, a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), for example indium tin oxide (ITO), is usually used.
- TCO transparent conductive oxide
- ITO indium tin oxide
- the organic materials or organic layers as well as the transparent electrode have a higher refractive index than the glass carrier or the substrate. This can lead to a total reflection of the light at the interface between the organic layer and the electrode, but in particular at the interface between electrode and substrate or glass carrier, such reflected rays are then no longer available for the light output and lost accordingly. Due to these refractive index differences, optical losses occur at the interfaces, which lead to a reduced efficiency of the OLED. A comparable one
- the present invention is therefore based on the task, the
- a lighting module which has the features of claim 1, and by a method for forming a lighting module according to claim 10.
- Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.
- the solution according to the invention is based on the idea of designing the transparent electrode of the OLED structure with regard to its thickness in such a way that an optimized light output is achieved.
- a light module which has a plate-shaped, active element which has two electrode layers and a light-emitting layer arranged between the electrode layers, and a transparent plate-shaped carrier element, on which the active element is arranged, wherein at least the carrier element facing
- Electrode layer is transparent. Furthermore, according to the invention, the transparent electrode layer is designed such that it has a periodically thickness-varying structuring.
- the patterning of the electrode layer according to the invention is preferably carried out during the placement of the electrode layer on the carrier element. It is particularly preferably provided that the transparent electrode is deposited by depositing a corresponding material on the support element, in which case the structuring is achieved by the use of a correspondingly designed so-called. Shadow mask. This may, for example, have a lattice structure, so that the thickness of the electrode layer varies periodically along one direction. In this case it is a very simple measure to the desired
- the efficiency of the OLED or QLED can be optimized.
- the transparent electrode layer is designed flat on its side facing the carrier element, or lies flat against the carrier element.
- the further layers of the active element can also be arranged on the transparent electrode layer by appropriate deposition. They preferably have a substantially constant thickness or they follow the periodically thickness-varying structure of the transparent electrode layer.
- Electrode This has the advantage that due to the uniform thickness, in particular of the organic material in spite of everything over the entire surface, a substantially uniformly homogeneous light output is achieved.
- a particularly advantageous development of the invention may also be that a so-called metal grid is embedded in the transparent electrode layer. These are specially arranged conductor tracks or metal tracks, which optimize the uniform current flow over the entire area of the active element. This Metallgrid compensates for the relatively low conductivity of the transparent electrode.
- the metal tracks or conductor tracks of the grid are opaque and could accordingly lead to an impairment of the uniformity of the light output of the lighting module. According to an advantageous development, it is therefore provided that the conductor or metal tracks of the grid are arranged precisely in those areas in which the electrode layer has a greater thickness. Due to its varying thickness, the electrode layer acts as a lens-like optical element which easily deflects or diffracts the light beams such that the metal grid has less disruptive effect on the light output. That is, in this preferred embodiment, on the one hand the uniform current flow and, accordingly, the light output in the organic layer is optimized, on the other hand, the inventive design of the transparent electrode layer to the effect that the Metallgrid less disturbing effect on the light output.
- the invention also provides a method for creating a planar
- Light module proposed in which a plate-shaped active element is disposed on a transparent, plate-shaped support member, which has two electrode layers and arranged between the electrode layers light-emitting structure, wherein the carrier element facing
- Electrode layer is formed transparent and according to the invention deposited by depositing on the support element is applied such that the layer has a periodic thickness-varying structuring.
- Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a lighting module according to the invention in a lateral sectional view
- FIG. 2 shows an advantageous procedure for realizing the
- Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of an inventive
- Luminous module in a side sectional view and Figure 4 shows the structure of an organic LED according to the prior
- FIG. 4 shows an OLED structure 1 according to the prior art in a side sectional view.
- a support for the entire structure 1 is a flat transparent glass substrate 10, on which the other layers or structures are arranged.
- the carrier substrate 10 serves as a carrier for the so-called active element 5, which consists of several layers.
- organic layers 12a are arranged between two electrodes I 1a and 13a. Upon application of a voltage to the two electrodes I Ia and I3a, the organic layers 12a generate light which is incident on the I3a and I3a
- Carrier substrate 10 is to be radiated. At least one of the two
- Electrode layers I 1a, 13a, in the present case, the electrode 1 la must therefore be made transparent and is usually applied flat on the substrate 10 by suitable methods, for example. By so-called. Sputtering.
- the light output of the illustrated structure thus takes place in that light is generated within the organic layers 12a and is emitted via the transparent electrode I 1a and the carrier substrate 10.
- a transparent, conductive oxide (TCO) is used as the material for the transparent electrode I Ia, which, however, as well as the organic materials or layers, has a higher refractive index than the substrate 10.
- Light rays at unfavorable angles to the interface between the transparent electrode I Ia and the carrier substrate 11, accordingly, can be totally reflected and lost for the desired light output. That is, in the embodiment shown in Figure 4 and known from the prior art, it can lead to loss of light, which has a negative effect on the efficiency of the entire OLED.
- the layers arranged on the carrier substrate 10, in particular the transparent electrode layer be designed in accordance with the illustration of FIG. It can be seen that in this case, in particular, the electrode layer 1 lb is no longer designed as a uniformly flat or even layer but instead has a structuring such that it varies periodically in its height or thickness. In the illustrated embodiment, the electrode layer I Ib is in particular wave-shaped.
- This wavy structure is impressed in the same way in the following layers, ie in the organic layers 12b and the electrode layer 13b. This is also due to the fact that the organic layers 12b continue to have a constant thickness, which is advantageous in that it maintains the uniformity in generating the light across the surface of the OLED structure 1.
- the structuring of the transparent electrode 1 lb has the consequence that this diffracts the light beams in such a way that they are at a more favorable angle to the
- the structuring also has a favorable effect on the transition of the light from the organic layers 12b to the electrode 1 lb. Due to the refractive index difference, total reflections could also occur at this interface, but they are at least partially suppressed by the novel structuring of the layers of the OLED.
- FIG. 2 shows a preferred procedure for forming the structuring according to the invention of the electrode layer 11b.
- a suitable material for example indium tin oxide (ITO).
- ITO indium tin oxide
- FIG. 2 shows a preferred procedure for forming the structuring according to the invention of the electrode layer 11b.
- This is usually applied to the glass substrate 10 by deposition of a suitable material, for example indium tin oxide (ITO).
- ITO indium tin oxide
- Electrode layer I Ib can be achieved.
- the corresponding surface profile of the electrodes 1 lb can be adjusted in the desired manner by appropriate choice of the parameters, ie distance of the shadow mask from the substrate, size and arrangement of the openings.
- An advantageous development of the solution according to the invention is shown in FIG. This will improve the still only bad
- Conductor tracks or metal tracks 20 which are arranged on the surface of the carrier substrate 10 and embedded in the electrode layer I Ib. These tracks 20 of the metal grid are preferably evenly distributed over the surface of the structure to achieve a uniform flow of current over the entire area and thus to improve the homogenization of the light output. On the other hand, such metal tracks or conductor tracks 20
- the wave-like or periodic structuring of the transparent electrode layer 1 lb corresponds to the arrangement of the tracks of the metal grid.
- the electrode layer 11b has a greater thickness precisely in those regions in which the conductor tracks 20 of the metal grid 20 are also arranged, as can be seen from the sectional view of FIG.
- the structuring in the direction of the conductor tracks 20 preferably has a so-called.
- Translation invariance ie, the waviness of the layer results only in the Level of the illustration of Figure 3, in a plane perpendicular thereto or in the direction of the tracks 20, the thickness of the electrode layer 1 lb, however, unchanged or constant.
- the effect of structuring the electrode layer 1 lb is based on several factors
- Structuring of the electrode layer I Ib acts as a lens in such a way that the embedded in the electrode layer 1 lb metal tracks of the grid 20 lead only to a low shading.
- the light beams 60 are thus deflected in such a way that they are guided past the conductor tracks 20 from the active element 5 into the carrier substrate 10.
- the emerging light beams can then be influenced in such a way that they are emitted substantially in parallel, as FIG. 3 shows.
- the efficiency of the light output is in this case again significantly optimized, since on the one hand with the help of the grid, the uniform current flow and thus the generation of light in the active element 5 is optimized.
- structuring of the transparent electrode according to the invention on the one hand prevents shadowing by the grid and, on the other hand, the loss of light due to
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Abstract
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DE201210219704 DE102012219704A1 (de) | 2012-10-29 | 2012-10-29 | Leuchtmodul mit optimierter Lichtabgabe |
PCT/EP2013/072552 WO2014067917A1 (fr) | 2012-10-29 | 2013-10-29 | Module lumineux à émission de lumière optimisée |
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CN (1) | CN104937738B (fr) |
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WO (1) | WO2014067917A1 (fr) |
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