KR20090106337A - Photoluminescent Device, Method of Making the Same, and White Light Source Using the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to increase light transmitting efficiency and reflectivity by spraying white inorganic pigment and light emitting material on a light emitting device together with a transparent polymer. CONSTITUTION: A light emitting device(20) includes an excitation material(12) and a light emitting layer(14). The light emitting layer is obtained by spraying solution on the excitation material through an electric spraying method. The solution is obtained by dissolving a light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer to solvent. The light emitting material is phosphor. The transparent polymer is selected from polycarbonate and polymethyl methacrylate.

Description

Photo-excited light emitting device and method for manufacturing same, and white light source using same

The present invention relates to an optical excitation light emitting device having enhanced reflectivity, a method of manufacturing the same, and a white light source using the same. Photoexcited light emitting device having a high reflectance that can emit light on the light emitting device or in the form of a web to increase light transmission efficiency, reflectance, and phosphor density to achieve high efficiency, high brightness, and enlargement, a method of manufacturing the same, and a white using the same It relates to a light source.

An inorganic light emitting diode (LED) and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) may be used as the light source. For example, in the case of inorganic light emitting diodes, gallium nitride (GaN) blue LEDs coated with phosphors emitting white light are used a lot, but are generally used as point light sources rather than surface light sources.

In the case of an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light source consisting of a blue organic light emitting diode and two subpixels composed of green and red fluorescent materials has been proposed in US Pat. No. 5,294,870. The organic light emitting diode is formed by using a subpixel that transmits blue light emitted from the blue organic light emitting diode and two subpixels composed of green and red fluorescent materials which cause color conversion by using blue emission of the blue organic light emitting diode. It emits green and red.

As another example, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) including three light emitting layers emitting blue, green, and red light, and emitting white light using three light emitting layers has also been proposed (Junji Kido et al., "Multilayer White Light"). -Emitting Organic Electroluminescent Device ", 267 Science 1332-1334, 1995). However, the proposed organic light emitting device has a problem that the three light emitting layers are differently deteriorated with time change, and the color changes with time, and the light emitted is not uniform.

A light source for solving the problems of the organic light emitting device has been proposed in US Pat. No. 6,700,322, which is capable of producing a uniform light and has an organic light emitting device having a first wavelength so as not to change color with time. A light source including an inorganic fluorescence excitation light emitting layer that absorbs a portion of light emitted from the organic light emitting device and emits a second wavelength is proposed.

The photoexcitation light emitting layer includes a diffusion material and an inorganic phosphor, absorbs a portion of the light emitted by the organic light emitting device having the first wavelength to emit light of a second wavelength, and emits light of the organic light emitting device. It serves to transmit the rest of the. In other words, the emitted light of the organic light emitting device having the first wavelength is mixed with the light emitted from the photoexcited emission layer to emit light of a new wavelength.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2006-0060171 discloses a microcavity organic light emitting device having one or more wavelengths and a part of the emitted light of the microcavity organic light emitting device in constructing a light source to estimate a problem in which the efficiency of the organic light emitting device is inferior. Discloses a light source comprising a photoexcitation light emitting layer that absorbs light to emit light having a different wavelength and transmits the remaining portion of the light emitted by the microcavity organic light emitting device.

The photoexcitation light emitting layer is composed of a photoexcitation light emitting material for exciting and amplifying light, a diffusion material for scattering and diffusing light, and a thermoplastic sheet for uniformly distributing the photoexcitation light emitting material and the diffusion material.

In addition, after the thermoplastic sheet is manufactured in a molten state, a photoexcited light emitting material, a diffusing material, a precipitation inhibitor, an antifoaming agent, a binder, and the like are uniformly mixed in the thermoplastic sheet, and then uniformly mixed to prepare a film.

Therefore, in the prior art, the photoexcited light emitting layer includes a thermoplastic sheet (epoxy resin), a diffusing material, a precipitation inhibitor, an antifoaming agent, a binder, and the like, in addition to the light emitting material, thereby preventing light generated from the light emitting device. It is not directly emitted to the light emitting material, and as a result there is a problem that the light transmittance and luminous efficiency is lowered.

Since the light source is made through a semiconductor manufacturing process, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is high as a white light source for illumination that is directed to a large surface light source of high output and high brightness.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-87444 discloses an organic light-emitting device manufactured by a blue-emitting transparent substrate provided as a first layer, and absorbs some blue light energy passing through the transparent substrate, and includes one or two or more other components of a white light source. Disclosed is a planar white light emitting device comprising an excitation coating layer provided as a second layer for generating index rust, yellow, orange, and red color.

The planar white light emitting device constitutes white light, and the blue used as the excitation circle is recognized by being partially generated by the blue organic light emitting device as the first layer and partially passing through the transparent excitation coating layer as the second layer. The other white light constituent colors are recognized and generated by excitation by light energy transfer of an inorganic phosphor, an organic dye, an organic pigment, a nano metal, a nano composite material, etc., which are applied in an excitation layer from a blue light source by an organic light emitting element.

However, such a planar white light emitting device also has a problem that the manufacturing cost is high as a white light source for illumination that is directed to a large surface light source of high output and high brightness because it is made through a semiconductor manufacturing process.

In addition, conventional surface phosphors are prepared by mixing a phosphor with a binder to prepare a slurry and then applying the same on a medium, and a medium having a larger wire diameter than the phosphor particle size (for example, nonwoven fabric, glass, and silicon sheet). There is a way to produce by spinning.

In this prior art, since a binder must be used to adhere to the media, light emission and light transmittance deterioration due to the binder occur. In addition, there is a problem that the luminescence and the light transmittance are lowered because a media such as a silicon sheet is used.

Moreover, in the above-described prior art, there is a limit in increasing the density of the light emitting body due to the use of a binder, and there is a limit in reducing the coating thickness by applying the binder.

In addition, since the existing phosphor particles have a size of 3 to 5 μm, the line diameter of the used medium (for example, nonwoven fabric) is 20 to 30 μm, and light is blocked by using a medium having a diameter larger than the size of the phosphor particle. There is a problem that the efficiency is lowered.

In addition, in the above-described prior art, since the non-woven fabric having a wire diameter larger than that of the phosphor which is a photoexcited light emitting material decreases the reflectance of light, the quantity of light sources (LEDs, etc.) for a certain area increases, thereby increasing the cost as the use of the light source increases. There is a problem.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the electrospinning method is to emit photoexcitation light emitting materials such as phosphors and white inorganic pigments having good reflectance with a transparent polymer on the media or the light emitting device or The present invention provides an optical excitation light emitting device having a high reflectivity that can achieve high efficiency and high brightness by improving light transmission efficiency, maximizing reflectance, and increasing phosphor density by emitting in a web form, and a method of manufacturing the same and a white light source using the same.

Another object of the present invention is the electrospinning method to emit light excitation light emitting materials such as phosphors and white inorganic pigments having good reflectance with a transparent polymer directly on the filter medium or the light emitting device or in the form of a film to facilitate large size and low-cost mass production The present invention provides an optically excited light emitting device having an enhanced reflectance and a method of manufacturing the same.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a light excitation light emitting device which can exhibit high light emission efficiency as light emitted from the light emitting device is directly irradiated to the phosphor and the reflective material, and a method of manufacturing the same.

In order to achieve this object, according to one feature of the present invention, a photo-excited light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment and a transparent polymer obtained by dissolving a solution obtained by dissolving the solution in a solvent is composed of a fibrous or film-like light emitting layer An optical excitation light emitting device is provided.

According to another feature of the invention, the media; And a light emitting layer obtained by spinning a solution obtained by dissolving a photoexcited light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent on the media by an electrospinning method.

According to another feature of the invention, the light emitting device for emitting light having one or more wavelengths; Provided is a white light source comprising a light emitting layer obtained by directly radiating a solution obtained by dissolving a photoexcited light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent to the surface of the light emitting device by an electrospinning method.

According to another feature of the invention, the light emitting device for emitting light having one or more wavelengths; There is provided a white light source including a light excitation light emitting device comprising a filter medium and a light emitting layer obtained by dissolving a solution obtained by dissolving a photoexcited light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent by an electrospinning method.

According to another feature of the invention, dissolving a photo-excited light emitting material and the white inorganic pigment and a transparent polymer in a solvent to prepare a solution for spinning; And radiating the solution onto the media by an electrospinning method to obtain a light emitting layer.

The present invention is an electrospinning method to emit light excitation light emitting materials such as phosphors and white inorganic pigments having good reflectance with a transparent polymer on the media or light emitting device or in the form of a web to increase the light transmission efficiency and maximize the reflectance, increase the phosphor density The present invention provides an optical excitation light emitting device capable of achieving high efficiency, high brightness, and enlargement, a method of manufacturing the same, and a white light source using the same.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 are schematic cross-sectional views showing the structure of a white light source according to the first to third embodiments of the present invention, respectively, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are photo-excited light emission according to the fourth and fifth embodiments of the present invention, respectively. Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the device, Figure 5 is an enlarged SEM photograph of the electrospinning method of only the conductive polymer PMMA without the phosphor, Figure 6 is a film of the conductive polymer PMMA with the phosphor by the electrospinning method It is the SEM photograph which expanded and showed what was radiated in shape.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the light source 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a light emitting device 10 that emits light having one or more wavelengths, and light emitted from the light emitting device 10. It is composed of a photo-excited light emitting device 20 that is mixed with the light emitted from the light emitting layer 14 when it is incident to emit light of a new wavelength.

The light emitting device 10 is a light emitting device for generating light having a blue wavelength or a wavelength in which at least one of a blue wavelength and a wavelength other than blue is mixed. For example, a blue LED is used.

The photoexcited light emitting device 20 may emit light of a white wavelength by, for example, light emitted from a light emitting device having one or more wavelengths mixed with light emitted from the light emitting layer 14 of the photoexcited light emitting device. .

To this end, the light emitting layer 14 is made of a photoexcitation light emitting material, and the photoexcitation light emitting material may be an inorganic or organic phosphor, an organic pigment, or a nanomaterial.

Nanomaterials and nanocomposites are used as materials such as quantum dots of nano metals and composite materials. Platinum, gold, silver, nickel, magnesium, palladium, and the like are used as nano metals. Composite materials include cadmium sulfide (CdS), cadmium selenide (CdSe), zinc sulfide (ZnS), zinc selenide (ZnSe), indium phosphite (InP), titanium oxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), tin oxide (SnO), silicon oxide (SiO 2), magnesium oxide (MgO) and the like.

Hereinafter, a blue LED for generating light having a blue wavelength is used as the light emitting device 10 so that the light source 1 generates white light, and a yellow phosphor or the light emitting layer 14 of the photoexcited light emitting device 20 is used. An example will be described using a quantum dot and a white inorganic pigment having good reflectance.

The light source 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a structure in which the light emitting element 10 and the photoexcited light emitting device 20 are separated, and the photoexcited light emitting device 20 has a slide glass having good transparency. A yellow phosphor or a quantum dot and a white inorganic pigment having good reflectance are formed on a slide-shaped filter (PC) or a plate-shaped medium 12 made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material. The light emitting layer 14 is formed by spinning together with the polymer PMMA by electrospinning.

The polymer may be a transparent polymer such as PMMA or PC, and the phosphor may be a yellow phosphor, a quantum dot, and the like, and the white inorganic pigment may have a high reflectivity of TiO ₂ , ZnO, lithopone (ZitS). At least one of + BaSO ₄ ), ZnS, and BaSO ₄ may be used.

In addition, any one of DMF, DMAC, THF, acetone, and methanol may be used as a solvent for dissolving the polymer.

In this case, the light source 1 of the first embodiment serves as a surface light emitting body, and when light of blue wavelength is generated from the light emitting element 10 and irradiated to the light emitting layer 14 of the photoexcited light emitting device 20, the filter medium 12 White light is obtained from the back side of the). In this case, since the light emitting layer 14 includes a white inorganic pigment having a good reflectance, when light having a blue wavelength is emitted from the light emitting device 10, the reflection by the white inorganic pigment is reinforced to increase the reflectance.

That is, the polymer that acts as an adhesive during the electrospinning of the phosphor is in the form of a nanofiber of 5 ~ 1000nm, the phosphor particles are 3 ~ 10㎛ size, the white inorganic pigment particles for reflectance enhancement depending on the type of pigment The size is different and the spherical shape of about 5nm ~ 10㎛ can increase the light transmission efficiency and increase the density of the phosphor, the reflectance is increased by the reflecting material.

Referring to FIG. 2 showing the second embodiment, the light source 1a has a structure in which the light emitting element 10 and the photoexcited light emitting device are separated, and the photoexcited light emitting device does not use a medium and has a yellow phosphor or a quantum dot ( The light emitting layer 14 is formed by emitting a quantum dot in a web or film form with an electrospinning method together with a white inorganic pigment having good reflectance and a transparent conductive polymer.

FIG. 5 is a SEM photograph showing that only PMMA, which is a conductive polymer, is radiated by electrospinning, and does not contain phosphors. FIG. 6 is a film obtained by electrospinning PMMA, which is a conductive polymer, in a DMAC solvent. It is the SEM photograph which expanded and showed what was radiated in shape.

From this, it can be seen that it is possible to produce a film shape by electrospinning the polymer together with the phosphor, and the film obtained by electrospinning can be cut and used to a desired size and shape according to the needs of the user. If the light emitting layer 14 is formed in such a film shape, it is highly flexible and can be utilized in various ways.

The light source 1a of the second embodiment serves as a surface light emitting body, and when light of blue wavelength is generated from the light emitting element 10 and irradiated to the light emitting layer 14 serving as a photo-excited light emitting device, white light is obtained therefrom. do.

As shown in FIG. 3, the light source 1b according to the third embodiment of the present invention has a structure in which the light emitting element 10 and the light emitting layer 14a of the photoexcited light emitting device are integrally formed. The light emitting layer 14a is formed by directly emitting a yellow phosphor or a quantum dot to the surface of the light emitting device 10 by electrospinning method together with a white inorganic pigment having good reflectance and PMMA which is a transparent conductive polymer. The light source 1b according to the third embodiment generates white light on the same principle as the light sources 1 and 1a of the first and second embodiments described above.

Reference numeral 13 is to protect the light emitting device from external shock while maintaining the transmittance of the light emitting device using PMMA, PC, etc. as a protective material for protecting the light emitting device 10.

The photo-excited light emitting device 20a shown in FIG. 4A is a white inorganic pigment having good reflectance of a yellow phosphor or a quantum dot on a hemispherical media 12a made of slide glass, PC, or PMMA having good transparency; The light emitting layer 14b is formed by spinning with PMMA, which is a transparent conductive polymer, by an electrospinning method. The photoexcited light emitting device 20a may have a hemispherical cross section and have a tunnel-shaped structure having a predetermined length or other various curved structures.

The optical excitation light emitting device 20a may be used to obtain white light having perfect color purity by adding it to an illumination device that generates white light having incomplete color purity, such as a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp.

The photoexcited light emitting device 20b shown in FIG. 4B shows a planar structure in which glasses 12a and 12b are attached to both sides of the light emitting layer 14.

(Production of Light Emitting Body)

A polymer solution is prepared by dissolving a polymer having excellent transparency in a solvent, and then a photoexcitation light emitting material such as a phosphor material and a white inorganic pigment having good reflectance are added to the solution to include a phosphor and a polymer. To prepare a solution.

In this case, the content of the polymer and the photo-excited light emitting material added to the solution is in the range of 2 to 50 wt% of polymer, 1 to 50 wt% of phosphor, and 2 to 50 wt% of white inorganic pigment.

When the content of the polymer is less than 2wt%, electrospinning is difficult to be performed smoothly, and as the content of the polymer increases, the relative amount of the phosphor decreases and the yellow color becomes stronger, which is not preferable. In addition, since the light transmittance decreases when the amount of addition of the photoexcitation light emitting material is excessively large, the upper limit thereof is 50 wt%.

In the present invention, it is recommended that the polymer have a light transmittance of preferably 80% or more for efficient light transmission. However, the polymer may be appropriately selected according to the use and may be dissolved in a polymer used as a solvent. If the light transmittance is too low, the illuminance of the light is lowered, and color change of white light may be caused by color interference, which is not good. As the polymer of the present invention, for example, a polymer having high transparency such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), or the like is suitable.

When the addition amount of the photoexcited light emitting material is less than 1wt%, it is difficult to expect sufficient light emission efficiency. On the other hand, when the amount is too large, when the amount exceeds 50wt%, the light transmittance is rather deteriorated.

Since the white inorganic pigment used in the present invention is not a photo-excited light emitting material, when the amount is too large, the amount of the light emitting material is relatively decreased, so that it is difficult to obtain desired white light. For this reason, the upper limit thereof is limited to 50 wt%.

Meanwhile, the solvent usable in the present invention should be volatile at room temperature, for example, DMF (dimethylformamide), DMAC (dimethyl acetamide), THF (tetrahydrofuran), methanol or acetone.

As the white inorganic pigment, at least one of TiO ₂ , ZnO, lithopone, ZnS, and BaSO ₄ having good reflectance may be used, and as the solvent, one of DMF, DMAC, THF, acetone, and methanol may be used.

Yellow phosphors such as YAG may be used as the phosphor used as the photo-excited luminescent material, and the phosphor may be used in both liquid and powder states, and is electrospun using an electrospinning apparatus by mixing with the polymer.

When the phosphor solution prepared according to the present invention is radiated using an electrospinning method, an optical excitation light emitting device including a phosphor in the form of a fiber or a film having a 5 to 1000 nm wire diameter containing a high density of phosphors can be manufactured. .

Experimental Example 1

7A and 7B show that the white inorganic pigment was not added, and the result obtained by electrospinning by mixing 15 wt% of yellow phosphor, 20 wt% of PMMA (polymer), and 65 wt% of DMF (solvent) was enlarged 500 times and 2000 times. It is shown.

Experimental Example 2

8a and 8b is a white inorganic pigment is added, the YAG (yellow phosphor) 15wt%, PMMA (polymer) 20wt%, TiO ₂ (white inorganic pigment) 5wt%, DMF (solvent) 60wt% by mixing In the case of spinning, what is obtained is enlarged.

The spherical portions shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B are phosphor materials and the slender yarn is on electrospun PMMA fibers.

From the results of FIGS. 7A and 7B, in the conventional general coating method, it is difficult to prepare a surface light-emitting body having a thin thickness by inserting a large amount of phosphors using a binder to attach phosphors, but by preparing a mixed solution of polymer and phosphors, electrospinning It is possible to manufacture the thickness of the surface phosphor to 0.2 mm or less.

 In addition, while the polymer acting as an adhesive during the electrospinning of the phosphor is in the form of a fine nanofiber of about 5 to 1000nm, the particle size of the phosphor is 3 to 5㎛, and the white inorganic pigment particles for reflectance enhancement are 5nm to 10㎛. It is possible to increase the light transmission efficiency and increase the density of the phosphor, and the reflectance is increased by the reflecting material.

Of the white inorganic pigment for enhancing the reflectivity, for example, TiO ₂ is visible, ZnO reflects light in the UV wavelength band to become white.

Furthermore, it can be seen that the phosphor can be produced in the form of nanofibers or films by electrospinning process by mixing both the liquid and powder state with the polymer.

The present invention provides an electrospinning method of emitting light emitting materials such as phosphors and white inorganic pigments for enhancing the reflectance together with a transparent polymer on a filter medium or a light emitting device, or in the form of a web or film to increase light transmittance, reflectance, and phosphor density. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a photoexcitation light emitting device capable of achieving high efficiency, high brightness, and enlargement, a manufacturing method thereof, and a white light source using the same.

Although the present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations are possible within the technical spirit of the present invention, and such modifications and modifications belong to the appended claims. .

1 to 3 are schematic cross-sectional views showing the structure of a white light source according to the first to third embodiments of the present invention, respectively;

4A and 4B are schematic cross-sectional views showing the structure of the photoexcited light emitting devices according to the fourth and fifth embodiments of the present invention, respectively;

5A and 5B are SEM photographs showing a photoexcited light emitting layer electrospun according to the present invention;

6 is an enlarged SEM photograph of the electrospinning of PMMA polymer in the form of a film.

Claims (17)

A photoexcited light emitting device comprising a fibrous or film-like light emitting layer obtained by spinning a solution obtained by dissolving a photoexcited light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent by an electrospinning method. Media; And A photo-excited light emitting device comprising a light emitting layer obtained by spinning a photo-excited light-emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent on a solution obtained by electrospinning. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the photoexcited light emitting material is a phosphor. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the transparent polymer is selected from polycarbonate (PC) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the solvent is selected from dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl acetamide (DMAC), tetrahydrofuran (THF), ethanol and acetone. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The white inorganic pigment is at least one selected from TiO ₂ , ZnO, lithopone, ZnS, and BaSO ₄ . The method of claim 2, The filter medium is optically excited light emitting device, characterized in that selected from the slide glass (slide glass), PC (Polycarbonate) and PMMA (Polymethyl methacrylate). The method according to claim 1 or 2, The photoexcitation light emitting material is 1 to 50wt%, the white inorganic pigment is 2 to 50wt%, and the transparent polymer is added to the solvent in the range of 2 to 50wt%, based on the entire solution. Light emitting device. A light emitting device emitting light having one or more wavelengths; A white light source comprising a light emitting layer obtained by directly radiating a solution obtained by dissolving a photo-excited light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent by electrospinning. A light emitting device emitting light having one or more wavelengths; And a light excitation light emitting device comprising a filter medium and a light emitting layer obtained by dissolving a solution obtained by dissolving a photoexcited light emitting material, a white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent by an electrospinning method. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The photo excitation light emitting material is a white light source, characterized in that the phosphor. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The transparent polymer is a white light source, characterized in that selected from polycarbonate (PC) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The method according to claim 9 or 10, The solvent is a white light source, characterized in that selected from dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl acetamide (DMAC), tetrahydrofuran (THF), and acetone. The method of claim 10, The filter medium is a white light source, characterized in that the slide glass (slide glass), PC (Polycarbonate) and PMMA (Polymethyl methacrylate) is selected from. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The photoexcitation light emitting material is 1 to 50wt%, the white inorganic pigment is 2 to 50wt%, the transparent polymer is added to the solvent in the range of 2 to 50wt%, based on the entire solution. Light source. Preparing a spinning solution by dissolving a photoexcited luminescent material, the white inorganic pigment, and a transparent polymer in a solvent; And The method of manufacturing a photo-excited light emitting device comprising the step of emitting the solution on the filter medium by an electrospinning method to obtain a light emitting layer. The method of claim 16, Based on the entire solution, the photoexcitation light emitting material is added to the solvent in the range of 1 to 50wt%, the white inorganic pigment is 2 to 50wt%, and the transparent polymer is 2 to 50wt%, respectively. Excitation light emitting device manufacturing method.

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