Extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light and method for manufacturing the same

• US 20090297877A1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovation & Infinity Global Corp.
• Original Assignee: Innovation & Infinity Global Corp.
• Inventors: Kuo, Pi-Jui, Chang, Cheng-Chieh, Liu, Hsiu-Feng
• Granted Patent: US 7,858,194 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/627
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/36 at least one coating being a metal
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3618 Coatings of type glass/inorganic compound/other inorganic layers, at least one layer being metallic
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3634 one layer at least containing carbon, a carbide or oxycarbide
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3639 Multilayers containing at least two functional metal layers
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3657 the multilayer coating having optical properties
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/734 comprising an alternation of high and low refractive indexes
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 1/115 Multilayers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/12576 Boride, carbide or nitride component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24975 No layer or component greater than 5 mils thick
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/265 1 mil or less

Abstract

An extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light, includes a substrate and a coating module. The coating module is formed on a front surface of the substrate and composed of a plurality of silicon carbide compound coating layers, a plurality of Al-based oxide coating layers and a plurality of metal coating layers that are alternately stacked onto each other.

Claims

1. An extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light, comprising:

a substrate; and

a coating module formed on a front surface of the substrate and composed of a plurality of silicon carbide compound coating layers, a plurality of Al-based oxide coating layers and a plurality of metal coating layers that are alternately stacked onto each other.

2. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is a plastic film.

3. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is a glass.

4. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coating module is a basic coating for a plasma display or a liquid crystal display.

5. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coating module comprises:

a first coating layer formed on the front surface of the substrate;

a first color conversion coating layer formed on the first coating layer;

a second coating layer formed on the first color conversion coating layer;

a second color conversion coating layer formed on the second coating layer;

a third coating layer formed on the second color conversion coating layer;

a third color conversion coating layer formed on the third coating layer;

a fourth coating layer formed on the third color conversion coating layer;

a fourth color conversion coating layer formed on the fourth coating layer;

a fifth coating layer formed on the fourth color conversion coating layer;

a fifth color conversion coating layer formed on the fifth coating layer;

a sixth coating layer formed on the fifth color conversion coating layer;

a sixth color conversion coating layer formed on the sixth coating layer;

a seventh coating layer formed on the sixth color conversion coating layer;

a seventh color conversion coating layer formed on the seventh coating layer;

an eighth coating layer formed on the seventh color conversion coating layer;

an eighth color conversion coating layer formed on the eighth coating layer; and

a ninth coating layer formed on the eighth color conversion coating layer;

wherein the first coating layer, the third coating layer, the fifth coating layer, the seventh coating layer and the ninth coating layer are the silicon carbide compound coating layers;

wherein the first color conversion coating layer, the second color conversion coating layer, the third color conversion coating layer, the fourth color conversion coating layer, the fifth color conversion coating layer, the sixth color conversion coating layer, the seventh color conversion coating layer and the eighth color conversion coating layer are the Al-based oxide coating layers;

wherein the second coating layer, the fourth coating layer, the sixth coating layer and the eighth coating layer are the metal coating layers.

6. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein each silicon carbide compound coating layer is SiC, each Al-based oxide coating layer is Al₂O₃, and each metal coating layer is Ag (silver).

7. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the refractive index of each silicon carbide compound coating layer is larger than the refractive index of each metal coating layer.

8. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the refractive indices of the first coating layer, the third coating layer, the fifth coating layer, the seventh coating layer and the ninth coating layer are 2.6, and the refractive indices of the second coating layer, the fourth coating layer, the sixth coating layer and the eighth coating layer are between 0.1 and 0.5.

9. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the thickness of the first coating layer is 30 nm, the thickness of the second coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the third coating layer is 66 nm, the thickness of the fourth coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the fifth coating layer is 60 nm, the thickness of the sixth coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the seventh coating layer is 70 nm, the thickness of the eighth coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the ninth coating layer is 40 nm, and the thickness of the first color conversion coating layer, the second color conversion coating layer, the third color conversion coating layer, the fourth color conversion coating layer, the fifth color conversion coating layer, the sixth color conversion coating layer, the seventh color conversion coating layer and the eighth color conversion coating layer are between 3 nm and 6 nm.

10. The extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a conductive layer formed on a surrounding area of a top surface of the coating module for connecting to a ground.

11. A method for manufacturing an extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light, comprising:

providing a substrate; and

forming a coating module on a front surface of the substrate, wherein the coating module is composed of a plurality of silicon carbide compound coating layers, a plurality of Al-based oxide coating layers and a plurality of metal coating layers that are alternately stacked onto each other.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the substrate is a plastic film.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the substrate is a glass.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the coating module is a basic coating for a plasma display or a liquid crystal display.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of forming the coating module further comprises:

forming a first coating layer on the front surface of the substrate;

forming a first color conversion coating layer on the first coating layer;

forming a second coating layer on the first color conversion coating layer;

forming a second color conversion coating layer on the second coating layer;

forming a third coating layer on the second color conversion coating layer;

forming a third color conversion coating layer on the third coating layer;

forming a fourth coating layer on the third color conversion coating layer;

forming a fourth color conversion coating layer on the fourth coating layer;

forming a fifth coating layer on the fourth color conversion coating layer;

forming a fifth color conversion coating layer on the fifth coating layer;

forming a sixth coating layer on the fifth color conversion coating layer;

forming a sixth color conversion coating layer on the sixth coating layer;

forming a seventh coating layer on the sixth color conversion coating layer;

forming a seventh color conversion coating layer on the seventh coating layer;

forming an eighth coating layer on the seventh color conversion coating layer;

forming an eighth color conversion coating layer on the eighth coating layer; and

forming a ninth coating layer on the eighth color conversion coating layer;

wherein the first coating layer, the third coating layer, the fifth coating layer, the seventh coating layer and the ninth coating layer are the silicon carbide compound coating layers;

wherein the first color conversion coating layer, the second color conversion coating layer, the third color conversion coating layer, the fourth color conversion coating layer, the fifth color conversion coating layer, the sixth color conversion coating layer, the seventh color conversion coating layer and the eighth color conversion coating layer are the Al-based oxide coating layers;

wherein the second coating layer, the fourth coating layer, the sixth coating layer and the eighth coating layer are the metal coating layers.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein each silicon carbide compound coating layer is SiC, each Al-based oxide coating layer is Al₂O₃, and each metal coating layer is Ag (silver).

17. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the refractive index of each silicon carbide compound coating layer is larger than the refractive index of each metal coating layer.

18. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the refractive indices of the first coating layer, the third coating layer, the fifth coating layer, the seventh coating layer and the ninth coating layer are 2.6, and the refractive indices of the second coating layer, the fourth coating layer, the sixth coating layer and the eighth coating layer are between 0.1 and 0.5.

19. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the thickness of the first coating layer is 30 nm, the thickness of the second coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the third coating layer is 66 nm, the thickness of the fourth coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the fifth coating layer is 60 nm, the thickness of the sixth coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the seventh coating layer is 70 nm, the thickness of the eighth coating layer is between 10˜

18 nm, the thickness of the ninth coating layer is 40 nm, and the thickness of the first color conversion coating layer, the second color conversion coating layer, the third color conversion coating layer, the fourth color conversion coating layer, the fifth color conversion coating layer, the sixth color conversion coating layer, the seventh color conversion coating layer and the eighth color conversion coating layer are between 3 nm and 6 nm.

20. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

arranging a shutter on a top surface of the coating module, wherein the shutter has a size smaller than that of the coating module for exposing a surrounding area of the top surface of the coating module; and

coating a conductive layer on the surrounding area of the top surface of the coating module for connecting to a ground.