LED Device Utilizing Quantum Dots
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1. A lighting device comprising:
- a light source, the light source having a source refractive index;
a first luminescent layer disposed on top of the light source, the first luminescent layer having a first effective refractive index, the first luminescent layer comprising a first quantum dots composition dispersed in a first matrix material, the first effective refractive index being equal to or less than the source refractive index; and
a second luminescent layer disposed on top of the first luminescent layer, the second luminescent layer having a second effective refractive index, the second luminescent layer comprising a second quantum dots composition dispersed in a second matrix material, the second effective refractive index being less than the first effective refractive index.
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Abstract
There is herein described a LED lighting device utilizing quantum dots in layers on top of an LED chip. The quantum dots layers and the LED chip are arranged with gradient refractive indices, so that the refractive index of each layer is preferably less than the refractive index of the immediately underlying layer or chip. The quantum dots with emission peaks at longer wavelengths are preferably arranged in lower layers closer to the LED chip; while the quantum dots with emission peaks at shorter wavelengths are arranged in higher layers farther from the LED chip.
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1. A lighting device comprising:
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a light source, the light source having a source refractive index; a first luminescent layer disposed on top of the light source, the first luminescent layer having a first effective refractive index, the first luminescent layer comprising a first quantum dots composition dispersed in a first matrix material, the first effective refractive index being equal to or less than the source refractive index; and a second luminescent layer disposed on top of the first luminescent layer, the second luminescent layer having a second effective refractive index, the second luminescent layer comprising a second quantum dots composition dispersed in a second matrix material, the second effective refractive index being less than the first effective refractive index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A lighting device comprising:
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an InGaN light emitting diode, the InGaN light emitting diode having a source refractive index; a first luminescent layer disposed directly on top of the InGaN light emitting diode, the first luminescent layer having a first effective refractive index, the first luminescent layer comprising a InP quantum dots composition dispersed in a first matrix material, the InP quantum dots composition having a first emission spectrum having a first peak wavelength, the first effective refractive index being less than the source refractive index; and a second luminescent layer disposed directly on top of the first luminescent layer, the second luminescent layer having a effective refractive index, the second luminescent layer comprising a CuInS2 quantum dots composition dispersed in a second matrix material, the second CuInS2 quantum dots composition having a second emission spectrum having a second peak wavelength, the second peak wavelength being shorter than the first peak wavelength, the second effective refractive index being less than the first effective refractive index.
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23. A lighting device comprising:
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an AlGaN light emitting diode, the AlGaN light emitting diode having a source refractive index; a first luminescent layer disposed directly on top of the AlGaN light emitting diode, the first luminescent layer having a first effective refractive index, the first luminescent layer comprising a first InP quantum dots composition dispersed in a first matrix material, the first InP quantum dots composition having a first emission spectrum having a first peak wavelength, the first InP quantum dots composition having a first volume fraction, the first effective refractive index being less than the source refractive index; a second luminescent layer disposed directly on top of the first luminescent layer, the second luminescent layer having a second effective refractive index, the second luminescent layer comprising a second InP quantum dots composition dispersed in a second matrix material, the second InP quantum dots composition having a second emission spectrum having a second peak wavelength, the second peak wavelength being shorter than or equal to the first peak wavelength, the second InP quantum dots composition having a second volume fraction, the second volume fraction being less than the first volume fraction, the second effective refractive index being less than the first effective refractive index; and a third luminescent layer disposed directly on top of the second luminescent layer, the third luminescent layer having a third effective refractive index, the third luminescent layer comprising a ZnSe quantum dots composition dispersed in a third matrix material, the ZnSe quantum dots composition having a third emission spectrum having a third peak wavelength, the third peak wavelength being shorter than the second peak wavelength, the third effective refractive index being less than the second effective refractive index.
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