Light emitting device, backlight unit and display apparatus

• US 9,903,994 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2014
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Young Sam, Hahm, Hun Joo
• Primary Examiner(s): Frost, Anthony J
• Application Number:
  US14/484,055
• Publication Number:
  US 20150301259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/202 LCD, i.e. liquid crystal displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0023 provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed between the light guide and the light source, or around the light source
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0026 Wavelength selective element, sheet or layer, e.g. filter or grating
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0031 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/005 provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0073 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133603 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133614 using photoluminescence, e.g. phosphors illuminated by UV or blue light
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133624 characterised by their spectral emissions
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2202/36 Micro- or nanomaterials
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48247 connecting the wire to a bond pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48257 connecting the wire to a die pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/08 with a plurality of light emitting regions, e.g. laterally discontinuous light emitting layer or photoluminescent region integrated within the semiconductor body H01L27/15 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/502 Wavelength conversion materials
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/505 characterised by the shape, e.g. plate or foil

Abstract

A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element mounted on the substrate and emitting blue light and green light; and a wavelength conversion part wavelength-converting a portion of light emitted from the light emitting element into red light, and including fluoride-based phosphors represented by Chemical Formula: A_xMF_y:Mn⁴⁺ (2≦x≦3 and 4≦y≦7, where element A is at least one selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs and element M is at least one selected from a group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn) and organic or inorganic coating layers enclosing the fluoride-based phosphors.

Claims

1. A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate;

a single light emitting element mounted on the substrate, the single light emitting element emitting both blue light and green light, the blue light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 370 nm to 500 nm, and the green light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 500 nm to 600 nm; and

a wavelength conversion part that wavelength-converts a portion of light emitted from the single light emitting element into red light, the wavelength conversion part including fluoride-based phosphors represented by Chemical Formula;

A_xMF_y;

Mn⁴⁺ (2≦

x≦

3 and 4≦

y≦

7, where element A is at least one selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs and element M is at least one selected from a group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn) and organic or inorganic coating layers enclosing the fluoride-based phosphors, wherein;

emission of the blue light is driven by a first electrode and a second electrode, and emission of the green light is simultaneously driven by the same first and second electrodes that drive emission of the blue light, and

the blue light peak, the green light peak, and a peak of the red light have a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of less than 35 nm.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the red light has a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of less than 10 nm.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the single light emitting element includes an active layer including first and second quantum well layers serially connected and having different band gap energies, the first quantum well layer corresponding to a region emitting the green light and the second quantum well layer corresponding to a region emitting the blue light.

4. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the single light emitting element has a first region in which light emitting nanostructures are spaced apart from each other by a first distance and a second region in which light emitting nanostructures are spaced apart from each other by a second distance greater than the first distance.

5. The light emitting device of claim 4, wherein in the first and second regions, the light emitting nanostructures contain different contents of indium (In).

6. The light emitting device of claim 1, further comprising:

a protective layer disposed on at least one surface of the wavelength conversion part and performing moisture-proofing functions.

7. The light emitting device of claim 6, wherein the protective layer includes a first protective layer disposed between the substrate and the wavelength conversion part and a second protective layer disposed on an upper surface of the wavelength conversion part.

8. The light emitting device of claim 6, wherein the wavelength conversion part is enclosed by the protective layer.

9. The light emitting device of claim 6, wherein the protective layer is a moisture-proofing coating layer or a resin layer.

10. A backlight unit, comprising:

a light guiding plate;

a light source module disposed on at least one side surface of the light guiding plate, providing light to an interior of the light guiding plate, and including a circuit board and a plurality of light emitting elements, each of the light emitting elements emitting both blue light and green light, the blue light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 370 nm to 500 nm, and the green light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 500 nm to 600 nm; and

a wavelength conversion part that wavelength-converts a portion of light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements into red light, the wavelength conversion part including fluoride-based phosphors represented by Chemical Formula;

A_xMF_y;

Mn⁴⁺ (2≦

x≦

3 and 4≦

y≦

7, where element A is at least one selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs and element M is at least one selected from a group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn) and organic or inorganic coating layers enclosing the fluoride-based phosphors, wherein;

in each light emitting element of the plurality of light emitting elements, emission of the blue light is driven by a first electrode and a second electrode, and emission of the green light is simultaneously driven by the same first and second electrodes that drive emission of the blue light.

11. The backlight unit of claim 10, wherein the wavelength conversion part includes a plurality of wavelength conversion parts respectively disposed above the plurality of light emitting elements.

12. The backlight unit of claim 10, wherein the wavelength conversion part is disposed on one surface of the light guiding plate.

13. The backlight unit of claim 10, wherein each of the light emitting elements emits blue light and green light simultaneously.

14. A display apparatus, comprising:

a backlight unit including a light guiding plate and a plurality of light emitting elements, each of the light emitting elements emitting both blue light and green light, the blue light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 370 nm to 500 nm, and the green light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 500 nm to 600 nm;

at least one optical sheet disposed on the backlight unit; and

a liquid crystal panel disposed on the optical sheet and including a liquid crystal layer and a color filter,

wherein;

the backlight unit or the liquid crystal panel includes a wavelength conversion part disposed therein, the wavelength conversion part wavelength-converting a portion of light emitted from the light emitting element into red light, the wavelength conversion part including fluoride-based phosphors represented by Chemical Formula;

A_xMF_y;

Mn⁴⁺ (2≦

x≦

3 and 4≦

y≦

7, where element A is at least one selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs and element M is at least one selected from a group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn), and

in each light emitting element of the plurality of light emitting elements, emission of the blue light is driven by a first electrode and a second electrode, and emission of the green light is simultaneously driven by the same first and second electrodes that drive emission of the blue light.

15. A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate;

a single light emitting element mounted on the substrate, the single light emitting element emitting both blue light and green light, the blue light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 370 nm to 500 nm, and the green light having a peak in a wavelength range of about 500 nm to 600 nm;

a wavelength conversion part that wavelength-converts a portion of light emitted from the single light emitting element into red light, the wavelength conversion part including fluoride-based phosphors represented by Chemical Formula;

A_xMF_y;

Mn⁴⁺ (2≦

x≦

3 and 4≦

y≦

7, where element A is at least one selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs and element M is at least one selected from a group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn); and

a coating layer protecting the fluoride-based phosphors, wherein;

emission of the blue light is driven by a first electrode and a second electrode, and emission of the green light is simultaneously driven by the same first and second electrodes that drive emission of the blue light.

16. The light emitting device of claim 15, wherein the coating layer is a moisture-proofing layer.

17. The light emitting device of claim 15, wherein the coating layer includes organic or inorganic coating layers enclosing each of the fluoride-based phosphors.

18. The light emitting device of claim 15, wherein the coating layer includes a protective layer disposed on at least one surface of the wavelength conversion part.

19. The light emitting device of claim 15, wherein the red light has a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of less than 10 nm.