IP Library Granted Patent US 9,445,017
Granted Patent B2
US 9,445,017 · App. 14/613,057 · Granted Sep 13, 2016

Near-infrared cut filter and solid-state imaging device

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Patent No.
US 9,445,017
App. No.
14/613,057
Granted
Sep 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided a near-infrared cut filter that effectively uses near-infrared absorbing glass and a near-infrared absorbing dye and is excellent in a near-infrared shielding property, and a high-sensitivity solid-state imaging device including the same. A near-infrared cut filter includes: a near-infrared absorbing glass substrate made of CuO-containing fluorophosphate glass or CuO-containing phosphate glass; and a near-infrared absorbing layer containing a near-infrared absorbing dye (A) and a transparent resin (B), on at least one principal surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate, wherein an average value of a transmittance in a 400 nm to 550 nm wavelength range is 80% or more, and an average value of a transmittance in a 650 nm to 720 nm wavelength range is 15% or less.

Claims (281)

1. A near-infrared cut filter comprising:

a near-infrared absorbing glass substrate made of CuO-containing fluorophosphate glass or CuO-containing phosphate glass; and

a near-infrared absorbing layer comprising a near-infrared absorbing dye and a transparent resin, and provided on at least one-principal surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate, wherein the near-infrared absorbing film is a resin film in which the near-infrared absorbing dye is dispersed in the transparent resin, and an absorption spectrum of a 400 nm to 850 nm wavelength range of the resin film has a maximum absorption wavelength in a 650 nm to 750 nm wavelength range,

wherein in the near-infrared cut filter, an average value of a transmittance in a 400 nm to 550 nm wavelength range is 80% or more, and an average value of a transmittance in a 650 nm to 720 nm wavelength range is 15% or less.

2. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 ,

wherein a refractive index of the transparent resin is 1.45 or more.

3. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 ,

wherein the near-infrared absorbing dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of a cyanine-based compound, a phthalocyanine-based compound, a naphthalocyanine-based compound, a dithiol metal complex-based compound, a diimonium-based compound, a polymethine-based compound, a phthalide compound, a naphthoquinone-based compound, an anthraquinone-based compound, an indophenol-based compound, and a squarylium-based compound.

4. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 3 ,

wherein the near-infrared absorbing dye is the squarylium-based compound which is at least one selected from squarylium-based compounds expressed by the following-formula (F1),

where R 4 s and R 6 s each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an acyloxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or —NR 7 R 8 , where R 7 and R 8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or —C(═O)—R 9 , where R 9 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 11 carbon atoms which may each have a substituent, or an alaryl group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms which may have a substituent and may have an oxygen atom between carbon atoms,

where at least one pair of R 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 5 , and R 1 and R 3 form a heterocycle A, a heterocycle B, and a heterocycle C, respectively, having 5 or 6 members including a nitrogen atom by coupling with each other, and when not forming the heterocycle, R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an allyl group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or an aryl group or an alaryl group each having 6 to 11 carbon atoms, and when not forming the heterocycle, R 3 and R 5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group or an alkoxy group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

5. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 3 ,

wherein the near-infrared absorbing dye is the squarylium-based compound which is at least one selected from squarylium-based compounds expressed by the following formula (F11),

where R 1 s each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an allyl group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or an aryl group or an alaryl group each having 6 to 11 carbon atoms,

R 3 s each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group or an alkoxy group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

R 6 s each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an acyloxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,

R 7 s and R 8 s each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or —C(═O)—R 9 , where R 9 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 11 carbon atoms which each may have a substituent, or an alaryl group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms which may have a substituent and may have an oxygen atom between carbon atoms,

X 1 s are each independently a group expressed by the following formula (1x) or (2x), and

Y 1 s are each independently single bond or one of groups expressed by the following formulas (1y) to (5y),

where in the formula (1x), four Zs each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group each having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or —NR 28 R 29 , where R 28 and R 29 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 21 to R 26 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and R 27 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.

6. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 ,

wherein an amount of the near-infrared absorbing dye is 0.1 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the transparent resin.

7. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more dielectric multilayered films provided on at least one of a surface of the near-infrared absorbing layer and a surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate, wherein each of the one or more dielectric multilayered films comprises high-refractive-index dielectric films and low-refractive-index dielectric films which are alternately stacked.

8. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 7 ,

wherein in at least one of the one or more dielectric multilayered films, a transmittance in a 420 nm to 650 nm wavelength range is 90% or more, a transmittance in a 750 nm to 1100 nm wavelength range is 10% or less, and a shortest wavelength, for which a transmittance is 50% in a wavelength range longer than 600 nm, exists in a wavelength range of over 650 nm and 730 nm or less.

9. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

the near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 , and

a solid-state image sensor,

the near-infrared cut filter and the solid-state image sensor being disposed in order from a side where light of a light source enters.

10. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 7 ,

wherein each of the high-refractive-index dielectric films has a refractive index of not less than 2.2 and not more than 2.5, and each of the low-refractive-index dielectric films has a refractive index of 1.45 or more and less than 1.55.

11. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 10 ,

wherein the high-refractive-index dielectric film comprises TiO 2 and the low-refractive-index dielectric film comprises SiO 2 .

12. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 8 ,

wherein a difference spectrum ratio represented by the following formula is 0.9 or less:

the

difference

spectrum

ratio

=

an

area

of

a

550

nm

to

780

nm

wavelength

range

in

a

first

difference

spectrum

an

area

of

a

550

nm

to

780

nm

wavelength

range

in

a

second

difference

spectrum

wherein the first difference spectrum is a subtraction of a transmittance of the near-infrared cut filter when an incident angle is 30° from a transmittance of the near-infrared cut filter when an incident angle is 0°, and the second difference spectrum is a subtraction of a transmittance of a hypothetical filter when an incident angle is 30° from a transmittance of the hypothetical filter when an incident angle is 0°, wherein the hypothetical filter is identical to the near-infrared cut filter except for not comprising the near-infrared absorbing layer.

13. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 7 ,

wherein the one or more dielectric multilayered films comprise:

a first dielectric multilayered film provided on the near-infrared absorbing layer and

a second dielectric multilayered film provided on a principal surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate, the principal surface being opposite to the principal surface on which the near-infrared absorbing layer is provided.

14. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first dielectric multilayered film is an anti-reflection film.

15. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 13 ,

wherein a transmittance of the second dielectric multilayered film is 1% or less for light in a wavelength range of 400 nm or less.

16. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate is from 0.03 to 5 mm.

17. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 ,

wherein a transmittance of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate is 80% or more for light in a wavelength range of from 400 nm to 550 nm, and is 40% or less for light in a wavelength range of from 750 nm to 1000 nm.

18. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the near-infrared absorbing layer is from 0.1 to 100 μm.

19. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 ,

wherein the near-infrared absorbing layer further comprises an ultraviolet absorbent.

20. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 19 ,

wherein the ultraviolet absorbent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a benzotriazole-based ultraviolet absorbent, a benzophenone-based ultraviolet absorbent, a salicylate-based ultraviolet absorbent, a cyanoacrylate-based ultraviolet absorbent, a triazine-based ultraviolet absorbent, an okizanirido-based ultraviolet absorbent, a nickel complex salt-based ultraviolet absorbent, and an inorganic ultraviolet absorbent.

21. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 1 , further comprising a light shielding member in a black frame shape disposed on an end portion of a principal surface of the near-infrared cut filter.

22. A near-infrared cut filter comprising:

a near-infrared absorbing glass substrate made of CuO-containing fluorophosphate glass or CuO-containing phosphate glass;

a near-infrared absorbing layer comprising a near-infrared absorbing dye and a transparent resin, on at least one principal surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate; and

one or more dielectric multilayered films provided on at least one of a surface of the near-infrared absorbing layer and a surface of the near-infrared absorbing glass substrate, each of the one or more dielectric multilayered films comprising high-refractive-index dielectric films and low-refractive-index dielectric films which are alternately stacked,

wherein in the near-infrared cut filter, an average value of a transmittance in a 400 nm to 550 nm wavelength range is 80% or more, and an average value of a transmittance in a 650 nm to 720 nm wavelength range is 15% or less.

23. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 22 ,

wherein each of the high-refractive-index dielectric films has a refractive index of not less than 2.2 and not more than 2.5, and each of the low-refractive-index dielectric films has a refractive index of 1.45 or more and less than 1.55.

24. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 23 ,

wherein the high-refractive-index dielectric film comprises TiO 2 and the low-refractive-index dielectric film comprises SiO 2 .

25. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 22 ,

wherein a refractive index of the transparent resin is 1.45 or more.

26. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 22 ,

wherein an amount of the near-infrared absorbing dye is 0.1 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the transparent resin.

27. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 22 ,

wherein in at least one of the one or more dielectric multilayered films, a transmittance in a 420 nm to 650 nm wavelength range is 90% or more, a transmittance in a 750 nm to 1100 nm wavelength range is 10% or less, and a shortest wavelength, for which a transmittance is 50% in a wavelength range longer than 600 nm, exists in a wavelength range of over 650 nm and 730 nm or less.

28. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 27 ,

wherein a difference spectrum ratio represented by the following formula is 0.9 or less:

the

difference

spectrum

ratio

=

an

area

of

a

550

nm

to

780

nm

wavelength

range

in

a

first

difference

spectrum

an

area

of

a

550

nm

to

780

nm

wavelength

range

in

a

second

difference

spectrum

wherein the first difference spectrum is a subtraction of a transmittance of the near-infrared cut filter when an incident angle is 30° from a transmittance of the near-infrared cut filter when an incident angle is 0°, and the second difference spectrum is a subtraction of a transmittance of a hypothetical filter when an incident angle is 30° from a transmittance of the hypothetical filter when an incident angle is 0°, wherein the hypothetical filter is identical to the near-infrared cut filter except for not comprising the near-infrared absorbing layer.

29. The near-infrared cut filter according to claim 22 ,

wherein a thickness of the near-infrared absorbing layer is from 0.1 to 100 μm.

30. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

the near-infrared cut filter according to claim 22 , and

a solid-state image sensor,

the near-infrared cut filter and the solid-state image sensor being disposed in order from a side where light of a light source enters.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: KONISHI, TEPPEI; ARISHIMA, HIROYUKI; SHIONO, KAZUHIKO; HOTAKA, HIROKI; HASEGAWA, MAKOTO; SHIMODA, HIROSHI; KOMORI, ATSUSHI; IKOMA, AYA
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034879/0261 →