Optoelectronic component and method for producing an optoelectronic component

1. An optoelectronic component comprising:

an optical element comprising silicone as a polymer material,

wherein the silicone has repeating units of cyclic siloxane and of linear siloxane which are arranged in alternation,

wherein the silicone has the following structural formula:

wherein R 1 to R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkylene, alkylarylene, cycloalkyl and aryl,

n is selected between 1 and 1000 inclusive,

m is selected between 1 and 3 inclusive, and

r is selected between 1 and 100 inclusive, and

wherein the optoelectronic component is configured to emit radiation.

2. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 comprises a vinyl group and R 18 is H.

3. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein m is equal to 2.

4. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein m=2, R 1 is a vinyl-containing radical and R 12 to R 14 are each H.

5. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclic siloxane and the linear siloxane are linked by hydrosilylation.

6. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclic siloxane and the linear siloxane are mixed in a ratio of 1:1 to 1:10.

7. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the optical element is formed as a potting surrounding a semiconductor chip.

8. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , further comprising converter materials embedded in the optical element.

9. The optoelectronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the optical element is formed as a lens or a reflector.

10. A method for producing an optoelectronic component, the method comprising:

forming an optical element by:

providing a first material comprising a cyclic siloxane;

providing a second material comprising a linear siloxane, wherein one of the two siloxanes is a silane and the other one has at least one double bond;

adding a catalyst; and

crosslinking the cyclic siloxane and the linear siloxane by hydrosilylation thereby producing silicone as a polymer material

wherein the silicone has the following structural formula:

wherein R 1 to R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkylene, alkylarylene, cycloalkyl and aryl,

n is selected between 1 and 1000 inclusive,

m is selected between 1 and 3 inclusive, and

r is selected between 1 and 100 inclusive.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein crosslinking comprises crosslinking at 100° C. to 150° C.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the catalyst is a platinum catalyst.

13. An optoelectronic component:

an optical element comprising silicone as a polymer material, the silicone having repeating units of cyclic siloxane and of linear siloxane which are arranged in alternation,

wherein the linear siloxane has the following structural unit:

wherein R 2 to R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkylene, alkylarylene, cycloalkyl and aryl, and n is selected between 1 and 1000 inclusive,

wherein the cyclic siloxane has the following structural unit:

wherein R 12 to R 15 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkylene, alkylarylene, cycloalkyl and aryl, and m is selected between 1 and 3 inclusive,

wherein the optical element is formed as a potting surrounding a semiconductor chip, and/or

wherein the optical element is formed as a lens or a reflector, and

wherein the optoelectronic component is configured to emit radiation.

14. The optoelectronic component according to claim 13 , wherein m is equal to 2.

15. The optoelectronic component according to claim 13 , wherein m=2, R 1 is a vinyl-containing radical and R 12 to R 14 are each H.

16. The optoelectronic component according to claim 13 , wherein the cyclic siloxane and the linear siloxane are mixed in a ratio of 1:1 to 1:10.

17. The optoelectronic component according to claim 13 , wherein the optical element is formed as a lens or a reflector.

18. The optoelectronic component according to claim 13 , further comprising converter materials embedded in the optical element.

19. The optoelectronic component according to claim 13 , wherein the silicone has the following structural formula:

wherein R 2 to R 17 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkylene, alkylarylene, cycloalkyl, siloxane and aryl, and wherein n is selected between 1 and 1000 inclusive.