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Granted Patent B2
US 12,136,687 · App. 17/586,956 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Quantum dot, and a composite and an electronic device including the same

Inventors: Garam Park (Seoul, KR); Shang Hyeun Park (Yongin-si, KR); Min Jong Bae (Yongin-si, KR); Mi Hye Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Deukseok Chung (Yongin-si, KR); Shin Ae Jun (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L33/502C09K11/025C09K11/565C09K11/703C09K11/883
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Patent No.
US 12,136,687
App. No.
17/586,956
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A quantum dot composite includes a matrix and a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the matrix, and a color conversion panel and a display panel including the same. The plurality of quantum dots include a metal including indium (In) and zinc and a non-metal including phosphorous (P), selenium, and sulfur, wherein the plurality of quantum dots includes a mole ratio of sulfur to indium of greater than or equal to about 3:1 and less than or equal to about 6:1, and a mole ratio of sulfur to selenium of greater than or equal about 0.69:1 and less than or equal to about 0.89, and a mole ratio of zinc to indium of greater than or equal to about 10:1 and less than or equal to about 12.4:1, and wherein the plurality of the quantum dots are configured to emit red light.

Claims (46)

1. A quantum dot composite comprising:

a matrix, and

a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the matrix,

wherein the plurality of quantum dots comprise

a metal comprising indium and zinc, and

a non-metal comprising phosphorous, selenium, and sulfur,

wherein the plurality of quantum dots has

a mole ratio of sulfur to indium of greater than or equal to about 3:1 and less than or equal to about 6:1, and

a mole ratio of sulfur to selenium of greater than or equal about 0.69:1 and less than or equal to about 0.89:1, and

a mole ratio of zinc to indium of greater than or equal to about 10:1 and less than or equal to about 12.4:1,

wherein the plurality of the quantum dots is configured to emit red light, and

wherein the quantum dot composite is configured to maintain a luminescence of less than about 103 percent relative to an initial luminescence thereof when the quantum dot composite is irradiated with light having a wavelength of from about 450 nanometers to about 470 nanometers for a time period of greater than or equal to about 100 hours.

2. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein the quantum dot composite is configured to exhibit a luminance less than the initial luminance when irradiated with light having a wavelength of from about 450 nanometers to about 470 nanometers for about 30 hours or less.

3. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein a luminance peak wavelength of the red light is in a range of greater than or equal to about 600 nanometers to less than or equal to about 650 nanometers.

4. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein in a photoluminescent spectrum of the quantum dot composite, a percentage of an intensity at 570 nanometers relative to an intensity at a photoluminescent peak wavelength is less than or equal to about 6.5%.

5. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the quantum dots has a mole ratio of sulfur to indium of greater than or equal to about 4.1:1 and less than or equal to about 5:1.

6. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein in the plurality of the quantum dots, a mole ratio of indium to a total sum of sulfur and selenium is greater than or equal to about 0.096:1 and less than or equal to about 0.109:1.

7. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein a nominal size of the plurality of the quantum dots is less than or equal to about 8 nanometers.

8. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of quantum dots comprises a semiconductor nanocrystal core comprising indium and phosphorus and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the semiconductor nanocrystal core, the semiconductor nanocrystal shell comprising zinc, selenium, and sulfur.

9. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein the matrix comprises a polymerizable monomer comprising a carbon-carbon double bond, a thiol-containing compound, a polymer, an organic solvent, or a combination thereof.

10. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein the quantum dot composite is in a form of a patterned film.

11. The quantum dot composite of claim 10 , wherein the quantum dot composite exhibits an absorption of greater than or equal to about 94% with respect to a blue light having a wavelength of about 450 nanometers to about 470 nanometers.

12. A color conversion panel comprising the quantum dot composite of claim 1 .

13. The quantum dot composite of claim 1 , wherein

the color conversion panel comprises a color conversion layer comprising a color conversion region and optionally a partition wall defining each region of the color conversion layer, and

the color conversion region comprises a first region that is configured to emit a first light, and the first region comprises the quantum dot composite.

14. A display panel comprising

a light emitting panel,

a color conversion panel of claim 12 , and

a light transmitting layer disposed between the light emitting panel and the color conversion panel.

15. Quantum dots comprising

a metal, and

a non-metal,

wherein the metal comprises indium and zinc,

wherein the non-metal comprises phosphorus, selenium, and sulfur,

wherein the quantum dots comprise

a mole ratio of zinc to indium of greater than or equal to about 10:1 and less than or equal to about 12.4:1,

a mole ratio of sulfur to indium of greater than or equal to about 3:1 and less than or equal to about 6:1,

a mole ratio of sulfur to selenium of greater than or equal to about 0.69:1 and less than or equal to about 0.89:1,

wherein the quantum dots are configured to emit red light and a maximum peak wavelength of the red light is greater than or equal to about 600 nanometers and less than or equal to about 670 nanometers, and

wherein in a photoluminescent spectrum, the quantum dots exhibit a tail intensity percentage at about 570 nanometers of less than or equal to about 6.5%.

16. The quantum dots of claim 15 , wherein the quantum dots have a mole ratio of sulfur to indium of greater than or equal to about 4.1:1 and less than or equal to about 5:1.

17. The quantum dots of claim 15 , wherein the quantum dots have a mole ratio of zinc to indium of greater than or equal to about 10:1 and less than or equal to about 12:1.

18. The quantum dots of claim 15 , wherein in the plurality of the quantum dots, a mole ratio of indium to a total sum of sulfur and selenium is greater than or equal to about 0.096:1 and less than or equal to about 0.109:1.

19. The quantum dots of claim 15 , wherein a nominal size of the quantum dots is greater than or equal to about 7.5 nanometers and less than or equal to about 8 nanometers.

20. The quantum dots of claim 15 , wherein the quantum dots have a particle size distribution of greater than or equal to about 10% and less than or equal to about 18% of an average size thereof, as determined in an electron microscopy analysis, and the quantum dots have an average value of solidity of greater than or equal to about 0.8.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2025
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071914/0267 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2022
From: PARK, GARAM; PARK, SHANG HYEUN; BAE, MIN JONG; LIM, MI HYE; CHUNG, DEUKSEOK; JUN, SHIN AE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058897/0934 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0015706 · Feb 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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