Ink compositions with quantum dot concentrations for display devices
Organic ligand-capped quantum dots and curable ink compositions containing the organic ligand-capped quantum dots are provided. Also provided are thin films formed from the ink compositions.
1. A photonic device comprising:
a photonic device substrate;
a crosslinked polymer film on the photonic device substrate, the crosslinked polymer film comprising:
50 to 90 wt. % crosslinked polymer chains comprising polymerized di(meth)acrylate monomers or a combination of polymerized di(meth)acrylate monomers and mono(meth)acrylate monomers;
1 to 10 wt. % multifunctional crosslinking agents linked to the polymer chains; and
20 to 30 wt. % quantum dots having ligands bonded to the polymer chains; and
a filter layer that blocks light having wavelength less than an absorption wavelength or emission wavelength of one or more of the quantum dots.
2. The photonic device of claim 1 , further comprising scattering nanoparticles.
3. The photonic device of claim 1 , further comprising a scattering layer.
4. The photonic device of claim 1 , wherein the crosslinked polymer film further comprises scattering nanoparticles.
5. The photonic device of claim 1 , wherein the filter layer comprises scattering nanoparticles.
6. The photonic device of claim 1 , wherein the filter layer is a first filter layer that blocks light having a wavelength less than an absorption wavelength of one or more of the quantum dots, and further comprising a plurality of second filter layers, each second filter layer disposed in a sub-pixel cell of the substrate, wherein each second filter layer blocks light having wavelength larger than an emission wavelength of quantum dots in the respective sub-pixel cell.
7. The photonic device of claim 1 , wherein the crosslinked polymer film comprises one or more diluents bonded to the polymer chains.
8. A photonic device comprising:
a photonic device substrate;
a crosslinked polymer film on the photonic device substrate, the crosslinked polymer film comprising:
50 to 90 wt. % crosslinked polymer chains comprising polymerized di(meth)acrylate monomers or a combination of polymerized di(meth)acrylate monomers and mono(meth)acrylate monomers;
1 to 10 wt. % multifunctional crosslinking agents linked to the polymer chains;
20 to 30 wt. % quantum dots having ligands bonded to the polymer chains; and
one or more diluents bonded to the polymer chains, at least one of the diluents selected to enhance solubility of the quantum dots in an ink composition; and
a filter layer that blocks light having wavelength less than an absorption wavelength or emission wavelength of one or more of the quantum dots.
9. The photonic device of claim 8 , wherein the photonic device is an OLED device.
10. The photonic device of claim 8 , further comprising scattering particles.