IP Library Granted Patent US 9,732,170
Granted Patent B2
US 9,732,170 · App. 14/655,015 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Encapsulant film

Inventors: Hyo Ju Kim (Daejeon, KR); Choong Hoon Lee (Daejeon, KR); Sung Ho Choi (Daejeon, KR); Ji Yoon Woo (Daejeon, KR); Jin Sam Gong (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
C08F210/16C08F8/42C08F255/02C08J5/18C08K5/132C08K5/1345C08K5/14C08K5/52C08K5/544C08K5/5425C08L23/00C08L23/08C08L23/0815C08L51/003C08L51/06C09D143/04C09D151/06C09J151/06H01L23/29H01L23/296H01L31/048H01L31/049H01L31/0481H01L31/18C08J2323/08C08J2451/06C08L2203/204C08L2203/206C08L2205/025H01L2924/0002Y02E10/20
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Patent No.
US 9,732,170
App. No.
14/655,015
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An encapsulant film and an optoelectronic device are provided. The encapsulant film having improved thermal resistance, and excellent adhesion, especially, long-term adhesive properties, to a front substrate and a back sheet can be provided. Also, the optoelectronic device capable of maintaining excellent workability and economic feasibility upon manufacture of the device without causing a negative influence on working environments and parts such as optoelectronic elements or wiring electrodes encapsulated by the encapsulant film can be provided.

Claims (57)

1. An encapsulant film having a ratio (S a /S m ) of 0.6 or more, of a peak area (S a ) of silanol groups and amine groups in a wavenumber range of 3,100 cm −1 to 3,600 cm −1 to a peak area (S m ) of methylene groups in a wavenumber range of 705 cm −1 to 735 cm −1 , as measured by FT-IR using an attenuated total reflection (ATR) method, and comprising a copolymer which is formed from a composition comprising:

an olefin resin;

an unsaturated silane compound; and

an aminosilane compound,

wherein the aminosilane compound is included in an amount of 1 to 40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the silane compound in the composition.

2. The encapsulant film of claim 1 , wherein the ratio (S a /S m ) of the peak area (S a ) of the silanol groups and amine groups to the peak area (S m ) of the methylene groups is 0.9 or more.

3. The encapsulant film of claim 1 , which satisfies the following Equation 1:

P=α 1 ( T L −100)+β 1   [Equation 1]

wherein P represents a peel strength of an encapsulant to a glass substrate as measured at a peel angle of 90° and a peel rate of 50 mm/min;

T L represents a lamination temperature of the encapsulant and the glass substrate;

α 1 is greater than or equal to 1; and

β 1 is greater than or equal to 40.

4. The encapsulant film of claim 3 , wherein α 1 is in a range of 1.5 to 4, and β 1 is in a range of 50 to 150.

5. The encapsulant film of claim 3 , wherein α 1 is in a range of 2.3 to 3.3, and β 1 is in a range of 70 to 130.

6. The encapsulant film of claim 1 , wherein the peel strength of the encapsulant film to the glass substrate is greater than or equal to 50 N/15 mm, as measured at a peel angle of 90° and a peel rate of 50 mm/min after the encapsulant film is laminated on the glass substrate at a temperature of 110° C.

7. The encapsulant film of claim 1 , wherein a yellowness index (YI) value is in a range of 0.5 to 2.5, as calculated by measuring a reflectance in a wavelength region of 400 nm to 700 nm using a UV/Vis spectrometer according to the ASTM D1925 standard and applying the reflectance to the following Equation 2:

YI=[ 100(1.28 X CIE −1.06 Z CIE )]/ Y CIE   [Equation 2]

wherein YI is a value calculated by a UV/Vis spectrometer using a color difference analysis program, and X CIE , Y CIE and Z CIE are relative values represented by red, green, and blue color coordinates, respectively.

8. The encapsulant film of claim 7 , wherein the yellowness index (YI) value is in a range of 1.0 to 1.5.

9. The encapsulant film of claim 1 , wherein the copolymer comprises:

a main chain comprising a polymerization unit of an olefin-based monomer; and

a branched chain bound to the main chain and represented by the following Formula 1:

—SiR 1 l R 2 (2-l) R 3   [Formula 1]

wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a halogen, an amine group, —R 4 R 5 , or —R 5 bound to a silicon atom;

R 4 represents oxygen, or a sulfur atom;

R 5 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an acyl group;

1 is an integer of 1 or 2;

R 3 represents —OSiR 6 m R 7 (2-m) R 8 bound to a silicon atom;

R 6 and R 7 each independently represent a halogen, an amine group, —R 9 R 10 , or —R 10 bound to a silicon atom;

R 9 represents oxygen, or a sulfur atom;

R 10 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an acyl group;

R 8 represents —(CH 2 ) n NR 11 R 12 bound to a silicon atom;

R 11 and R 12 each independently represent a halogen or R 13 NH 2 bound to a silicon atom;

R 13 represents alkylene group;

m is an integer of 1 or 2; and

n is an integer greater than or equal to 0.

10. The encapsulant film of claim 9 , wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydroxyl group;

R 3 represents —OSiR 6 m R 7 (2-m) R 8 bound to the silicon atom;

R 6 and R 7 each independently represent a hydroxyl group;

R 8 represents —(CH 2 ) n NR 11 R 12 bound to the silicon atom;

R 11 represents hydrogen;

R 12 represents R 13 NH 2 ; and

R 13 represents alkylene group.

11. The encapsulant film of claim 9 , wherein the copolymer further comprises a branched chain bound to the main chain and represented by the following Formula 2:

—SiR 14 o R 15 ( 3-o )  [Formula 2]

wherein R 14 and R 15 each independently represent a halogen, an amine group, —R 16 R 17 , or —R 17 bound to a silicon atom;

R 16 represents oxygen, or a sulfur atom;

R 17 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an acyl group; and

o is an integer ranging from 1 to 3.

12. The encapsulant film of claim 11 , wherein R 14 and R 15 each independently represent a hydroxyl group or —R 16 R 17 bound to a silicon atom;

R 16 represents oxygen; and

R 17 represents an alkyl group.

13. An optoelectronic device comprising:

a front substrate;

a back sheet;

the encapsulant film stacked between the front substrate and the back sheet as defined in claim 1 ; and

an optoelectronic element encapsulated by the encapsulant film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2015
From: KIM, HYO JU; LEE, CHOONG HOON; CHOI, SUNG HO; WOO, JI YOON; GONG, JIN SAM
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
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Priority Claims (6)
KR 10-2012-0151830 · Dec 24, 2012 · national
KR 10-2013-0104464 · Aug 30, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0104465 · Aug 30, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0104466 · Aug 30, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0104467 · Aug 30, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0162537 · Dec 24, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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